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
Korg Pitchblack Chromatic Pedal Tuner
This photo of Gary Clark Jr's pedalboard shows he uses the Korg Pitchblack Chromatic Pedal Tuner (this photo is his pedalboard circa 2014). more
This photo of Nick Valensi's pedalboard shows he uses the Korg Pitchblack Chromatic Pedal Tuner (upper-right corner). more
In an interview from Jan 2011, Paul Gilbert is asked: > "If you had to give up all your pedals but three, what would they be?" In h... more
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Reviews
Trusted musician and artist reviews for Korg Pitchblack Chromatic Pedal Tuner
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
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.