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Your cart is empty.The unique sound and durability of hickory produces all the lows, mids and highs you could possibly desire. While the dual 45 degree bearing edge delivers superior sustain and a wider tuning range to make these hickory drums a MUST HAVE addition to your collection.
Drumboogie
Reviewed in the United States on September 8, 2023
If you had any doubts, that the big name drum companies were ripping you off with their inflated prices for high-end drums, look no further than this snare drum. I didn’t expect to be impressed, but I am ! The finish is beautiful, die-cast hoops, quality strainer, tasteful tube lugs. Bearing edges snare bed look to be precisely cut. I haven’t tuned and played it yet but I can’t imagine it not sounding good. Oh let’s not fail to mention a USA remo coated head. All that for a reasonable price
peederj
Reviewed in the United States on May 29, 2023
I think I bought the one another reviewer had complained about. It was marked down 60%, so cheap that even if the shell was wrecked, the metal components alone would be cheaper than I could find, if they were respectable quality as other reviewers had indicated. I planned to use the diecast hoops elsewhere, and get a new shell for this depending how things went.Turned out the dents in the bearing edge were there, but really superficial, less than 1mm. One of the plies was apparently softer so it looked as if there was a separation, but I doubt it will get worse. Someone was very clumsy and rough in putting on the hoops is all. The hoops are nonferrous, perhaps chrome over brass, but look to be good quality and properly electroplated rather than painted. I can't find a pair of hoops like this for less than $150, so that was the draw. The rest of the hardware is perfectly respectable, the lugs have about 2.25" pitch if you're wondering. The wires don't whine which is nice.How does it play? Very respectably actually. Hickory isn't used much in drum shells, it's a very hard wood, way harder than ash which is already too hard for common use. You more often see these woods used for sticks. The hardness takes away some bottom end and sustain I think. It's almost like metal shell without the bright crack and ring. This snare is aggressive (cf Vinny Appice) without being nasty. Often these shells have a ply or more of maple, but this may actually be all-hickory. The drum still has a lot of playing in to do, but it tuned up well enough that I will be fine with doing that playing in, even though this isn't my best snare. It's my best value though due to the markdown. There are many snares in this price range that aren't this good.It's a matter of taste whether you like this sound, it's certainly a bit different than the more common and more flexible maple, birch, cherry or walnut. It has some similarity to a stave snare sound but the drum is actually quite lightweight, even with diecasts. It may play in to a point I view it as a contender but certainly makes a terrific beater at the price I paid. I may move all the components around to different drums and figure out how to make the most of this one. I may end up finding a shell I prefer and setting this hickory aside. I think the asking price for a perfect one is fair and I'm certain I got a terrific deal. Thanks to the critic who's clearly shopping in the wrong aisle and got me this scratch & dent.
TEC
Reviewed in the United States on October 18, 2023
I have had so many, mostly premium, snare drums in the past ten years. This was a really good sounding maybe up to $250 Chinese-made snare drum. But at the price, I had to return it.
Timothy
Reviewed in the United States on October 18, 2022
I never even had the chance to play the drum. I inspected it thoroughly. I returned the drum. The drum I ordered arrived with a 1-inch split between the outermost ply of the drum's batter side bearing edge. This will split and break further over time under the stress of normal playing. There were multiple blemishes on the drum's lacquer finish. The counterhoops were round and level, but there were some burrs found along the outer surface of the batter side counterhoop. These burrs are from the chromium oxidizing and bubbling when the hydrogen gas is released during the plating process. The pitting will get worse over time.For another $50 - $150 more, you can purchase a USA-made snare drum with 10x the quality. You get what you pay for, and you are paying for a drum made in China.
E. Wilson
Reviewed in the United States on January 20, 2022
High quality build components are top rate.
PapaG
Reviewed in the United States on June 18, 2020
This really is a great snare! The finish and craftsmanship are first rate. The item description doesn't do it justice though. The die cast hoops and lugs are not steel. The folks in their marketing department need to learn about the magnet test. I'm not sure if they're brass but I wouldn't be surprised if they were. The drum comes with real Remo Ambassador heads. I've got piles of UT and UK heads that I took off of other brand new snares. Having a snare come in with retail heads is a real plus. I was a little skeptical about the snare throw-off but it it turned out to be smooth and solid.The drum has a great tuning range. The 45 degree bearing edges give it cut and presence. I've played around with it some and it's a very versatile drum. I'm taking the drum on a gig this weekend so I'll update this review with more in depth thoughts but right now I'm really happy with it.
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