Fender PT-100

It's pretty easy to use. Having 9 led's is much easier than the 5 on my old DOD tec4 multieffects pedal. I have used it outdoors and did not have trouble tuning, though, from memory the note display was hard to see but not really an issue for me if I can hear what the note is.

Well now here's the issue. I took it home, plugged it in and WHAM! there's this sizzling going on! I assume it's the referance strobe signal coming through to the output. I can get rid of it by putting my BOSS DS-1 (jap) befor it. Maybe something to do with the loading or filtering of the DS-1. I also tried using a Guyatone Harmonic Distortion (HD1) and it helped some but possibly not as helpful as the ds-1.

Don't put the Ds-1 AFTER the tuner or you'll just get a louder buzz. I also find that putting the tuner in my effects loop helps. Also i have not noticed any sound when it's not engaged and if you only use ouput2 (mutes when tuning) you wont even notice.

Oh and in case your wondering it STILL tunes pretty well if you have the distortion engaged!

Gear:
100w stereo Marshall 250DFX (and yes I'm on my 3rd fan going on 4th, *look up 250dfx reviews*)
ESP M-50 LTD Guitar (two humbucker pickups)

Effects:
Boss Ds-1
Boss Ce-3
Guyatone Hd-1
Fender PT100
Marshall DFX250 on board delay/chorus/flange and sustain

I'd use it at a gig without a backup... But i have a bit of a "don't care" attitude to gigs, if a pedal blows up I'll just unplug it and use the amp or the PA or just sing or whatever...
I've had no problems with reliability except possibly when the batteries are low it seems like it gets a bit indecisive.

I never even bothered. I'm sure the shop would give me my money back if I took it back.

It makes a good tuner, but it makes a kinda' average PEDAL tuner.
I still use it all the time, though i sometimes avoid leaving it in the effects line coz i'm a tone addict. But then again i do the same with my Boss Ce-3.

If you want a sweet pedal tuner that's not 3rd rate get a boss.

Extremely easy to use. One switched output and one non-switched output. Just pick and read the LEDs and that bit letter thats the note you've got.

Ah, this is why I have come here today. Today I plugged my Telecaster directly into my amp and it sounded great! So I started changing guitar cords and then i started removing effects from my chain (PT-100, Ibanez delay, Boss distortion) and finally the blame landed on the PT-100. The PT-100 is altering the sound quite a bit, even when its "off", just supposedly passing the signal through. With the PT-100 in the path between the guitar and amp, the sound is more compressed, and the high and low frequencies seem to be attenuated. It is not a pleasing alteration at all.

Seems to be built like a tank.

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I'd say don't buy this unless you use so many effects that you can't tell a difference with the PT-100 in your chain.

The review below surprised me.

This tuner pedal is a tone robber, it took 10 seconds to confirm this. It will drop the sparkle out of your rig if you are set-up for a chimey top-end. If you A/B it on by-pass the difference is immediately noticeable with and with-out. It went right back to the store.

OK for drop-D, forget it if you like bell tones and surf.

No excuse for Fender to make a product like this, they should know better.

Very easy, Plug and tune! One input, Two outputs, one switched, one not.

This is why I am writing this review. This is a "true bypass pedal", which means your tone is not effected by the unit. How do I know this? Because when there is no battery or wall wart powering the unit, the switch still works! I looked all over the internet, and the only reference to true bypass tuners was the Peterson, which is four times the price! The switch is quiet. The other comment I saw was some people had trouble with hum when using a wall wart. I have no trouble at all. I'm using a "one spot" power supply, which is also powering many other pedals, No hum at all! The tuner works great, responds quickly and smoothly, easy to read etc. Here's my setup just because they ask for it in this section. Strat w/vintage noiseless pu>fulltone full drive 2>Fender tuner>Boss comp.>traynor Yvc40wr input>effects send>Cry baby>EB vol>Boss trem>Digitech Mod Delay>Yamaha Magic stomp 1>Duncan pu booster>effects return>yvc40>speaker

Seems well constructed, Metal case etc.

Fender is usually good