Favorite Drum to Record with. . .GO!!!

[RKTopper]

Alright all you Studio bums. . . In your years of experience, what has been your all time favorite snare you have recorded with?. . . Ludwig Black Beauty has stolen my heart, who has yours?

[Drifter in the Dark]

I'm not really a "studio bum", but I just recorded a session with my 1967 Ludwig Acrolite, and it sounded amazing. That drum sounds just as good in the studio as it does on stage. I also got surprisingly good results in the studio with a 14x5.5 1957 WFL snare drum.

[dr.funkenstien]

I like to do alot of studio work and I keep going back to my Pearl Chad Smith signature snare. Got a C&C maple shell and 32 ply wooden hoops snare on the way though, can't wait to lay that down on record. Later!

Brendan Colameco
www.myspace.com/brendancolamecodrums

[slingerlandfreak]

i recorded some tracks, and on every i used Slingerland Artist Radioking solid one ply maple, it is definition of snare sound, birch snare drums also are very usual snares in studios.

[Numberonefan]

My favorite was the Dunnett Titanium!
My son’s favorite is an 80’s Tama Bell Brass.
We tested both along with his pearl masters maple and he chose the Tama.

[KarlCrafton]

Ludwig 6.5 Bronze Black Beauty.

[caddywumpus]

My favorite sound an engineer captured was when I played with a Leedy & Ludwig 14"x10" marching snare. Such a depth of woodiness and a strong crack!

Usually, though, my fail-safe is my 14"x5.5" DW/Craviotto.