I wanted a nice snare to go with my new-ish SQ2 kit. Hendrix Archetype Stave Ambrosia Maple high gloss w/abalone inlay 14x6. I already have the satin Walnut/abalone version and a Player version 1/2" thick maple stave. I had a hand in designing this one. Just a beautiful instrument.
Hey...the current administration demands that reparations be made to drummers with less snare arsenal than another. I'll decide what I need so you can eliminate a few. Lol!. Wow.
Do you know, that has been a real pain in the backside. I've had numerous cases in which this snare won't fit because of that. The only 14" case I've found that actually takes it is the normal 14" Hardcase snare case.
Love the greb snares, i wish i had gotten brass instead of wood though.. Putting mine up for sale if i can ever get a replacement part form sonor. Really lost all respect for that company after trying to contact them for a month now..
Love the greb snares, i wish i had gotten brass instead of wood though.. Putting mine up for sale if i can ever get a replacement part form sonor. Really lost all respect for that company after trying to contact them for a month now..
Its better reaching out to the dealer you bought it from.. Believe I had the same issue with them with my SQ1 tom mount.. Ultimately DCP contacted them for me and worked it out.. I even woke up early and called the parts guys in Germany, but still never got through.
I did have a KHS reps email that did help me find parts in Nashville .
Love the greb snares, i wish i had gotten brass instead of wood though.. Putting mine up for sale if i can ever get a replacement part form sonor. Really lost all respect for that company after trying to contact them for a month now..
But yea I play the brass version way more and consider it my main snare. It just has more bite, sounds better tuned low and over all just more versatile.. But still beech is also great.
But yea I play the brass version way more and consider it my main snare. It just has more bite, sounds better tuned low and over all just more versatile.. But still beech is also great.
Here's my Christmas present. It's a 14x5.5 Tama Starclassic Brass snare with a nickel finish. Got it 2nd hand and it's in immaculate condition. This drum is an absolutely beast - really sensitive, sounds great at any tuning and the die-cast hoops give it a really fat rimshot sound. I especially love to tune it high to the point where it delivers a "pop" type rimshot sound, which I find so satisfying. I've pretty much only used wood snares up until now but this drum leaves all my others in the dust - it's just amazing. I also have plans to get a 14x6" Sonor Prolite Brass Snare some point as that drum also looks brilliant. Definitely feel like brass snares with die cast hoops are the way forward for me in general now.
Here's my Christmas present. It's a 14x5.5 Tama Starclassic Brass snare with a nickel finish. Got it 2nd hand and it's in immaculate condition. This drum is an absolutely beast - really sensitive, sounds great at any tuning and the die-cast hoops give it a really fat rimshot sound. I especially love to tune it high to the point where it delivers a "pop" type rimshot sound, which I find so satisfying. I've pretty much only used wood snares up until now but this drum leaves all my others in the dust - it's just amazing. I also have plans to get a 14x6" Sonor Prolite Brass Snare some point as that drum also looks brilliant. Definitely feel like brass snares with die cast hoops are the way forward for me in general now.
Thanks a ton.. Sonor Sam is friggin awesome... he has a scratched buttplate that he's taking the part out of to send to me as sonor doesn't sell the only part that will wear out in the drum. A buddy of mine with a 3d printer is going to make a few spares for me when he gets time
On the upside.. i finally tried out my 100th anniversary yammy snare and am pretty happy with it... although i still miss brass
Sure, it can be pretty aggressive but you'd be surprised how much it can be tamed when tuned lower and damped a little. I used it for a jazz gig a few weeks ago and it fitted in no problem. Something else I love about the die cast hoops is how you can bring the volume down by playing more towards the edge of the drum (including rimshots) and not have to worry too much about overtones, which I found was always a problem on other snares. You might have to be a little more careful with volume when the drum's tuned higher but for the tone you get, I think it's worth it.
Gonna get this thing fixed and off it and go back to my rogers 
( jk).
