Bradley Cooper
Junior Member
I just got the 14 x 5.25 snare.
It's an amazing instrument. The CS head it comes with is new to me (I normally use an Ambassador ) and a nice surprise. Focussed, controlled...a bit of sensitivity, a tactile resonse, is lost with REALLY soft, buzz roll type stuff with the the CS head, but what a sound when you play a fatback accent, and the normal ghosts required for funk, rock etc..
With an Ambassador on it it is as responsive as anything I've used to play jazz trio work on in the past. Very, very nice.
I thought I'd throw away the eEQ rings immediately...I guess it's the thinness (as in width) of the Medium one but it's fantastic. No dead, dry drum, like I thought it would be. Just a more focussed sound, so FEWER harmonics, not none at all.
The snare wires are incredible. Why is no-one else making 8 strand snares? They really are all different. Straight 8 is perfect for louder playing, Spacer is more...sensitive, marching drum like...nice for light jazz work (backbeats are still lovely, obviously) and the EQ is dryer...Amazing system!
The strainer is unbelievable! Smooth, smooth, smooth. It's just incredible how light it feels to lift or drop it, and it stays put. German engineering at it's best.
It really is a versatile snare, worth the money of at least 2 different snares, probably 3 or even 4.
It's an amazing instrument. The CS head it comes with is new to me (I normally use an Ambassador ) and a nice surprise. Focussed, controlled...a bit of sensitivity, a tactile resonse, is lost with REALLY soft, buzz roll type stuff with the the CS head, but what a sound when you play a fatback accent, and the normal ghosts required for funk, rock etc..
With an Ambassador on it it is as responsive as anything I've used to play jazz trio work on in the past. Very, very nice.
I thought I'd throw away the eEQ rings immediately...I guess it's the thinness (as in width) of the Medium one but it's fantastic. No dead, dry drum, like I thought it would be. Just a more focussed sound, so FEWER harmonics, not none at all.
The snare wires are incredible. Why is no-one else making 8 strand snares? They really are all different. Straight 8 is perfect for louder playing, Spacer is more...sensitive, marching drum like...nice for light jazz work (backbeats are still lovely, obviously) and the EQ is dryer...Amazing system!
The strainer is unbelievable! Smooth, smooth, smooth. It's just incredible how light it feels to lift or drop it, and it stays put. German engineering at it's best.
It really is a versatile snare, worth the money of at least 2 different snares, probably 3 or even 4.
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