Bass Gear Review

Reviewer	Jake Wimberley
Experience	3 yrs
Email	jcw141@ra.msstate.edu
Review date	February 03 2002
Manufacturer	Quik Tune
Model	?? 'Auto Guitar/Bass Tuner' - the old black kind
Price	I paid $20 but you can find 'em for 10
Item owned for	2-5 years

Weight	few ounces, i guess
Size	4" x 2 1/2" x 1"
Display	LCD 'Fake Needle' with 3 LEDs
Other	uses 9v battery

This is an ok tuner, that I got when I bought my first bass. It works OK. It is automatic so you can go from string to string without pressing any buttons. I had never owned/used any other tuners before I got this one but not much later I tried my friend's Korg GA-20 or whatever they call it and it is a zillion times better. I have since replaced this Quik Tune with a Korg CA-20 chromatic tuner, which is a zillion times better than the GA-20. However, this Quik Tune has both In and Out jacks so you can place it in-line and not have to unplug anything. That is nice. It doesn't eat batteries either.

Major drawback of the Quik Tune is that you can't tell it to drop steps so you can drop-tune. Although it's automatic it is slow to respond, and sometimes will tell you a string you just tuned is already off. They have replaced this model with the new silver model, with the funky shaped display and big purple button for a pitchpipe function. I tried one of those, and it is an improvement over the old QT's but not as good as a Korg.

If you have never owned a tuner, and want one, don't waste your money on a 'guitar/bass' tuner... buy a chromatic so you can tune to any key.

Construction	98%
(This was never a problem)
Tracking	85%
(Relatively accurate, but slow.)
Visibility	85%
Value	90%
(was under 20 bucks (but so are Korg's))
Overall	85%