Thunderstix
Senior Member
I've only had one brass snare but this is my favorite snare, after owing a Ludwig steel, a Yamaha maple custom and some other low-end stuff. I don't know whether it's because of the material, the size or the fact that it's a single ply shell that makes this snare so attractive. It may be the three. I'm still using the stock heads, tensioned medium high, using half a piece of moongel and it sounds great.
1. Material
I have the impression that brass sounds fat, rich and full-bodied. My 14x5,5 maple sounded thin and the 14x5,5 steel snare was bright. Brass has the clarity and sensitivity of metal but with some fatness to it. It just sounds like a larger, richer model.
2. Size
It's a 13x5,5 and that makes it extra focussed, poppy and void of overring (it does have a pleasant, controlled ring).
3. Single ply
Wooden snare drums sound thin to me. Maybe that's because they were all laminated models. Those won't sound full and rich like a single ply shell. That's my thinking and I might be wrong on some accounts.
I'm considering changing the rims to die cast because the rim click is too soft. Do you think changing rims is a good idea, what brand should I look out for (I don't think Yamaha offers separate rims) and should I go with a brass or steel/chrome model?
Btw, why don't they make toms and bass drums out of brass? Brass is a very melodic metal used for horns and is quite inexpensive.
1. Material
I have the impression that brass sounds fat, rich and full-bodied. My 14x5,5 maple sounded thin and the 14x5,5 steel snare was bright. Brass has the clarity and sensitivity of metal but with some fatness to it. It just sounds like a larger, richer model.
2. Size
It's a 13x5,5 and that makes it extra focussed, poppy and void of overring (it does have a pleasant, controlled ring).
3. Single ply
Wooden snare drums sound thin to me. Maybe that's because they were all laminated models. Those won't sound full and rich like a single ply shell. That's my thinking and I might be wrong on some accounts.
I'm considering changing the rims to die cast because the rim click is too soft. Do you think changing rims is a good idea, what brand should I look out for (I don't think Yamaha offers separate rims) and should I go with a brass or steel/chrome model?
Btw, why don't they make toms and bass drums out of brass? Brass is a very melodic metal used for horns and is quite inexpensive.
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