Intonation with a Snark. Accurate?

I have been using a cheap Korg tuner my wife was given, and it's not too bad either. I checked the tuning against her "expensive" Korg tuner, and the tuning was identical.
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To satisfy my own curiously I got out the old Boss TU-12 and verified the intonation on the clunker Starcaster set with the Snark. And I did this with the Snark attached and on as well.
There was zero difference between the two on all strings and as an aside, this sort of accuracy is pretty amazing from an early model round Snark tuner. And in the final analysis my own abilities on obtaining correct pitch after decades of setting up instruments confirms things to my own satisfaction. Though I must admit my hearing is nearly gone so in the end I'm far more dependent upon tuners than ever before. :(
 
smitty_p said:
I think Snarks work best in an environment that is relatively quiet. If you're onstage with one and the bass player is thumping away and other instruments are playing, all those vibrations hit your guitar and seem to make it a little tough for the Snark to settle down. That's just my observation with mine. But, if I'm just playing at home, I often keep it on the headstock of the guitar I'm using and it seems to be fine.
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Man, that is defenitely true.

I've tried to use a headstock clip tuner onstage once and it was a nightmare. The thing wouldn't work at all and I had to -sorta- tune by ear. Threw it away that very night.


I never step on stage without my Boss TU 3.
 
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Here we go with yet another "Tale From Olde"....

Before electronic tuners we used tuning forks, tuned to piano or keyboard, and a phone. Yes, your old school landline telephone. The dial tone was an F. Always fun at a joint you're playing at to borrow the bar's phone and tune to it. Then go back to the band and everyone tuned to you once you tuned the other strings to each other. We could do this at low volume and not piss off the bar management more often than not.

But it's true, the human ear was determined ages ago to respond to F more than any other note. Thus dial tones and car horns (for the most part) were in F. There's a fun factoid from an ancient road warrior. :coffee:
 
Walks Backward said:
:offtopic:

Here we go with yet another "Tale From Olde"....

Before electronic tuners we used tuning forks, tuned to piano or keyboard, and a phone. Yes, your old school landline telephone. The dial tone was an F. Always fun at a joint you're playing at to borrow the bar's phone and tune to it. Then go back to the band and everyone tuned to you once you tuned the other strings to each other. We could do this at low volume and not piss off the bar management more often than not.

But it's true, the human ear was determined ages ago to respond to F more than any other note. Thus dial tones and car horns (for the most part) were in F. There's a fun factoid from an ancient road warrior. :coffee:
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That's a fascinating piece of info, Wade.
 
Sérgio said:
Man, that is defenitely true.

I've tried to use a headstock clip tuner onstage once and it was a nightmare. The thing wouldn't work at all and I had to -sorta- tune by ear. Threw it away that very night.


I never step on stage without my Boss TU 3.
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Don't get me wrong. Snarks have their place...but a noisy stage ain't it!
 
Walks Backward said:
Aye, old school stuff that's outlived it's time, but at least that's how we did it "back in the day" as they say. If anything now it's histrionic. :cool:
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I must disagree. History is never out of date, my friend. It gives us perspective on our present and future.
 
I isr a tuner app tjat I downloaded on my cell phone. I compared it to the tuner on my mustang amp and it seems to work well. This way I always have a tuner with me
 
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