Tuner Demo Polytune 3 TC Electronics!

[@jaamman]

Great demo!! The manual it came with was rather vague! You explained the true bypass/buffer functions which is what I needed!! Thank you!

[@tyghst2329]

i love this! Great demo! i actually grabbed one today and would just like to mention that when you do set it to be always on you can still use it as a mute!! very cool feature i am loving already!

[@realbeal]

I didn't know that. I think I will change my settings. Played in drop D this weekend and it worked like a charm!

[@RyanSaranich]

This was ::hands down:: one of the most useful demo videos I've seen. Keep at it!

[@realbeal]

Ryan Saranich Oh my gosh! I am so glad you like it! Do you have one?

[@RyanSaranich]

@@realbeal I don't have one yet, but I've really been eyeing one of these for quite a bit. I am a huge fan of TC (especially for quality and sound) and am hoping to build a very small pedal board in the coming spring.

[@DennisKarlsson]

You can use a "Hipshot Bass Xtender drop-D" for super fast drop D changes.

[@YonatanLidar]

watched a couple of your vids totally won me over as a subscriber. Inspiration to learn bass as i am a guitarist, You're a great bassists. May the Lord continue to bless you. cheers.

[@realbeal]

Thank you so much! And welcome aboard! I post gear related videos on Saturdays and vlogs on Tuesdays.

[@anthonylukins2727]

Solid video. I've been deciding between the Polytune 3, the Kliq Tinytune, & the Boss TU-3. Thank you for helping me decide on the Polytune 3. Being able to tune my basses quickly and accurately was my main concern, and you put that to rest....I love that your pastor called you out for tuning in church. That really made me laugh. Rock on!

[@realbeal]

Thanks! When you have a new tuner you want to tune!!! I hope you like it!

[@chrissyjw]

realbeal hi from NZ....so presumably with the new knowledge about muting whilst still on, can you actually tune muted whilst the pastor is talking?

[@elflakeador09]

I watched this video the other day and it convinced me to buy it and I have to say I am delighted with it, money well spent!! 🙂

[@realbeal]

I find it makes tuning and playing in drop D so much easier.

[@elflakeador09]

@@realbeal Its very convenient, a great pedal all round.

[@xjohn1970]

I got the Polytune 3 NOIR and it is fast accurate and nice and bright easy to see..

[@realbeal]

I should check it out!

[@benmcdowell1784]

This demo helped me make a decision

[@siggiarabi]

i mainly came here to see what the usb input was for but learned more than i intended. i just got this for christmas yesterday and already seems very useful

[@realbeal]

siggiarabi Dang! You found this video right away. I hope you like the tuner!

[@AlexanderXtcSlayin]

Excellent demo

[@joestrickland2525]

I have been loving the Super Snark, At church I attach to the head stock and check it between songs. My daughter is nice enough to let me borrow it out of her ukulele case.

[@realbeal]

It's good to have kids who play the ukulele!

[@mellowfred8935]

I always learn something- never ever thought of using a tuner as a mute button. My line array has three mute buttons but in a pinch now I know I can hit the polytune

[@realbeal]

There you go!

[@dnirvine]

This may sound silly but you've helped me get my Polytune back to Guitar mode. Hahahaha Thanks for this!!

[@realbeal]

Dawson Irvine That is excellent!!!!

[@dnirvine]

@@realbeal I just bought the thing and was playing around with it. Couldn't for the life of me figure out why it was only showing me 4 strings. Didn't even cross my mind that I was in the bass setting. hahaha

[@DADSGETNDOWN]

By change the pitch, do you mean in Hz, like between, 435 and 445 Hz ? How do you do that ?

[@maxthecat1235]

i have Boss tuner it is always still moving when i try to tune, not sure why and so many small buttons, i have polytune and it is quick to tune my guitar as i am newbie, i may buy the noir polytune as a back up since that is the only one in stock on Amazon

[@realbeal]

The Boss Tuner is a strobe tuner so it is different technology then the Polytune.

[@maxthecat1235]

@@realbeal so if the boss is strobe is that more accurate than polytune, what type tuner is polytune. I have boss and polytune which is more accurate

[@paultraynorbsc627]

Very informative

[@realbeal]

What else do you need to know?

[@NormalFoot]

Hi! Very informative, thank you! Quick question- will it take a battery, and is the battery door easy to access?

[@realbeal]

I use a power supply. But I can check next time I play!

[@Happy-Me.]

Boss have the Polytune mode on their Tuners on their GT100 and GT1000 not sure why they don't add it somehow to their compact pedal!

[@realbeal]

Interesting. Maybe it took too much space.

