Can't get my snare to sound good

[Osh]

I just got a Pearl Joey Jordison Signature Snare and it's got this horrible tone on it that rings after I hit it. High pitched ring and it's horrible. I just want get that hit sound with no horrible high pitched ring. How can I stop it from ringing?

[driver]

Test some tunings, a new head that can cut out some overtones or dampen with some moongell (weird sticky blue stuff). Metal snares like that can be abit too ringy for my ears too

[rendezvous_drummer]

so THAT'S why it was 1 pound haha. It's your tuning man. You need to tune it just right to get that sound you're looking for. Maybe bring it to the store to tune it for you if you don't know how to.

[mind_drummer]

You're aware that you're hitting a snare drum ??? Moreover it's a metal snare, which bring a lot of ring. Have you ask someone to hit the snare while you stand about 20 to 30 feet away ?

I now can recommend you though to order the Aquarian Focus-X or Evans genera HD or Remo CS head, this will answer all your needs.

[drozzy]

The Joey is meant to be a tad ringy, but sometimes it can get a bit overbearing.

I would sway away from using a two play head, but if you want that thicker sound, go the new EC2 snare batter, they look very nice.

Otherwise, something simple like the above stated heads will do fine, stockheads are almost always synonimous with poor sound quality.

[somedrummer]

Link's in the sig. Check it.

[rhydianjlewis]

How many were there at the shop for a pound? Because originally i only thought there would be a few there to the lucky people who came through the door first.

[ege_the_drummer]

It may very well be your tuning, which I think is the problem. The link somedrummer posted is a great recource for all types of tuning, especially for snares. If the snare continues to ring after you tune it, try getting a new head. I have an Evans Genera Dry on my super-ringy steel snare and it controls the nasty ringing pretty well, so I think that might help solve your problem.

[Class A Drummer]

If tuning it doesnt help, i would suggest dampening rings. W/O them, my snare has a terrible ugly annoying sound. I was surprised it helped so much. Moongel could also do the trick. Im not sure if whether they will help as much for you as it did for me, but i would definitley give em a try.

[Drummer Karl]

so THAT'S why it was 1 pound haha. It's your tuning man. You need to tune it just right to get that sound you're looking for. Maybe bring it to the store to tune it for you if you don't know how to.

LOL, also read his post...Osh, great deal btw!
Well, it could be the tuning and I`d be wrong if I said it`s not your tuning but I also wanna mention the SNARE DRUM. and of course head choice.
When I tried this killer snare drum on the music fair recently I was very very surprised about its ringy tone. It seems to be just the sound character of it. You could of course get rid of this sound when buying a new batter head. I think that a Powerstroke 3 or an Evans HD Dry or ST dry would help. But I think you will never get totally rid of the timbre...but anyway: For one pound it was a good deal mate!

Karl

[Osh]

lol yeah I thought it was a good deal for a pound... it's definately better than my tama superstar snare.

Only 1 for a pound, that's why I camped outside the shop thoughout boxing day for 18 hours!

It came with an ambassador on it, which is what I've had on my snares for the past 5 years... I'm thinking it's just the nature of the snare... I could buy a dampner though, or at least I could if I hadn't have spent all my money in the awesome sale!

[SLEEPY BRiGHT EYEZ]

A coated ambassador on a metal snare = ringy goodness. I've always used CAs for the most part on my snares as well. I've got my metal snare tuned good right now to where it has just a little ring, but I also like to use a home made O-ring on it for a very nice tight and focussed 'pshht'. I tried a few different home made o-rings and found that a 13" top layer pin stripe head to work best with my snare.

I really love the sound of a tightly tuned metal snare (snares tight too, just short of choking) and o-ring. It makes drum machines jealous. Sometimes I leave the ring off, but usually with my metal snare I like the focussed sound. On the other hand, I love to hear my maple snare sing.

[Kamikazee89]

I use This (http://www.samash.com/catalog/showitem.asp?ItemPos=26&TempID=7&STRID=3473&Method=2&CategoryID=1058&BrandID=1360&PriceRangeID=0&PageNum=2&DepartmentID=0&pagesize=10&SortMethod=2&SearchPhrase=&Contains=&Search_Type=SEARCH&GroupCode=)on my Supraphonic. You still get the fullness of the drum, but it allows you to manage how much of an overtone(if any at all) that you want. I really recommend it.

[Kamikazee89]

Also, I use a Coated Emperor on my batter side, and a Clear Ambassador on my resonant side. That also helps to give some warmth to it.