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Been using the same one for 5 years now.
Posted by Brian from Worcester Area, Mass on Jun 30, 2009
Experience w/product: I own it
Reviewer's Background: Gigging Musician
Reviewer's Play Style: Contemporary Christian and Country
I use mine to tune my bass with. It's been working great. I never have a problem with it tuning my bass, and I gig with it 2 times a week. When I first started using it, I noticed that the input jack's screw cap kept coming lose and would sometimes fall off. After about a month of that I got fed up and super glued it on. I havn't had a problem sinse. I used to store it in my bass case but quickly found out that the compartment door was closing and pushing the button and draining my batteries. I started taking my batteries out after every gig to fix that. I've recently been caring it in another bag with my DI box and cables so that hasn't been an issue. Lastly, I noticed at a recent outdoor gig that the LED is hard to see in sunlight. But for the price, I think this tuner has been well worth it over the last 5 years.
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Chromatic Part works great.
Posted by Brother Dave from Badin NC on Mar 30, 2009
Experience w/product: I own it
Reviewer's Background: In a band
Reviewer's Play Style: Old R&B, Carolina Beach, Classic Rock, Motown
Got the PT100 as a free bonus. I had a little Korg tuner & a Fender RT1000 rack tuner. (Turns out the Fender RT-1000 and this little pedal use the same chip!) I like that the PT100 only draws power when tuning. Tunes fast with very fast note detection. I gave away the Korg and then the PT100 got to where it would not work on battery power. When I connected it to my pedalboard power the bypass lever in the AC Adapter jack on the pedal got stuck so the pedal behaved as if the jack was still plugged even when it wasn't. To fix it, just insert a tiny screw driver into the jack and carefully pry up the little chromed lever. It will then work on battery again. Now I run it only on battery. By cutting corners on a cheap power jack they've made this thing very iffy for dual powering. My advise is pick one sort of power and stick to it. It will tune perfectly in standard tuning. Anyone complaining of noise either has a bad unit or a bad cable. When mine works it works great! A built-in microphone would have been about $1 more. The pedal is sturdy enough for hobby/rehearsal use, but I would not gig with it as a primary tuner. At it's heart, the tuner chip itself is great. However the power adapter jack and plastic case and plastic on/off button is not gig worthy. They should upgrade this to all metal casing with high quality switch and jacks. I'd pay more to get it in a "PRO" version.
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Bad casing
Posted by MrL141 from Chicago area on Feb 19, 2009
Experience w/product: I own it
Reviewer's Background: Professional gigging musician
Reviewer's Play Style: Rock/blues/country
These are pretty cheap for pedals, about half the cost of similar pedals. I really like the LED read out (better than the first version of this pedal) but you are wasting your money. I sure did. I've tried two of them--buying the second thinking I just had a "dud"---but the same problem: the black plastic this pedal has as the way to engage the pedal just can't hold up to regular use. It will crack along the side hindges that hold it in place. Also, there is a spring that will easily pop out of place underneath the plastic. I do no recommend this pedal for a professional. If Fender would have just spent a few bucks more and improved the casing, it would be a solid pedal.
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Fender PT-100 Pedal Tuner
Posted by Old Metal on Jan 27, 2009
Experience w/product: I own it
Reviewer's Background: Hobbyist
Reviewer's Play Style: Classic Rock, Metal, Jazz, Classical guitar
Though I've only used it a few weeks, I'm very pleased so far. The choice of "always pass" or "mute signal" output jacks is nice. I use the "mute signal" jack. Press the pedal and it mutes the output; you tune in silence. The LEDs that denote flat/sharp are BRIGHT. I have to look at them from an angle instead of straight down or else I get the "flashbulb effect" in my eyes. You'll have no problem seeing them even under bright lights. The "letter" portion of the display is also bright and easy to see. The pedal is made of metal, the stomp pad is thick rubber. It certainly looks and feels like it will last a long time.
I do wish it had a built-in microphone for tuning acoustics; that's whyy I knocked it on features.
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THE PRICE REFLECTS THE QUALITY
Posted by Anonymous Musician on Dec 22, 2008
Experience w/product: I own it
Reviewer's Background: hobbyist
Reviewer's Play Style: rock
I have owned 2 of these tuners and I have to say there not as good as there said to be. The first tuner I got lasted for about a year and a half with no trouble, but then during a jam session it just started randomly smoking. After that I figured that it was just a defective tuner so I decided to order another one considering the first worked well while it lasted. About a week after I got the 2nd tuner it started falling apart. All of the metal rings on the output started comming off, and eventually the other jacks. Another thing to consider about the tuner is battery life. I'm not a big fan of having cords running everywhere through my rig so I use 9V batteries. They last about a month and then the tuner craps out. I would consider getting a more expensive reliable tuner...
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