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Today's Bonus:
- Three tuning modes (Chromatic, Guitar, Bass), Flat Tuning function and ACCU-PITCH verification with an audible beep
- Built-in headphone amp lets you tune, jam and play your effects with headphones or direct recording
- Built-in metronome with selectable rhythmic patterns and volume control
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I sometimes have to practice my electric bass with headphones so as to not disturb my roomate. this unit is a chromatic tuner, metronome, and monitor mixer for headphones. I plug my mp3 player (with headphone output) into the tu88, and my guitar and headphones. I can tune my guitar with audio cues when I'm in tune, then turn down the tuner tones to hear the guitar and mp3. it runs on 9v, but doesn't seem to have auto shut off especially if you leave something pluged into it. overall I'm pleased with the unit. it also has lots of different metronome patterns and a speaker for using the metronome without headphones too!Buy BOSS TU-88BK Micro Monitor and Tuner Now
I'm a guitarist, and I like to privately warm up with some metronome practice for a while before I perform. This product makes doing so much easier. I can plug in my earbuds (which I have on in place of stage monitors anyway) and even in a noisy "backstage" situation I can clearly hear my own guitar, balance the metronome level with my guitar level, and while I'm at it tune up one last time before I perform. The unit could be a little smaller, but its adequately compact. And sadly, choices are limited in a metronomes that allow you to jack in an instrument like a practice amp, or I might have chosen something else. My main complaint, there seems to be some awfully out-of-touch product engineers out there, who think its OK for a metronome to sound like a tiny bird chirping (two birds if you use any of the accent rhythms ). In a device of this size and price, it would be nice (and certainly do-able) if something like a stick or snare sound were actually used. But knowing electronic design as I do, I know that its very easy to make a circuit that produces a simple click or pop sound. And when you're practicing music, even a short tone (chirp, whatever) is distracting. This alone will make me hesitate to use this product for anything beyond the situation I described, and seek to replace it should something with a better metronome 'click' comes along.Read Best Reviews of BOSS TU-88BK Micro Monitor and Tuner Here
I've had the TU-80 for ten years and just recently got the TU-88 as well.I dislike the TU-80 because of the screen that's hard to see, the metronome sounds that aren't very good and the fact that they don't play in the output, the metronome only plays through the tiny speaker. That means that if you're playing something, even with an unplugged jazzbox, you can't hear the click track. What?? Yeah, I know.
Fortunately, the TU-88 is a lot better. The screen is still dark, but I can see a bit clearer. The buttons are sturdy and the whole unit feels solid. It also plays the metronome through the headphone output so that you can hear it. Brilliant. The monitor feature is also welcome.
The "headphone amp" feature is cool, but I feel like I've been fooled. I was considering the amPlug Bass before, but this has other features, so I thought it would be better value. Honestly, the sound is not great and you cannot adjust it. I know I have a cheaper Aria bass that apparently sounds bassy, but there isn't even a simple tone control on this, so you get one tone: dull and flat. Also, the metronome sounds as digital as ever, even squeaky on this one, so I can't use it for long before I go mad. The TU-88 tunes the bass well, though.
Nice package features-wise, but the quality is average. I regret buying this, I would rather have an amPlug and a cheap tuner on the side. It would have been the same price, I reckon.The fact that this tuner is not backlit made it virtually useless for me.Wound up returning it and bought a Korg Pitchblack which I really like.
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