Single with orange

Had been with this set up since Monday:

• PRS S2 SC250: Pickups in there are Seymour Duncan's P-Rails (N)/ Pegasus (B)
• Boss: Distortion DS-1
• Korg: Pitch Black tuner
• DAW: Shredline pick 3mm

Was looking for a different neck feel so the SC250 was the reference. Have been in split mode every time the neck pickup is engaged so might be looking to make that permanent. Also, I had been playing everything through the DS-1 lately & sometimes took things for granted; this orange stomp box is definitely the standard to beat in terms of a no-frills offering. The Pitch Black- had been using this for all pedal tuning reference. One of the best in terms of accuracy & durability. Currently awaiting for new DAW picks to arrive but will not abandon this green meanie. 

City Music Sale: Recommendations (3)

If you are serious about looking after your instrument, keeping it in tune should be on your 'must do' list. To many of us, keeping in tune simply means getting it to sound right, maybe we have a song reference for this. However, the human ears are rather averse to the broad sound frequencies in general, less those virtuoso pros who are endowed with perfect pitch. All this boils down to having a reliable tuner to keep our tuning in check. There's so much a clip-on tuner could do due to its vibration detection capability, I'd always tell friends to invest in a reputable pedal tuner because a plug-in tuner is more accurate in this aspect (not relying on vibrations).

My pleasant encounter with good pedal tuners started with the Korg Pitch Black series & that was pretty much a bench mark for me when evaluating others of similar functionality. Today, Korg has 3 variants in its PB tuner range as seen above: 1) PB Standard 2) PB Polyphonic 3) PB Custom.

Because I believe in what the PB tuners have to offer in terms of features & durability, I bought myself this Custom version which is essentially a strobe tuner. Strobe type tuners are the best when it comes to intonation (tuning vs intonation- know the difference). If you think your off-the-shelf instruments are spot on with open tunings, wait till you check the intonation at the upper frets. Anyway, the Korg PB series of tuners are my recommendations to you if you wish for a value-for-money pedal unit which aren't costly.

Battery change

I did not replace the battery in my KORG Pitchblack tuner since I bought it last December & today it went dead. So that's about a half-year's worth of endurance on a non-alkaline power source.

Wind tuner

I was tuning my guitar the other day & left the front door open. It's really windy here, my Korg Pitch Black reacted to the wind. Every time it blows over the strings, I could see the tuner reacting. That's how sensitive this pedal is.

Tuners

So which tuners do I use? As above:

• KORG Pitch Black: I need a tuner with a strobe function for intonation adjustments (to increase the degree of accuracy) & something that can serve me in my effects chain without being too obnoxious in appearance. The Pitch Black has it for me in this light & it's reasonably priced as well. The PB allows me to adopt silent tuning & it conjures a haunting presence in dark performance venues; imagine people looking at your pedal board & not expecting to see the PB (because it's black- duh!) & suddenly when they least expected, you step on an 'invisible' presence & it brings your wayward guitar back in tune... Evil! Ha, ha, ha!
• SEIKO STX-1: I also need a tuner which can serve me without the need to plug in, so the clip-on STX-1 is my pick because it responds well & features a good display panel.