Same here. All of my snares have a sweet spot that sounds oddly similar. Both heads medium to tight, little lower on the batter and the snares just tight enough not to rattle.
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Same here. All of my snares have a sweet spot that sounds oddly similar. Both heads medium to tight, little lower on the batter and the snares just tight enough not to rattle.
I usually play mine (19" Paragon) with the edge turned upward and an inverted splash (10" Paragon) stacked on the bell. Aside from biting crash accents, I do little else with it. I've flipped it,...
Picked up a new to me 13x7 10&6 snare. I was not a fan of my lat 10&6 (14x5) but at the price and not owning anything in a similar size, I figured I'd give it a try. It was dirty, but damage free. ...
I'll give a dissenting opinion.
I owned a pair of Yamaha wood snare hoops. I tried them on a couple of different 14" snares, and I always felt they removed some of the focus and control of the...
A VLT is a combo of vertical and horizontal plies. The X-shell has less fully vertical plies, but no horizontal; just diagonal plies. The shell you have might be lower pitched than a pure-VLT...
Without the rings, it is a little less sensitive (less crack) than with. The upside is that you get more resonance (ring) out of the shell. I think the VLT/non-VLT >>>> re-rings/no re-rings as far...
Here's what mine say (below). I'd follow up for sure. I was surprised when I saw your pics and noticed the re-rings. I would have expected a completely straight shell, although I know re-rings and...
Ambassador X is a regular coated Ambassador that is 20% thicker. Perfect for snares IMO. Single ply and open but much better tone control.
That is killer; how do you store/display them?
Have you thought about head choices or tuning? I currently have Ambassador Xs as batter heads on all my VLTs. I keep the reso head tuned a couple of notches higher than my batter (Drum Dial 85 over...
It's NOT a piccolo. The vertical grain plies give it a lower pitch than you'd expect. It is quicker and more responsive that it's sister 5.5 and 6.5 VLTs I have. I usually use it for jazz, soft pop,...
I've always stored/played my kits in the garage. Between a wife, son and others reasons, taking up a room in our house has never been an option. Haven't once had a problem other than some extra...
Probably the camera angle. I used to keep both floor toms a little more in towards my throne, but I found myself having to pull my elbows in tight to my body when doing rolls, especially on the 16"....
Man that is good looking; I see you're a fan of the of the 13x7 snare drum. That's about the only size I've really never had a snare in? How does the sound differ from a 14" snare. I've got a...
Reserve for cymbals...
Snares (Other):
14x7 DW Edge Candy Fade over Mapa Burl
http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k302/kokoljc/DSC00956.jpg
Snares (Wood):
14x5.5 DW VLT Pillowed Maple
http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k302/kokoljc/DSC00955.jpg
14x4.5 DW VLT Broken Glass
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Snares (Metal):
Yamaha 14x5.5 Jimmy Chamberlin Sig Steel
http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k302/kokoljc/DSC00954.jpg
DW 14x6.5 Heavy Steel (3mm)
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Moar kit...
http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k302/kokoljc/DSC00945.jpg
http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k302/kokoljc/DSC00946.jpg
I know I've posted shots of my snares and maybe once or twice a pic of my kit, but I thought I'd get a couple of shots of everything together.
Drums:
2010 DW Collectors Standard in Black...
Got the itch to post my current collection. The Yamaha Jimmy Chamberlin was my first pro snare and one I'll never git rid of. The rest of my collection are DWs.
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I've got a 14x7 Standard Shell Edge and 3 VLTs (14x4.5, 5.5 & 6.5).
The Edge is a nice drum, but overall I agree with your assessment that it isn't overly musical. Especially compared to a VLT,...
You've got that same DW 14x5.5 VLT like me, right? I got 3 VLTs. 4.5, 5.5 and 6.5. I keep em all medium batter single ply coated over medium high reso. Great all around sound. My Yamaha Jimmy...
Thanks much. This bump got me itchy to try out a new head. I've got both an Ambassador X and an Evans Power center on other snares to swap with. If neither of those sound good at an 89 over 85 on my...
Sorry; I gave it its own thread, but didn't update this one. I like it; don't love it... yet. Maybe I just need to play with some new heads, but I'm not getting the tone/ring I had expected. The...