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product_id: 1253875
title: "SN-8 Super Tight All Instrument Tuner"
brand: "snark"
price: "€ 33.26"
currency: EUR
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reviews_count: 10
category: "Snark"
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# instant note detection & response ±0.1 cent super tight tuning 360° rotatable display SN-8 Super Tight All Instrument Tuner

**Brand:** snark
**Price:** € 33.26
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Summary

> 🎸 Tune Tight, Play Right — The SN-8 Means Never Missing a Beat

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** SN-8 Super Tight All Instrument Tuner by snark
- **How much does it cost?** € 33.26 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
- **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.pt](https://www.desertcart.pt/products/1253875-sn-8-super-tight-all-instrument-tuner)

## Best For

- snark enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted snark brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Key Features

- • **More Than Just a Tuner:** Integrated tap tempo metronome plus pitch calibration and transpose features keep you in perfect rhythm and key.
- • **Power-Smart Performance:** Auto-dims and auto-shuts off to save battery life, so your tuner is ready when you are.
- • **360° Visibility Anywhere:** Adjust the vibrant full-color display to any angle for perfect readability on stage or in practice.
- • **Precision That Hits Every Note:** Experience ultra-accurate tuning with ±0.1 cent precision—your secret weapon for flawless sound.
- • **Built for Every Instrument & Gig:** Super-tight clip with rubber jaws fits any headstock—even angled Ovations—stays put through every riff.

## Overview

The Snark SN-8 Super Tight All Instrument Tuner is a lightweight, clip-on chromatic tuner designed for professional precision and convenience. Featuring ±0.1 cent tuning accuracy, a bright 360° rotatable full-color display, and smart power-saving auto-dim and auto-off functions, it ensures fast, reliable tuning for any stringed instrument. Its ergonomic clamp fits all headstocks securely without damage, making it ideal for live gigs and practice. Additional features include a tap tempo metronome, pitch calibration, and transpose mode for capo use, all powered by a long-lasting CR2032 lithium battery.

## Description

The Newest! “Tunes Tighter So You Sound Better.” The SN-8 Snark Super Tight Chromatic Instrument Tuner provides a solid stay-put clip-on direct connection to your instrument. Has more precise tuning, and advanced features! Power saving feature: tuner display will dim after 5 seconds of no sound detected. This conserve battery power. Display returns to normal brightness when a note is detected. If no notes are detected for 2 minutes, tuner will shut off.Improved Full Color visual display with larger improved frequency lines making it an easy read. It can be used in practice or live giging situations. Other features: tap tempo metronome, pitch calibration, and a transpose feature for tuning guitars with capo. Internal vibration sensor detects notes by clipping on directly to instrument.The Snark only weighs 1.5 ounces with a very expertly made clamp with rubber gripping jaws. The lower jaw hinges allowing it to fit any contour. Snark tuners will clip on and stay to even Ovation with the angled head stock. Also has ball socket on each end of the curved mounting post that connects the clamp to the face. Allows 360 degress maneuvering making the Snark perfectly adjustable for most any situation.Comes complete with a CR2032 Lithium 3 volt battery. This is the same kind that many computers use for the clock battery. Battery is held in a simple pull out draw behind tuner face.It’s best to tune-up on stage just before you play because the temperature on stage will be a little different than other places in the building. A clip on tuner is fast and you can put the Snark in your pocket as soon as you’re done or leave it on instrument. People will even ask you where they can get one because they are so impressive being so small, convenient, and quick to use. Tuning is easy. To go from one note to the next is very fast, almost instant so it takes less time to tune up. Snark has the transpose feature for perfect tuning with capo in place.

Review: The best clip-on tuner - The best clamp-on tuner I've tried, out of about a dozen. I'm a serious amateur. I've tried others that flash bright lights and colors which are very annoying on stage, and ones that I had to hold the power button down for 5 seconds to turn off (which is a nuisance during a performance!) This reacts quickly, usually within a half-second of playing a note. The display is clear and easy to read without being distracting or annoying. It's very easy to use; all you need to know is what note you want to tune to. Might not be best for rank beginners who have no idea how their instrument is supposed to be tuned, but is fine for anyone else from beginner to pro. It's chromatic, so works with any instrument you can clamp it onto that uses modern Western tuning temperament. It turns on and off quickly with a single button press. It clamps firmly but does not damage the headstock, and easily adjusts to be clearly visible for a wide range of playing postures or instruments. The tuning accuracy is very good. I don't know of any electronic tuner that is more accurate. It's almost as good as my ears, and definitely good enough. I've used a number of other Snarks but I like this one best due to the fast response and the display that's easier to read while also being less distracting than the others. Any of the Snark tuners is a good bet but this is the best. I had one of these that got destroyed with everything else and I replaced it right away, with one for every guitar so it's always within reach.
Review: Best Tuner I've Ever Owned - This is hands-down the best tuner I've *ever* owned. The Snark SN8 works extremely well, and being chromatic, works on every stringed instrument I own (guitar, bass, banjo, violin) no matter what key the instrument is tuned to. I still use my Korg Pitchblack inline with my bass (also a very nice product), but that is mainly to get more cord length across the stage and still keep my signal strong. This little baby is amazingly easy to use, and always accurate. It has a nice bright easy to read display in any lighting situation and makes tuning a breeze and not a hassle (just as it should be - I've personally always hated those Boss pedal tuners). It simply does its job and does it very well. Also, buying this item from desertcart saved me quite a bit over the local Guitar Center, which is always a big plus. It feels tough too, this thing feels like it can easily handle the rigors of being tossed around, which is a very good thing. Despite the flimsy way the seller packaged this for shipping, the product arrived intact, and fast. I would have cropped a star for a damaged product in that little wimpy envelope they sent it in. Fortunately mine arrived in perfect condition (no thanks to that paper envelope - seriously, they should use a stiff cardboard envelope or small tube or something). I could not be happier, at least until I buy another one to keep at the house while the first stays in my gig bag.

