Evilbagua
Silver Member
Here is the story of this snare. I got it on CL for 50$ with a case. I didn't know anything other than it was a 14x12 marching snare. It turns out to be a 80's USA maple shell pearl with 12 lugs per head, in pretty good shape. The throw off was missing and it needed new heads. I took it to my local pro drum shop and we put on two Pearl Dennis Chambers throw offs. They fit without having to drill extra holes, and hey it looks cool now and I can adjust the tension on each side! I popped a weatherking as a reso and an evans ST on the batter and cranked them up, and then put a 40 strand puresound snare on it.
I play in a metal/grind/deathmetal band and I'm always looking for louder gear I think this will be very hard to top. It puts my 14x8 maple, 14x6 acrylic, and 13x7 Ludwig Black Magic to shame volume wise. This doesn't sound like a handgun it sounds like a 1940's World War 2 battle rifle going off. I managed to position it in almost the same spot I play my 14x8 in within about 1/3 of an inch in a dw9000 stand as low as it goes. I can't wait to play this monster live and make some ears bleed. I posted a crappy pic of the snare with my 13x7 ludwig BM on top for a size comparsion. I'm sure this is more than anyone needs in a normal situation, but it fits in really well with my 28" kick and 16' Z custom hats. Also don't laugh at the Aqua Marine poster in the jam spot! I swear there are super metal ones on the other walls.
I play in a metal/grind/deathmetal band and I'm always looking for louder gear I think this will be very hard to top. It puts my 14x8 maple, 14x6 acrylic, and 13x7 Ludwig Black Magic to shame volume wise. This doesn't sound like a handgun it sounds like a 1940's World War 2 battle rifle going off. I managed to position it in almost the same spot I play my 14x8 in within about 1/3 of an inch in a dw9000 stand as low as it goes. I can't wait to play this monster live and make some ears bleed. I posted a crappy pic of the snare with my 13x7 ludwig BM on top for a size comparsion. I'm sure this is more than anyone needs in a normal situation, but it fits in really well with my 28" kick and 16' Z custom hats. Also don't laugh at the Aqua Marine poster in the jam spot! I swear there are super metal ones on the other walls.