Korg Pitchblack Guitar Pedal Tuner - Black Reviews

Really like this tuner. It is my first pedal tuner. I did a lot of comparisons before ordering. It works great and exactly as described.

The KORG Pitchblack guitar pedal tuner is the greatest thing since sliced bread. It is simple and very accurate. I stopped using the cheap clip-on type tuners because I was constantly fumbling with them. THIS is a really good tuner. Don't waste you money on the clip-on types. Get this KORG Pitchblack tuner. You will love it !

As the first pedal on my new board, I tried this first. Super easy to use, great display, compact footprint, true bypass. I'm beyond satisfied.

As always, kudos to Sweetwater and my sales engineer, Nick Schenkel, for providing a quality product and stellar customer service

never thought i would ever say that about a tuner but what can I say? I have been using a Boss TU-12H for the past 20 some odd years...but it got old like I did....and I took a chance on this one....I LOVE IT!!!....and I can see it....hahahahaha...thats important these days.....works great and its silent tuning.....what more can ya ask for???

This pedal is great I'm actually going to buy another for my smaller rig. Hands down the best Tuner out there. I been playing now for 20 years and play pretty much every weekend. So just get this pedal you won't be sorry.

Big screen. True bypass. Accurate tuning.

Just the basic facts... This is a great little tuner with true bypass, so it won't color your sound. Tunes perfectly and very easy to use right out of the box. The display can be seen from a distance, on a dark stage or in sunlight. It's slightly smaller than your typical pedal so the small footprint leaves plenty of room on the pedal board... I have been using the tuner for years. It's a great tuner at a great price. Definitely need to add this to your pedalboard.

I have been using this tuner pedal for a little over a month now and do not have a single complaint. I am quite new to the world of electric guitar, but I would recommend this pedal to anyone looking for a place to start building their effects pedal collection.

Small footprint, no tone decay, easy quick readings with no flutter.
Tune a string mid-verse and be back before the chorus!
Easy to see in even dimmest light. Perfect for me. Bought a set for my son's whole band.

I needed a tuner pedal to put in front of my effects, I don't want to waste time unplugging to tune, especially if I am on a roll. This Korg does the job perfectly. Accurate tuning without any negative effect on tone when it is off. It is well made and sells at a fair price. Very happy with it.

My son has a different chromatic tuner that i found difficult to see with the needle, so i thought i would try this. Its dramatically easier to see if you are in tune and also easier to tune to sharps or flats, if you so desire. My only suggestion would be to buy the power source for it as you really don't know where your battery life sits.

Did exactly what was expected, built like a tank.

It is well worth the price and looks sleek,definitely would replace it.

Easy to use , easy to read. Easy to set up .. you can power a few pedals and a daisy chain offa it. But what takes the cake i think is its true bypass so when you are tuning ( or changing instruments) you click this baby on and absolutely no signal goes through. Have one myself, bought one for a friend !

so far so good , needed an inline tuner without interfierance , really enjoy the bypass . no turning off or unplugging .

I've not seen one of these on any friends' boards, but came across it on an internet search and looked perfect for my needs. And...

.... it is perfect for my needs! And I haven't even looked into any other display modes, which it has, I love it right out of the box. Never thought I'd be so excited about a tuner!

Everyone on our team who has used this tuner loves it.

The best I have owned in thirty years. Can see it in daylight and pitch dark from a distance with "old eyes".

It's easy to read against the black background and it does a perfect job in tuning your guitar. Affordable and works great.

What more can be said about this pedal? It's great at what it does, and the price can't be beat. The display is big and clear, most responsive tuner I've owned. Thank you for another great product, Korg!

I have owned this pedal for a bout 2 weeks and just love it. I have used it at four gigs so far and it is east to use and very accurate. In a noisy atmosphere like a bar / lounge you can't rely on your ears to tune and this pedal is a great substitute for them. I like the different tuning modes as the lighting is always different when I play. This is my fourth Korg Tuner and I will buy this brand again.

This is the best tuner on the market. Hands down. I have used many different types of tuners until I landed on pitchblack. There is no comparison. I've used 2 types of TC's(Poly, and G major 2, line6, a boss tuner, and a korg rack tuner. Pitchblack destroys all of them. Especially for drop tuning.. It's hard to find a tuner that will tune an 8 string.. This one will.

I'm an acoustic singer/songwriter and I was looking for something that was more accurate and functional than my current headstock tuning system. I tested this one and a Boss TU-3 and to be honest I liked this one better. Sturdy, extremely accurate and easy to use. The price difference is also a nice perk.

You can't beat it for accuracy, ease of reading on stage, and it's true bypass. Beats the usual Boss tuner hands down. For the price, it's well worth it.

