The Gogo Tuners Horizon is a chromatic pedal tuner: a floor unit that shows the pitch of whatever note you play, so you can tune quickly between songs without a clip-on or handheld tuner. It is built as a 3/4 size pedal with what the maker calls the largest horizontal screen in its class, and it listed at US$85.001. A Limited Edition Orange version of the same chromatic pedal tuner was also offered, listed at US$99.992.
What sets the Horizon apart in GoGo Tuners' lineup is its display. The maker describes it as a 3/4 size pedal with the largest horizontal screen in its class, a wide format that makes the tuning readout easy to read at a glance on a dark stage1. It is a tuner pedal in the standard sense: chromatic tuning, so it names any of the twelve pitches rather than locking you to a single string set.
What the Horizon does
The Horizon covers a wide detection range of A0 (27.5Hz) to C8 (4186.00Hz)1. In practical terms that reaches well below the lowest note on a four-string bass in standard tuning and far above anything a guitar in normal range produces, so the same pedal works for bass and guitar, detuned instruments included. Guitar Interactive Magazine highlighted this range in its coverage of the launch3.
Accuracy is rated at +/-0.5 cent1. A cent is one hundredth of a semitone, so half a cent is tighter than most players can hear, in the territory of strobe-class tuners rather than basic LED pedal tuners.
The calibration function runs from 430Hz to 450Hz1. This sets the reference frequency for A4. If you are playing along with a recording tuned sharp or flat, or sitting in with instruments fixed at a different reference pitch, you can shift the pedal's reference to match instead of retuning by ear.
The signal path is true bypass, which GoGo Tuners lists for the pedal and which Guitar Interactive Magazine also confirmed in its launch coverage13. When the pedal is off, your dry signal does not pass through the tuner's electronics.
The Limited Edition Orange
Alongside the standard Horizon, GoGo Tuners offers a Limited Edition Orange version. It is the same chromatic pedal tuner in the same 3/4 size metal chassis with the same horizontal screen, but in an orange finish, and the maker states that only 250 will be made2.
| Horizon | Limited Edition Orange | |
|---|---|---|
| List price | US$85.001 | US$99.992 |
| Production | Standard | Only 250 made2 |
| Tuning | Chromatic1 | Chromatic2 |
| Detection range | A0 (27.5Hz) to C8 (4186.00Hz)1 | A0 (27.5Hz) to C8 (4186.00Hz)1 |
| Accuracy | +/-0.5 cent1 | +/-0.5 cent2 |
| Calibration | 430Hz to 450Hz1 | 430Hz to 450Hz2 |
| Bypass | True bypass1 | True bypass2 |
| Chassis | Metal, 3/4 size1 | Metal, 3/4 size2 |
The two versions differ only in finish, price and production count as the maker describes them. If the specs are what matter to you, the standard Horizon carries the same detection range, accuracy, calibration range and bypass at the lower price.
Both versions share the durable stomp knob and metal chassis construction the maker lists for the line21.
How the Horizon follows the Caliber
The Horizon was not the only chromatic pedal tuner in GoGo Tuners' range. The company also offered a Limited Edition Orange version of the Horizon, the same 3/4 size pedal with the largest horizontal screen, in a different finish and at a higher list price: US$99.99 against the standard version's US$85.0012. Both are chromatic tuning pedals, so the choice between them comes down to the finish and the price rather than a difference in tuning function.
For a player comparing options, the Horizon sits among compact chromatic pedal tuners like the Korg Pitchblack and TC Electronic PolyTune, with its distinguishing features being the horizontal screen format, the wide A0 to C8 detection range and true bypass switching1.
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Questions
How many GoGo Tuners Horizon Limited Edition Orange units were made?
GoGo Tuners states that only 250 Limited Edition Orange units will be made. It is otherwise the same chromatic pedal tuner as the standard Horizon, with the same detection range, accuracy, calibration range and true bypass switching, in an orange finish at a higher price.
Is the GoGo Tuners Horizon true bypass?
Yes. GoGo Tuners lists true bypass for both the standard Horizon and the Limited Edition Orange, and Guitar Interactive Magazine's news coverage of the pedal also describes it as equipped with true bypass. When the tuner is disengaged, your signal passes without the pedal's circuitry in the path.
What is the difference between the Horizon and the Caliber?
The Caliber came earlier in GoGo Tuners' pedal tuner lineup, and the Horizon followed it as the company's first tuner with a horizontal screen. The Horizon is a 3/4 size pedal built around that large horizontal display, with chromatic tuning, a calibration function and +/-0.5 cent detection accuracy.
How big is the GoGo Tuners Horizon?
GoGo Tuners describes the Horizon as a 3/4 size pedal with the largest horizontal screen in its class. Both the standard version and the Limited Edition Orange share the same 3/4 size metal chassis and horizontal screen layout.
What is the calibration range of the GoGo Horizon?
The calibration function runs from 430Hz to 450Hz, letting you reference A4 at a pitch other than the usual concert reference. That covers the common concert pitch variations a player is likely to run into when matching other instruments or recorded material.
Sources (3)
- THE GOGO TUNERS HORIZON CHROMATIC PEDAL TUNER, Gogo Tuners
- THE GOGO TUNERS HORIZON LIMITED EDITION ORANGE CHROMATIC PEDAL TUNER, Gogo Tuners
- GoGo Tuners Releases New Horizon Pedal Tuner, Guitar Interactive Magazine, 2016-01-13
