Bo Eder
Platinum Member
So general discussion - if you're an artist for a drum manufacturer, why would you settle for a signature snare drum that is reasonably priced if the manufacturer makes beautiful totally expensive ones?
Case in point: I see the Pearl Joey Jordison snare selling for $299. Pearl also makes a same-size Reference snare that would sell for $750.
Yes - I know it's all about the player making the drum sound good. I just find it odd that as "the artist" you would settle for a less-expensive drum if they were giving you carte blanche on anything you may want. I would totally say, "I want my artist snare based off of your new Reference series, with some bits of carbon fiber and gold in it, to make it mine". Pearl would turn around and say "You got it, we can sell it to your fans for $1899".
Something like that would be a collector's item - like the Zildjian/Pro Drum Constantinople rides selling for $600 or so. Or even Ralph Gibson's signature Leica camera (they only made 35 of them and sold them all in 5 minutes at $28K each). Isn't that something that would be cool? Or is it cool to see all these used Joey Jordison snares on eBay selling for $150?
Thinking out loud tonight. What do you think?
Case in point: I see the Pearl Joey Jordison snare selling for $299. Pearl also makes a same-size Reference snare that would sell for $750.
Yes - I know it's all about the player making the drum sound good. I just find it odd that as "the artist" you would settle for a less-expensive drum if they were giving you carte blanche on anything you may want. I would totally say, "I want my artist snare based off of your new Reference series, with some bits of carbon fiber and gold in it, to make it mine". Pearl would turn around and say "You got it, we can sell it to your fans for $1899".
Something like that would be a collector's item - like the Zildjian/Pro Drum Constantinople rides selling for $600 or so. Or even Ralph Gibson's signature Leica camera (they only made 35 of them and sold them all in 5 minutes at $28K each). Isn't that something that would be cool? Or is it cool to see all these used Joey Jordison snares on eBay selling for $150?
Thinking out loud tonight. What do you think?