Pitchblack+ discontinued?

hund · Post by **hund** » Wed Jan 26, 2011 10:25 am

According to the Korg UK web site, the Pitchblack+ has been discontinued.

It's still listed in Germany, Japan, the US, and the 2011 Proview.

Does anyone know if the Pitchblack+ is indeed being discontinued? I don't want to buy one only to find it's being replaced.

longi · Post by **longi** » Wed Jan 26, 2011 5:54 pm

Why would you not want to buy one if it's being discontinued? You might get it cheap! I suspect Korg are probably going to discontinue most of their guitar products. I think keyboards are probably where they make most of their revenue.

hund · Post by **hund** » Wed Jan 26, 2011 9:54 pm

I'd be surprised if Korg abandoned the tuner market completely. I wouldn't want to buy a Pitchblack+ now (I've haven't noticed any reduction in the price) only to find that an improved tuner's announced next month.

longi · Post by **longi** » Thu Jan 27, 2011 7:12 am

Ahhh I see, fair comment, maybe they are going to re-vamp the range.

X-Trade · Post by **X-Trade** » Thu Jan 27, 2011 8:45 am

Its a tuner, how 'improved' can it get?

Trinity_Gib · Post by **Trinity_Gib** » Thu Jan 27, 2011 11:25 am

i bought one last year and its a great product true bypass, very acurate and easy to read.

my review

http://www.gear-review.co.uk/reviews/ko ... index.html

longi · Post by **longi** » Thu Jan 27, 2011 10:06 pm

I have one too, yup, it's pretty good I have to say.

hund · Post by **hund** » Fri Jan 28, 2011 1:06 pm

X-Trade wrote:Its a tuner, how 'improved' can it get?

Tuners vary greatly. They improve by becoming more accurate, having a faster response, by having more informative displays, by becoming more robust, having better signal bypass systems, by supporting more tunings and temperaments...

The Pitchblack+ is unusual (unique as far as I know) in that two instruments can be connected at once (it combines the function of tuner and A/B switch).

hund · Post by **hund** » Fri Jan 28, 2011 1:08 pm

Trinity_Gib wrote:http://www.gear-review.co.uk/reviews/ko ... index.html

I'm specifically asking about the Pitchblack+ rather than the Pitchblack (which is still advertised in the UK).

X-Trade · Post by **X-Trade** » Fri Jan 28, 2011 1:09 pm

hund wrote:
X-Trade wrote:Its a tuner, how 'improved' can it get?
Tuners vary greatly. They improve by becoming more accurate, having a faster response, by having more informative displays, by becoming more robust, having better signal bypass systems, by supporting more tunings and temperaments...

The Pitchblack+ is unusual (unique as far as I know) in that two instruments can be connected at once (it combines the function of tuner and A/B switch).

Thanks.
I really wasn't aware. I just use my AX3000B's built in tuner, or my Roland TU-2 and to be honest I never really considered it particularly vital. Obviously the AX is different...

Trinity_Gib · Post by **Trinity_Gib** » Tue Feb 01, 2011 9:08 am

seems like the pitchblack + is the same device is the regular pitchblack but with the ability to plug in two different instruments plus store presets etc.. looks like a great device to me