Build Your Own Pro-Grade Tuner Pedal
Q-Tune is the only precision chromatic tuner in the DIY pedal world. A bright touchscreen, studio-level accuracy, and firmware that keeps getting better. It assembles in 15–30 minutes with everyday hand tools.
Build Your Q-Tune
Assembles in 15–30 minutes with simple hand tools. No soldering, no electronics experience. Just your own pro-grade tuner pedal.
SHIPS JUNE–JULY 2026
Powder-coated aluminum enclosure
Measures 4.4" × 2.4" × 1.2" (1590B)
Pre-order: kits are expected to ship June–July 2026. If we can't deliver within that window, you can request a full refund. See Shipping & Returns.
Q-Tune Solder Kit (Through-Hole)
The original Q-Tune kit, for builders who want the full hands-on soldering experience. Same tuner, same features. You populate and solder the board yourself.
READY TO SHIP
READY TO SHIP
Both enclosures fit the same Q-Tune board. Pick the size that suits your pedalboard.
Compare the Kits
| New Q-Tune | Solder Kit (Through-Hole) | |
|---|---|---|
| Soldering | None | Required (intermediate) |
| Assembly time | 15–30 minutes | A few hours |
| Experience needed | None | DIY electronics |
| Enclosure | 1590B | 1590B, 125B, or none |
| Price | $129 | From $117 |
Q-Tune Chromatic Instrument Tuner is the first of its kind in the DIY pedal world, a high-precision tuner with a full 2.8" LCD, offered as a solderless kit you assemble yourself in a rugged stompbox enclosure.
At its core, Q-Tune uses an advanced pitch detection algorithm to lock onto your note with incredible speed and stability. The dynamic display gives you real-time visual feedback in a way that's clear, responsive, and easy to read on dark stages or bright practice rooms.
No soldering iron. No electronics experience. Snap it together in 15–30 minutes, gig with confidence, and enjoy pro-level precision with DIY-level satisfaction.
Why Q-Tune Is Different
Ultra-Accurate Tuning Engine
Lock onto your note with speed and confidence. No more second-guessing whether you're sharp or flat. Q-Tune tracks pitch with precision that rivals dedicated studio tuners.
Big, Bright 2.8" LCD Display
Read your tuning clearly on a dark stage or in a bright practice room. The full-color LCD gives you real-time visual feedback that's impossible to miss.
Touch & Tune
Navigate settings effortlessly with a responsive touchscreen.
Buffered Bypass Option
Clean, transparent signal when engaged or bypassed. Especially handy at the beginning of your pedalboard chain or when driving a long cable to your amp. Or, use the tuner in true bypass, your choice!
Multiple Tuning Display Styles
Choose between several visual layouts: meter, strobe-inspired, needle, orbital, big letter display, and more. All styles support full-range chromatic tuning.
Monitoring Mode
Watch pitch in real-time while playing. Ideal for intonation and practice (using buffered bypass).
Top-Mounted Jacks
Both audio and DC jacks are located on the top edge, saving precious pedalboard space and keeping your rig tidy.
Internal Storage Support
Store custom standby images, animated GIFs, and set lists. Make your tuner yours.
Standby Screens & Visualizers
Pick from built-in standby screens including a plasma feedback visualizer and spectrum analyzer. Or, load your own custom images!
Set List Display
Load a plain-text set list onto tuner and see your songs right on the tuner screen.
USB-C Firmware Upgrades
Your tuner keeps getting better after you build it. New display styles, new features, accuracy improvements. All delivered over USB-C through a simple web installer.
Real DIY Experience
Everything you need is in the kit: pro-quality parts, a custom PCB, and clear instructions that make sense.
Rugged Aluminum Enclosure
Q-Tune ships in a durable powder-coated aluminum enclosure, compact enough to fit comfortably on a tight pedalboard.
First of Its Kind
Nothing else like this exists. Q-Tune is the first DIY pedal kit to put a full-color display, studio-grade accuracy, and a rugged stompbox enclosure in your hands to build yourself.
Q-Tune Gets Better Over Time
Most pedals stop changing the day they release. Q-Tune gets better with every firmware update.
True / Buffered Bypass
v2.0.0 adds relay-based switching so you pick the signal path that fits your rig.
New Tuner Styles
Biggie big-letter, Record Time, Strobe, and Techie debug tuners join the lineup.
First Kits Ship
v2.6.6 goes out to the first builders, with a refined 360° Meter tuner.
Accuracy & Stability Overhaul
New Needle tuner UI and pitch-detection fixes for faster, more stable tracking (v2.7.0).
Wi-Fi Uploads
Embedded web server with captive portal: upload set lists and custom standby images from your phone (v3.0).
Animated GIF Standby
Drop a GIF onto your tuner. Because your downtime should be fun too (v4.0).
Solderless Q-Tune
Firmware support for the new solderless Q-Tune, with improved analog switches for silent switching and increased input headroom (v5.0).
You tell us.
Join the Discord and help shape what Q-Tune becomes.
You Drive What's Next
Every major feature started as a suggestion from someone in the community. Got an idea? We're listening.
Join the DiscordQ-Tune is designed by Boyd and Ryan, a software engineer and a mechanical engineer who both play guitar and got tired of tuners that couldn't keep up. Every feature, every firmware update, every kit ships because two people care about getting it right.
Read our story →What Builders Are Saying
"I love it! It's replaced my StroboStomp HD on my board. The number output is more precise/easier to use compared to the spinning circle, and of course it takes up much less space (especially with the top jacks)!"
— Chris H.
"Compared to something like the Peterson StroboStomp, the Q-Tune offers more visual feedback and customization, plus the satisfaction and fun of building it yourself... a versatile, fast, and accurate tuner that looks great on the board."
— Sam W.
"I love it, I don't use anything else. It's pretty responsive."
— Jimmy T.
"Fast, accurate, and dependable tuning — feels solid and consistent. The LCD display makes it super easy to use, and the controls are intuitive."
— Q-Tune Builder
"The instructions are impressive — well written and thorough, with helpful pictures. Well-written instructions make it approachable for intermediate builders."
— Q-Tune Solder Kit Builder
What You Get
- • Pre-assembled, pre-flashed Q-Tune board
- • 2.8" touchscreen LCD
- • Connectorized footswitch & cables (no soldering)
- • All mounting hardware and hex keys included
- • Painted aluminum enclosure
- • Step-by-step assembly guide
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