jonunders Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 Hi, Could you please suggest some Rack mount tuners which are worth looking at with the view to purchasing. Below £150, Many thanks Jonathan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ern500evo Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 Fairly sure you can pick up a Korg Pitchblack new for about £70 now. I had a Korg DTR2000 which was excellent, the pitchblack replaced that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek1071 Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 Hi Jonathan. I've got a Korg dtr2 - quite old but does the job. PM me if you're interested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger2611 Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 I have a pitch black, it's ok, the rack ears are plastic and feel rather flimsy, not sure how it would stand up to the rigours of gigging, it looks smart and seems to tune ok Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkboy Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 I recommend the Korg Pitchblack Pro, which is currently selling for around £55 on Thomann.de. Yes, the plastic rack ears are a bit flimsy, but theyve withstood a year of abuse in my rack with no problems so far. The unit performs brilliantly, it has standard or "strobe"style options,includes a built in lead tester and is visually quite eyecatching. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dadofsix Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 I've got two racks that are both equiped with Korg tuners. I love them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmccombe7 Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 yep Korg pitchblack for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bartok Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 How does KORG Pitchblack Pro works with five string basses? I'm having serious problems with traditional "table tuners" and the low B... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Dean Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 I have a peterson Rack tuner , but it has far too many features for me & I prefer the Pitch Black. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Thumb Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 I have the Korg Pitchblack Pro, which is fantastic except for the plastic rack ears. What a stupid idea! I have taken some mild steel 1U ears from a Netgear router to use as a backup. The ears will not slide onto the tuner, but you can easily use a couple of small screws and wind them into the side of the plastic bodied tuner. As small as the tuner is, there is loads of space inside. The screws wont touch any of the internals. I would recommend getting this unit. When I fitted mine I used nylon washers under the mounting screws AND between the ears and the rack frame rail to alleviate any twisting movement that could snap the ears. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jensenmann Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 Unseen which one you use, make sure that it get´s fed from a tuner out and is not between your bass and amp. I have two different Korg rack tuners and both create clicking noises when they are in the audio signal path. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bartok Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 [quote name='jensenmann' timestamp='1426878649' post='2723118'] Unseen which one you use, make sure that it get´s fed from a tuner out and is not between your bass and amp. I have two different Korg rack tuners and both create clicking noises when they are in the audio signal path. [/quote] I need it for my Studio. The signal path would be: Bass > KORG TUNER > Avalon U5 > DBX 131 (Graphic EQ) > DBX 160A (Comp/Limit) > Audio Interface > Mac Do you think I'll have problems? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jensenmann Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 This setup would mean that your tuner is in the signal path. Maybe Korg has resolved the issue I had with mine in the meantime, I don´t know. Make sure to check it out. Anyway, if you´re recording you don´t necessarily need to have it in the recording chain all the time. Unplugging for tuning the bass is not that much of an effort. Besides that your Avalon offers two outputs. Use the line-out to send the signal to your dbx EQ and the mic out to send it to the tuner. If Avalon didn´t mess up their design (which I bet they didn´t) then there should be a buffer between both outputs which makes them backlash free. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bartok Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 My idea was put it on the chain BEFORE the Avalon U5: Bass > KORG PitchBlack Pro > Avalon U5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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