CameronJ Posted September 26, 2018 Share Posted September 26, 2018 (edited) I’ve been browsing online today, specifically looking at the Spectradrive Bass Preamp pedal and noticed that the price suddenly dropped from £199 to about £137 across multiple retailers. I was a little concerned TC may have been discontinuing the pedal, so I gave Andertons a call and the guy I spoke to said it was likely a result of Andertons being price matched against another retailer...so I gave GuitarGuitar a ring and the guy on the other end of the line said they’ve switched from their old supplier and are now going direct through TC - thus lower prices across the board. Hilariously, the Polytune clip is now cheaper than the Unitune clip. Looking at both the Anderton’s and GuitarGuitar websites it looks like every TC pedal has had a healthy price drop, as well as the amp heads and combos. TC Helicon gear has gone down as well. Good times! This will obviously wreak havoc with used values but overall I think it’s a very good thing. Edited September 30, 2018 by CameronJ 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daz39 Posted September 26, 2018 Share Posted September 26, 2018 How long til TC up the direct price to take advantage of this though! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambient Posted September 26, 2018 Share Posted September 26, 2018 Take advantage now, I can see prices going up from April fools day next year. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorks5stringer Posted September 26, 2018 Share Posted September 26, 2018 1 hour ago, CameronJ said: I’ve been browsing online today, specifically looking at the Spectradrive Bass Preamp pedal and noticed that the price suddenly dropped from £199 to about £137 across multiple retailers. I was a little concerned TC May have been discontinuing the pedal so I gave Andertons a call and the guy I spoke to said it was likely a result of Andertons being price matched against another retailer...so I gave GuitarGuitar a ring and the guy on the other end of the line said they’ve switched from their old supplier and are now going direct through TC - thus lower prices across the board. Hilariously, the Polytune clip is now cheaper than the Unitune clip. Looking at both the Anderton’s and GuitarGuitar websites it looks like every TC pedal has had a healthy price drop, as well as the amp heads and combos. TC Helicon gear has gone down as well. Good times! This will obviously wreak havoc with used values but overall I think it’s a very good thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorks5stringer Posted September 26, 2018 Share Posted September 26, 2018 Is the Polytune OK for Bass or does one really need the Unitune? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grandad Posted September 26, 2018 Share Posted September 26, 2018 They must now be the best value for money rigs around. My BH250 was £222 earlier this year and now just £181. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skybone Posted September 26, 2018 Share Posted September 26, 2018 The PolyTune works for bass, but the UniTune's better. Aren't TC owned by Gibson, or have they moved on from them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Wishbone Posted September 26, 2018 Share Posted September 26, 2018 1 hour ago, yorks5stringer said: Is the Polytune OK for Bass or does one really need the Unitune? Had one for years - no complaints. Miles better than the Korg it replaced. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dood Posted September 26, 2018 Share Posted September 26, 2018 24 minutes ago, Skybone said: The PolyTune works for bass, but the UniTune's better. Aren't TC owned by Gibson, or have they moved on from them? I don't think TC were ever owned by Gibson, but they are now owned by Music Group who also own Tannoy and Behringer, Midas and Lab Gruppen. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorks5stringer Posted September 26, 2018 Share Posted September 26, 2018 26 minutes ago, Skybone said: The PolyTune works for bass, but the UniTune's better. Aren't TC owned by Gibson, or have they moved on from them? Owned now by the Music Group who is Behringer, Bugera etc I think? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CameronJ Posted September 26, 2018 Author Share Posted September 26, 2018 I’ve got a Polytune mini pedal and a Polytune clip. Both work really well but I may get a Unitune clip in black to blend in better on my various headstocks. I have zero need for the poly part! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bartelby Posted September 26, 2018 Share Posted September 26, 2018 typically the pedal i'd be tempted by only has £5 off... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorks5stringer Posted September 30, 2018 Share Posted September 30, 2018 (edited) Just had a Unitune arrive, hopefully it won't break the way my last 2 cheapy headstock tuners have...... Cost less than £30.00 Edited September 30, 2018 by yorks5stringer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CameronJ Posted September 30, 2018 Author Share Posted September 30, 2018 1 hour ago, yorks5stringer said: Just had a Unitune arrive, hopefully it won't break the way my last 2 cheapy headstock tuners have...... Cost less than £30.00 The Poly/Unitune clips are much sturdier than most other clip-on tuners I’ve seen, presumably down to the one-way hinge which can’t be rotated in all directions like most other clip ons. Who really needs 360 degrees of rotation anyway?? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorks5stringer Posted September 30, 2018 Share Posted September 30, 2018 Me ......because I like clipping it on the back of head stock but as long as you can view the 'strobe' bit all is fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CameronJ Posted September 30, 2018 Author Share Posted September 30, 2018 (edited) But...but... Edited September 30, 2018 by CameronJ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anzoid Posted September 30, 2018 Share Posted September 30, 2018 Damn, that's killed the resale value on an amp I was about to sell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorks5stringer Posted September 30, 2018 Share Posted September 30, 2018 (edited) 2 hours ago, CameronJ said: But...but... Yes, you are right, I had not investigated the pivot aspect of it yet...but sticking on that last knob would make tone adjustments awkward? Edited September 30, 2018 by yorks5stringer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CameronJ Posted September 30, 2018 Author Share Posted September 30, 2018 25 minutes ago, yorks5stringer said: Yes, you are right, I had not investigated the pivot aspect of it yet...but sticking on that last knob would make tone adjustments awkward? Sticking it on the knob was purely for my own amusement but it would work fine in practice as the knobs on that bass are volume/blend/treble/bass, with active-passive push-pull on the volume knob. Basically my EQ is set & forget with treble & bass very slightly boosted. I use the pickup blend and active-passive switching to get my tonal palette, so in theory keeping the tuner on the bass EQ knob wouldn’t be a problem. I could happily gig it there. It’s just as accurate (if not more so) in that position! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorks5stringer Posted September 30, 2018 Share Posted September 30, 2018 40 minutes ago, CameronJ said: Sticking it on the knob was purely for my own amusement but it would work fine in practice as the knobs on that bass are volume/blend/treble/bass, with active-passive push-pull on the volume knob. Basically my EQ is set & forget with treble & bass very slightly boosted. I use the pickup blend and active-passive switching to get my tonal palette, so in theory keeping the tuner on the bass EQ knob wouldn’t be a problem. I could happily gig it there. It’s just as accurate (if not more so) in that position! I actually thought it was placed there for comedic effect...but my OCD would definitely struggle with it there🙄. Anyway, thanks for the heads up/down, otherwise I would have maybe stumbled across it eventually. Both my cheapy plastic tuners have broken on the pivot so with there not being one I did not fully extend it in 3D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radiophonic Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 The price drops on some of the pedals are pretty amazing. The rebadged Behringer stuff is now <30 quid! £65 for a Spectracomp? The MK2 Flashback and HoF are both only £90... Pity I'm so skint at the moment because these are pretty serious bargains. Not far off s/h prices in many cases. Unfortunately the Polytune Clip has been a fail for me. I just cannot get it to remain stable in my real world situation - there are no gaps in our set and I need to retune during a drum intro and have it right before that first guitar chord. Back to the ole Boss for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fretmeister Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 The new BQ500 amp is up at £181! How noisy are TC fans? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Krow Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 @CameronJ good spot. You should be on commission I'm already aware of a BC mate who has just got another Spectradrive as a result of this thread. And a TC Sub'n'Up for £68 posted! (I was hoping the mini would be even less, but alas it's not). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Krow Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 30 minutes ago, fretmeister said: How noisy are TC fans? Well Cameron has a good pair of lungs on him, so I guess some of them can be very loud - particularly when mic'd up on stage 😂 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 1 hour ago, radiophonic said: The price drops on some of the pedals are pretty amazing. The rebadged Behringer stuff is now <30 quid! £65 for a Spectracomp? The MK2 Flashback and HoF are both only £90... Pity I'm so skint at the moment because these are pretty serious bargains. Not far off s/h prices in many cases. Unfortunately the Polytune Clip has been a fail for me. I just cannot get it to remain stable in my real world situation - there are no gaps in our set and I need to retune during a drum intro and have it right before that first guitar chord. Back to the ole Boss for me. That`s always been the problem I`ve found re clip-on tuners, in a live environment they just don`t cut it - very annoying as for flying gigs cutting down on pedals/leads would be ideal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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