I love this tuner as much as you can love a tuner... It works perfectly gig after gig... It's so easy to use that it's dummy proof... It's super easy to see the large screen in the sunlight and looks like a big flat sceen T.V. on a dark stage... One of the things I really love the most about this tuner is that it shows you the sharp and flat font on the screen... Unlike most other tuners that don't show the sharp or flat font... I love the esthetics of this unit... It's just the right size to fit in any gig bag or case... I just purchased a 2nd one for my home so I don't have to keep opening up my gig bag everytime I want to tune guitars in my house...

Big display, easy to read, LED's fade from red into green as you get closer to pitch (not the usual twitchy display of some other brands...you know like "oh it's flat, ooops too sharp, oooops now too flat, etc). So, excellent ergonomics, Korg! Doesn't load my pedals down as my other tuner did.

This is by far the best tuner I have owned.
Very fast , Works well with drop tunings.
Also great on bass guitar.
I like it better than the Korg DRT 1000
A+++

great tuner easy to use easy to see on dark stage nice to know you have precise tuning that is always ready when you are. black color is nice too. you will love this tuner .

This pedal does everything I need it to do. The display is very easy to read and looks great on my pedal board. A great buy!

I LOVE this pedal. I got it a year ago from sweetwater and it just works. It has four different modes for the strobe to show you if you're flat or sharp. It's bright enough for dark stages and works great for both acoustic and electric guitars. True bypass doesn't mess up your tone and it always reads your note quickly and doesn't get confused like other tuners do. Get it, cheaper and more accurate than the boss, and you won't regret it.

I am an acoustic player who is pretty conservative and straightforward. I have a modest few effect pedals and a compact pedal case. Although everyone is unique, I have my own philosophies about equipment. If you’re going to the trouble to put together a big or small pedalboard to begin with, I think that you’re wise to at least consider a pedal tuner.

There are two advantages in particular that make them especially nice for a board. Number one, they can be powered by the same source as your other pedals. Battery issues can be a thing of the past. The moment you power up your pedals, you instantly power your tuner. It’s one less thing you have to be concerned with. Second, you instantly kill the feed to the amp when you activate the tuner. You can therefore tune in silence without touching a volume knob or other setting. The feed is instantly restored when you step on it to turn it off. They may cost more than a typical headstock tuner, but are worth it if you spend any time with a board and effects anyway.

There are some great pedal tuners on the market. I was drawn to this one however for the sheer simplicity of it. There is no switching for guitar or bass functions. There is no programming for tuning by string number when using dropped tunings or other unnecessary adjustments. In fact, the only two adjustments are for the type of readout, and for calibration. I like most people prefer the default readout and haven’t changed the setting. I’ve also never had a reason to touch the calibration. It’s just nice to know it’s there if you run into a discrepancy with someone else’s tuner in a group setting.

This tuner couldn’t be simpler. You plug in a guitar or bass, and then you, wait for it, turn it on!!! It’s fast and locks onto the target pitch quickly. It deals well with alternate tunings, which makes it especially nice for acoustics in my opinion. It’s very uncomplicated and the epitome of “less is more. “ There is another name brand tuner that may be more durable. This one holds its own however, and is still plenty durable for a pro board. It has metal armor on the top and sides that has been no issue at all with me. Anything it may lack in that department compared to one in particular, it more than makes up for in performance and straightforward simplicity. I generally have enough to set up and adjust without adjusting a tuner of all things. All I need from a tuner is for it to tune, period. This one gets to the point and does that very efficiently. I’m quite happy with mine and wholeheartedly recommend it.

All you need in a tuner pedal. It gets the job done.

I'd give it 5 stars but believe most things can improve... only have had this for a little while but find it extremely easy to tune my bass... has worked perfectly and the price when I bought on sale was 40 percent less then the other industry standard pedal tuner.. great value.

This is a great looking tuner, and is easy to use, and is very close to being perfectly accurate. I say close, as I have yet to find a tuner that sounds dead on the money to my ears. I always tweak a couple of strings on it just a bit to get that certain sound in my ear, even though the tuner shows it to be in tune. Could be my ears, as I have some high pitch hearing loss. It is at least very, very close. It feels solid and appears to be a quality tuner. The on\mute button works smoothly and quietly, anytime you want to check your tuning during a performance.

This is such an improvement over the cheaper one I sent back! Love it!

Very pleased, The pass through is clean with no added change in sound that I could hear. The pedal mutes the sound and lights up an indicator of the note with clear sharp / flat indicators as well. Click on, click off with a single step. The mute is nice, so audiences don't hear me tuning, and the display is really clear in light or dark conditions.

