Comments on: Behringer BTR2000 2-Channel Rack Tuner

By: Rattan

Rattan — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 02:42:47 +0000

Review by Rattan for Behringer BTR2000 2-Channel Rack Tuner Rating: Purchased one from a local music store for $60, returned it the next day for a refund. Has a cool look and some nice features but for tuning bass I was extremely disappointed in its performance, even when set for bass it didn't seem to make a difference. I tried it in my rack system using the tuner out feature from my amp head into one of the rear input jacks. With all of my other pedal-style tuners connecting it this way works great but with this unit I found its sensitivity to be low and very slow to track notes. It had a very hard time locking into anything below open string A, barely even finding low E and forget about "D" tuning on the E string it just didn't work. Works better if using harmonics to tune but I found that to be inconsistent when compared to my other tuners. I even tried direct in from bass to front input jack and it wasn't much better. For tuning "on the fly" it's useless because of the slow sample rate, I would not use this on a gig. For tuning guitar and other higher frequency instruments it will probably work as designed, but for bass save your money on this one or spend a little more for a better quality brand unit.

By: Kim Chevalier

Kim Chevalier — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 02:37:34 +0000

Review by Kim Chevalier for Behringer BTR2000 2-Channel Rack Tuner Rating: i also bought this for bass, on my second rack system and out of the box it was 5 steps off!!!! i am returning it and will give it another chance but wish i had bought another Korg

By: Rick Young

Rick Young — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 01:58:09 +0000

Review by Rick Young for Behringer BTR2000 2-Channel Rack Tuner Rating: I purchased the Behringer BTR2000 2-Channel Rack Tuner to replace a Korg rack mount tuner I had purchased in the mid 90's. So far I have not had great difficulties with it, however it does not register the low-b of my 5-string bass. I can tune my top four then have to do that one by ear. Not a major problem unless I want to tune it on stage during a show as I hate doing that. If I have to tune on stage, I prefer muting my bass so the crowd doesn't listen to it. Other than that it's been a good unit. I was pleasantly surprised as I did not know it had lights in it, so considered that a bonus for me. I'll recommend it for guitarists and four string bassists wanting a rack mount tuner, but will advise 5-string bassists you might want to check out some other units to see if it will find your low b.

Rick Young
Bass & Vocals - Last Call
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