D’Addario Upgrades Its Pedal Tuner to Plus

February 10, 2021 · 4 sources

D'Addario's Chromatic Pedal Tuner Plus is an upgraded version of its original Chromatic Pedal Tuner, adding a signal buffer and a countdown timer function¹. The new pedal is a chromatic pedal tuner aimed at guitarists who tune at home, in the studio, or onstage².

The Plus keeps the core design of the original: a full-color vertical display for quick, intuitive tuning, fast note detection, true-bypass wiring with an easily accessible foot switch, and a rugged aluminum enclosure². The original PW-CT-20 carried a 32-bit processor¹.

What the Plus adds over the original:

• A signal buffer, which can preserve signal strength over long pedalboard cable runs²¹
• A countdown timer function²¹
• A set timer, listed among the pedal's functions on the maker's product page²

The original Chromatic Pedal Tuner offered a wide calibration range of A414 to A475, accessed from a side-mounted "pitch" button, and was described as "nicely compact and slim, just about an inch bigger than most mini-pedals"³. That original model also used a full-color vertical display for quick intuitive tuning at home, in the studio, or onstage⁴.

The Chromatic Pedal Tuner Plus carried a list price of £125.00 and a 1-Year Limited Warranty from the maker².