Guides - Which guitar tuner pedal

Let's be honest, buying a guitar tuner pedal is never going to be the most exciting purchase but it's certainly the most essential. So whether it's a pedal that'll be on your pedal board amongst your vast array of effects, on the bedroom floor or living in your studio this is one thing you can't live without. What is the best guitar tuner? Well there are lots of options but the following guitar tuner pedals are top sellers so we'd recommend starting here...

The TC Electronic Polytune True Bypass Tuner actually makes tuning a guitar (or bass) fun (....well nearly!). Never again will you have to pluck a string, tune, then do the next and so on - with this revolutionary design, simply strum all strings and the matrix tells you which strings are out of tune...then simply tune the required string/strings. It has a host of other essential tuner features and to top it all off it has a small footprint. The Polytune was the first ever polyphonic tuner to hit the world and it's massive popularity speaks for itself. If size is an issue and you want a tuner for your pedalboard then there is only one option the Polytune's smaller brother - the TC Electronic Polytune Mini. The Polytune Mini offers the infamous Polyphonic tuning capability of it's big brother, alongside a chromatic tuner, ultra bright LED, true bypass, drop D and capo tuning, making this the perfect pedalboard tuner.

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Another well respected tuner is the BOSS TU3 - as with all BOSS pedals you know that this thing is built to last and will never let you down. The TU-3 features a smooth 21-segment LED meter with a High-Brightness mode that cuts through the harshest outdoor glare. You can choose between Chromatic or Guitar/Bass tuning modes, and enjoy visual pinpoint tuning verification with the Accu-Pitch Sign function.

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The Korg Pitchblack tuner has high precision, advanced functionality and sleek style that make this guitar/bass pedal tuner their most advanced yet. The 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, it boasts a large; easy to read LED meter with a light-emitting surface for excellent visibility in any setting from daylight, to stage light to no light. The Korg Pitchblack Poly Polyphonic Pedal Tuner will shorten your tuning time no end! Simply strum your guitar and all 6 strings show on a matrix allowing you to tune only the required string. Then, utilizing the 'String Seeker' the display then automatically swithces the dispaly to the string being tuned. Work for bass guitars too.

Korg Pitchblack Poly Video:

All of the above tuners are happy to work with guitars and basses....our next pedal is dedicated for Bass players. The Ashdown Bassometer features the same large footprint as their range of Effects pedals and utilizes a VU Style meter, 11 LEDS and...yes and, a Large Note Display (this gives you absolutely no reason to ever be out of tune!!). This pedal delivers True Bypass and comes disguised in a rather fetching orange finish.

Just to confirm....none of these pedals will make you play faster, giving you lightening chops or turn you into a rockstar....but you will have the most important thing....you'll be in tune!