brand: metro drums based in brisbane aus
finish: red transparent lacquer. more of a candy apple red kind of colour. very smooth and consistent, i haven't seen anyone with a better lacquer then this company.
wood and construction: this company only uses native australian woods. their main wood is called jarrah. its abt twice as dense as maple, which means its louder and the sound u get seems to be more direct. however i find it doesn't have as nice a cross stick as maple, it sounds to much like a high pitch wood block which i hate. this is a stave shell construction which means it's build like a conga. the shell is abt an inch thick, and the bearing edge has a outer and inner 45 degree cut. paul warry the guy who runs the company said he flattened the bearing edge by 1mm to warm up the sound. all the lugs were handmade and made from aircraft grade aluminium. paul actually does these himself out of solid aluminim cores.
sound: i asked for a snare that would primarily be a funk snare with the ability to be a general purpose snare. for one i find this guy to be a really awesome live snare. it projects really really well and its just really powerful sounding. ghost notes are excellant but they sound abit too hard and not soft like u wld find in a deeper snare. tonally i haven't played a better snare honestly. tuned low it sounds like a 5.5 and it makes a killer timbale sound with the snares off. buzz rolls are really clear but like i said u lose that sound played in feel from a deeper snare.
over all: i cldn;t be happier with this guy, although i wld have preferred a more maple sounding crossstick but some people might like the high pitched sound. incredibly sensitive this snare so if ur strokes suck it'll really show.
this is their web site www.metrodrums.com
other reviews wld be much appreciated
finish: red transparent lacquer. more of a candy apple red kind of colour. very smooth and consistent, i haven't seen anyone with a better lacquer then this company.
wood and construction: this company only uses native australian woods. their main wood is called jarrah. its abt twice as dense as maple, which means its louder and the sound u get seems to be more direct. however i find it doesn't have as nice a cross stick as maple, it sounds to much like a high pitch wood block which i hate. this is a stave shell construction which means it's build like a conga. the shell is abt an inch thick, and the bearing edge has a outer and inner 45 degree cut. paul warry the guy who runs the company said he flattened the bearing edge by 1mm to warm up the sound. all the lugs were handmade and made from aircraft grade aluminium. paul actually does these himself out of solid aluminim cores.
sound: i asked for a snare that would primarily be a funk snare with the ability to be a general purpose snare. for one i find this guy to be a really awesome live snare. it projects really really well and its just really powerful sounding. ghost notes are excellant but they sound abit too hard and not soft like u wld find in a deeper snare. tonally i haven't played a better snare honestly. tuned low it sounds like a 5.5 and it makes a killer timbale sound with the snares off. buzz rolls are really clear but like i said u lose that sound played in feel from a deeper snare.
over all: i cldn;t be happier with this guy, although i wld have preferred a more maple sounding crossstick but some people might like the high pitched sound. incredibly sensitive this snare so if ur strokes suck it'll really show.
this is their web site www.metrodrums.com
other reviews wld be much appreciated