@joelabbott3 years agoI have six other clip-on tuners snark, korg, boss, fender, and the unitune clip, 29, *in strobe mode*has changed the game and is all i use now. 6
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@TheGorillafoot3 years agoI have had a snark for a few years now. Have taken it everywhere from bbqs to camping and it still functions flawlessly. I have a boss chromatic tuner, but the snark is so easy to just grab. 7
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@lenbones79403 years agoOut of all guitar gear vids over all the years i cant believe the stars have finally aligned and the one thing we all own that costs the least but may. ...Expand2
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@davidrizzardi22772 years agoAfter buying and returning 3 dadderio micro turners because they didnt work and when they did totally inaccurate. Broke down, spent the extra money and bought a peterson strobe. Its awesome and extremely accurate. 1
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@kaicho88883 years agoGood info. Thanks. i' ve been using that d' addario micro for years now and it' s excellent. I got 5 clipped on the headstocks in cases. for your nitro finish, after 7+ years it does not appear to affect the nitrocellulous lacquer. The only minor problem i had at first was the ratchet did not hold firmly in place and it would unknowingly just fall off. I just used a heat gun and tweaked the ratchet to hold better. ...Expand2
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@charleswallace58183 years agoI have one clip on and it' s a korg. I have one on my board. Predominantly have used a piano over the years. When i was younger dad had an old analog tuner. 1
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@J4ME5H4LL3 years agoThe daddario clip on is the one for my money. I bought a snark, the gooseneck broke, i never replaced it. I also love the daddario sound hole tuner. 3
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@christopherguzzi13163 years agoI started out using a tuning fork, piano, or dial tone of a telephone (yes, i' m that old, and yes, an old school landline telephone dial tone is a. ...Expand2
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@majicman882 years agoI have used the snark and although the display is big and bright i have had the tuner break off the pivot ball so i agree the durability is not as good. ...Expand
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@podfuk3 years agoFinaly! I hate how 90% of youtubers has clip tuners on all the time and they never use it; 1
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@paulacurran39782 years agoThanks, Dylan.this was son restrung my other son's guitar for me and gave me a clip on tuner. I haven't played at all since i was very young and am looking forward to relearning how to play. I really enjoyed your discussion and how you tested them against each other and the rationale for choosing one over the other. .....Expand
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@katipunero99283 years agoThanks for the honest and accurate review, i' ve been searching for best tuner, you helped me to decide what to buy.
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@jonathananthony19019 months agoBeen using the korg pitch clips since the gen 1. Love them!
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@PaulCooksStuff3 years agoUsing a snark for 18 months. i' d agree it' s got wide tolerance (low accuracy) for " in tune" i can turn the peg and audibly hear its accurate enough for what i need, it' s easy to use, and despite all the reports i' ve spectacularly failed to break it, but i' d probably look at something at a similar price with a published accuracy next time round. Rechargeable batteries would be a bonus. ...Expand
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@scottbrower90523 years agoExcellent review. Getting your #2, which is really your #1, today. Thanks.
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@Cryanoutloud10 months agoThis is such a great topic, and i really appreciate all the effort you put into this! Ill throw my 2 cents in- the only tuner ive ever had issues with. ...Expand
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@artclark29923 years agoGreat job. Great testing approach. Best eval i' ve seen. Like my diaddario mini and peterson stroboclip! thanks!
