We just got in the Snark SN-3 Guitar and Bass Tuner and the Snark SN-4 instrument tuner this week. These tuners feature relatively easy to read displays, built in metronomes, pitch pipe, and built in microphone to tune acoustic instruments.
The SN-3 tuner although chromatic, is meant primarily for guitar and basses. It a bright color display and very fast tuning. I found the tuner very fast and accurate with no problems tuning the guitar. Hard to believe but you can actually pitch calibrate this tuner. This is not something I use often but you never see this feature in a tuner in this price range.
The display is really nice and shows just how far you are from being in tune with a nice graduated display. However, not all is gold in Snark land. You have to be looking at the display directly to be able to read it. Looking at it at an angle made it look like the display was completely on and impossible to read.
The metronome is very basic with a little heart beat display and a basic “beep” like tone. It is tap generated which is a nice feature for a tuner/metronome combination . The metronome would have been much nicer if you could have silenced the beep and just use the visual cue. Without the metronome silencer, it makes it impossible to use for practice without disturbing others who may not enjoy the beep!
One last thing I liked was the finish. It is made of plastic but it has a metallic look to it. Better yet, it feel like it has been infused with something – almost a slightly rubbery feeling, that keeps the tuner from sliding around.
Overall, pretty good for $12.99 or so. If you are a pro, a good pedal tuner might be better. If you just need an easy to use and inexpensive tuner/metronome combination, this should work well for you.
Thanks for reading and Happy Holidays!
Jack
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Snark SN-3 Chromatic Tuner
Snark SN-4 all instrument tuners
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