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I'm thinking of buying a headstock tuner - needs to be chromatic; ideally adjustable in terms of calibration & will clip onto headstock of a peerless monarch.
Any advice on these types of tuners?
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03-25-2013 05:43 PM
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I really like my Snark SN-8 (about $15), but Snark makes more expensive clip-on tuners you can check out as well. But remember: if you tune up too much, you'll lose your soul. (It's just gotta be close enough for jazz.)
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Very good Perdido - should've changed the Von Freeman tag before I posted!!! I'm lucky with my guitars that tend to only need to tune up at start of gig and on the whole they are pretty good at staying tune. Am looking for the option of being able to change calibration because understand that it is an old trick when playing in a group to tune your guitar to something like 444 rather then 440 as that slight difference allows you to cut through the group sound a little (particular with horn players) without sounding out! Will check out the Snark though
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I've had a few Snarks. They are good.
Before you buy, take it out of the box and make sure it works consistently.....I mean stick it on a guitar and tune it, and then turn it off, turn it on again, and tune again.
The last one I bought requires me to hit it a few times just to get it to register - pain the ass.
But of course I don't return it because I don't have the receipt anymore, and I don't feel like looking like a cheapo ($20) and trying to make the case for a return to the slack-jaw behind the counter at the music store.
So I suffer.
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Although I've never used this function, the Snark SN-8 apparently can be calibrated to different pitches. I imagine the more expensive ones have even more capabilities. I also looked into the Intellitouch and Planet Waves tuners (as well as a couple others whose names escape me), but the Snarks seemed to receive more favorable reviews in that price category.
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Snark = Cheap = Good
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A tuner pedal is more convenient, with its muting.
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I use both a Snark and a Boss pedal tuner, depending on the guitar and the gig. Both work really well.
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If you have a hollow body and you play unplugged all the time, you can't beat a headstock tuner. I recently bought the korg pitch clip, so far I dont really have anything bad to say about it, watched a few review videos about it and most said it was better than the snark. The only complaint I've seen is that the clip itself isn't that strong, but I haven't had a problem with that, it hasn't even come close to falling off.
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The best one I've tried is my Korg aw2g clip on tuner, it responds much more accurately than my Snark and sounds generally more in-tune. The clip system is also more flexible, which makes it easier to position the tuner on larger sized headstocks. Both the Korg and the Snark work though but if I were buying again I'd get the Korg.
I do however want to try the Planet Waves NS tuner soon as that looks like it would work well (in terms of positioning and looking discrete).
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I had a Snark and it died pretty fast, I was going to replace it, but salesman talked me into the Intellitouch PT10 and it has been rock solid.
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Another snark user. I have 3 or 4 of them and a little diamond shaped clip-on tuner on guitars, in cases, on the end table, etc. I misplace stuff and they're cheap enough to have around. Really pleased with their latest offering. Only downside I've found is they display sharps, not flats. Just a personal thing.
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I have the Snark and a Planet Waves clip on tuner. I like the clip of the Snark better. They both work great.
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I have a snark, at first use it seems like it is not as accurate as my ClearTune App (which is really, really accurate) but if you use the Snark and something like cleartune simultaneously you learn what the snark does when you are very close but not quite there...it does give you an indication, it is just subtle.
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I too have a Snark it helped me get better intonation setup on a couple of archtops even though some have said it's not accurate enough to set intonation.
From reading on the web in addition to its accuracy and intonation issue some complain that they go through batteries but I suspect they are either leaving it on while playing or not shutting it off when done with it, mine is fine with the original battery after a few months of regular use.
I would be very cool to have during a gig if you found you were badly out of tune and using new strings.
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Snarks are cheap, quick, and easy. After I got over my anger at one failing at just the wrong time, I'm back to using them. However, now I carry a backup. I also use a Peterson for more precise tuning and 'sweetened' tuning for flat top. You can also use a Peterson to set intonation when placing your bridge.
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I've got two Planet Waves NS mini's. work great..
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Originally Posted by rkwestcoast
I have a Snark tuner and have found it to be useful and pretty much as accurate as I need to tune my acoustic or electric guitars and even my ukulele. Originally Posted by mitch_33
As far as pedal tuners and their ability to mute, I just turn down the volume on my electric guitar when I tune. As long as you aren't trying to tune in a loud environment the clip-on tuners should be accurate (they measure vibration, and loud settings can resonate your guitar and throw the tuner off).
One thing that I've read is that some people have found that the grip of their Snark is too strong and has left indentations in their headstock. I always take my tuner off my headstock after I'm done tuning, so I've never had any problems with indentations. I also don't have what anybody would think of as "expensive" guitars, therefore I've got less to lose on that front than some might. So while I have no personal experience of a clip-on tuner leaving indentations on my guitars, it would be wise for those with nice guitars to at least keep an eye out for such an eventuality.
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Sounds like some people have had good luck with these tuners but I've tried several and never found one that worked well enough to replace a plug in tuner for a guitar with a pickup or my iPhone for my fully acoustic instruments. All the clip on ones I've tried have refused to tune certain strings at different times on different instruments.
of course ymmv
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Whatever happened to the Sabine tuner that fitted to the p/u mounting ring,
or to the end of the fingerboard?
.....I had one on a Gibson HR with humbuckers
and another on my classical guitar.
The guitars got sold, I moved on but found I couldn't get the tuners anymore.
Maybe people weren't ready to install these things on there guitars....
...They were always there....turn your vol to the p/u off,or switch to other
p/u.....cool.
There was a Tele model too that fitted on the upper edge of the bridge surround.
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Get a Gibson robot guitar that tunes itself...
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Peavey now has it too... one button tuning for deaf rockers: Originally Posted by cosmic gumbo
Peavey.com
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Joe Pass might have like one of those self tuning guitars....
I loved how he used to kid about hating to tune up....."I usually give it to a friend to toon" ha ha
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I have a Snark and I've learned a lesson about it the hard way: it's absurdly voltage sensitive. As the battery faded, it didn't just die but rather the brightness of the display faded until it was too faint to read. When I installed a new battery, it lit up like a Christmas tree, so much so that it was almost impossible to see when it was on the center bar. I guess the output on the new battery was a bit hotter that the original.
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