PorkPieGuy
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Has anyone ever played these side-by-side? What experience do you have with either of these? If you had to pick one, which would you get? Thanks!
8" deep snares aren't slow to start responding, they're slow to stop...the extra depth makes for a longer note just like a deeper bass drum or tom has a longer sustain. Deep snares don't lack sensitivity, they just have more sustain than shallow drums. Thinner heads and more wires would add to the sustain, not decrease it.Has anyone tried using a Diplomat snare-side to quicken the snap on a 8" snare? Or how about a 42 strand?
Well it shouldn't sustain your bottom head more on a 42, that doesn't make any sense since you are muting more surface area. I generally don't like 42 strands but they do sound fantastic on the Dunnetts on their deeper snares.Thinner heads and more wires would add to the sustain, not decrease it.
Not really a fad, 8" concert snares have been around since at least the '40s, and most of us are familiar with their more mainstream use over much of the rock era. It all depends on the live sound needed, and the individual drum. The 8" BB is a more versatile snare than most of the 8x14s I've owned (I currently have 7 of them, still far fewer than the 30 6.5x14s that I have.)8” deep snares are a fad just like Piccolo snares were in the late 80’s and early 90’s . The fad will pass .
I am aware of the long history of 8” drums , I guess fad was the incorrect term . What I meant is the piccolo sound was all the rage during the late 80’s and early 90’s . Peoples sound tastes have changed . I can see the same happening with the 8” drums in the future . I am not denying there is a place for these drums .Not really a fad, 8" concert snares have been around since at least the '40s, and most of us are familiar with their more mainstream use over much of the rock era. It all depends on the live sound needed, and the individual drum. The 8" BB is a more versatile snare than most of the 8x14s I've owned (I currently have 7 of them, still far fewer than the 30 6.5x14s that I have.)
Size doesn't matter... sound does.
How can they be a "Fad" if they have been around for decades...........8” deep snares are a fad just like Piccolo snares were in the late 80’s and early 90’s . The fad will pass .
I have a Diplomat on one of my DW Collectors 8x14 Black Nickel Over Brass snares and it made the snare response brighter and more snappy. Gibraltar 16-strand wires were an improvement over those flat-sounding TrueTone wires.Has anyone tried using a Diplomat snare-side to quicken the snap on a 8" snare? Or how about a 42 strand?