blissuicide
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No prob bro. Anyway am waiting for the pics of your Maple Custom.. :lol:
Snare Drum Talk
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blissuicide
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de_john said:
Can place order for a black chrome one, but powder coated, hmm, let me find out and i get back to u.
hey guys i think it wld be gd if we do reviews, wat do u all think?
sorry dun hve a digicam but i will take some pics when i get my hands on one. here's a review of my snares.
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.
www.metrodrums.com
sorry dun hve a digicam but i will take some pics when i get my hands on one. here's a review of my snares.
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.
www.metrodrums.com
blissuicide
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Hey, firstly, thx for sharing and secondly, having the idea of a review is great. Really detail description there, making readers have a feel for the actual thing. And lastly, tat funky snare of urs sounds brilliant. Would be ideal if it were accompanied by pics. Will have a further impact on the drool factor. Nonetheless, its a great effort. Thx blurred, by the way, wats the cost of tis baby like?
Frummer
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hmm talking about snares...what would u guyz recommend ( from experience ) a snare that fits the following requirements? :
1)affordable
2)More of POP den CRACK
3)Sounds deep...not very high pitched
4)preferably 13inch
i could only come up with possibly the black panther snare ( but have yet to hear them live/ see the price tag )...help much appreciated so i know wad to aim for in the future
1)affordable
2)More of POP den CRACK
3)Sounds deep...not very high pitched
4)preferably 13inch
i could only come up with possibly the black panther snare ( but have yet to hear them live/ see the price tag )...help much appreciated so i know wad to aim for in the future
blissuicide
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Black Panther is a very affordable snare, in fact, Mapex is a very affordable drums. One of the snares tat i could offer u is the PDP 805 4x13 or 6x10 snares. Great pop, esp the 6x10 and also cos of its depth, provides great tone and body. And definitely affordable.
Frummer
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hmm...will do some research on them...price wise, the black panthers or pacifics more ex?
check this out...i love how the snare sounded
http://www.pearldrum.com/july06-enews-main.htm
check this out...i love how the snare sounded
http://www.pearldrum.com/july06-enews-main.htm
Frummer
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ok so i found these snares at midwest percussion 13inch and nice depth...:
Tama Artwood 100% Maple Snare 7 x 13 160USD
Tama Artwood 7ply Maple 4.25 x 13 180 USD
Yamaha Musashi oak Snare 6ply 100%oak 6.5 x 13 250 USD
Yamaha Stage Custom Snare 5 x 13 100 USD
Yamaha Akira Jimbo 7 x 13 500 USD 8O
Yamaha Dave Weckl 613USD
Yamaha Brass Shell 6.5 x 13 335USD
Mapex Black panther Premium brass 5.5 x 13 205 USD
Premier Maple Snare 7 x 13 340 USD
Ludwig Classic Maple Tube Lugs 286USD
Ludwig Satinwood Super Classic Maple 6 x 13 310 USD
PS: i just have a thing for 13inchers....very comfy with them.
Tama Artwood 100% Maple Snare 7 x 13 160USD
Tama Artwood 7ply Maple 4.25 x 13 180 USD
Yamaha Musashi oak Snare 6ply 100%oak 6.5 x 13 250 USD
Yamaha Stage Custom Snare 5 x 13 100 USD
Yamaha Akira Jimbo 7 x 13 500 USD 8O
Yamaha Dave Weckl 613USD
Yamaha Brass Shell 6.5 x 13 335USD
Mapex Black panther Premium brass 5.5 x 13 205 USD
Premier Maple Snare 7 x 13 340 USD
Ludwig Classic Maple Tube Lugs 286USD
Ludwig Satinwood Super Classic Maple 6 x 13 310 USD
PS: i just have a thing for 13inchers....very comfy with them.
blissuicide
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Of cos the Panthers are higher than the 805. Oh, tink i found the rite snare for u in tat list u compiled. Definitely has got to be the Musashi. Its one of the great 'popping' snare and at a good price. 
And there are some hi-end and brilliant snares in there such as the Akira Jimbo's, a good snare if u dun mind the pricing. I've heard lotsa snares in there, except for tat Premier and the Ludwigs.
And there are some hi-end and brilliant snares in there such as the Akira Jimbo's, a good snare if u dun mind the pricing. I've heard lotsa snares in there, except for tat Premier and the Ludwigs.
blissuicide
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Not a prob. Gota ask Nigel wif regards to tat Limited Edition Black Panther snare too. Hope he's able to procure one.
it cost me 650aus which is abt 800bucks. i paid 50aus extra from the candy red colour. will try to take pics lah, i'm just really lazy and all. i think my roommate has a digicam.
check out the web link to his web site www.metrodrums.com. when i come back i'd be bringing the snare along. come to the exchange and bring ur DW heh and u can check mine out as well.
check out the web link to his web site www.metrodrums.com. when i come back i'd be bringing the snare along. come to the exchange and bring ur DW heh and u can check mine out as well.
oh ok.
haha i guess i sall just live with what i have now.. haha i still haven changed drum heads off.. still the stock heads of course would sound bad la. haha but good drum heads are damn expensive. like if you change the whole set very heart pain wan. spend tt amount can buy a cymbal.. haha
haha i guess i sall just live with what i have now.. haha i still haven changed drum heads off.. still the stock heads of course would sound bad la. haha but good drum heads are damn expensive. like if you change the whole set very heart pain wan. spend tt amount can buy a cymbal.. haha
