New Snare Day... yes again.

octatonic

Another new snare.

This time a Ludwig LM402- 14" x 6.5".

Classic crack- the stock head was very, very warm.

Put a Remo CS on it and it is perfect. 

Sporky

Are you going to end up with a kit that has four kick drums, six snares and nothing else?

'Cos I'd like to hear that.

octatonic

Sporky said:

Are you going to end up with a kit that has four kick drums, six snares and nothing else?

'Cos I'd like to hear that.

Snares are like dirt pedals of the drumming world.

I do have a wooden piccolo snare to the left of my hi-hat.

It gets used sort of as a timbale (with snares off) most of the time and occasionally as a higher pitched snare of the drum n bass stuff I'm working on.

Sporky

There was a Pale Saints song I particularly liked that had two snares - one quite "normal" and the other probably a piccolo - higher pitched and sharper and a bit more tom-like if that makes sense.

octatonic

Sporky said:

There was a Pale Saints song I particularly liked that had two snares - one quite "normal" and the other probably a piccolo - higher pitched and sharper and a bit more tom-like if that makes sense.

Yeah, it is a fairly common thing to do- especially a 14x6.5 main and a 13x4 auxiliary- think cannon and pistol.

I prefer a 14x5 auxiliary and cranking up the batter head.

PC_Dave

octatonic said:

Sporky said:

Are you going to end up with a kit that has four kick drums, six snares and nothing else?

'Cos I'd like to hear that.

Snares are like dirt pedals of the drumming world.

I do have a wooden piccolo snare to the left of my hi-hat.

It gets used sort of as a timbale (with snares off) most of the time and occasionally as a higher pitched snare of the drum n bass stuff I'm working on.

Have you tried the "splash cymbal placed on snare" technique for that authentic drum n bass sound? See Johnny Rabb.

octatonic

I have a drumbal- I think it is the one Rabb designed for Meinl.

darcym

enough snare pictures, show the orange kit again !

PolarityMan

I guess given that its the drum that typically gets hit most often having options is always a great thing.

Btw I reckon crash cymbals are more like the dirt pedals of the guitar world cos lots of drumemrs have 4+ on their kit