Korg Pitchblack True Bypass Chromatic Tuner Pedal with 4 Display Modes
by Kevin on July 29, 2010
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| Korg Pitchblack True Bypass Chromatic Tuner Pedal with 4 Display Modes |
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| Manufacturer: Korg USA Inc. |
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| List Price: $150.00 |
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The music makers at Korg have set a new standard in pedal tuner capabilities. Announcing the Korg Pitchblack--the chromatic pedal tuner dedicated to precision and functionality.  High precision, advanced functionality and sleek style. Click to enlarge. |  Excellent visibility in any setting. |  View a control diagram. Click to enlarge. | Chromatic Pedal Tuner With Large LED Display
High precision, advanced functionality and sleek style make this new guitar/bass pedal tuner from Korg their most advanced yet. The Korg Pitchblack is the same size as a compact effect unit, and features a tough aluminum die-cast body that will endure hard use on the road or in the studio. While small in size, this strobe tuner boasts a large; easy to read LED meter with a light-emitting surface for excellent visibility in any setting from daylight, to stage light and to no light at all, as well as an extremely smooth eleven-segment LED meter that allows accurate visual tuning from any angle. With a red LED that indicates the tuner's on/off status, a large note name display, and a tuning guide that indicates whether your instrument is sharp or flat, you'll always be able to tune quickly and accurately in any situation. The Pitchblack provides a tuning range of E0 (20.60 Hz) to C8 (4,186 Hz), and adjustable calibration between 436 -- 445 Hz. Strobe Tuner With Four Display Modes
The Korg Pitchblack's LED meter can be switched between four display modes including: Meter mode, Full Strobe mode, Half Strobe mode and Mirror mode. - Meter mode
Similar to using a needle meter, tune your instrument with this pedal tuner so that the green LED in the center of the LED display lights and both tuning guide LED's are lit. The tuning LED's will be to the right of center if your instrument is sharp, and to the left of the center if it is flat.
- Full Strobe mode
Using this pedal tuner, tune your instrument so that the LED meters stop streaming and both tuning guide LED's are lit. The LED meters will stream from left to right if your instrument is sharp and from right to left if it is flat.
- Half Strobe mode
Tune your instrument so that the LED meters stop streaming and only the green LED in the center is lit and both tuning guide LEDs are lit. The LED meters will stream to the right of center if your instrument is sharp, and to the left of center if it is flat. When the pitch is correct, only the center LED will be lit.
- Mirror mode
Tune your instrument with this pedal tuner so that the two LEDs on the left and right sides of the center LED meet in the middle and both tuning guide LED's are lit. The pitch lit LEDs will spread farther apart the more your instrument is out of tune. The left tuning guide will light if your instrument is flat, and the right tuning guide will light if it is sharp. 100% True Bypass output keeps your tone intact.
The Pitchblack mutes the input signal for silent tuning, and when you're not tuning, the input is passed directly to the output jack without being affected by any circuitry (True Bypass). Therefore, even if you connect the pedal tuner between several of your favorite pedals, the signal will pass without going through the internal buffer amp, ensuring that the sounds you've created using your effects will not be colored in any way. The Pitchblack is designed to coexist transparently with other effect pedals. A perfect fit in your pedal board plus the DC output powers other pedals.
The Pitchblack is designed to fit conveniently into your pedal board system. This pedal tuner provides a DC OUT jack that can supply power to other effect pedals when the optional AC adaptor is used. By connecting optional DC cables, you can supply up to 200 mA of power to multiple effect pedals, simplifying the power connections in your pedal board. Three-Year Warranty
Korg pedal tuners purchased from a Korg USA authorized dealer now have a three year warranty. What's in the Box
Korg Pitchblack Chromatic Pedal Tuner, 9V Battery, User's Manual |
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Product Details |
- Tuning: 12 note equal temperament
- Detection range: E0 (20.60 Hz) -- C8 (4186 Hz)
- Calibration range: 436--445 Hz (1 Hz steps)
- Display modes (auto): Full Strobe, Half Strobe, Meter, and Mirror
- Input impedance: 1 M ohms (when tuner is on)
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 Good for working musician |
| Review Date: October 26, 2008 |
| Reviewer: William Darrow, United States |
| Bought this Korg after losing a prior tuner after many years of gigging. Researched on several on-line boards and alot of guys recommended. Wanted something easy to use on a dark stage, tough, and not too expensive. This fits the bill: am satisfied after several months of use. The bright, highly visible read-out cannot be missed or misunderstood. That's what you want tuning in a hurry, on cluttered, dark stages. The unit is happy living in a jumbled gig bag. Battery lasts a long time. Leave your guitar plugged in (bypass) during a set, or simply keep the unit on your amp to use in-between sets. My bass player used it recently too with no problem. Expect to have this for years. |
Great True Bypass Tuner!