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@steviegenoski9977last yearI use a snark super tight and a boss tu-2 and have no issues with either on. I' ve dropped them both several times and they still function with acceptable. ...Expand
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@NCtrailXlast yearGood review. Thanks for doing the work. Would be great to see a comparison of the fender bullet tuner. Looks like a well built simply option. 3
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@ferdberfle50693 years agoI' ve been using a joyo brand clip on for about a year now. I ran across them on amazon and bought a 6 pack of them for $18! They seem quite accurate. ...Expand13
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@juffurey3 years agoKorg rimpitch is legit for acoustic guitars, i got one recently, about $25 iirc. Fender bullet is also really good, recommended by my luthier, performs. ...Expand1
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@mcgreiveyy3 years agoI have a snark. One tab of one of the sockets broke after a few years. I fixed it with a little hose clamp. A few years later a second tab of the same i play bass, and it picks up the e string better than the other clip-ons i have. i also have a mini-snark, which i think they only made for a short time. It doesn' t have the house neck. One bad thing about it is that the on button is out in the open on the side of it, so if you put it in the pocket of a gig bag, the in button will get pressed and run down the battery. So you have to leave it on the headstock on the guitar (bass) in the case going to and from playing. And it didn' t pick up the e string as well. i have another one. I don' t remember the brand. It' s black and rectangular. I bought it once when i figure to bring a tuner once when i was playing. usually when i' m at a gig or rehearsal, i prefer to use a pedal tuner. ...Expand
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@thomasmoore38223 years agoThe dadario is great for size and keeping on the guitar in the case. I put it down by the 6th string tuning peg. I use it but my martins dont sound i id="hidden17"n tune with it. I have to adjust the tuning. My favorite is the tc electronics poly tune. To my ears my guitar sounds much more in tune with it. ...Expand1
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@stigsy56093 years agoYou can flip the display of the little daddario to every 90 degree positions. There is a key on it for that. As this is your favorite you should know that to get the best out of it. Enjoy. 2
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@alchristensen81213 years agoCool, i was just shopping for one of these. 1
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@RobertFisher19693 years agoIm enjoying this series a lot! The only clip-on tuner ive used is the polytune, which is more expensive. Im not crazy about the form factor. It has a id="hidden19" clip similar to the mooer. But i love being able to strum all the strings and see which ones need tuning. I might try that little daddario one, though, because it would be nice to sometimes leave it on. I never feel like the polytune is secure enough. ...Expand1
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@Jonathan-py9xr2 years agoGreat thorough video. Very useful analysis.
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@lenbones79403 years agoI agree i use a daddario as my leave on which ever guitar is the one i' m playing most and then use a snark as the tuner i have clipped by my music. ...Expand2
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@Healcraft3 years agoLove the tone wood on that acoustic. Also would be nice to see some smartphone apps compared to clip on accuracy. 1
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@mm007emko3 years agoI have a couple of variants of that d' addario tuner. They come with multiple clip styles - clip-on like the korg, screw-on (you screw it to a tuner) that little clip, acoustic guitar soundhole.
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@steinarsundberg32323 years agoI usually use my daw or bias to tune my guitars, but i have a bunch of clip-ons as well. To my experience the quality on the clip-ons vary a lot, but they. ...Expand1
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@xknivesxoutx10135 months agoI had a snark. I had it for maybe two years but then the outter part of it started to what i describe asthe plastic got all sticky and then it just fell apart. Im not an avid guitar player. More casual. So when i noticed that the tuner started to fall apart, i was surprised because it was in a drawer usually and barely used it. ...Expand
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@Rico_B3 years agoI like the snarkthey are often on sale. 1
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@Deano542 years agoAll the snarks. I have had broke at the barrel connection on top of the clip. And some times the tuner needle is all over the place. Heard great things. ...Expand
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@captainchaos305311 months agoAfter 40 odd years i' ve still found my ears to be the best option. I use a set of tuning forks that belonged to my great grandfather and my ears and. ...Expand1
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@joelzdepski98843 years agoI have broken at least 2 snark' s. The 3 fins on the back of the tuner that capture the ball suck. The nice think about the d' addario is that you . ...Expand2
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@andrewr53572 years agoOut of the 5 or 6 tuners i have, i love my snark. I am intrigued to see what you say about accuracy (still watching the video) only complaint i have about. ...Expand
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@colinmcguigan46303 years agoSolid collection of strap ons you got there.
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@curtisy62342 years agoI have a deltalab clip on tuner i bought for $13 like 6 years ago and it is very easy to use and easy to see and i have dropped it a few times and it is still intact.
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@DLawrenceMarketing3 years agoI' ve had a snark for many years, the only tuner i have owned. I don' t know about accuracy, but it is durable, no trouble with ball ends. 4
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@cederickforsberg58402 years agoSo glad the daddario won because i have it and have been wondering about buying a peterson tuner. not gonna bother. Because my daddario tunes my guitars very well already.
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@fredberthiaume68833 years agoThanks have you thought about comparing the tuner apps? 1
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@paintitmatt3 years agoMy experience with snarks is mixed. On one hand, i seem to find them everywhere. I' ve only paid for one (at discount at that! On the other hand, id="hidden30" i' ve broken more than one ball socket (the little clip part that goes around the ball) and lost all but one rubber pad on the clip. And yeah, the accuracy is less than desirable. ...Expand
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@JoeMama4103 years agoI prefer the snark because i already have one and it was free. If i buy another one it will probably be the daddario.
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@captaintony12273 years agoMy snark broke at the ball end. So i got a second one. They are both super tight so they tune pretty good. With that said i mostly use a tuning pedal.
