I'm not a huge fan of the Snarks anymore. So far the snark has been pretty good about leaving no marks.Ī question for all the Polytune uses, has it left marks on any of your head stocks? That spring looks pretty strong.
I was reading some Amazon reviews of the Polytune and one reviewer had pictures of where it damaged the head stock of his guitar. It seems as though the manufactures have heeded the complaints that folk have had,ĭo you have a picture of the new clamp on the red snark? I still love mine, but the Polytune did look Pretty cool. I only mention this incase anybody's been put off buying a Snark tuner because of any potential damage. This new one has a completely flat,smooth clamp, similar to the Intelli clamp,with nothing to cause damage. The first one i bought,has the 'corrugated' rubber clamp on it,the one which some folks have found to leave a 'footprint' on the finish of their mandolin headstock. I tried everything i could think of to get it back working to no avail. A couple of weeks ago,one of them got permanently 'stuck' on the G note for some reason. I also have 2 Intelli IMT 500 clip ons as well. I've used a Red Snark tuner for around 3 years or so & it's the best tuner i own. I've had good luck so far with the battery life. I also like the durable hinge/clip on the Polytune, although it doesn't swivel which can be inconvenient, but the Polytune will also work upside-down (on the back of the peg-head) :mandosmiley: and the display rotates automatically :cool: to keep up with how it's positioned, kinda nifty feature. A few months ago I made a quick video comparison of Polytune to Korg AW-2 (). I used to use a Korg AW-2 which I thought was noticeably better than my previous Snark (can't remember which model of Snark), but the Polytune is even easier to use than the Korg. The total thickness *including* the clip and extremely-sturdy-looking metal hinge, is about 1" or approx 2.5cm.) (If for some reason the above pics aren't viewable, here are the approximate dimensions: The tuner's face is about 2 5/16" (approx 5.9cm) by about almost 1" (approx 2.4cm). Quick pics of my Polytune next to a stainless-steel ruler, inches at top: My Snarks are slim enough to go inside the compartments of any of my mando.cases with no problems,although i get the impression that the Polytune isn't exactly 'large'.