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| Review Date: March 28, 2010 |
| Reviewer: Chasing Static, BUFFALO, NY, US |
Al my other band mates were yelling at me to pick up an inline tuner for my instruments, so after prolonging my purchase I picked up this pedal, and I'm glad I did. My band mates all use the Boss tuner pedal's but I didn't want to spend $100 on a pedal that wasn't true bypass. For those out there who are unaware of what this means, there are two main ideas. When your instrument is plugged into the input, it is only active when stepping on the pedal. This was crucial for me because if you are running on a 9V battery and forget to unplug after practice, your battery would be toast. With this pedal its only active when you step on the trigger. Another thing about True bypass, is that when the pedal is not in use and is "bypassed" there is no change to the signal leaving your instrument. Other competitors pedals that are not True Bypass will muddy your sound a bit by dropping the signal level as it passes through the pedal.
Construction of this pedal is very durable, metal case, you could probably drop it off the roof of a building, not that I would try, but you know what I mean. The display is fantastic for low lit stages or practice spaces. It doesn't use little LED's like competitors, it is very visible, and has multiple display settings to make sure you are accurately tuned. The battery life is also very resilient with this pedal. And I use dollar store 9V's. I don't think there is more to say about this pedal. I bought it offline for a price that was significantly cheaper than competitors, and I probably would have paid more for it now. |
Great tuner but watch out..
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| Review Date: July 27, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Myles De Bastion Sansone, Brooklyn, NYC |
I think this is one of the best tuner pedals out on the market right now. Even Paul Gilbert was quoted as saying that if he could only take one piece of gear with him other than his guitar/amp, it would be this tuner!
It is amazingly clear to see on the darkest of stages and very quick and accurate. I love the flexibility it offers in terms of bypass and even powering other pedals however I just simply use it out into of the tuner out of the Ernie Ball volume pedal so that it's always on and never interferes with the guitar signal.
However I must lead to my only negative gripe, perhaps from leaving the tuner on for many, many hours a week for the past 6 months, I have somehow managed to wear it out, or it has developed a fault. For some reason the tuner no longer tunes accurately and it takes a good 3-6 seconds to recognize an open string. I knew something was up and ran out to buy another to replace it. I took the time to A/B the new and old pedal, and could clearly see that the new tuner was fast and zippy as expected. I switched the cables, positions on the board, power supply and everything I could think of but the old tuner was definitely lagging behind.
I left a message on the Korg support forums but have yet to hear a reply, I guess I might be the only one with a Pitch Black that turned into a dud. However don't let that stop you from picking up one of these sexy babies, they truly are awesome and I have confidence in Korg products that my issue is a one-off. |
You can tune a guitar... but you can't tune a fish
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| Review Date: May 30, 2009 |
| Reviewer: P. Chavez, Houston, TX |
I have this pedal at the very end of my pedal chain, but I'm sure you could put it anywhere. It's a great tuning pedal for guitar, bass, and my saz. No, I'm not kidding. I have an electric saz and I plugged it into the tuner... and it helped me to tune it without a problem.
I have mine on "mode one" which is a basic tuning indicator. The other three modes are cute... and I suppose it's nice to have four different ways to see if you are in tune... but I prefer the basic and simple mode.
I also have mine powered by a Pedal Power 2+, so I can't comment on how long battery life is expected.
When clicked on, the pedal cuts all sound to your amp, which is a neat function. You tune up, click it off, and you're ready to go.
A friend of mine has a Boss tuner... which works just as good. I picked this tuner because it's sleek looking with a large read out, doesn't do anything to your signal when disengaged, and Amazon had a very good price for it. Win for me! |
Great pedal
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| Review Date: March 15, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Jason M. Wilson, |
this is a great stomp box tuner. I was debating between this pedal and boss's tuner (tu-2). I'm glad I got this one.
One thing that you should know before purchasing this pedal is that it is a true bypass pedal. You can not tune when you have signal going through. some of you may be ok with this but if you so happen to start a song and realize you are a little out of tune, you would have to mute your signal to use the tuner. this is the only down side to this tuner. I don't know if the boss (tu-2) is like this. I also have a korg DTR-1000 were you can tune while muted or unmuted. |
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