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TC Electronic Polytune Mini - doesn't work on bass!?


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[quote name='TRBboy' timestamp='1355572914' post='1900045']
Well the big one came and seems to work just fine in polyphonic mode, especially just as a quick check between songs.

I'm a little surprised that it doesn't mute when you click it on though!? It just reduces the volume slightly, is this normal?
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My full-size Polytune mutes fully, but you do get funny noises (breakthrough from the digital tuning gubbins) if you keep it in line whilst tuning, so mine is now in a true-bypass loop (with no return signal ;) ).

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[quote name='TRBboy' timestamp='1355572914' post='1900045']
Well the big one came and seems to work just fine in polyphonic mode, especially just as a quick check between songs.

I'm a little surprised that it doesn't mute when you click it on though!? It just reduces the volume slightly, is this normal?
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Not normal I'd say, mine mutes completely - it's in a send/return loop from my Ashdown/s & never hear a peep or a squeak from it when it's in or not in use.

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[quote name='TRBboy' timestamp='1354956582' post='1892286']
I appreciate that polyphonic mode probably isn't as accurate, but surely it's useful as a quick tuning check between songs, etc?
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I think the tuner is far quicker in single string mode - I can whack through all 5 strings in a couple of seconds in single mode, but it takes 10 secs or so for me to get the poly properly registering all strings, and even then it's not very accurate.

I love mine as a tuner though, so fast an accurate I use it to help with my fretless intonation when playing live in a dark room by taking the tuner out from the back of the amp!

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No problems with mine. It mutes just fine. One little niggle, when all the strings are in perfect tune and I use poly mode, the A string shows up as slightly flat. Having said that, it's really fast in mono mode and as I got it for less than £45 here on BC I'm as happy as larry.

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