Korg PITCHBLACK Guitar and Bass Pedal Tuner

The Korg PITCHBLACK is an advanced guitar and bass chromatic pedal tuner with a large LED display that makes it easy to monitor your guitar or bass tuning.  It gives you true bypass output with selectable silent tuning modes. It's the same size as a typical effects box, and is built into a sturdy die cast aluminum body. It has a large LED display that's visible and easy to read form any angle. The display indicate the note it hears in the LED window, and tuning guides show you if you are sharp, flat, or right on. The choice of tuning modes lets you pick from four easy to use and intuitive methods of actually seeing when you are in tune.  It soon becomes an intuitive way to tune your guitar or bass.

Four Display Modes:  Meter Mode: This mode is similar to a needle tuner, except it gives you illuminated green LED tuning guides. The tuning guides will be to the right of center if you are sharp, and to the left of center if you are flat. Full Strobe Mode: The tuning guides will move form to the right if you are sharp, or to the left if you are flat.  They stop when you are in tune. Half Strobe Mode: Similar to the Full Strobe Mode, except that the tuning guides move only if you are out of tune.  The disappear and only the center note display is visible when you are in tune. Mirror Mode: As you instrument is tuned, the left and right LEDs will move toward each other and meet in the center when you are in tune.  The will spread farther apart as your instrument goes more out of tune.

The PITCHBLACK is designed to coexist transparently with your other effects devices.  The 100% True Bypass output keeps your tone pure.  The input is passed directly to the output jack, without going through any of the tuning circuitry, so it won't affect the sound of your guitar or bass, or your other pedals.  You can insert the PITCHBLACK in series with your favorite effects boxes and pedal, without effecting the sound you create with your other devices.

 

The PITCHBLACK tuner is also designed to fit perfectly into your pedal board array, and it even has a DC OUT  jack that can supply power to other effects devices and pedals when the optional AC power adapter is used.  You can supply up to 200 mA of DC power to multiple devices, simplifying the power connections on your board.

Specifications:

Tuning:    12 note, equal temperament

Detection Range:    20.60 Hz to 4186 Hz

Detection Accuracy:    +/- 1 cent

Calibration Range:    436 to 445 Hz in 1 Hz steps (ref. A4 = 440 Hz)

Display Modes (Auto):     Full Strobe, Half Strobe, Meter, and Mirror

Input Impedance:    1 Meg ohm, with unit ON

Connections:   INPUT: 1/4-inch jack, mono

                      BYPASS: 1/4-inch jack, mono

                      DC IN:  9V

                      DC OUT:  9V

Power:         9V battery or 9V AC adapter (included)

Battery Life:  Approxely 5 hours of continuous ON operation (with A4 continuous input, in Meter mode, using 9V battery only)

Dimensions:  2.68 W x 4.72 H  x 1.85 D (including support feet)

Weight:        0.64 lbs (including battery)

 

Hey! This is what Slash uses.  When he takes the stage or steps into the studio for some real life shredding, it's all on him to keep those six strings tuned to perfection. That's why he counts on the Korg PITCHBLACK pedal tuner. Slash says, "The Korg PITDCHBLACK is the simplest, most easy to read portable tuner I've ever used.”  Not only is the Korg PITCHBLACK ultra precise, rugged and reliable, it's also perfect for live playing, with a large bright display and 100% true bypass. Plus, with four tuning display modes – Full Strobe, Half Strobe, Meter, and Mirror – you can tailor your tuning experience to your personal preference.