Review: BOSS TU-2 Chromatic Tuner
BOSS TU-2 Chromatic Tuner
BOSS TU-2 Chromatic TunerSummarization: Basic, no-frills chromatic tuner in a convenient stomp box that can also double as a power source.
Pros: Wonderful-convenient stomp box makes on-stage tuning a breeze. Tuning mode automatically cuts off signal to the intermission of your board for relatively “silent” tuning.
Cons: Only has 11 amount LED’s, so fine adjustments aren’t possible.
Price: New $99 Way
Features (fr. BOSS site):
BOSS world-renowned TU-Series tuner accuracy in a helpful stompbox design Mute/Bypass select for silent tuning with a single stomp 11-spur LED indicators and new “stream” meter display tuning discrepancy via promote and direction of LEDs (speed of LED movement gets slower as pitch becomes more accurate) 7-division LED displays string and note names, easily visible on dark stages Seven mild tuning modes include Chromatic, Guitar Regular, Guitar Flat, Guitar Dual Flat, Bass Regular, Bass Flat, Bass Double Flat Tuning methodology setting and display style choice stored in memory Adjustable reference plunge from 438 to 445Hz 8-octave tuning range–the widest in its class Footswitchable Tuner Off style preserves battery life by disabling LEDsLet’s face it: Tuning is a details of life when you play any musical instrument. And if you’re like most gigging musicians, you don’t have a guitar tech at your gigs to consonance your guitars in between songs. For that, you need a tuner. For years, I used a cheap, hand-held analog tuner with a pass meter for tuning. It was very accurate and did the job well, but as I started to gig more and more, having to turn the volume down on my amp to tune at the end of the day became irritating.
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