tc electronic PolyTune 3 Tuner/Buffer Reviews

Great tuner

All you can ask of a tuner. Visually, it's very clear and easy to read, both in dark room and light rooms. It feels solid, and it does its job perfectly. Recommended.

Superb

Poly does the job perfectly. Fast, accurate, and easy to work with. Display is visible in all circumstances and you are not getting lost while playing in a dark setting. Recommend it if you are into a polychromatic tuner.

Tuner that Tunes

Does what it says, no complaints! Impressive.

Tune

Really bright display, tunes perfectly.

one of the best purchases

I think the PolyTune 3 comes with great value for money. Very quick response so you can tune during small pauses on a gig, or between songs quietly, the screen indications are very clear in a dark room - stage, plus the buffer is a nice addition if you are using a long cable. I think I made one of the best purchases ever with this one.

Good tuner. Easy to use.

My lovely best Tuner with Buffer

Accurate tuner

Very accurate tuner I could instantly tell after plugging my basses in where the intonation (i.e. String length) was incorrect, small bridge agustment and everything ok. Very easy to understand intstuctions and very clear visual display,top product

Well built tuner pedal with everything you need

I have nothing to complain about, and only good things to report!

I have tried several tuners with my 5-string bass, but none are so good at detecting the B (H) string as the PolyTune 3.

The display is bright enough for me to see in daylight and darkness, and is easy to read.

There is a dip-switch that enables true-bypass or the Bonafide-Buffer (Bonafide-Buffer also exists as a separate pedal, if you're not looking for a tuner).

There is also a setting to switch the mode between guitar and bass.

I also have an electric 6-string cello, whose strings are also easily detected by the Polytune 3.

In my pedal-chain, it is the first pedal - as far as I can hear, I have noticed no degradation or change in the sound whatsoever. To me, it sits transparently, being a wonderful silent partner enabling me to produce pleasing sounds with my band :)

Excellent

I replaced a Polytune 2 with this one and I am very happy with the upgrade. I got it because of the buffer (i set the switch to have it always on) and I am very pleased with the sound improvement. Apparently, my ~6m cable was losing a bit of high frequencies and the buffer helped restore them - you can actually hear the difference.

As for the tuner itself, it is more reliable than the Polytune 2 I had. Probably it was that specific product, but in my previous tuner, the low E string would vanish quickly from the screen when tuning all strings at once. On this one it stays on like the rest of the strings and it is very accurate.

Recommended

You can't go wrong with this!

I've tried a couple of tuners so far but this one beats them all hands down. And I'm not talking about this "Polyphonic tuning" which is a nice gimmick but of no real value. I've never even used the buffer feature so far, which of course is a great bonus for those using long cables. But the chromatic tuner itself is just great! I could pay more just for the chromatic tuner, even if the other features were unavailable. It's fast, accurate and has a true bypass circuit.

Overall, I'm totally satisfied with this purchase.

The Polytune 3 from Tc Electronic is an amazing pedal that has never let me down. I bought this pedal as I have some long cable runs and a few true bypass pedals on my board. The buffer is excellent and really keeps the high end signal intact from the start of the run right to the end.

The display is super bright and reacts very well to crazy stage lighting adjusting as it needs to. I own 2 other versions of this pedal all of which are amazing. Tc Electronic just keeps hitting it out of the park.

The best tuner

Very easy to read and feature rich tuner. Can check tune one string at a time or all at once.

Good for several types of drop tuning.

The build quality is great, the switch is silent.

For me it's not an issue, but all the setting buttons are on the top and they are pretty shallow, so it's quite hard to do it without removing the pedal and look at you're pressing.

On the flip side it means it's pretty difficult to hit them by accident.

I can definitely recommend this pedal to anyone.

Best tuner on the market by far!

Just received the Polytune 3 yesterday and wow, what a brilliant pedal! I play bass and previously had the original Polytune and then the Polytune 2, but upgrading to the Polytune 3 is definitely worth doing. The screen is ultra clear and bright, which will be perfect for the festival season on big sunny stages where you're struggling to see your pedals! The tuning accuracy is the best I've experienced and the buffer is superb if you're running long cables, etc. Lastly, the new polished/brushed finish gives the pedal a more premium feel than the price tag suggests. I love it and it will be permanently on my board!

Highly Anticipated, Love It

Ordered to replace my BOSS TU-3 after a few years, and I can now use my coiled jack lead thanks to the buffer. Have definitely noticed more clarity and a fuller sound, bright display and works great, especially nice with the softswitch. Haven't tried the polythene feature very much since I simply don't trust the idea

best tuner there is

Best tuner there is, now with added buffer for people with too big pedalboards like myself! The buffer sounds good, it's not quite as bright as some others I've used such as JHS buffer and the Fulltone 2B. The bigger polytune is also a tougher aunt than the mini version - I also got some noise problems with the mini.