TC Electronic Polytune 3

When it was introduced in 2010, the original POLYTUNE forever revolutionized the way musicians tune their instruments. Praised by professional and amateur players, guitar tuning instantly became as simple as Strum - Tune - Rock! So how do you make the best-selling polyphonic tuner even better? You take it to the next level by providing multiple tuning modes, including polyphonic, chromatic, strobe, and a variety of altered tunings; adding an onboard BONAFIDE BUFFER to preserve your tone over long cable runs and pedal board signal paths; and upgrading the LED display for even higher tuning accuracy. Say hello to your next tuner – POLYTUNE 3.

The TC Electronic PolyTune 3 builds on the feature set of the original pedal, with multiple tuning modes including polyphonic, chromatic, ultra-precise strobe mode and the ability to store alternate tunings. It also includes TC’s acclaimed BonaFide Buffer which will help your signal to stay strong even as it runs through multiple patch cables. It’ll prevent high-end signal loss and squishy dynamic range. The BonaFide Buffer has a 1 MΩ input, 100 Ω output, and extremely high >112 dB signal to noise ratio.

PolyTune 3 has a super-bright 109-LED display with an ambient light detector that automatically adjusts the intensity to provide the perfect readout regardless of where you are. TC-Electronic has also included the ability to switch between the buffer and true bypass modes, the idea being that the buffer model lets you keep the tuner in full operation even when your signal is not muted. The tuning accuracy is within 0.5 percent in chromatic mode, and the strobe mode gives you plus or minus 0.1 percent accuracy, and the tuner automatically switches between polyphonic and monophonic tuning modes based on how many strings you play.

The TC Electronic Polytune 3 is designed and engineered in Denmark and comes with a 3-year warranty program.