#Boss tu 3 chromatic tuner professional#

Now that we’ve got that out of the way, let’s cover the unique features of the Boss TU-3 and why you might want to use it. So, it really is worth investing in a more expensive pedal if you’re going to play guitar for the long-term – and a tuner is usually one that we recommend first. Usually they’re much slower to use, aren’t as accurate, and are difficult to see in the sun (or under bright stage lights.) Just about every stage performer uses a pedal and even those that only play in their home tend to prefer pedals due to the convenience and accuracy. Or even worse, they try to tune using a smartphone application.Ĭlip-on tuners are fine, but they offer a number of drawbacks. When we work with students, most people start out with a clip-on tuner that clips onto the headstock of your guitar. And as mentioned, it’s perfectly suitable for bass guitar as well (more on that later.) Why Use A Tuner Pedal Instead Of A Clip-On? This pedal doesn’t discriminate by genre or guitar.

Chris Cornell (Soundgarden / Audioslave).

Some notable musicians that use the BOSS TU-3 include:

#Boss tu 3 chromatic tuner professional#

It is used by professional guitarists and bassists across just about every genre.

The TU-3 has been considered an industry standard for a while now, just like the TU-2 (Boss’ earlier model of this pedal) was before that. So without any further ado, here is our review for the BOSS TU-3 tuner.įirst things first, I would just like to give you a bit of perspective. In this article, we’re going to go over the BOSS TU-3 Chromatic Tuner Stompbox in detail, to help you determine whether or not this pedal is right for you.

However, with a number of different tuners available on the market, it can be difficult to decide which one is actually best for you. Tuner pedals are essential, and one of the first pedals that most guitarists should buy – especially if they ever intend to perform on a stage. But like I said, I never heard too much of a problem with a TU-2 buffer nor have I heard much if any difference between any of the commonly available BJT or JFET buffer circuits other than differences that arise from their differing input impedances.The Boss TU-3 is one of the most popular tuning pedals in existence, and for good reason. So, it's not like all devices used as buffers in guitar signal chains are identical. And no buffer is going to sound exactly like your direct in tone although some buffers try to develop workaround to replicate an amp front end - like the valuvlator which has a tube preamp stage ahead of a buffer. Yes, it's true, some buffered bypass schemes might depart from perfect linearity more than others, some might be truely unity gain some might be slightly less than unity gain, and some switching schemes might have something else going on besides buffering - like some of the Boss pedals that mix wet and dry signals have not only buffers but also pre and de emphasis eq at the front and back of the pedal circuit that might affect tone. Both true bypass and buffered bypass switching schemes are solutions for tone suck.

But I don't think it's even accurate to say a buffer causes 'tone suck.' That phrase was invented to describe the frequency balance and signal level changes that happen when a hardwire bypass pedal with a low input impedance loads down the guitar. I don't use the tuner anymore because I found the Turbo Tuner to be a better tuner, and now that I'm using a small board I've gone buffer-less. Never used a TU-3 and I haven't seen a schematic on either. Personally I've never heard a problem with the TU-2 buffer.