Introduction
The KORG PITCHHAWK-G2 (AW-3G2) is a professional, high-precision clip-on instrument tuner designed to deliver effortless, high-visibility pitch calibration in any environment. Outfitted with an innovative high-contrast color LCD display, a robust multi-angle ball joint, and a highly secure headstock clamp, this compact tuner fits beautifully on any guitar or bass headstock, providing performing musicians and home studio creators with fast, uncompromised tuning accuracy.
Main Features
The defining strength of the KORG PitchHawk-G2 lies in its advanced color-coded display technology, physical durability, and smart beginner-focused safety features. Improving on the classic original PitchHawk, the G2 features a new, ultra-bright color VA liquid crystal display with a high-contrast white backlight. This allows you to visually sense your tuning status through instant color changes rather than having to squint at a tiny needle, ensuring effortless readability under direct sunlight or dark stage lights.
For physical flexibility, the tuner is mounted on a double mechanism consisting of a movable arm and a robust ball joint, granting a completely free range of viewing angles while folding away flat and compact for transport.
The high-sensitivity onboard piezo pickup detects your instrument's raw physical vibrations directly through the wood, bypassing ambient room noise entirely so you can tune accurately even in loud, active band environments.
To safeguard your instrument, the built-in First String Over-Winding Warning automatically flashes an indicator on the screen if it detects that the thin high-E string is being stretched too tightly, preventing accidental string breakage. It also features standard auto power-off battery preservation, manual calibration, and internal memory backup to save your settings.
Usage Scenarios
- Studio: Mount the compact tuner to your guitar headstock to quickly calibrate your instrument before recording tracks at your desk.
- Live performance: Keep your tuning invisible and silent on stage, relying on the vibration-sensing piezo to tune accurately during loud sets.
- Practice: Run daily scale exercises and tuning routines comfortably, using the color-coded display to spot immediate pitch deviations.
- Recording: Ensure perfect intonation across all takes, utilizing a highly precise detection engine that is accurate to plus or minus 1 cent.
- Education: Instruct beginner students safely, utilizing the built-in over-winding warning to prevent snapped strings.
Features
- Premium clip-on tuner designed specifically to mount on guitar and bass headstocks.
- High-contrast, ultra-bright color LCD display provides incredible visibility from any angle.
- Advanced piezo pickup senses vibration directly through the wood to ignore ambient room noise.
- Double-jointed arm and ball mechanism offers a completely free range of custom viewing angles.
- Specialized first string over-winding warning helps prevent accidental string breakage.
- Dedicated Guitar and Bass modes alongside Flat and Capo transposition settings.
- Highly secure, robust rubber-padded clamp ensures a tight grip that will not shift during play.
- Internal memory backup automatically saves your calibration settings when powered off.
- Auto power-off function automatically shuts down the unit after inactivity to preserve battery.
- Runs on a single, highly common CR2032 lithium button battery.
Technical Specs
- Scale: 12-Note Equal Temperament
- Chromatic Detection Range: A0 (27.50 Hz) to C8 (4,186 Hz)
- Guitar Tuning Range: B1 flat 5 (46.25 Hz) to E4 capo 7 (493.88 Hz)
- Bass Tuning Range: B0 flat 5 (23.12 Hz) to C3 (130.81 Hz)
- Tuning Precision: Plus or minus 1 cent
- Reference Pitch (Calibration): 436 Hz to 445 Hz (1 Hz steps)
- Flat Tuning: 1 to 5 semitones (in semitone steps)
- Capotasto Tuning: 1 to 7 semitones (in semitone steps)
- Display Type: Color VA LCD with High-Brightness White Backlight
- Power Supply: 1 x CR2032 Lithium Button Battery (3V)
- Battery Life: Approximately 8 hours of continuous, active operation
- Dimensions (W x D x H): 61 mm x 65 mm x 28 mm
- Weight: 26 grams (including battery)
CK Music Staff Recommendation
The CK Music team recommends the KORG PitchHawk-G2 (AW-3G2) for performing guitarists, bassists, music teachers, and home recording producers who need a highly reliable, quick-reading tuner that is built to survive the road. Standard clip-on tuners often utilize dim monochrome screens, flimsy plastic clamps that snap easily, and slow tracking chips. Korg's PitchHawk-G2 completely solves these issues. By combining an extremely fast vibration-sensing piezo with a brilliant, color-coded LCD and a robust double-jointed ball mount, it lets you tune in a flash on dark stages with absolute accuracy. The addition of the over-winding warning is an incredibly smart, practical touch for student players, making this premium clip-on an essential companion for any gear bag.