No pics yet, except what's been incidentally captured in live shots on my band's myspace page (myspace.com/niteowlnc), and I'm sure you can't see the snare drum very well, but depending on the room and miking situation, I use the CX 5x14 maple that came with my Pacific CX kit (replaced the thin batter hoop with a 2.3mm Gibraltar one, and it sounds as good as more expensive maple snares I've had in the past), or a 6x14 Ahead smoked chrome brass snare. I also have a Pearl 3x13 brass piccolo that sounded great with the reggae & funk bands I've played in previously, but I haven't needed it for a while so I'm thinking about selling it. I had a 5x13 Sam Ash Special (i.e. Groove Percussion) natural-finish maple snare that actually sounded quite good. I got scared parts were gonna start breaking so I traded it even-swap for a 5x10 Mapex steel snare w/mount. It sounds pretty good but I think I need a 12" to better suit my taste. Anyone wanna trade for it?
Ayotte Keplinger 14 x 5.5 (3mm thick) brushed steel with wood hoops and chrome claws. This snare has one of the lowest fundametal notes that I've ever heard in a steel snare. I love to tune it waaaaaay down for the fattest, meatiest backbeats with tons of overtones.
I'm also waiting on my 14 x 8 (1" thick) stave bubinga snare with segmented bubinga wood hoops from Unix Drums which hopefully will be completed soon.
Ludwig 6.5x14 Supraphonic Hammered Bronze
Yamaha 5x14 Brass (early 90's)
New Yamaha 5x14 Maple Sensitive in Vintage Finish
Noble & Cooley 7x14 Classic SS in Honey Maple Finish (fom the late 80's)
Pearl Signature Jimmy DeGrasso 5.5"x14" Brass snare with gold hardware and superhoop IIs. replaced the snares with 42 strand ultra sounds. For only an intermediate snare it sounds FAT. Wouldn't mind a BB or Black Panther eventually, but for now it does the job.
My current line up is very intermediate level but I've been getting by for a couple of years and I can get all the sounds I need with the following:
Sorry I'm too lazy to pull them out of cases and pile 'em up but...
...pics are in my Album on my profile page.
Pork Pie Brass 14 x 6.5 Big Black (10 lug) with Gibraltar Die Cast Hoops top and bottom, Remo CS Coated and a clear Ambassador on the bottom with Puresound Blasters.
Titan Bronze 14 x 5.5 (10 lug) hammered finish with single point tube lugs and die cast hoops. 14.5 lbs. HEAVY SNARE - Remo Fiberskyn with a clear ambassador and 20 strand steel snares.
PDP Maple 14 x 5 (8 lug) - 8 ply with 19 ply maple hoops. Remo CS Coated with a clear Ambassador on the bottom with 20 strand Puresound copper snares. Hoops are stained dark cherry with the shell in natural maple clear laquer.
Gretsch Mahogany 14 x 5 (8 lug) 8 ply with 2.3 triple flange hoops. Remo coated Emporer on batter with a coated Ambassador on the snare side with 20 strand steel snares.
PDP 805 Mahogany/Maple 10 x 6 (6 lug) 8 ply - 2 3-ply mahagony sandwiched with a maple interior and exterior ply - Remo coated Ambassador with a clear Ambassador on bottom with 20 strand steel snares.
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