Feynman Posted October 22, 2014 Posted October 22, 2014 I have now broken three Snarks at the little ball joint. I'm not rough on my gear, but I must be finding just the right angle to snap them. I'm having trouble rationalizing the Peterson, but I'll listen to your reviews if you have one. This ugly Boss would seem to eliminate the weak spot, and it looks like it opens wide enough for a classical. Any advice? Bonus Hamer content here - you wouldn't think a tuner review video could be entertaining, but it is:
hamerhead Posted October 22, 2014 Posted October 22, 2014 Haven't broke one of these yet: D'addario /Planet Waves NS Micro Tuner.
dragan Posted October 22, 2014 Posted October 22, 2014 ^^^ nice and small behind the head , no ugly thing hanging off the front, smaller and cheaper the better IMO
Feynman Posted October 22, 2014 Author Posted October 22, 2014 Oh yeah, I had one of those. It actually left in a guitar sale because I forgot it was on there. The buyer thanked me for including it. The ratchet part seemed a little flimsy, but I don't think I would have broken it. Mine tuned/locked-on a little too slowly, but maybe it was just an old battery. Also bear in mind that I can be an idiot. I thought my display was screwed up out of the box, but eventually I figured out there was a sample display sticker over the actual display. Thanks.
geoff_hartwell Posted October 22, 2014 Posted October 22, 2014 There's a newer planet waves one in the NS series.Same series as the ratchet clip one, but with a spring clip and extension for positioning.It's as accurate, but easier to swap from guitar, to banjo, to mandolin, to lapsteel....Definitely fit a classical headstock. I definitely recommend it....On another note, do you guys find headstock tuners to read the note better at the 12th fret harmonic?
Toadroller Posted October 22, 2014 Posted October 22, 2014 A little wire, a little epoxy, a little time. My wife calls me cheap, but I prefer to think of myself as frugal.
dragan Posted October 22, 2014 Posted October 22, 2014 There's a newer planet waves one in the NS series.Same series as the ratchet clip one, but with a spring clip and extension for positioning.It's as accurate, but easier to swap from guitar, to banjo, to mandolin, to lapsteel....Definitely fit a classical headstock. I definitely recommend it....On another note, do you guys find headstock tuners to read the note better at the 12th fret harmonic?yes especially on a strats low strings , it also seems like they "work " quite awhile with a low battery , but work much better with a new battery , so I dont wait for them start acting weird
Sugartune Posted October 22, 2014 Posted October 22, 2014 I don't find the Snarks to be accurate enough for my OCD. That Boss one is intriguing though..I've never actually tried a strobe. Why are they so expensive?
elduave Posted October 22, 2014 Posted October 22, 2014 Email Snark, tell 'em your story. Make sure you don't ask for anything, but include your name and address in the email. See what happens.
G Man Posted October 22, 2014 Posted October 22, 2014 A little wire, a little epoxy, a little time. My wife calls me cheap, but I prefer to think of myself as frugal. That ain't cheap, that there is genuine yankee ingenuity. rock on.
Zork Posted October 22, 2014 Posted October 22, 2014 I think these work better than Snarks, etc. $4 lade in.204704-reverb-clip-on-tuner-limit-1
Ralph Posted October 22, 2014 Posted October 22, 2014 I have the Boss. Works great. More sturdy for sure. I know because I've dropped it a couple times.
DaveL Posted October 23, 2014 Posted October 23, 2014 the snark is a really weak design (the clip with the prongs that house the ball) 50 cent molded part, they should bereplacing them for free
RobB Posted October 23, 2014 Posted October 23, 2014 The Peterson is an excellent tuner. I usually use it for doing setups/intonation and when playing capoed acoustic. It is very accurate and, if you find the right spot on the headstock, very stable. Additionally, it has many of the features/parameters of Peterson's stomp/rack units. It is stupidly expensive, and its durable construction makes it heavier than most of the competition. Probably not a clip on you would keep your guitar all gig long, due to its weight.
Jakeboy Posted October 23, 2014 Posted October 23, 2014 Seeing guitars with clip-on tunes destroying the perfect lines of said guitars drives me nuts. I see the practicality of it, as it eliminates the tuner on the floor. The P Waves one though, might be worth a look at it is hidden. I could work with that or the Peterson as long as the Peterson was clip on, tune, remove.....
gtone Posted October 25, 2014 Posted October 25, 2014 I've always used the Korg clip-ons. Was so impressed by the first one or two I bought, I went back and bought enough for each guitar/bass case my son and I have so we're never lacking one when we need it. Threw a spare battery in there as well as they're just wafer-sized...
Feynman Posted October 26, 2014 Author Posted October 26, 2014 Thanks all. I bought the Boss, and the Reverb cheapo. My wife's ukulele gets the Reverb one, which looks like it will hold up better than the Snark, for $3.99 shipped. Not bad at all. It is locked at A=440, but otherwise seems like a fine tuner. Buy one.The Boss seems nice and sturdy, locks fast, works well. I like it. I don't leave the tuners on the guitar anyway (too ugly), so this one is perfect for me.
elduave Posted October 26, 2014 Posted October 26, 2014 It's like a strap on dildo, except it clips on to a guitar and aids in tuning.
Toadroller Posted October 26, 2014 Posted October 26, 2014 ^^^To be fair, both aid in their own forms of tuning.
tobereeno Posted October 27, 2014 Posted October 27, 2014 I liked my Snark, until it broke. I found that to be very irritating for some reason. I got a Peterson. It's extremely accurate, but if you're OCD this isn't necessarily good. There's good enough, and there's dead nuts accurate, and your bandmates will kill you as you patiently zero in on that absolutely perfect tuning for 15 minutes Joking aside, the best thing I like is the "sweetened" tunings, particularly the one for 12 string octaves. It really brings the jangle to life.
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