Snark Tuner - SN1 v. SN2

[CelticDude]

What confuses me is the price variance of both models. I picked up the red one for under $15 from Elderly. Yet the "major" online retailers like Musician's Friend and Music123, and GC, are selling them for $30. I expect the big guys to be cheaper, and they often are. But not with these.

Then there's the black Snark, which I think is like the SN1 in features? I've never seen it for under $30, anywhere. Too bad, it would look better on the mando. But the Snark is better than my clip-on Korg, so it's the one I reach for.

[Gene Korte]

Just received my blue SNARK from ELDERLY along w/a bunch of Sam Bush strings.

On a lark, I clipped the Snark to the stand of my NS DESIGN upright bass, and lo and behold the thing allowed me to tune without having to plug into my old Korg tuner. My little Intelli works the same way, but is wishy-washy on declaring the notes.

Ya can't beat such a handy, accurate tuner for the money!

[Jeff Oxley]

I'll throw in my 2 cents..got the red one, it's a winner: quick note recognition, and is calibrated more finely that the others I've used. As you were...

[stringduster]

Man these are great. Bought one for my wife's guitar and stole it fifteen minutes
later for my mandolin.

[Jim Hilburn]

I just got an SN-1 and must admit I had no idea there were 2 models but it works great on a mandolin. Good thing I only spent $10.58 shipped.
Now my lost Intellitouch PT-10 will surely show up. But if it does I might just keep using the Snark.

[fatt-dad]

My son gave me the red one for my birthday. It works great, has nice features and complements the colors of my mandolin strap. I'd get another and prefer the red one with the chromatic scale (alternate tunings on guitar) and the microphone for audible tuning.

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[Jim Hilburn]

I'm not sure what I'm missing but if I de-tune say the G it drops down and shows F#. What's not chromatic about that? I'm not getting the difference.

[Jim Hilburn]

And I know I didn't write "chromatic" twice.

[Jim Hilburn]

I clearly should have read the whole thread before posting.

[allenhopkins]

Bumping this thread up again just remind people to go on-line if you're looking for Snark tuners: there are a couple places selling both the SN-1 and SN-2 for $10, while places like Musician's Friend and are trying to get $30 for them.

[Jim Hilburn]

My blue one was $5.59 on Amazon with $4.99 shipping.

[45ACP-GDLF5]

I've had my red Snark for over a year now and I like it a lot, but I still double-check it with a tuning fork....they don't use batteries.

[James P]

I don't think the metronome is useful for everyday practice, but for using one in a pinch I count the beat when the Heart LED is off. I find the LED's glow less definite than it's absence. Again, I wouldn't want to use the metronome regularly, but it's a real bonus having one right there when you need it.

[Pete Martin]

Help me out here. "Chromatic" means it hears all the notes? So if I had one clipped to my fiddle, I could check my intonation on the fly? If so, I want one!

I know a couple of GREAT fiddlers who use the Snark just for this purpose.

[tr6drvr]

Without question the least expensive, most accurate, most entertaining and easiest to use of all my tuners. Would be nice if it was black but I can live with the red.

[The G]

Just came home with a new Snark SN-2 (red).Based on all the favourable responses I've read on the forum.This is my first "Clip On" tuner.
Works great !!
I actually intonated my mandolin using it with no trouble whatsover.
Sorry about reviving an old post ,but it came up in the search function, and I had to
add my comments ....

[Fretbear]

Would it be reasonable to assume that one could attach the Snark with the built-in mic to a tone-guard, etc., either via it's clip (or liberated from it's clip and attached some other way) and have an effective and accurate mostly-hidden-behind-the-instrument tuner arrangement?

[AlanN]

Funny, the more I use it, the more I like it, go figure.

And to FB, then you'd get you some Snarky Tone! (ahem...)

[raulb]

The Snark website says that the red, "all instrument" tuner has an "extended frequency range." The blue, guitar & bass tuner "features frequency range tailored to guitar and bass."

[mandopete]

Okay, how do you order one?

[AlanN]

http://www.amazon.com/Snark-Instrume...7467343&sr=8-1

$12 + change, free shipping.

[Eddie Sheehy]

I just got a Red one for $12 and a Blue one for $5 (shipping was FREE and $$5 res.)

[mandopete]

http://www.amazon.com/Snark-Instrume...7467343&sr=8-1

$12 + change, free shipping.

Wow, at that price how can you say no.
Will they throw in some fries with that too?

[mandopete]

All righty then - got a red one in the mail yesterday. I love it, it works great. I like the "adjustability" of the display. I hook it to the backside of the headstock and can clearly see the display with a big distraction on the front. Should be great for a jam session at night (in the dark)

(upside down)

(drinking beer)

(playing bluegrass)

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[Ed Goist]

Does anyone use the slightly higher-end Snark (the SN5)?
For the few extra bucks it seems silly to go with the SN2 if the SN5 is superior in any way.