Korg Pitchblack Chromatic Pedal Tuner
Chromatic floor tuner with a large LED display.
The KORG Pitchblack Chromatic Tuner is now available in various collectible colors, but only for a limited time. The Pitchblack Chromatic Pedal Tuner offers you high precision, advanced functional... read more
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Based on 36 Reviews

Um ótimo afinador!
Afinador muito confiável, robusto, e funcional. É muito preciso, e o visor de led é grande, o que facilita muito em palcos escuros. Uso ele no baixo, e consigo afinar em drop C# tranquilamente, sempre precisar tocar harmonicos na casa 12 pra isso. Um ponto a considerar, e que me deixou triste, é que não é possível setar a frequencia do A padrão para 432hz, ele simplesmente não chega nesta afinação.

Best Display EVER!
The Korg Pitchblack is a chromatic tuning pedal with a giant, bright display that you can't miss on stage. It gets the job done pretty well, but the tuning engine seems to be borrowed from Korg's awesome rackmount tuners really could use more lights for really precise tuning in a flash. But then the pedal would get big. This tuner was also the first affordable chromatic tuning pedal to feature pop-free true bypass switching which is why I ditched my old TU-2 for it. Its faster and more accurate than the Boss and when I bought it the Pitchblack was easily the best pedal tuner that wasn't a Peterson. I since switched to the TC Polytune and gave my Pitchblack to a friend of my wife's who is always going out of tune on stage. I miss the wicked display, but the Polytune is more accurate and the at-a-glance multiple string feature of the Polytune is a real time saver.
I still highly recommend the Pitchblack.

I switched to TC Electronics Polytune 3 for the switchable buffer and also the faster response time. It responds much faster, even in single string mode. For me, the Korg Pitchblack is still a close 2nd. :-) If Korg would make a Pitchblack with switchable buffer and faster response time, i would buy it.

Excelente afinador
No es cromático, pero cumple todas las otras funciones que esperaríamos de un afinador para tener en una cadena de pedales.

Works well
Smooth switch, accurate intonation, multiple strobe types. Never had a problem with it. Very road-worthy.

Wonderful stage tuner
Big big LCD screen really shines through wierdly lighted stages. Sharp and accurate tuner!

More than you're ever going to need
The Korg Pitchblack Tuner is a chromatic tuner and, therefore, can tune basiclly any instrument that's got pickups and a p10 output jack. The screen is very intuitive and accurate - the minimum, slightest difference of pitch will be noticed and briefly showed in red. The perfect pitch, of course, is showed in green and it has 4 different screen modes (when in fact the main one is the best and only necessary). It can power other pedals just as a Boss tuner, but it's better due to a true bypass switching. It's also faster than a Boss and more precise. In fact, it is so precise that, if you play an open chord like an E or a G, it will detect the pitch. The only downsides for the pedalmaniac (me not included), when in comparison with a TC Electronic Polytune Mini, is the size and the play-all-strings-and-detect-the-out-of-pitch-one function (but the screen in the Korg is nicer and cleaner, on the other hand).

Best Tuner Out There
There's not much to be said. Calibration is easy, the display options are nice, and the thing is always on the money; I never have to worry about it giving me false readings, and it's sensitive enough to put me square on the intonation dot, unlike the Boss and Danelectro units I've had in the past that only got me close to true intonation. I have two of these for a reason.

Simple. Just step on and tune!
Really enjoyed and found very accurate. Simply one of the best on the market.

Pitchblack
I have it from day one and use it forever, this tuner is one of the best
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Description
Chromatic floor tuner with a large LED display.
The KORG Pitchblack Chromatic Tuner is now available in various collectible colors, but only for a limited time. The Pitchblack Chromatic Pedal Tuner offers you high precision, advanced functionality, and sleek style to make it KORG's most advanced guitar/bass stompbox-style tuner yet. The Pitchblack tuner has a tough aluminum die-cast body that will endure hard use on the road or in the studio. The large LED meter and note name display with light-emitting surface is easy to read in any setting from daylight to stage light to no light. The extremely smooth eleven-segment LED meter allows accurate visual tuning from any angle. The Pitchblack has a red LED to indicate on/off status and a tuning range of E0 (20.60 Hz) to C8 (4,186 Hz) with adjustable calibration between 436-445Hz.
The Pitchblack's LED meter can be switched among four display modes including: Meter, Full Strobe, Half Strobe, and Mirror.
Meter mode
Similar to using a needle meter, tune your instrument 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 your instrument is flat.
Full Strobe mode
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 your instrument 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 LED's are lit. The LED meters will stream to the right of center if your instrument is sharp, and to the left of center if your instrument is flat. When the pitch is correct, only the center LED will be lit.
Mirror mode
Tune your instrument 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 your instrument 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). So even if you connect the Pitchblack 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. It 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.
Specifications
- 100% True-bypass output keeps your tone intact
- Choose from four types of display modes: Strobe, Half Strobe, Meter & Mirror
- Compact pedal-sized guitar/bass tuner that fits in your pedal board
- Large bright LED meters clearly show any tuning discrepancy
- A broad detection range from E0 (20.60Hz) to C8 (4,186Hz)
- Calibration is adjustable from 436-445Hz
- A 9V DC output jack is provided for cascading the power supply to other pedals
Great easy to use tuner
I have this pedal in a almost blinding chrome finish, love how it looks and its never let me down in the two years I've owned it!
Prefer the display compared to the boss or poly tuners.