Snare
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Dunnett Classic Drums: Titanium Drumset
Dunnett Classic Drums Titanium Drumset by John Emrich Ronn Dunnett is famous for making some of the best metal drum shells in the business, and he was the first to offer titanium drumsets. For review this month, we received one…
Remo X14 Snare Batter Drumhead
The X14 drumhead is constructed with a single ply of 14 mil polyester film. The thicker film, plus the white coating, produces darker midrange tones with greater attack and volume. The X14 is 40 percent thicker than a…
Gretsch Brooklyn Series
Gretsch Brooklyn Series Drumset and Snares by Michael Dawson From 1883 until 1970, the Gretsch factory was based in Brooklyn, New York. These days, all Gretsch USA Custom drums are handcrafted in a facility in Ridgeland, South Carolina, but to…
Meinl Classics Custom Extreme Metal Cymbals
Meinl Classics Custom Extreme Metal Series Cymbals by Michael Dawson The original Classics Custom series comprises mid-priced B10-alloy splashes, crashes, Chinas, and rides in Medium and Powerful weights, all of which proved to be a good choice for rock and…
Canopus Yaiba Aluminum Snare
Canopus Yaiba Aluminum Snare by Michael Dawson Canopus launched the Yaiba series a few years ago, in an effort to bring down the cost of manufacturing without sacrificing quality. To do that, the company developed new die-cast lugs, in…
Mastro Bronze Snare Drums
Mastro bronze orchestral snares are fitted with 5 mm heavy steel hoops, eight lugs, steel claws, and a dual-action throw-off for precise tension settings. The shell is sized to accommodate calfskin heads, and up to four different wire sets can…
Provenance Cast-Aluminum Snare
Provenance Cast-Aluminum Snare by Michael Dawson The U.K.-based Provenance Drums makes one-of-a-kind instruments out of recycled top-grade aluminum culled from discarded high-performance machines, like the engine of a Jaguar sports car, a NASA rocket, or, in the case of this…
Mapex Saturn Special Edition Studioease Drumset
Mapex Saturn Special Edition Studioease Drumset by Michael Dawson The Saturn series is a line of high-end drums designed for professional touring and studio drummers alike. Whereas Mapex’s other high-end line, Orion, is built exclusively with North American maple shells,…
Fidock Blackwood Snares
Fidock Die-Cast, Wood Hoop, and Slotless Blackwood Snare Drums by David Ciauro Australian drumsmith Stephan Fidock’s handcrafted pieces are the drumming equivalent of Frank Lloyd Wright’s architecture, in that they embody the beauty of the environment from which they came.…
Taye Stainless Steel Snare Drum
The latest installment in Taye’s MetalWorks snare drum series features a 6.5x14 heavy-gauge stainless steel beaded shell, coupled with long vintage-style tube lugs. List price: $459.99. tayedrums.com
Kopf Percussion S-Series Snare Cajon
The S-Series snare cajon has a poplar shell with dual playing surfaces made from Baltic birch plywood. Four non-adjustable snares add a crisp snare effect. kopfpercussion.com
GMS 6.5x14 Super Vintage Snare
The complete review of the GMS 6.5x14 Super Vintage snare drum is on page 27 of the November issue of Modern Drummer magazine.
Pork Pie 7x14 Cherry/Bubinga Snare
The complete review of the Pork Pie 7x14 cherry/bubinga snare drum is on page 31 of the October issue of Modern Drummer magazine.
Listen To Sound Files of Joyful Noise Elite Series Snares
This sound sample is from the Esprit Elite snare drum. See the review on page 25 of the March 2011 issue of Modern Drummer.
