Korg Pitchblack X Mini Tuner

Advanced tuner pedal with Ultra Buffer function

The Pitchblack X mini features an integrated “ULTRA BUFFER.” What makes it so special? Most electric guitars are equipped with passive pickups and therefore have a correspondingly high output impedance. When using a guitar cable of 6 meters or longer, more and more of the guitar’s high-end sound is lost the longer the cable is. A buffer compensates for this signal degradation and the resulting loss of sound over long cables—even when the tuning function is turned off. The “ULTRA BUFFER” improves sound quality in “Bypass” mode and preserves the sound when using a long cable, whether it is connected directly to the tuner or first to a complex effects pedalboard.

Compact enclosure

The Pitchblack X mini is the smallest tuner in the Pitchblack X series and fits into any effects pedalboard. Despite weighing just 124 grams, the tuner is housed in a robust, powder-coated enclosure.

Meter LEDs with light mode

The display is not only larger than before but also features more meter LEDs to improve readability. There are two settings for the light mode, which is particularly useful under bright lighting or outdoors.

Accuracy and meter display modes

The Pitchblack X is an extremely accurate tuner that, in Strobe mode, indicates how precisely the strings are tuned to within ±0.1 cent, helping to avoid embarrassing beats. There are four display options for the meter. In addition to “Regular” mode, there are “Strobe” and “Half Strobe” modes, which illustrate pitch changes by the direction and speed of the display flow. There is also a “Mirror” mode in which two LEDs move from the left and right toward the center as the string gets closer to the correct tuning.

Convenient “Perfect” indicator

The Pitchblack X mini features a new “Perfect” indicator, in which the triangular LEDs on both sides flash when a string is tuned correctly, so you do not have to look as closely.