snare tuning

[powerbomb91]

hey whats up, im trying to get my snare to sound like the snare in the vids below. it would be cool if you could how tight for both batter and reso snare heads. thanx

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_NfUJLv42WU&feature=related"]YouTube- MIKE JOHNSTON Solo at Guitar Center Clinic[/ame]

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYRxw2zdETQ&feature=sub&videos=9ssjus8dX1I "]YouTube- The Mike Johnston & Aquarian Drumheads Challenge[/ame]

[itchie]

might help if you let us know what snare you have

this snare is maple and its got a massive amount of compression, gating and really nice pro reverb

[powerbomb91]

yeah i got an all maple snare. 6.5 deep

[rabidpenguin45]

Going off of the first video, it sounds like the drum is pretty tight on both the batter and reso side. You may have to play around with some different tensions to find just how tight you want you snare though.

[atomcorr2]

tight ,,,, very tight.

[DrummerD]

I have a DW 14x6 Maple 10 & 6 Collectors series snare and have both heads tuned very tight like this and it sounds very similar. I'm using an Evans Hazy 300 for Reso and the Genera HD Dry for a batter with the batter slightly higher than the reso. If you have a drum dial, I can send you the tension readings if you'd like.

[powerbomb91]

yeah man thatll be great

[DrummerD]

yeah man thatll be great

I sent you an email. Check it out.

[powerbomb91]

thanx i will definetly give that head a try. i can only play my snare with the heads tuned tight