James Freeman
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If I’m looking at the tu-3 is the Waza worth it for the buffer/bypass?
First review here complains about super bright LEDs. That's an instant nope for me.

Boss TU-3W Waza Floor Tuner
Ground Pedal A TU-3 in WAZA version with perfect pitch recognition and a high-quality signal buffer, Optimized audio circuits for an uncoloured signal propagation, The buffer can be disabled, LED meter with 21 segments and adjustable brightness,...

After using this tuner for some time in real life situations (gigs, studio, rehearsals) I've decided to lower my ratings considerably. The green middle LED is so much brighter than the adjacent blue LEDS that it completely overpowers them, It's very difficult to see the innermost blue LEDS when the green LEDS lights up because you are practically blinded by the extremely bright green LED. It's therefore difficult to see if you are in tune or slightly out of tune. This is a VERY flawed design. The regular (much cheaper) non-Waza model with the red LEDS is a lot better. Don't waste your money on this one!
I like the classic white TU design with nice red leds just fine.