kallewille
Senior Member
I bought myself a Prolite kit earlier this year and have thought about getting a matching snare as I didn't buy one at the time. The flanged hooped version is considerably cheaper than the die-cast hoops. I'm pretty sure there are places I can buy the die cast hoops later should I decide to want them (which I think I do). Anyone know what the die-cast hoops are made of? Pretty sure Tama uses zinc, as that's my only history with die-cast hoops: the maple SC I played on for years had them on all the drums except the kick, of course.
I'm content with the snare drum I'm currently using, a G-Bubinga Tama. However, I'm having a hard time getting the tone I want out of it. Whenever I leave the snare wires unstrained, I like what I'm hearing. It seems like whenever I put the wires on though I'm getting a rather choked sound. I've loosened the tension evenly until they're barely touching and it seems like the full sound just gets really thin. Could it be tuning? I've double checked and even reset the wires to make sure they're even on the reso head, and checked to make sure the wire set wasn't tighter on one side than the other. Any thoughts?
Either way, I would like a Sonor snare in matching finish. It's a shame no store anywhere close carries them though, as I'd like to play one before dropping just shy of a grand on one. As much as I love the toms and kick though, I doubt I'd be disappointed.
I'm content with the snare drum I'm currently using, a G-Bubinga Tama. However, I'm having a hard time getting the tone I want out of it. Whenever I leave the snare wires unstrained, I like what I'm hearing. It seems like whenever I put the wires on though I'm getting a rather choked sound. I've loosened the tension evenly until they're barely touching and it seems like the full sound just gets really thin. Could it be tuning? I've double checked and even reset the wires to make sure they're even on the reso head, and checked to make sure the wire set wasn't tighter on one side than the other. Any thoughts?
Either way, I would like a Sonor snare in matching finish. It's a shame no store anywhere close carries them though, as I'd like to play one before dropping just shy of a grand on one. As much as I love the toms and kick though, I doubt I'd be disappointed.