This is the second time I bought this particular pedal. Lost the first one about 2 years ago along with some other gears. Since I was happy with the first one, I bought the same model again. My memory could be playing tricks on me, but this 2nd one looks a little different. However, it still has that Battlestar Galactica looks to it.

Does its job, that's the most important aspect. Slightly disappointed by build quality, but not a deal breaker (obviously, I'm going to keep using it). Not made in Japan, sadly.

Very visible. Does a great job on both bass and guitar.

This pedal works great. Quick and easy to tune with true bypass. I've used it on several stringed instruments without any issues. The price is much lower than comparable tuners. This pedal does it's job and does it at a bargain price. It is plastic, but is solid. I expect that it will last as long as comparable tuners.

Works flawlessly, easy to see in any light. Fits easily on a board or in a guitar case. Very stable. Housing is solid and seems like it will give years of service. The switch is easier to push than most of my pedals and doesn't have the "Cachunk" that I've grown used to (but it's obvious when it's turned on or off.

Compact, easy to read, "hears" all of the bass notes. Mildly concerned about the strength of the box...we'll see...

Great tuner, does just what its supposed to do & very well...41/2 instead of 5 is because of two small reasons...#1: The bottom could/should be metal(aluminum or whatever)...#2: The "on & off" switch could be improved. By improved I mean, (maybe it's mine only)but there's no "click"....I prefer a very ridged stomp bottom..Maybe I'll check other ones 2 see if it's all of them....BOSS who? True Bypass is the only way 2 go....

Great tuner. Does what is says it does. True bypass, easy to read, and sharp to look at on the pedalboard.

The Pitchblack ranks in the top investments I’ve made in my guitar playing. Its four different modes are just variations on a theme – they’re all super easy to use. The sensor locks on to any string very quickly and doesn’t waver. Its form factor is great, and its build quality looks superb. If it allowed me to store a slightly flatted E/A/B setting, it’d blow away the Peterson line.

A bigger than usual display makes it easier to see. works perfectly. so far my favorite tuner.

Bought one of these used when I decided to make the move from my rack mounted Korg tuner to a pedalboard. Decided on this because the price was right and it seemed to get great reviews.
I also wanted a tuner that would kill my chain when I activated it. I want it to mute my bass between songs when I'm tuning. Does a great job at that.

Our band tunes in C#, so 1-1/2" steps down from E. I thought I could do like my rack tuner and hit the option to make it go down 1-1/2 steps, but it doesn't work that way. For a while at practices I was used to looking for "EADG", but now I've got to look for C#F#BE. Call me lazy, but it was just what I was used to.
No big deal, I adjusted.

WARNING!: If you get this pedal and move it around your chain and find that it all of a sudden stops working, look at the patch cable you just switched it to. I did this and found that it would not work with a cable with two rings, (which I believe is a stereo cable).
So keep that in mind

It's a nice little pedal that does exactly what it claims. I'll try to give it a fair assessment. For me, the Pros easily beat the Cons.

Pros:
1. Small footprint.
2. Tunes well, even for my Drop C stuff.
3. Doesn't color tone.
4. Easy to see
5. Easy to configure (if you want to, otherwise it works out of the box).
6. Powers other pedals.

Cons:
1. The switch does not have the "click" found on most switches. I kind of miss this.
2. Doesn't include as many features as others in this prices range (extra bypass output, although you will probably sacrifice true bypass with any other pedals that have this feature)

Would like to give five stars, but have only been using it for a couple of weeks. Thus far it has been performing flawlessly. Quick and quiet tuning on the fly in a sleek black box. Nice.

Slow response and not super accurate. Bought one on sale because I thought it would be easier to see at outdoor gigs. Immediately switched back to my Boss. Fine for at home use.

This pedal does the job, bright enough to see on stage and gets the tuning right. Built like a tank too... However, there are couple things I don't like, hence my three star rating...

1) When switching on/off, it makes a popping noise, that is really noticable and annoying.

2) Since it does make that noise, I'd rather just leave it on all the time. But you can't. When engaged, your signal chain broken. Wish there was an option to choose.

I like this better than any other pedal tuner because of the clear display. I can't stand strobing displays.

Unfortunately, the switch broke on my after less than 100 uses. Made in guess which country?

Not a bad price, but kinda flimsy. I'm concerned for its future!! Lol;) for the time being it works well, and does its job. The display is pretty nice size and it doesn't seem to affect my tone.

The Pitchblack tuner works very well as a tuner. The only drawback to it is that is does show up well outside during the day. It's almost impossible to see the display even if you shade it. Besides that, it functions fine.