TC Electronic PolyTune Polyphonic Tuner

What's to say about the PolyTune that hasn't already been said?

It works very well in polyphonic mode with all my gear (electric gtr, electro-acoustic gtr and 5-string bass), and the single-note mode helps for really fine tuning.

It's very solidly built, and it comes with velcro for pedalboards. The only thing missing is a power supply, but it runs off a standard 9V DC supply, which you can get very cheaply - or a battery of course.

Great tuner. The screen is very bright and easy to read. Tuning the guitar in "polytune" mode is easy and quick; if more accuracy is needed, the "normal" mode works great - I was able to do a proper fine intonation of my guitar with it.

I bought the TC electronics Polytune polyphonic tuner after seeing Guthrie Govan uses one as his live tuner. I figure if it is good enough for him, it'll be more than enough for me.

The brightness of the tuner is supposed to alter according to light conditions, so it is always visible during any performance. This is an amazing feature, one that I've not tested all that much admittedly, but never the less a good feature to have.

It has a DC in and out, so it can be powered by a power supply, but also can power the next pedal in your chain if you buy a cable to do so.

It seems to me to be a very accurate tuner, much more so than the hand held tuner/metronomes you get. It also has a strum feature, that allows you to strum the guitar and it tells you exactly which string is out (taking out the guess work again for live use). One thing I've not tried is alternate tunings, but knowing the guys at TC, it probably does that fantastically well also.

It seems a little pricey, but considering all the features it has, you can justify it. Also, the boss TU-3 isn't much cheaper and lacks a lot of the usable features that this has.

Bottom line, if you are after a good solid live tuner, this is the one.

Excellent tuner, a quality product that lives up to expectations,I am extremely happy with the purchase.

Amazing pedal, great tuner and really accurate even for the really down tuned stuff it works as a mono tuner or a poly tuner so you can strum all 6 strings at once and get an immediate overview of each string on one display which is so useful, especially in gig conditions where things need to be done quickly. My bass player also uses this pedal to tune and it seems to be equally as efficient for bass tuning as it is for a guitar. This pedal is also very simple to use and in my opinion, looks good too. Overall i can't se myself going back to any other tuning pedal after this!!!!

Genius little tuner, replaced my old and worn out Boss TU-2 - true bypass is a real bonus and much needed when you've got your tuner first in the chain you don't want to start losing tone that early on! Very well made (as are all the TC products), battery and 9v power supply friendly and you can daisy chain the rest of your pedals should you feel the desire and have the right cable - nice bright display and although I find the individual string tuning to be more accurate than the polytune method, a nice touch all the same!

Revolutionary!

I've been using a Boss TU-2 for years and this tuner just blows it away.

I got it to quickly check tuning across all strings inbetween songs in a rapid fire set (wedding/function band www.specialguestsband.co.uk) and it performs without question.

Its built to last, the LED is bright and easy to see and it is pedalboard friendly size-wise.

You need this pedal if you regularly play live, you will wonder why you lived without it!

An excellent new twist on the must have guitar tuner. great build quality and the polyphonic function works well. the LEDs are bright enough to see clearly in daylight and the battery life is great. the battery option was the reason I bought this over the smaller mini.

Not as accurate as it professes to be. I found myself retuning low E and G to fine tune on all my guitars. I guess this is a useful gadget to tune silently when the need arises but frankly you can get it as close by ear.

Absolutely awesome tuner pedal, I'd highly recommend it to anyone looking for a decent and accurate tuner. The price was right and the poly mode really works! Awesome

Does what it says on the tin. It's great, really easy to use and its preety accurate and quick :). The LED does really help for you to see it clearly.

Well there's not a great deal to mention here. This pedal does what it says on the tin - it tunes, and it does that very well. The multi string tuner option is brilliant and actually works, it is highly visible on stage in all lighting environments and is built like a tank, so no worries of it breaking any time soon.

True Bypass is always a nice addition and there's no 'pop's when turning it on and off within the signal chain on a pedalboard.

My only gripe (and it might be to do with not reading the manual properly yet) is that I tried to tune a bass on it briefly and it didn't seem to pick up the signal that well - I think this is to do with you have to set it to a 'bass mode' but I didn't have time to fiddle with it and figure that out. I imagine it would be fine for bass tuning.

All in all a great little tuner will withstand the road and multiple gigs - guys like Guthrie Govan and John Petrucci have begun using this over their classic BOSS TU's which says a lot.

Definitely worth the price you even get a free TC electronic sticker in the box, how nice.

This is an excellent product.

Tuning is very accurate, and easy to do on stage, the display is very clear and easy to see, both in polyphonic mode and chromatic modes. The fact that it senses what you want is excellent and makes tuning up a breeze. Alternative tunings are a big bonus for me, and the ability to upload updated tunings is great, DADGAD for example.

