Snark All Instrument Clip On Tuner

Product Information

Rotating a full 360 degrees and, like all SNARK tuners, the super bright, colourful, easy-read, pin-sharp, high resolution LCD screen, is perfect for bright stage lighting, the glare of bright sunshine or really dark stages. Pedals are not just used for effects they are also used for tuning too. The main advantage with pedals is that when you are on stage you can easily tune your instrument without having to plug into a separate channel. Pedals do not have any extra features and are purely designed for tuning which is why they are good for situations where you need instant tunings. Polyphonic Tuners

Just when you thought the world famous Snark tuner couldn't be improved... it's just gone one better! Introducing the Snark Rechargeable Tuner. The new SNARK Rechargeable clip-on tuner, also features the company’s flawless Snark® tuning software for an even faster lightning speed response, with pin-point precision accuracy. A newly developed rubber coating helps isolate and mute microphonic vibrations and unwanted interference, even in noisy environments.They’re relatively affordable, and have enough options for almost any guitarist to find something suitable.

Here at Guitar World, we are experts in our field, with many years of playing and product testing between us. We live and breathe everything guitar related, and we draw on this knowledge and experience of using products in live, recording, and rehearsal scenarios when selecting the products for our guides. Which clip-on guitar tuner is right for your needs depends on a number of factors, but we’d say that if you are a beginner, and likely to be playing a beginner’s guitar, you might be better off using a chromatic tuner. They will be cheaper, easier to use and a quality chromatic tuner will be accurate enough to make your guitar sound in tune. Most guitarists are never going to need to change the standard calibration, though. I’ve never used a different calibration in all my years of playing! An Overview of Snark Tuners You should also pay attention to accuracy and display. The lower unit of cents of the accuracy measure means the tuner is highly accurate. The display should ideally be large enough to be legible and brightness should be appropriate enough corresponding to the lighting of the room you are in. These things can easily go unnoticed but will make tuning a lot simpler. Whichever is the highly accurate and long-lasting is the one you should go for. Different models have slightly different LED displays, but they all look pretty cool and show the pitch very well.Here at Guitar World, we are experts in our field, with many years of playing and product testing between us. We live and breathe everything guitar and bass related, and we draw on this knowledge and experience of using products in live, recording and rehearsal scenarios when selecting the products for our guides. They have a very wide range of different tuners, including clip-ons, console tuners, and even pedal tuners.

Here’s the elephant in the room; your guitar is never in tune. At least, not totally, and that is because stringed instruments are volatile. Stringed instruments are dealing with a lot of frequencies, a lot of reverberations, and your tuning depends on a number of factors, not least your setup. You want your intonation to be bang on so that fretted notes sound as in-tune as open notes, but that is not always achievable, and is often contingent on your guitar’s construction. That said, sometimes the accuracy is not a fault of the tuner, but instead something simple that can be easily fixed. What Can Affect The Accuracy of a Tuner? Even though you can find a very cheap tuner online easily, it is recommended to invest in a quality one. This is because the tuner is used quite frequently and may have a great impact on your sound. For this reason, it holds, even more, the importance for beginners. How do you handle a tuner?

Purchasing

Generally speaking, although it's a matter of taste, you can't go wrong with a chromatic tuner as long as you're working within standard Western scales. Pedal vs clip-on vs microphone tuners - which is better? It goes without saying that being in tune is always a good thing, but the accuracy of the StroboClip HD enables you to experiment with ‘sweetened tunings’ too. It ships with a library of 50 sweetened tunings for a variety of instruments from banjos to brass including, of course, guitar. Should this worry you? To a degree, yes. We should always be striving for accuracy, for our intonation to be set up correctly. First and foremost, we are guitarists, and we want other players to find the right product for them. So we take into careful consideration everything from budget to feature set, ease of use, and durability to come up with a list of what we can safely say are the best guitar tuners on the market right now. This is the 21st century and that means software can do pretty much anything so you also have smartphone apps that are tuners apart from actual tuners discussed above. That said technology, however smart it is, may not be as good as the actual hardware. These are fun and simple but do not expect a lot from them in terms of quality and accuracy. Difference between Non-chromatic and chromatic

This is an all instrument tuner so can also be used for those low-enders out there with Baritone Guitars and even 5-string and 6-string basses and can be calibrated for tuning from 415HZ to 466HZ. Study the different types and choose which one is most appropriate for you. If you have a lot of pedals, you could go for a pedal tuner and include it in your daisy chain. If you move a lot and are looking for a convenient tuner, the clip-on is a solid option. Once you have decided the type look for the good ones that are within your range. With an on-board rechargeable battery, one fast charge from any USB port including PC or power bank, the new SNARK Rechargeable clip-on tuner will deliver with a charge that will last for weeks to months of regular use, for hassle-free, unmatched performance.Guitar tuners that are chromatic work with other string, musical tools as well like the violin. Some tuners have added utilities in addition to tuning. For instance, polyphonic tuners process all strings at once. The different types of them include handheld, clip on, pedal, and virtual tuners. They have been used by guitarists since the 70s when technology made it possible to detect the pitch of the string electronically. Some of them may allow you to adjust the brightness which can be super helpful when the lighting is too bright or too dim. The type of display has been the same for years but the size and brightness do vary. Those who do gigs and are on stage a lot should be cautious about the display. On any good quality tuner, you should be able to read the screen easily. Price and Brands A tuner’s accuracy is measured in cents. You’ll see this a lot in the recommendations in this buyer’s guide. A cent is a hundredth of a semitone. So if a tuner is accurate to 2 cents it is accurate to within 2/100 of a semitone with a 4-cent swing either way. When you factor in the other five strings, there could be a noticeable difference in a guitar that is “in tune” according to a tuner with a 2-cent accuracy and one that is “in tune” to a 0.02 cent accuracy. There quite a few brands that are known for their chromatic tuners. Seasoned guitarists only prefer the ones that are reliable and flexible. These brands include Snark, KLIQ, Korg, and Mugig. There are many other companies especially within Asia that are producing a decent quality of them. If you do not have a personal preference, you can easily find a cheap but quality tuner from these manufacturers. FAQ What Is A Guitar Tuner?