I've finally saved up enough money for a "more decent" snare drum. My kit is branded "L.A. Drums", and I bought a Fernando (the old models, sadly) piccolo to replace the stock steel snare. It's not much, pero it's where I learned how to play drums! A few gigs later, nainggit na ko sa snappy snare sound that just wasn't in my old fernando. So, after a few weeks of no lunch, nandito na 'ko!:)
I'd like to ask for help lang. Alam naman natin na piliin natin kung anong may magandang tunog para sa'tin regardless of brand or price, pero you guys have been GASSING for years, baka may feedback kayo sa mga prospective new snare drums ko.
Sonor 3005 Birch Snare - Ganda ng itsura, mas maganda tunog! I can only afford the full birch. Both birch and maple sound different, but daym my jaw dropped upon hearing both! (ganun talaga siguro kung nasanay sa low-end drums)
Gretsch Nighthawk Piccolo - Sabi sa JB ATC, maple daw 'to. Pero I doubt it kasi low-end ng Gretsch ang Nighthawk diba? Clarifications anyone? It was a 13 x 4" snare with a evans head that could easily be the best piccolo I've ever heard. (It cracked better than my friend's Pearl Piccolo, and of course my fernando) Ayaw ko na sana bumili ng piccolo snare pero wala eh, nagandahan ako sa tunog!
So eto ung tinest-run ko sa JB kanina. You might've guessed by now that my snare drum budget is around 5k++. Isa pa, obvious sa snare sound descriptions ko na madali akong paligayahin. Eh what can I do, the best I've played is a Yamaha Stage Custom sa isang gig.
Maganda tunog nung pareho, pero what do you guys think? Other recommendations (within my budget of course) are welcome as well! Thanks!
