my mapex snare

[markthechuck]

Mapex black panther snare, ML4550BTBB.

does anyone know much about it? i always thought they have names like Blaster/Velvetone ETC but i can't find much on mine, i got it off ebay for about £150 i think.

[markthechuck]

i know it's made of maple too, the wood looks really light in colour like birch, i always thought it was darker.

[markthechuck]

also i can't find any UK or US sellers.

[Pearl MCX Man]

I checked it out and it is 7 ply maple with a lacquer finish. I saw one for 399 Euros not sure how much that is in British pound and it was in the U.K at freescore.com. so I guess you got a good deal. Hope this helps you.

[markthechuck]

so did mapex make snare's in bulk but with no model name?

[marko138]

I know I like it. That is all.

[weezy]

For a while, they really didn't have crazy names for their snares. They were basically named by their size and material for some time, ie 14x6 mapple or 13x5.5 birdseye, etc.

[lionheart]

so did mapex make snare's in bulk but with no model name?

hmmm looks like it: http://www.google.co.uk/products/cat...d=0CJUBEPMCMAM
This example doesn't have the black panther.

From the reading around I found out that most black panther's do have a names like: Phat Bob, "the blade", "the blaster"

Yours looks very similar to Phat Bob, which retailing around £300-£330

I'm sorry LH, but even though you are not selling (as you said in the next post), the Forum Rules prohibit commercial links. - PB

[lionheart]

just a point of note, I'm NOT selling this ebay thing - it was just an example

[kaosotis]

so did mapex make snare's in bulk but with no model name?

They started naming the BP's like a year or two ago. Before that they just had Black Panther Maple, Black Panther Cherry, etc..., and there were a ton of different models. There was also a Black Panther that came free with certain kits.

Yours definitely looks like one of the other models.

[markthechuck]

cool, cheers everyone .

[Dustin]

Fancy giving it to me Mark - I will give it a good home!

[Bish]

Yours looks very nice, Mark.

I just checked mine and it doesn't have a specific name either.

Mine is 10 years old.

[areFish]

Do the Blaster and Velvetone designations only apply to the kits? Nice find.