snareness?

[BrekelmansInAbsentia]

alright, so after getting muchos money for christmas, i started making a list of things i need for my set, you know, the basics: twolegged hi hat stand, crash cymbal, cowbell, china cymbal, new snare stand, and a new snare.
now, i have a wooden snare that came with my cb beginner set, and its kinda going to **** as time marches on. but i realize that i dont really know anything about good snare drums, so i was wondering if the awesome people here in d&p could help me.

what kind of snare is a good choice to invest in?

thank you :D

[SkaRabbit]

Mapex Black Panther snares are so hot.

[BrekelmansInAbsentia]

how much would one of those be going for?

[SkaRabbit]

depends there are many different sizes etc i got mine about £150

[chickwithsticks]

Hello, I am new to the musicianforum but i can say i just bought me an 8 peice mapex drumset. Can you say OFF THE CHAIN!! hot, staight hot so i can say the dude is right if you get a snare let it be Mapex. over and out.:thumb:

[BrekelmansInAbsentia]

chickswithsticks = alot better than chickswithdicks...teehee

o, and ska rabbit, which series do you have?

[SkaRabbit]

Mapex Black Panther 13" x 3" Steel

[aznriceball]

can u give a budget first? if u have no budget go brady :p but u have a CB, so i doubt..

[Double Bass Jim]

Pearl sensitone

It's a great workhorse drum

[PandaDrummer]

hey chicks do you have the same one as blujelly?

[BrekelmansInAbsentia]

aznriceball, im actually loving my cb kit, and i hav no urgent need to replace it, except for the snare of course, and im hoping to spend less than 200$ (canada!) on the snare.

[Panopticon]

well i've seen a nice brass dixon picollo snare that im thinking of buying...its 119 CDN...200 won't get you much...at least not if your looking for a good black panther or signature yamaha snare...

[Chippy569]

tama artwood...

[BrekelmansInAbsentia]

well i have 600$, but im hoping to not spend much over 200

[fatcow2000]

go to guitar center, tell them your price range, ask to try snares in that range. done.

i suggest the chad smith signature... i just got one, its sooo good man.

[Massik Kretal]

I hate how everyone says the black panther snare drum, but most people that suggest it don't have it or they never played it.

Anyways...good drums for cheap:

Pearl Sensitone
Pearl Chad Smith snare

Snares for a little bit more:
Ludwig Suprafonic (:D)
Premier Modern Classic Snare (Maple, birch, or metal)

[The_Native_Assault]

Music123.com had a KILLER deal right now on the satin black laquer USA maple 5x14 snare. $299 with free shipping! The other colors have all been sold for over $650.

Black panthers look nice, but you don't see many pro's using them. Hmmm - I wonder why....

http://www.music123.com/Gretsch-Drums-5x14-USA-Maple-Snare-Drum-i159702.music

[RushHourSoul]

^ Pft, they're great snares. Definatly pro.. go with one if you can afford it.

heres mine:
http://img370.imageshack.us/img370/481/p1010147small7lu.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v346/ffmusic/Kit/P1010147small.jpg)

/whore

[The Ska Man]

What is that floor tom? Me like. It looks like my snare(black hardware, white pearl finish)

[Mista Bob]

Yep, Black Panthers are definately great snares. You cant go wrong with one.

Heres mine. :naughty:
http://bob.pez2k.net/Snare2.jpg
Steel, 14x6.5". I got it for 250CAD. Which is about 200USD or 110 pounds.

[RushHourSoul]

What is that floor tom? Me like. It looks like my snare(black hardware, white pearl finish)

Its a pacific CX with a white onyx wrap.

And VERY nice mista bob.

[BrekelmansInAbsentia]

ya, i just went to john bellones today, and all of their snares are atleast $400, so i spent all my money on a sabian b8 china and crash, then got a dw hihat stand and a gibralter snare stand.
except for the china, i really needed these things, my snare stand wobbled everywhere, and hihat stand, the part that holds the bottom cymbal broke off, so ya, and i couldnt stop admiring how even my hihats were on the dw, it was orgasmic.
i guess im just gunna hav to save my money little by little to buy a black panther, or sumthing just as decent
thanks for all your help though:D

[Cocaberry]

B8? wtf were you thinking lol

[The_Native_Assault]

hopefully more decent :)

[BrekelmansInAbsentia]

whats wrong with B8s? they sound good to me, and plus i didnt wanna spend too much money

[Drummer300btx]

^ if they sound good to you, then all is fine. It's just that they are of a low quality.

[Hammerheart]

Pearl Sensitones are amazing.

[BrekelmansInAbsentia]

so ya heres my list:
mapex black panther
brass dixon piccollo
tama artwood
chad smith
ludwig suprafonic
any other suggestions

[Mista Bob]

Another one you may want to check out is a Dixon 13x4 Maple Snare. I was completely suprised by this thing. Its only 120CAD, but it was good enough to give me a hard time deciding which snare to go with when I got my BP snare.