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How versatile are STEEL SNARE DRUMS?

Sterfry95 said:
I second that comment... Metals give you more of a cracking aggressive sound. As maple is deep and warm and gives you more of a jazz sound. Most people use metal for heavier styles and aggression. Maple is more for sensitivity and tone (exactly what jazz drummers are about). Shell usually depends on your preferences, what are yours?
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It does get down to your preference. The versatility depends on your touch, and how you well you can tweak the drum. Funny though, I think of steel snares as having a jazz sound. I always preferred the sound of brushes on a metal snare - I love that sensitivity and crispness. My main snare is a steel Keplinger... Gregg Keplinger is a jazz drummer, and even though his drums are known for being loud, their sensitivity and tone work well in acoustic music too...
 
cornelius said:
It does get down to your preference. The versatility depends on your touch, and how you well you can tweak the drum. Funny though, I think of steel snares as having a jazz sound. I always preferred the sound of brushes on a metal snare - I love that sensitivity and crispness. My main snare is a steel Keplinger... Gregg Keplinger is a jazz drummer, and even though his drums are known for being loud, their sensitivity and tone work well in acoustic music too...
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What size and depth does he use? I really get no sensitivity out of my piccolo. And I'm all about sensitivity and tone because I use thin shells, so it's not like I'm just saying what I did earlier to sound intelligent.
 
Sterfry95 said:
What size and depth does he use? I really get no sensitivity out of my piccolo. And I'm all about sensitivity and tone because I use thin shells, so it's not like I'm just saying what I did earlier to sound intelligent.
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this gave me a pretty good chuckle
 
Sterfry95 said:
What size and depth does he use? I really get no sensitivity out of my piccolo. And I'm all about sensitivity and tone because I use thin shells, so it's not like I'm just saying what I did earlier to sound intelligent.
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At some point he used 5.5x14, but I've seen him with deeper shells too...
 
Depends on the drum. Keplinger and Dunnett snares are very versatile. For the price, I found the extremely thin Morgan Rose sig snare to be close to a one size fits all.
 
My problem is probably my depth (13x3) it just kind of sounds like a noise more than a snare. Sensitivity is something that a 3" snare doesn't offer too much of, I've tried wood and metal ones that depth and its the same result (still trying to find my snare sound). I've found that a 5"-7" give the most sensitivity for any material type of shell.
 
I've played a 70s steel Pearl 4514 14x5.5 forever. I've also played many styles from pop to rock to jazz to avant-garde on that same snare. So I guess its "versatile".
 
Got a Pearl Ian Paice sig snare a while back. its basically a 6.5 x 14 steel sensitone with tube lugs and tone controll it is the first steel snare I've owned and i like it better than all the others i own. maple,birch,brass,bronze and aluminum dont really know why i set every drum up and play them the same. this one just seems to have a lot more low end punch and mics up better
 

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