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TC Electronic PolyTune

Item ID: Polytune

Polyphonic Tuner Pedal with Strum-tuning, Ambient Light Sensor and Two Chromatic Tuning Modes - Guitar and Bass

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Tune All of Your Strings at Once!

Polytune by TC Electronic goes leaps and bounds beyond the limits of traditional tuners to offer serious guitarists and bass players a faster and more efficient method of tuning. Now you can spend less time tuning and more time playing. Polytune uses poly-chromatic tuning, an updated tuning technology that breaks down strummed notes into the notes of each individual string. That means that the Polytune lets you strum your guitar and tune all of your strings at once, instead of tuning one string at a time. And there's no need to install split pickups or extra hardware — just plug in, stomp down, strum, tune, and let Polytune make your life easier.

TC Electronic's Polytune has all of the features you want and a wish-list worth of extras. A huge LED display armed with an ambient light sensor stays bright enough to see even in daylight or the glaring lights of the stage. In addition to poly-chromatic mode, the TC Electronic Polytune has two different hyper-accurate chromatic modes that let you hone in to within .5 cents of your target tuning. Needle mode gives you an LED version of a traditional analog tuner with a sweeping needle, while Stream mode has a text readout and a rotary indicator to help with the finest tuning.

Because both chromatic modes are remarkably sensitive and responsive, TC Electronic includes the Tuning Magnet feature to slow down the display as you hone in on your note. And another function call MonoPoly lets the Polytune recognize if you're playing one or more strings and switch tuning modes between poly-chromatic and regular chromatic instantly. That means you can strum to quickly tune all of your strings close to their target notes, and then play individual strings for fine tuning. And no matter if you play guitar or bass, or if you tune to standard E to E or any custom tuning of your choice, Polytune can handle it and will save all of your custom settings, from tuning preferences to reference note adjustment.

TC Electronics Polytune Poly-chromatic Guitar Tuner Pedal Features at a Glance:
  • Simply strum all of the strings on your guitar or bass to tune
  • Tune faster and start playing
  • Equally effective for guitar and bass
  • Set to your reference pitch from 435Hz to 445Hz
  • Allows dropped tunings from E-flat down to B with an accuracy of just +/- 1 cent
  • Two separate chromatic tuning modes: Needle mode and Stream mode
  • Tuning Magnet slows down the needle close to the correct pitch
  • MonoPoly recognizes if you play one or more strings and switches between poly- or monophonic tuning
  • Stores your preferences even after being powered down
  • Ambient light sensor automatically adjusts the brightness of the LEDs

TC Electronic Polytune lets you spend less time tuning and more time playing!

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Specification Detail
Type Polyphonic
Format Pedal
Display Type LED
Reference Pitch A4 = 435Hz-445Hz
Tuning Range Intended for 6-string guitars
Power Supply Included No
Batteries 1 x 9V
Inputs 1 x 1/4"
Outputs 1 x 1/4"
Height 1.97"
Depth 4.8"
Width 2.83"
Weight 0.66 lbs.
Manufacturer Part Number 966000001

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Reviews

based on 16 reviews

Fantastic Tuner for the Price!

by Todd Dowell from Washington State, USA
February 13, 2012
Music Background: Amature guitarist for 30+ years. Rock, blues, acoustic, etc.
This is the best tuner I have ever owned. I have used several different tuners in the past, including a stobe style tuner double the price of the Polytune, and I can tell you the the Polytune gives y... read more [+]ou extremely accurate tuning results and without all the time and frustration of tuning with a strobe. I used my Polytune first, then tested it against my $200 strobe tuner. The results? Dead on. Same accuracy. Don't get me wrong, I still like to goof around with my strobe, despite the occasional frustration. But I don't want to use a strobe and tune each string when I'm jamming and need to get into tune quickly.

Plug it in, strum all the strings, tune up, and in less than a minute you are ready to rock! I use the larger version because it can be powered with batteries in addition to AC adaptor; but they also have a smaller version that takes up less space on your pedalboard if you want.

Highly recommended! close [-]

Huge time saver for tuning strings

by Scott Serlin from USA
October 20, 2011
Music Background: Hobbyist
All I can say is that the time I save tuning is well worth the money to buy this product. Having the ability to see the status of all my strings at one shot make it very quick to identify the string(s... read more [+]) that are out of tune and get them back to the correct level. This item is worth every penny. close [-]

Wow!

by from
September 19, 2011
Music Background:
coolest tuner ever

Amazingly fast and accurate tuner

by Rennedy from Brazil
August 31, 2011
Music Background: Musician
There simply isn't a better tuner out there. I didn't think it would make much of a difference, but tuning with this is a breeze, and much faster. It's as accurate as it can be.

Excellent Tuner

by Beret from Chicago, USA
July 13, 2011
Music Background: Gigging Musician
I've been a dedicated TU-2 user over the years because they're bullet proof and "good enough" in terms of tuning.

The PolyTune is considerably more accurate than the TU-2 and I like the... read more [+] true-bypass feature (for some situations). I highly recommend it. close [-]
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