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@holstorrsceadus19903 years agoTimely. I just broke the clip that holds the ball joint on my snark. 1
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@darkforce28033 years agoA hair more expensive, but amazingly accurate (including a strobe mode with 0. 02ct accuracy) is the tc electronic unitune clip. 1
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@acidbran2 years agoOne of my snarks broke last night, can' t find the other, will be ordering something more durable.
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@bigjoe-pm2qllast yearDoes the korg pitch clip 2 do bass guitars also?
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@Nugmania13 years agoDylan what do your ears tell you after you tune? Every tuner will be a few cents off, and you might have to adjust slightly. If im using a carbon fibre a cheers rik. ...Expand
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@JavierDeJesusSr3 years agoI use the diaddario cause it' s small. However, one issue i' ve found; on some of my electrics that don' ta hole bunch, it does not sense the lower frequencies. So, on some of my guitars, i can' t use it to tune the my low e string. ...Expand3
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@Vern8593 years agoRecently i started using the daddario mini. I love it. It seems very accurate. only problem is it kinda hides behind tuning machines. I' m going . ...Expand1
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@vanshankguitars3 years agoI have the red snark tuner. I should test it against my peterson strobostomp hd for the fun of it. 1
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@WilliamHaisch3 years agoReverb sells their own branded tuner for $5 shipped! The display is not flexible, like that first one you tested. It doesnt determine the pitch as fast as my snark tuner so i dont really use it except in a pinch.
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@Jydmd3 years agoI was looking at those lately. How good are they compared to a regular basic tuner? My regular tuner doesn' t work really well, so i was wondering if . ...Expand
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@sethfisher64693 months agoI think it' s funny how often, get into it! " means, not get into it and watch an intro montage instead! "
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@frankiechan96513 years agoVery interesting. great test design too - and the tuning of the tuners to each other was a very smart move that threw up some interesting results. i have an ancient boss tu-12 and one of the new snarks - going to have to test them to each other now. i only got the snark as it' s a bit faster to set up than the boss and the little cell battery lasts longer than the 9v in the boss. plus i expect my ears are not good enough to tell if the snark is being a bitabout the note. ...Expand
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@samnewton59592 years agoSnark / had three of them, all of them broke at the ball end. I am surprised they have not addressed this major shortcoming,
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@b412ry3 years agoCan you please also add korg griptune and daddario clip free tuner?
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@pwoike3 years agoHey dylanhow about testing and comparing phone tuner apps vs clipon tuners.
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@jeffcarlson32692 years agoAnd what is the purpose of having a micro tuner if you are going to put it on and take it off all the time. You may as well use a plug in strobe tuner.. ...Expand
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@jeffcarlson32692 years agoinstead of describing the accuracy of to which is most accurate. your point would have been better made by just stating that the Snark is the least sensitive to the pitch signal. .....Expand
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@randallcl99253 years agoI got a fender ft-1 in a squier starter kit and it works ok, nothing i don' t like, works well. But then a couple of d' addario equinox tuners were . ...Expand2
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@marklozano83883 years agoMy only complaint with the d' addario is the on off button. It too soft and rubbery, very frustrating to have to push more than once or twice to get. ...Expand
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@soundknight3 years agoThe mooer is a direct copy of the tc electronic poly but its display isn' t as good.
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@davemcdonald87902 years agoI liked snark but i had a few of them break in a short period of time.
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@ramencurry66723 years agoAmazing video. Every string player in the world can relate to these questions. Dylan is hands down the best guitar youtuber. 1
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@christianboddum87833 years agoI have both new and older snarcs. The newer are sturdier, i like them, if you loose one it' s not a disaster. A tuner is only half the work, it' s an indicator, you always have to temper by ear anyway. 1
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@leahdawn47192 years agoSnark. Ive been through two of em in a year. The first one just stopped coming on, changed battery and still nothing. The second one snapped and i dont even know how. So i stopped buying em.
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@jeffcarlson32692 years agoI thought the snark was less visible than the ns tuner.
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@jeffcarlson32692 years agoThe ns tuner display can be flipped as well.
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@robertleath99132 years agoNever had a problem with snark. Maybe you just got a bad one. 1
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@RodolpheSalomon10 months agoMy korg went wiggling and vibration with certain notes vert quickly. No way to tighten it back. I won' t recommand it.
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@doyouluvit5 months agoMy snark got so sticky after awhile, anytime you touch it you have to wash your fingers and eventually the clip bottom just fell apart.