[@gooney0]

Thanks for the video. My guitar multi effects has a great tuner built in but I only have a Snark for my 5 string bass. I have found the clip on tuners aren't accurate enough on guitars, and too slow on the B string. It's super annoying to listen to guitar players tune by ear. As soon as they're done, they play a chord and discover they're off anyway. The guitar isn't going out of tune, it was never in tune.

[@realbeal]

I can tune by ear but it is so much slower!

[@creepymccreepers]

Those boss things always mess up if your swapping batterys

[@kjchicago1]

Interesting Bass Tuner Pedal Gadget-Very Interesting-I, myself, have a TRIO Band Creator Guitar Pedal

[@realbeal]

Got to love a good gadget! 😀

[@marcoabreo6506]

Nice video di. Any chance you can do a video on that half stack in the back? Really wanna hear you make some walls rumble.

[@realbeal]

Yes. I keep meaning to do that!

[@mikemohan3240]

Dye, I just ordered this tuner for me to use with my worship band. Question, does it run off a battery? Also what does the buffer mode do? Newbie question. I know. Thanks.

[@creepymccreepers]

I got two. If you have a pedal with two outputs you can put one in there and have one at the front to bypass and then leave one always on so you can always see what it’s tuned in on always. But yea the tuner poly tune rules but the Peterson one is better

[@007Elvisofnazareth]

You can change that gasket (a. k. a. grommet) on the boss tu-3. Or just trim off the part that's catching with a x-acto, or not even use the grommet all. Ebay search Boss Grommet.

[@realbeal]

I didn’t know that. Have you done it before?

[@007Elvisofnazareth]

@@realbeal Yes I have. I've done all three of those methods. With no grommet it just kinda makes a little click click.. lol. The only time the grommet effects the performance of the pedal is when it gets ragged (like yours) . You can also try trimming up the ragged piece of grommet with small sharp scissors or nail clippers if theres enough still there to work with.

[@audreyskateinfinite9068]

How do u turn it on?

[@DBZGazettE52]

Dont know if mine doesn't work either. Mine wont turn on. Got it to a 9v power source and to my guitar. Doesn't work

[@007Elvisofnazareth]

Hi, I was wondering if you get a clear readout of the exact amount of "cents" flat or sharp? That is useful for rhodes pianos and sweetened guitar tunings. Id really like to be able to see - 3, - 5, or - 7 for instance or +2 , +4, +6 etc.

[@realbeal]

I don’t see that. How would I check?

[@zepp3lin]

I know you ask this question in the TC youtube channel and they did say you can. The line LED indicator, sharp or flat it represents your cents.

[@007Elvisofnazareth]

@@zepp3lin Thank you for your reply. T. C. did not follow up when I then asked how. There is no mention nor indication in the owners manual (which I downloaded) that it accurately displays cent offsets, only whether it is indeed sharp or flat. Do you own this tuner? Do you personally use cent offsets? The Line indicater as far as I can see only indicates simply that you are sharp or flat. Not give a you an accurate read out of exactly HOW sharp or flat displayed in such a way that would be useful for actually using the information to tune with stretched tunings.

[@zepp3lin]

@@007Elvisofnazareth every line represents a cent just like any other tuners. Depend on the accuracy of the tuner it can be 0.02, 0.05 or 1 cent. So for the Polytune3 the accuracy is +/- 0.02 cents for every line.

[@007Elvisofnazareth]

@@zepp3lin Bro... You have no Idea what you are talking about. THINK. I f that was true it would need 50 lines for 1 cent. Stay in school OK son?

[@donpan3152]

Can this tuner will able to used for 5 string bass..?

[@realbeal]

Yes. I think the six string setting would work fine.

[@Axlsdmf]

Wouldn’t it be just easier to always have your low E string in D? If you are just playing basic bass lines and no chords it shouldn’t be too much hazard to play and know where your notes are! :)

[@realbeal]

Brilliant! I will consider that option!

[@bustabass9025]

Uhhhh, in a word....5'er! By the way, I'll bet you a new set of D'Addario XL Nickel Wounds, that's an Ampeg SVT 410HLF Classic cab in the background. Got one of those too. 👑🎸🎵

[@realbeal]

Ha Ha! Everybody spot that amp. Amp video coming soon!

[@YonatanLidar]

does the buffer help eliminate hum?

[@realbeal]

I don't know. It does boost the signal over long cables though.

[@scottvalk]

No, however I have found that it can reduce or eliminate other types of noise like RF (radio stations) if you are using other pedals like drives that pickup radio stations which could involve other factors (bad cables, amps acting like anteneas, guitar pickups, weird power/grounding... etc etc...)