New Snare-too Cool-look Now !!!! [Archive]

Carl Peterson

11-12-2002, 10:15 AM

Hey gang,

This BAD BOY is not Masterworks,but it is a very hot limited drum..

It's called a FFX213AP and list for $995.00..

Guess what?? ONLY 30 MADE IN BLUE, 30 MADE IN CLEAR..PERIOD..No more after that...This is sure to be a rare collector piece..

This drum is honking loud. It is considered a marching drum,but is short enough to add to any drumset..

Call your dealer,and reserve it NOW! (I AM)..

UPDATE!! Like 10 left of each color as of 5-27-03 !!! Carl

Patocho

11-12-2002, 03:36 PM

How does it sound? whats the size, thanks carl.

Carl Peterson

11-12-2002, 04:28 PM

LOUD LOUD LOUD LOUD 6.5x13;)

Fredzs

11-12-2002, 04:57 PM

OOOOOOOOO I WANT ONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111

lorddraco98

11-12-2002, 08:44 PM

that is very nice! Too bad I'm short 949$ ;)

Carl Peterson

11-13-2002, 08:04 AM

$950.00 is the LIST price..

biodrumr

11-13-2002, 08:39 AM

hey Carl, Gene told me it was a 6.5 x 13???

Carl Peterson

11-13-2002, 08:46 AM

It is...:rolleyes:

biodrumr

11-13-2002, 08:48 AM

sweet...just double checking, by any chance did Brad or Bryan from massmusic call you yesterday to put one on hold, cause I asked them to and am sending them alot of money today for that badboy!:D

Carl Peterson

11-14-2002, 08:36 AM

Yes..Brad did..Its a go...!! Im gonna nail one too I think.. Thanks,Carl

biodrumr

11-14-2002, 08:39 AM

BADASS!!! I can't wait til I get it, this is one of those things that's just too cool to pass up!

madman

11-14-2002, 11:52 AM

are there any left??? can i get one in europe?

biodrumr

11-14-2002, 11:58 AM

send a private message to Carl, he'll be the man to help you if he can. Then you gotta find a dealer...

Carl Peterson

11-14-2002, 01:29 PM

Call your local dealer there in Europe..They can get one for you..Remember..30 each worldwide!! (29 blue after Wookie grabbed one)..;)

biodrumr

11-14-2002, 01:47 PM

WOO HOO WOO HOO....GO ME!!!

pantera

11-15-2002, 06:43 AM

do you think they'd be availible in australia? because we seem to get the filtered poo (putting it nicely)

Carl Peterson

11-15-2002, 08:19 AM

You can try...There available to all Pearl dealers as far as I know.

stevo

11-15-2002, 08:40 AM

Nice drum, cool size, but if only the shell was maple.

biodrumr

11-15-2002, 09:18 AM

MAPLE?!?! the coolest part about this drum is that it's acrylic! It's easy to find a 6.5x13 maple snare

element482

11-15-2002, 03:33 PM

but not FF. like the legends that went out, like the one GMSDrummer has. im so jelous of that dude. that snare must kick so many other snares asses its prolly not even funny.

11-15-2002, 04:33 PM

element482- not to jump to conclusions, but are you gmsdrummer??? i went through old posts, gms's last post was on october 29th, and your first post was on the october 30th. you seem to type like him.

just a hunch......

stevo

11-15-2002, 05:00 PM

I would be most grateful if you could point me in the direction of such a drum, manufactured by pearl of course.
Otherwise I think you'll find a drum of the nature that I seek is presently a whisper in the dreams of a hopeful man.......... its sweet accents drift timelessly amidst an aural mirage of transcendent beats, uttering fables with each note played and equal only in its exquisite potency to the thunderous hooves of wild horses...

Originally posted by WookieeAss
MAPLE?!?! the coolest part about this drum is that it's acrylic! It's easy to find a 6.5x13 maple snare

biodrumr

11-16-2002, 06:31 AM

stevo, I don't think Pearl makes a maple free floater in this size, but ask Carl, you never know.

Pyrotechnic

11-16-2002, 10:08 AM

Hey Carl, gene said that these were special edition indoor marching snares, can i just buy a normal 13" indoor marching snare like this ?

The reason i ask is there is no way i can scrounge up that much money right now, and as much as i would LOVE to have that blue FFX, i cant afford it right now, and they wont be around when i do get the money together.

Carl Peterson

11-18-2002, 09:03 AM

No..these are a one shot deal..We're not making any other clear drums,models,etc..Sorry bro..

stavis

11-18-2002, 09:10 AM

that drum would match my ayotte kit perfectly. hopefully when i finish payin for my kit i'll be lucky enough to find one on ebay or somethin. looks pretty good carl!

Carl Peterson

11-18-2002, 09:17 AM

The reg indoor drums are just smaller versions of the 14x12..Gut snares etc...The blue has snappy snares like a drums set snare..

