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What's your favorite snare drum TODAY?

Shoutout to a golden oldie, a Slingerland Sound King 14x6.5 I've had for a while.

Haven't used it much because the Zoomatic didn't have the knob to adjust wire tension. Recently I found another to replace it with, then almost put it up for sale in a rage fit because of the finicky nature of that strainer and those silly little butt plate screws, I was so done with old snare drums two days ago.

Yesterday I had calmed down, removed the batter head it came with, put on a Evans hd, found the right wire tension and..there it was. Today it is my favourite, and I'm not selling it.
 
Chris_80 said:
Shoutout to a golden oldie, a Slingerland Sound King 14x6.5 I've had for a while.

Haven't used it much because the Zoomatic didn't have the knob to adjust wire tension. Recently I found another to replace it with, then almost put it up for sale in a rage fit because of the finicky nature of that strainer and those silly little butt plate screws, I was so done with old snare drums two days ago.

Yesterday I had calmed down, removed the batter head it came with, put on a Evans hd, found the right wire tension and..there it was. Today it is my favourite, and I'm not selling it.
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I'm up to 7 snares now and my favorite is still the 14 x 5 Supraphonic. On my 1968 Sound King Gene Krupa 14 x 5 I got rid of the Zoomatic and replaced it with a Trick Drums throw off, which is fantastic. Also a 15 strand Grover strainer. I am happy with it as it is now.
 
For the past six months or so..... the Pork Pie BOB has been my favorite. I had not played a 6.5" deep snare in many years and totally love the dynamics and tone of this drum. I can make the batter head tighter than I normally would and the drum does not choke out.
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my current fave from my collection atm, premier modern classic maple, 14x7, 1970s low-profile die-cast hoops from premier on it, sounds sweet as! :D



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Tamboreter said:
Currently, my snare fave is the one at my drum set: 5" Gretsch USA 1mm Bronze shell...

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Still your favourite? Asking because I started looking into bronze snares a while back. Thought about getting a used Tama slp 14x4.5, but I'm more tempted to keep the powder dry and be ready if one of these show up.

I listened to a clip from Memphis drum shop and it sounds incredible. If that's a reasonably fair representation of how it sounds behind the kit, I'm all-in.
 
I took this out of the closet after years of not playing and forgot how much I liked it.
C&C Drum Co. 14 x 7.5" Maple/ Poplar/ Maple shell with maple re-rings. 2.3mm stick saver hoops.
Gloss Navy blue paint with WMP inlay.

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I like this snare the best.

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Peace and goodwill.
 
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A J said:
My "favorite" just changed. Now it's my Pearl Sensitone Elite brass 5" x 14". My aluminum Sensitone is set aside in a case like yesterday's weather forecast! :)
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I generally prefer brass for metal snare drums. That said, what prompted your decision? Just like the tone better? Do you feel the aluminum one is lacking something you want?
 
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