General snare questions

[Zoofie]

Hey guys , a few snare questions :

1) What snare material is suited to what genre. E.G what genre is metal , brass used for.

2) How does the depth of the snare effect the sound? For rock/metal do you generally want a deeper snare.

3) How are black panthers suited to heavy metal? Or could you reccomend another snare for heavy metal?
Cheers!

[rmandelbaum]

It is all about personal taste.

Wood is generally warmer then metal. Metal normally cuts a little better then wood. The deeper the shell the deeper the tone and normally the deeper you go the more sensitivity is lost. Steel is a little brighter the copper or brass. Until you get into lathed solid brass then they are like a shotgun with amazing sensitivity.

Notice I said normally? There are alway exceptions, I have an old TAMA Artstar Birdseye Maple snare the is as loud or louder and cuts as well as most of my metal snares. I have a old TAMA Rosewood that is 6 1/2 deep but has the pitch of most 5' Maple snares with the cut of a metal snare but still has a deep tone.

In my opinion it is all about tuning, most good snares can be used for most types of music, again it is all personal taste. I think you will find the deep ones 8" are more common in metal then anything else.

All that being said I still think the LM400 - Ludwig 5" Supraphonic is the best all around snare out there. It will and has done anything.

http://www.ludwig-drums.com/image/products/LM400.jpg

Go play as many as you can and see what your ears tell you. And be careful, snare are addicting.

[drumtechdad]

It is all about personal taste.

Wood is generally warmer then metal. Metal normally cuts a little better then wood. The deeper the shell the deeper the tone and normally the deeper you go the more sensitivity is lost. Steel is a little brighter the copper or brass. Until you get into lathed solid brass then they are like a shotgun with amazing sensitivity.

Notice I said normally? There are alway exceptions, I have an old TAMA Artstar Birdseye Maple snare the is as loud or louder and cuts as well as most of my metal snares. I have a old TAMA Rosewood that is 6 1/2 deep but has the pitch of most 5' Maple snares with the cut of a metal snare but still has a deep tone.

In my opinion it is all about tuning, most good snares can be used for most types of music, again it is all personal taste. I think you will find the deep ones 8" are more common in metal then anything else.

All that being said I still think the LM400 - Ludwig 5" Supraphonic is the best all around snare out there. It will and has done anything.

http://www.ludwig-drums.com/image/products/LM400.jpg

This is a terrific post. Indeed, I can crank my maple snare to ear-bleeding brightness, yet my bronze snare sounds surprisingly warm. And the supra is a great all-around snare, as is the acrolite, but in a different way.

Go play as many as you can and see what your ears tell you. And be careful, snare are addicting.

Best advice of all. Go out and hit some drums!