## Features

- Super Tight Tuning
- Faster
- Brighter EZ Read Display
- Display Rotates 360 degrees
- Tap Tempo Metronome
- Pitch Calibration and Transpose Features

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B00646MZHK |
| Batteries | 1 Lithium Metal batteries required. |
| Best Sellers Rank | #8,083 in Musical Instruments ( See Top 100 in Musical Instruments ) #137 in Music Tuning Accessories |
| Body Material | Plastic with Copper and Steel components |
| Color Name | Black - SN-8 |
| Connector Type | Clip-on |
| Customer Reviews | 4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars (5,661) |
| Date First Available | November 10, 2011 |
| Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
| Item Weight | 1.28 ounces |
| Item model number | SN8 |
| Material Type | copper, plastic, steel |
| Power Source | Battery |
| Product Dimensions | 4 x 2 x 3 inches |
| Size | Single |
| Standing screen display size | 1 |

## Images

![SN-8 Super Tight All Instrument Tuner - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71-KUbyH92L.jpg)

## Questions & Answers

**Q: i want to hear from violin players.   Is it reliable?**
A: Yes it's reliable and attaches to the scroll very well.  The problem with all Snarks (I own about half a dozen for various instruments) is that the little stalk swivel system is fragile. There is a stalk with a ball on each end, inserting into a socket on the back of the tuner and on the top of the attachment clip.  Either one of these sockets have little plastic tabs that can be broken pretty easily if you are rough with them.Of the two socket joints, and the one on the back of the tuner itself is the one that tends to break easiest. Aside from that, the tuner will read chords if your double-stops are accurate, and reads fast enough to check your intonation while playing, at least on slower tunes.

**Q: What is the difference between the SN-8 and SN-2 tuner?**
A: sn-1 guitar & bass , sn-2 all instrument , sn-5 guitar bass & viloin , sn -6 ukelele tuner , sn - 8 all instrument tuner with tighter grip

**Q: is sn-8 or sn-2 better?**
A: The SN-8 is supposed to be brighter, easier to read and faster.  I don't know if that's true or not.  I bought it for my 13 year old son, a beginner guitar player and he was able to tune his guitar with no problem, so it easily met his needs.  Snark brand was recommended by his teacher.  I actually looked at the SN-2 but, at the time is wasn't available through Prime and the SN-8 was, so I bought it.

**Q: does this tune a trombone**
A: I agree with the other answers. I am a stringed-instrument player (violin, mandolin, octave mandolin, banjo) and the snark works on all of these. Since it operates by detecting vibrations, anywhere that you can clip it on to the instrument where you can see it while you tune should work just fine. On a trombone I would think that the lip of the bell would be a good location.

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The best clip-on tuner
*by J***N on December 22, 2017*

The best clamp-on tuner I've tried, out of about a dozen. I'm a serious amateur. I've tried others that flash bright lights and colors which are very annoying on stage, and ones that I had to hold the power button down for 5 seconds to turn off (which is a nuisance during a performance!) This reacts quickly, usually within a half-second of playing a note. The display is clear and easy to read without being distracting or annoying. It's very easy to use; all you need to know is what note you want to tune to. Might not be best for rank beginners who have no idea how their instrument is supposed to be tuned, but is fine for anyone else from beginner to pro. It's chromatic, so works with any instrument you can clamp it onto that uses modern Western tuning temperament. It turns on and off quickly with a single button press. It clamps firmly but does not damage the headstock, and easily adjusts to be clearly visible for a wide range of playing postures or instruments. The tuning accuracy is very good. I don't know of any electronic tuner that is more accurate. It's almost as good as my ears, and definitely good enough. I've used a number of other Snarks but I like this one best due to the fast response and the display that's easier to read while also being less distracting than the others. Any of the Snark tuners is a good bet but this is the best. I had one of these that got destroyed with everything else and I replaced it right away, with one for every guitar so it's always within reach.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Best Tuner I've Ever Owned
*by T***J on February 14, 2012*

This is hands-down the best tuner I've *ever* owned. The Snark SN8 works extremely well, and being chromatic, works on every stringed instrument I own (guitar, bass, banjo, violin) no matter what key the instrument is tuned to. I still use my Korg Pitchblack inline with my bass (also a very nice product), but that is mainly to get more cord length across the stage and still keep my signal strong. This little baby is amazingly easy to use, and always accurate. It has a nice bright easy to read display in any lighting situation and makes tuning a breeze and not a hassle (just as it should be - I've personally always hated those Boss pedal tuners). It simply does its job and does it very well. Also, buying this item from Amazon saved me quite a bit over the local Guitar Center, which is always a big plus. It feels tough too, this thing feels like it can easily handle the rigors of being tossed around, which is a very good thing. Despite the flimsy way the seller packaged this for shipping, the product arrived intact, and fast. I would have cropped a star for a damaged product in that little wimpy envelope they sent it in. Fortunately mine arrived in perfect condition (no thanks to that paper envelope - seriously, they should use a stiff cardboard envelope or small tube or something). I could not be happier, at least until I buy another one to keep at the house while the first stays in my gig bag.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ It works
*by T***K on December 31, 2025*

This is a good tuner. After ordering two Snark tuners from two different sellers that specifically said you could replace the 2032 babattery But they sent the Snark Rechargable. I specifically wanted to be able to change the battery. I dont know if they still make the Snark that you can change the battery or not. If you specifically definitely must have look else where. Snark SN Super Tight is a good tuner. Will it last fifteen like my old one that's still working? I do not know.

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