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@blankblank46422 years agoNice guitar, left because of the shades, cheers tho. 1
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@djhavickofficial2 years agoused to loved my Snark Tuner But its not Durable At All Especially for Touring/ Traveling cheap plastic ball joint broke off plus its 2022 usb charging should be a standard by now. My 'Addario still holding strong never breaks & always works as intended .....Expand
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@jeffcarlson32692 years agoThe ns tuner. Though i love it. Is far worse than any of the other tuners as far as noise sensitivity. Someone talking to close to you or crowd noise throws it off.
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@myshow6673 years agoThe only clip on fr me is the musedo t 23.
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@johnpociecha11773 years agoHad 2 of the snarks both shit themselves at the ball end, before they did i found them ok.
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@philipbottomley25376 months agoJust wondering how the tuners did with all the crickets in the background? Just kidding.
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@jeffcarlson32692 years agoWhy didn' t you take 4 or 5 tuners and attach them on your guitar at the same time to compare them. ? This would have saved you a lot of time.. ...Expand
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@The_Macaroon3 years agoLoved my diaddario till it just stopped working. Would not buy again.
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@pureblood59033 months agoThe korg doesn' t go down to 432hz.
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@gsau30002 years agoThe arrow points nowhere near the like button. Besides youd think by the way youtubers bang on about it, we' d know where it is by now. Ffs.
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@LevonsWound3 years agoGuitar tuning is my thing for 40+ years. I like snark products. I don' t have the korg tuner. Don' t waste your money on the peterson clip on strobe tuner, total waste of $
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@cheezyridr3 years agoArguing over clip on tuners is like trying to decide which shit sandwich is the best. Buy a polytune.
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@ExplodingPsyche3 years agoGood lord, it' s pronounced da-ddario. Not d-addario. Sorry to be that guy. Enjoyed the video, though. 1
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@dougckelly10 months agoThe d' addario tuners recommended are rubbish. They' re very hard to read in bad lighting, annoying to get on and off wherever you put them and also . ...Expand
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@msaintpclast yearSorry but those snarks are garbage. I have several of them, one is chargeable, the other is battery powered. They dance around too much before settling on the note, which is aggravating and time consuming.
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@positivelynegative91496 months agoI' m so sick of " content the first 3 minutes are him talking about what he' s going to talk about. I cannot be to watch this entire 18-minute video, but i suspect extracting the useful information, and cutting out the multiple restatements of that information, would render about 5 minutes ofusefulness. ...Expand
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i' ve been using that d' addario micro for years now and it' s excellent. I got 5 clipped on the headstocks in cases. for your nitro finish, after 7+ years it does not appear to affect the nitrocellulous lacquer. The only minor problem i had at first was the ratchet did not hold firmly in place and it would unknowingly just fall off. I just used a heat gun and tweaked the ratchet to hold better. ...Expand 2
i' d agree it' s got wide tolerance (low accuracy) for " in tune" i can turn the peg and audibly hear its accurate enough for what i need, it' s easy to use, and despite all the reports i' ve spectacularly failed to break it, but i' d probably look at something at a similar price with a published accuracy next time round. Rechargeable batteries would be a bonus. ...Expand
thanks!
i also have a mini-snark, which i think they only made for a short time. It doesn' t have the house neck. One bad thing about it is that the on button is out in the open on the side of it, so if you put it in the pocket of a gig bag, the in button will get pressed and run down the battery. So you have to leave it on the headstock on the guitar (bass) in the case going to and from playing. And it didn' t pick up the e string as well.
i have another one. I don' t remember the brand. It' s black and rectangular. I bought it once when i figure to bring a tuner once when i was playing.
usually when i' m at a gig or rehearsal, i prefer to use a pedal tuner. ...Expand
because i have it and have been wondering about buying a peterson tuner.
not gonna bother. Because my daddario tunes my guitars very well already.
rik. ...Expand
only problem is it kinda hides behind tuning machines. I' m going . ...Expand 1
great test design too - and the tuning of the tuners to each other was a very smart move that threw up some interesting results. i have an ancient boss tu-12 and one of the new snarks - going to have to test them to each other now.
i only got the snark as it' s a bit faster to set up than the boss and the little cell battery lasts longer than the 9v in the boss.
plus i expect my ears are not good enough to tell if the snark is being a bitabout the note. ...Expand
? This would have saved you a lot of time. . ...Expand
the first 3 minutes are him talking about what he' s going to talk about. I cannot be to watch this entire 18-minute video, but i suspect extracting the useful information, and cutting out the multiple restatements of that information, would render about 5 minutes ofusefulness. ...Expand