Korg GA-30 Ultra Compact Guitar and Bass Tuner

If you own a guitar, you must be aware of the importance of tuning it. An out-of-tune guitar will never sound right, and is plainly unsuitable for playing. If you find online tuners cumbersome, or just prefer the hardware, than check out the Korg GA-30 Ultra Compact Guitar and Bass Tuner.

Korg GA-30 Features

• Compact size and affordable.
• Input jack for electric guitar AND built-in microphone for acoustic guitar tuning.
• Accurate tuning with a precise LCD needle-type meter for stable tuning.
• Convenient functions.
• Alternate tuning supported.
• Internal speaker produces reference tone.
• Supports 7-string guitar tunings
• Approximately 100 hours of continuous use.
• Auto power-off function conserves battery life (3 AAA batteries).
• 3 year warranty

Korg GA-30 Guitar Tuner Review

This tuner is the best value tuner available on the market, it's pricing is almost ridiculously low ($8.96 at Amazon). It's small size will allow it to fit into your pocket, and it's price will allow you to buy one for each of your guitar cases, if you tend to forget things like I do :-). The LCD display is big enough to see everything clearly, the digital meter is fluent and stable, doesn't jump all over the place.

A neat and useful feature is the tilt slit on the back of the tuner, which lets you insert a plastic card for use as a handy stand. It may not be as sensitive as other higher priced tuners, but is accurate and will get the job done. The LCD display does not have a backlight, so don't plan on using it in the dark. Also, as the price would suggest, it's construction is not the sturdiest, so don't play baseball with this tuner. But if you don't drop it every other day, it should be fine.

If you are looking for a low priced, accurate tuner, or perhaps a travel tuner, the Korg GA-30 is a good way to go.

How to Use the Korg GA-30 Guitar Tuner

Korg GA-30 Guitar Tuner Users Manual

Download the Korg GA30 Users Manual.

Customer Feedback and Reviews 

Timothy Ryan - Amazon.com My dad and I wanted to play as a guitar duo, me playing on the twelve string acoustic and him on an ACOUSTIC BASS. His bass had built in electronics making it electric also. My guitar had a built in tuner but his didn't. Needing a tuner was must have. Buying this tuner was the best accessory I've bought yet. It's the best of all worlds. Good looking, easy to use, and also very small. I recommend this item to any who needs a tuner for their guitar.

Pat - Amazon.com This may not be the best tuner on the market- my Boss TU-12H is more sensitive and accurate- and it's not as rugged and convenient as my Boss stage tuner. But it may well be the best value of any tuner on the market. It's cheap enough to put one in the case of every instrument you own, and accurate enough to do a better job that you can with your ears alone. At that price, there's just no excuse for not being in tune.

Johnathan B. - GuitarCenter.com I'm a beginner at the guitar, so I don't have enough experience to rate this higher than 4... I imagine that there might be other units that are better quality. In any case, I found the unit to be very easy to use, and tuning my acoustic is so easy now. Just a few seconds, and I'm all set and ready to go. Nice to finally hear what I'm supposed to hear! Nothing like trying to learn guitar, and being frustrated because it just doesn't sound right... now that I know I'm in tune, it has made the learning more enjoyable. I would recommend this unit for anyone who is learning to play.

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