Only on the 'overtone-y nightmare' snare that came with my Premier Artist Birch set (used).
I didn't care for it much - oddly I can't really explain why. I replaced it with an Evans Dry which is also a twin ply (7 + 5) with a ring of holes to reduce overtones - only 2 mils thinner than the Pinstripe but the snare is much more lively and responsive with the Dry Head.
I fitted the (barely played) coated Pin to a few other snares out of curiosity but wasn't too impressed by the results. Odd really, Ive tried coated Emperors and G2s on snares (both 2 x 7 mils like the Pinstripe) with good results - but the Pin seemed a little too muffled. Don't know why - I expected the results to be very similar..
Generally I like Pinstripes and have clear pin batters on two of my sets - but I'm not tempted to try coated, I think the extra muffling may be a little too much.
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