Another New Snare Day

octatonic

Another New Snare Day for me.

Van Kleef 14"x5.5" Titanium.

Got it for a song.

It is beyond awesome.

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andy1839

That looks incredible, I've never heard a titanium snare. Bear me in mind if you get sick of its awesomeness!

octatonic

No chance mate.

The logo is actually laser cut- it acts as a port.

andy1839

Sweet.

I must have one.

Let the hunt commence!

Edit: I've seen their website, the One-Offs section. My god.

octatonic

andy1839 said:

Sweet.

I must have one.

Let the hunt commence!

Edit: I've seen their website, the One-Offs section. My god.

Buy used- wait for one to turn up.

I got mine under £300.

Yeah the one off's are crazy.

Drew_TNBD

ooooo....

Winny_Pooh

Must be loud as fk if brass snares are any thing to go by?

octatonic

Winny_Pooh said:

Must be loud as fk if brass snares are any thing to go by?

In terms of volume it is about the same as the LM402 (14x6.5 Supra).

In terms of tone it is somewhere between the Black Beauty and the LM's.

It has a bit of a metallic ring to it- trashy/snarly, so it is a certain sound- not something I'll use all the time- the LM400 and 402's are my 'business as usual' snares.

Drew_TNBD

Recorded a bunch of snares recently for a BFD pack. Had some lovely ones, but the nicest was this Sonor Bronze snare - heavy as FUUCCCKK!!

octatonic

If you can find the exact model number I'll check it out.

I don't have a bronze.

The next one is likely to be a custom ordered Guru in Zebrano.

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