The PolyTune is an essential lifesaver for time-pressed gigging guitarists and perfectionist studio players. It shaves precious seconds off the tuning process while it provides dead-accurate tuning.

The PolyTune is innovative, fast, accurate, and versatile, and as it’s the only polyphonic tuner you’re going to get for $99, how could it not snag an Editors’ Pick Award?

My tuner has always been the one thing I’ve hardly ever thought about changing. Now that I think about it, I’m pretty sure I’ve traded it out only two or three times—which is nothing compared to the countless delays and overdrives I’ve gone through over the years. Does the PolyTune qualify to be a rare entry in that list of tuners? Most definitely.

Were it a straight automatic chromatic tuner it would be good, but by adding the polyphonic mode for an instant view of all six strings, it becomes an undoubted winner at a very reasonable price. Highly recommended. Verdict: A significant stomp forward, destined for pedalboards everywhere!

I have to conclude that this sturdily built little tuner does pretty much what it claims to, with no fuss and with a nice clear display. Its compact format makes it easy to fit into a pedalboard, and its true bypass means that it won’t compromise your tone.

The TC Electronic Polytune is an exciting new pedal that is set to revolutionize the way guitarists tune their instruments.

TC Electronic incredibly managed to launch a totally new product in the tuner pedal market, which is quite a feat. The manufacturing quality is impeccable and the product is packed with clever ideas like the auto adjustment of LED intensity, the power output and the dual needle/caterpillar display in monophonic mode. One thing is for sure: all competitors suddenly look a lot older and the PolyTune offers much more for the same price.

TC Electronic say “We can’t make tuning fun. But we can sure make it a whole lot easier.”, I disagree, tuning just got fun!

The ability to check all strings simultaneously is nothing short of revolutionary. With the groundbreaking, time-saving, and (dare I say) performance enhancing convenience of polyphonic tuning thrown in the mix, there's simply no competition.

I felt so cool when I would hit the tuner, unplug one guitar, plug in the next guitar, give it one strum while muted, make a few adjustments and move on to the next song. There were much fewer awkward pauses between each song where you feel like you have to stall while your dumb guitar gets tuned.

Rugged, accurate, fast-responding, good readability, power pass-through, full (true) bypass when disengaged.

Overall, this pedal is a fantastic and innovative piece of technology.

The polytune is a transparent addition to your pedalboard. The true bypass circuitry works as expected, and our signal sounded the same bypassing the tuner as it did with a cable straight into the front of our amp.

If Stolen: Call my überfabulous A/R rep at TC and have them send me another one. Maybe two.

The auto switching feature is great so you can decide for yourself. If you’re a cutting edge Poly Tuner – go for it! If you’re old school, go string by string – doesn’t matter. The PolyTune will get you there quickly and reliably one way or another.

The faster you can get back to your music, the happier the audience will be. For that reason, the PolyTune is a must have for any gigging guitarist.