We were treated to a host of new products from Cherub, best known for their clip-on tuners, whose line ranges from tuner/metronome/hydrometer hybrids to multi-use capos and guitar tools.
Clip on, tune up, play guitar.
RatingsPros:Stealthy and simple. Legible display for its size. Cons: No metronome function. Street: $29 Korg Pitchclip 2+ korg.com | Ease of Use:  Build/Design:  Value: |
So, what can be said about a tuner as long as it, well, tunes? Plenty, because tuners come in all shapes and sizes, varying options, varying speeds, and, most importantly, different levels of accuracy. If you’re content with a $6 tuner and it’s working for you, excellent! Otherwise, there’s a pretty cool, new, upgraded clip-on in town.
Korg’s Pitchclip 2+ is a super light, small-yet-highly-readable headstock tuner. I love tech, but my eyesight sucks, so as much as I appreciate super-small clip-on tuners, I prefer to not have to squint or adjust my body to get my eyes closer to the headstock. The Korg Pitchclip 2+. has more than double the LEDs of its predecessor, and while small and stealthy, its readout is easy to decipher, even without my glasses. The clamping mechanism is robust, and there is plenty of play in the display’s maneuverability to get a good viewing angle. Southpaws will dig the tuner’s reversible readout—a must for clip-on tuners these days.
As for speed, the calibration-adjustable Pitchclip 2+ is faster than my brain, and isn’t glitchy or temperamental (unlike my brain, on occasion), so there were no issues with lag. The strobe mode offers the tuner’s highest level of accuracy at +/- 1 cent, and worked equally well on a ukulele, guitar, and bass. Korg reports detection enhancement for lower frequencies, and while I don’t typically play 5- or 6-string basses, dropping to C on my go-to Precision didn’t faze the Pitchclip 2+ at all. Three words: great stocking stuffer!
Test gear: Fender Precision, Les Stansell tenor uke, Dell’Arte Dark Eyes, Larrivée P-01
The pedal samples the sound of your pickup and creates a detailed digital guitar model using Mooer’s proprietary “dynamic layer” IR technology.
Shenzhen, China (August 15, 2019) -- Mooer Audio have launched two new and compact additions to their product line-up for August – The CT01 Tuner and the Tone Capture Micro Pedal.
The CT01 Tuner is Mooer’s first clip-on guitar and bass tuner and is the perfect companion to the pedalboard-essential Baby Tuner. A bright and colorful display, intuitive user interface, and a mechanical hinge with a rotatable display keep things easy-to-read in any position. Tuning range is adjustable from 435 to 445 HZ.
The CT01 Tuner will be available August 15, 2019.
For those that don’t want to carry more than one guitar to a gig, Mooer gives you the Tone Capture Guitar Micro Pedal. Similar to the GE300’s Tone Capture feature, The Tone Capture Guitar Pedal can sample any guitar, provided it has some form of pickup, and create a detailed digital Guitar model using Mooer’s proprietary “dynamic layer” IR technology. The Tone Capture Guitar pedal can also function as a standalone EQ pedal with 7 slots for Tone Capture or EQ presets. Users can also choose between true bypass or buffer bypass modes.
The Tone Capture Guitar pedal will be available from official Mooer dealers and distributors worldwide on August 15, 2019.
For more information:
Mooer Audio