In over 40 years of playing the guitar this is the best tuner I've ever had.

The best guitar tuner by a long way.

Simple to use and very acurate as well the bonus being you can see at a glance which string is out of tune.

Several tunings also available

I've had a few tuners in my time, i like this one the best. It's very accurate and innovative with the polyphonic mode, allowing you to strum all your strings and it tell you which ones are out of tune. It caters for a lot of different tunings such as open, flats and drop tunings. What i like about if the most is the true bypass, other tuners which normally feature a buffer, run the signal into low impedance which is good unless you got good distortion/fuzz pedals behind them which makes them act strangely. With true bypass you wont have that problem. Overall it's a good accurate well built tuner, true bypass and pedalboard friendly.

Solidly built super little tuner with clear display screen. The polymode allows for all six strings to be tuned at once or if one string is played it indicates that individual note. It's a true bypass unit and also allows for dropped tunings. Seriously recomended if you are after a tuner!

Excellent tuner for live use and will be a welcome addition to your pedal board. This includes 2 modes. Mode 1 'multi string' tune, enables you to view all 6 ( or 5 / 4 for bass ) strings intonation. Mode 2 'single string' acts like normal tuner pedal. Handles dropped tuning. This is without question the best tuner I have owned, would fully recommend.

Not a thing I'd change. Tracks very fast indeed, does what it says on the tin really. I cant fault it and it seems the majority cant either. The new "king of tuners?"

This is my first pedal tuner and I think it's absolutely fantastic. I've got it at the start of me effects pedal run and it's so easy to just turn it on at the start of a session and quickly see which strings are out of tune. It makes the whole process of tuning so simple and quick. I won't be without it from now on.

I had seen this advertised and bought it because I didn't believe it was possible for a tuner to show the tuning of all 6 strings simultaneously. But it really does. Just play all 6 open strings and you can see at a glance which need tweaking up or down. There is still the option to play just one string and it shows a magnified tuning meter.

The display is clear and bright enough on stage and gives you the ability to check and correct your tuning very rapidly and on the fly.

Polytune, a great idea, and pretty good in reality too. In a strum you can tune to: E, E(flat), D, D(flat), C or B standard, it really is that easy. However if you like to drop your top string an extra two semitones, or the whole guitar below B or play in an open tuning, you can only use the tuner chromatically; it works great, but it sort of defeats the object of it. The display is clear, much more so than a Boss TU-3, and easy to read in all lights, also it's designed for use with bases. The only bad points are that it drinks batteries like there's no tomorrow, and that sometimes you have to insert the input jack twice before it will turn on. Overall I would recommend this product , but if you are going to be using it chromatically I think you should check out some of the cheaper ones first.

What a great piece of kit for a gigging guitarist!

Strum all 6 strings of your guitar (or 4,5, or 6 strings of your bass guitar) and in "polytune" mode this tuner shows you which strings are flat or sharp - all at once! This takes a bit of getting used to at first, but it allows you to very quickly sort out any sharp or flat strings between songs.

There are also LED strobe or needle options with note display so you can tune strings individually if required. This probably also gives a slightly higher degree of accuracy when tuning than the polytune mode.

The polytune mode only works with standard tunings (e.g. it won't work with, say, DADGAD or open tunings) and although it can cope with down-tunings, these must be standard interval (e.g. E, Eb , D, C#, C or B), which will also rule out use of this mode if you use standard tuning with a capo. If that's exclusively your bag then this pedal might not be for you.

The USB port on the pedal hints that it might be software upgradeable in future, perhaps to support other instruments and/or tunings, who knows!

All in all a very ruggedly built pedal with a good display when used on stage.

Extremely pleased and surprised by this novel tuner!

I was sceptical that it would not add much value in both a home and live situation over a standard chromatic tuner but the fact that it changes seamlessly between the two modes makes it a fantastic alternative to other tuners on the market.

I now own both the PolyTune and a Boss TU-2 and it will be tough to decide which will feature on my pedal board! Excellent product!

Check the settings when you plug in- mine arrived in bass mode, tuned to C... took me a while to work out why it wouldn't work.

Once set up, its quick and easy to use, with flexibility in settings and displays. Polyphonic mode works well as a quick check between songs, but sometimes I get conflicing readings between the polyphonic and mono tuning mode, where it says I'm out on one, but not on the other, particularly on the 6th E.

Great, innovative tuner. Allows you to view all 6 strings at once which is great for a quick check, also has the normal tuning mode if you prefer.

Amazing; I used to hate the tuning process, took ages. Done in seconds now; it's very satisfying strumming all the strings and seeing a beautiful sea of green (lights)....

An essential purchase. If the thought of tuning up put you right off practice, this is a must.