KarlCrafton
Platinum Member
Well, I went and did it.....I finally got a 6.5 Acrolite.
It's been on my "list" for quite a while.
After playing with it a while, it's exceeded my expectations.
It's very sensitive edge to center, and it's able to get louder that I originally thought too (why I thought it wouldn't get real loud, I don't know).
The sound is very pleasing to me, and I'm sure I'll be using it a LOT in the near future (giving the BB's a rest).
It also came with the 100th Anniversary badge, which looks great & was a very cool surprise.
The only thing I changed was I put a P-86 Millennium strainer on it, because I like it better than the P-85 (and it looks cooler too).
....It also looks pretty dang sweet with my extra sparkly Silver Sparkle kit because of the sparkly Black Galaxy finish (that's a lot of 'sparkly').
I'm surprised this snare isn't more popular because it sounds great and it's at a nice price.
It's a bit darker on the bite than a smooth 402--similar to the Hammered Chrome Supra I have, & it has around the same amount of shell ring as my HC.
Playing around with different tunings, I was able to get it to sound pretty similar to one of my Black Beauties that has the exact same heads/wires I put on the Acro--Coated Emp, Remo no collar Ambassador snare side, regular 'ol generic 42's, PureSound blue snare wire-string.
The Acro had more shell ring, and it was a little less 'solid' than the BB (similar to how a 402 is less 'solid' next to a BB). This is with NO muffling, and by less 'solid' I mean that with my tuning and heads, the BB has less shell ring creating a shorter sound--sounding more solid.
Comparing the Acro to a drum costing 300 bucks plus more isn't really fair, but the Acro held its own easily, and just sounds different...and best of all it sounds great.
This drum would be a great 'workhorse' for someone that digs 6.5's, and can't/doesn't want to spend the extra $$ for a 402, BB, Black Magic, etc...
I think it'd probably work really well in the studio as well.
IMO, the 6.5 Acrolite is a 5 star snare drum for it's sound & performance (and price).
It's been on my "list" for quite a while.
After playing with it a while, it's exceeded my expectations.
It's very sensitive edge to center, and it's able to get louder that I originally thought too (why I thought it wouldn't get real loud, I don't know).
The sound is very pleasing to me, and I'm sure I'll be using it a LOT in the near future (giving the BB's a rest).
It also came with the 100th Anniversary badge, which looks great & was a very cool surprise.
The only thing I changed was I put a P-86 Millennium strainer on it, because I like it better than the P-85 (and it looks cooler too).
....It also looks pretty dang sweet with my extra sparkly Silver Sparkle kit because of the sparkly Black Galaxy finish (that's a lot of 'sparkly').
I'm surprised this snare isn't more popular because it sounds great and it's at a nice price.
It's a bit darker on the bite than a smooth 402--similar to the Hammered Chrome Supra I have, & it has around the same amount of shell ring as my HC.
Playing around with different tunings, I was able to get it to sound pretty similar to one of my Black Beauties that has the exact same heads/wires I put on the Acro--Coated Emp, Remo no collar Ambassador snare side, regular 'ol generic 42's, PureSound blue snare wire-string.
The Acro had more shell ring, and it was a little less 'solid' than the BB (similar to how a 402 is less 'solid' next to a BB). This is with NO muffling, and by less 'solid' I mean that with my tuning and heads, the BB has less shell ring creating a shorter sound--sounding more solid.
Comparing the Acro to a drum costing 300 bucks plus more isn't really fair, but the Acro held its own easily, and just sounds different...and best of all it sounds great.
This drum would be a great 'workhorse' for someone that digs 6.5's, and can't/doesn't want to spend the extra $$ for a 402, BB, Black Magic, etc...
I think it'd probably work really well in the studio as well.
IMO, the 6.5 Acrolite is a 5 star snare drum for it's sound & performance (and price).