Duck Tape
Platinum Member
Hey groovers,
You might remember my last snare thread.. Well someone showed me a thing or two and now I'm interested in a brass snare, and I've been convinced that I don't need to go too deep. I might consider other metals yet but I want some recommendations on brass or any wisdom you can share. So far I've played a pearl Jimmy degrasso and mapex black panther and could hardly tell the difference despite the price differences but I liked them both. At another store I thought I'd like the deeper John tempesta more than the starphonic but I discovered that the starphonic could sound as deep but maintained it's sensitivity, hence my newfound appreciation for shallower drums.
I think I liked the starphonic the most so far. The local place is bringing in a Ludwig (supra) soon so I'll be all over that one. I notice overall they're fairly close sounding so I guess aesthetics will come into play a little too. I like tube lugs and those trick snare throwoffs but I'm open, not really sure what other things I should look at but please pitch me some ideas, preferably top shelf stuff as I'm happy to shell out $$$ for quality.
You might remember my last snare thread.. Well someone showed me a thing or two and now I'm interested in a brass snare, and I've been convinced that I don't need to go too deep. I might consider other metals yet but I want some recommendations on brass or any wisdom you can share. So far I've played a pearl Jimmy degrasso and mapex black panther and could hardly tell the difference despite the price differences but I liked them both. At another store I thought I'd like the deeper John tempesta more than the starphonic but I discovered that the starphonic could sound as deep but maintained it's sensitivity, hence my newfound appreciation for shallower drums.
I think I liked the starphonic the most so far. The local place is bringing in a Ludwig (supra) soon so I'll be all over that one. I notice overall they're fairly close sounding so I guess aesthetics will come into play a little too. I like tube lugs and those trick snare throwoffs but I'm open, not really sure what other things I should look at but please pitch me some ideas, preferably top shelf stuff as I'm happy to shell out $$$ for quality.