The Big Top FX Chromatic Tuner Mini is a compact chromatic tuning pedal: step on it, and its large digital display shows you how far off pitch each string is so you can tune up between songs. Big Top FX positions it as a budget-friendly option, describing it as "a high-qualtiy, easy-to-use Tuner for an excellent price"1. It sits in the crowded field of small pedal tuners, alongside units like the Ibanez BIGMINI Tuner and the MOOER Baby Tuner.
What it does
As a chromatic tuner, it detects any note rather than being limited to standard tuning, which makes it usable for alternate tunings as well as standard E. RockBoard's PedalPedia says it is built to "Ensure your gutiar always sounds at its best"1.
The construction is where the maker puts its emphasis. The pedal has a rugged metal chassis with a large digital display, and the signal path is all-analog true bypass, meaning your guitar's signal is not converted to digital and passes through untouched when the tuner is not engaged1.
Questions
Does the Big Top FX Chromatic Tuner Mini affect my tone when it is on but not being used to tune?
Big Top FX describes the pedal as having an all-analog true bypass signal path. With true bypass, the tuner's circuit is removed from the chain when it is not engaged, so your guitar's signal passes through without the tuner's circuitry in the way.
Sources (1)
- Chromatic Tuner Mini by Big Top FX, RockBoard PedalPedia, 2026
