For Immediate Release

Rebecca Eaddy
Marketing Communications Manager
Roland Corporation U.S.
(323) 890-3718
Rebecca.Eaddy@RolandUS.com

BOSS ANNOUNCES NEW TU-80 TUNER & METRONOME

Convenient Tuning and Metronome Functions In One

Anaheim, January 15, 2004—BOSS is proud to announce the TU-80 Tuner & Metronome, an affordable LCD tuner with innovative Accu-Pitch™ and metronome features built-in. The pocket-sized TU-80 runs on batteries and can tune almost any instrument, thanks to a chromatic tuning mode. It even tunes 7-string guitars and 6-string basses—putting it in a class all its own.

The TU-80 is so slim it can fit in a pocket. It uses BOSS’ reliable and accurate LCD tuning, and sports the innovative Accu-Pitch function, which plays a tone when the correct tuning is reached. Thanks to Accu-Pitch, guitarists have no need to constantly look down at the tuner, and they can easily tune up in a dark environment.

But the TU-80 doesn’t just tune guitars; its chromatic and flat tuning modes make it ideal for bass guitars, strings, brass, woodwinds and more. The correct pitches can be easily verified using the Reference Tone Play function, while the TU-80’s built-in metronome makes it easy to stay on beat with seven rhythms and 10 beat variations. No other tuner can compare.

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