![]() ![]() Same thing at band practice or in our ProTools studio. Having to plug into a tuner is a hassle, so the Snark is a real time saver. No amplifier, just bare acoustic energy from my bass or guitar strings. When I'm writing songs or learning covers it's usually in front of my PC with the speakers down low. The best part is that you don't have to plug into it, so ANY instrument to which it can be clamped is tunable with great precision. It's tiny and light and runs off a standard CR2032 button cell. The display looks great under the usual lighting conditions, although I still haven't tried it in direct sunlight-no foreseeable need to. It's surprisingly quick at picking up your note and displaying results-faster than the Behringer and the Korg Cylon and pretty much every other tuner I've used during the past 30+ years. Pedal tuners like my Behringer mute the sound while tuning with a simple tap of your foot, and I love that convenience.īut the Snark has it's good points, for sure. When playing live I dislike having anything hitching a ride on my bass for both aesthetic and practical reasons, and to use the Snark between songs it's necessary to turn your guitar off so nobody has to listen to the annoying sound of a musician tuning up for however long it might take. The going price online is usually under $20. Nothing to plug in, works on acoustic as well as electric instruments, and it's tiny. It's a great tuner for the price, but I'll admit that it's a bit tricky to change 9-volt batteries if you want to power it that way.įor my birthday the guitarist for Televators gave me the same tuner he uses, a SNARK brand chromatic that clips onto your instrument's headstock and senses the vibrations physically: ![]() You don't get an AC adapter (wall-wart) for $25, but it uses the same plug, voltage, and polarity as most other pedals so chances are you have a spare. Still, this can be a deal-breaker for bassists in a big hurry. My testing agrees, but since Televators only go down to drop-D tuning it hasn't been an issue for me. Other online reviews of this tuner mention that it's a little slow to respond on the very lowest notes of 5+ string bass guitars. Plastic body shell and hinge points, not various metals like the competitor's $90+ offerings. "Don't drop your toys or they'll break" was good advice when I was 4, and it still makes sense. My experience mirrors many online reports, so I just try not to let clumsy roadies carry any of the company's products, and never use them in critical show-ending parts of the audio chain unless I have a spare with me.īut even when considered slightly disposable, I like the results of many Behringer products. Think 75% less, which is how I like to shop.īehringer gets a bad rep sometimes because their very affordable gear, while based on excellent German designs, is made in China to meet the lowest possible price-point and tends to fail when subjected to rigorous touring conditions. It's got all the features I'll never need just like most of the other brands out there, but at a much nicer price. The pedal style tuner on the right is one I ordered from B&H in NYC. For our live shows I kept getting lucky in that the amp rigs I was borrowing all had similar units, but as I've been building my own system the need arose to finally buy my own. ![]() It was great, but kinda pricey and I think it's been discontinued although other rack tuners are still available. The wide display that sweeps left-to-right and back again while you're playing earned this model the nickname "Cylon". While pouring dollars out a hose to record in a professional studio in April I used a rack-mounted Korg that's long been a favorite of professionals. Tuning is critical when money is on the line. Luckily, cheaper electronic units came out around 1980, but they weren't very good, nor cheap enough. All bad choices for a kid just trying to play in-tune with his garage band. When I started playing guitar in the '70s, you could tune with a pitch pipe, a tuning fork, some dude's piano, or spend over $500 on a Conn or Petersen strobe-based tuner. The Long Version: In addition to running sound and lights for a rock band and a country music group, I'm also the bassist for a progressive rock band called Televators, and we're working on our debut CD. ![]() Yeah, but: They both work for me and cost little ![]()
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