Fredzs

11-21-2002, 05:44 AM

carl, do u guys have a dealer here in the phils? cause i think we dont have, BUT I WANT ONE OF THOSE!!!!!! pls pls pls.. do u guys have here in the phil?

palos de oro

11-22-2002, 10:16 PM

can I get one in Canada (Montreal, Quebec)? And how much in canadian$$$? :D

AlienBRX

11-29-2002, 04:28 PM

Someone tell me where i can get one. please!

forumseries

12-06-2002, 07:34 PM

she's a beaut

biodrumr

12-07-2002, 06:46 AM

and I'm proud to say I'm the owner of one, just got it in the mail yesterday, I'll post some pics tonight when I get home from work.

snotbooy

12-08-2002, 05:49 PM

this is a 6.5x14 9 ply maple shell made by pearl

Fixxxer

12-12-2002, 06:20 PM

snotboy, thats coooooool

Raven87

12-16-2002, 08:36 PM

I WANTT IT!!!!!!!! BUt i am only 15 and i live out in the country so i can't get a job. BUT I STILL WANT ONE!!!!!!!!!!!

revolution9

12-16-2002, 10:07 PM

hey carl can u post a pic of the clear one

camoyer

12-17-2002, 03:32 PM

Do you think Pearl will make any other 13 inch free floating snares in the near future? I`d love to have one with a maple,carbon fiber, or aluminum shell.

Carl Peterson

12-17-2002, 04:54 PM

We off one now in clear or clear blue..

jddrummer666

12-20-2002, 01:35 PM

Thats a cool snare. By the time i could afford one of those they'd be worth alot more...

MeTaLFrEaK

12-25-2002, 10:23 PM

that drum looks tight!! although i dont have a job and my parents would kill me if they saw the price if i asked for it but it looks tight!!

HHXevolution

12-26-2002, 02:54 AM

Nice snare but it ain't worth the $$$$!

Fixxxer

12-26-2002, 04:22 PM

900s LIST

i bet you can get it for 400-500. average for an awesome snare

HHXevolution

12-27-2002, 11:39 AM

I can get Weckl's aluminium snare for $500 - and that is a lot nicer! :)

Drummin4ever

12-28-2002, 05:12 PM

That is the sweetest looking snare i've ever seen!

MikeB

12-28-2002, 10:24 PM

Hey HHX...

I just recently bought a 14x5.5 Aluminum Weckl snare owned and played by Weckl himself.

HHXevolution

12-29-2002, 10:44 AM

Nice man! That's the best sounding snare!

agulbrandson

12-29-2002, 05:14 PM

Someone (high up) correct me if I'm wrong, but I think you can special order these (6 month wait) in either color.

palos de oro

12-30-2002, 07:41 PM

If I get it will I be able to hit it as a normal snare? I mean I don't know if I have a bad conception of marching snares, but I always thought that we never play rim shots on them; or was I wrong ?
If I was; then can I hit it as hard as on a rock snare or what?

Carl Peterson

12-31-2002, 10:12 AM

This drum,although has a marching snare drum name-(FFX), its really set up like a drum set snare..Snappy snares,and combo throw off..

The wait on these is like 30-60 days,not 6 months,and true, you can get blue or clear..

Thanks,Carl

rockdrummer00

01-08-2003, 01:36 AM

hey mikeB I can get drum stuff that was owned by greater drummers then dave weckl like kenny aronoff and gene krupa and ringo star...all I have to do is show up at my local drum shop with cash(not that much cash)(and yes its all reall he has proof):D

ClydeWJones

01-10-2003, 12:36 PM

Hey Carl. This is Clyde over at Drum Central. Just checking to see if some of those acrylic snares are still in stock.

I'm mainly interested in blue, but would also be interested in a clear if you could get black hardware on it.

BennyBoy

01-17-2003, 05:32 AM

I understand that the drum is in the line of marching drums, therefore it would have a loud projecting tone to it. But what sort of tone would the acrylic produce - frequency wise?
Also, would it be more sensitive than most of the drumkit snares?

ClydeWJones

01-17-2003, 11:08 AM

Well... let me put it this way BennyBoy. This is an FFX drum. We had these things in my High School marching band; there was a running theory that if we were to place a small dog like a chihuahua under the thing and pop a rimshot as loud as we could... the dog just might explode. We did have a lot of fun setting off car alarms with them too (not to mention multiple car alarms with the Pearl bass drums we had ;))

Now... acrylic drums (such as Vistalites and others) have been famous (infamous) for putting out massive amounts of volume. Ear-splitting volume. In other words... really, really loud.

Put the two together and imagine the evil possibilities.

As for tone, they don't sound like wood. It's a little hard to explain just how acrilyc drums sound. Maybe someone else can be a little more descriptive than I on that.

BennyBoy

01-17-2003, 07:28 PM

I realise that they would be loud. ;)

But I'm really interested in what tone acrylic makes. I'm sure that it would be a killer snare for a live gig setting as it would cut through anything, but I do a lot of recording work, so I was wondering how its tone would translate into the studio environment. It is a lot of money to spend on a drum - I need to be sure that I want it b4 I buy one.

AntiConformist

01-17-2003, 10:19 PM

Originally posted by palos de oro
If I get it will I be able to hit it as a normal snare? I mean I don't know if I have a bad conception of marching snares, but I always thought that we never play rim shots on them; or was I wrong ?
If I was; then can I hit it as hard as on a rock snare or what?

you can definitely play shots on a marching snare...and yes, you CAN hit them just as hard as a drumset snare... but be prepared for the deafening crack to follow.

Prog Freak

01-17-2003, 10:24 PM

Holy crap. I'm still staining my shorts. :p

dblbassmassacre

01-18-2003, 09:53 AM

hey,
pearl you guys are seriously whoop ***! you are seriously blowing the competition out of the water! your customer service, even on this site is phenominal (sp?) and very fast!
i can honestly say that i am PROUD to be playing pearl drums! ya know what i mean, they just kick ***!

ok im done guys! ghe ghe
double

psx00

01-20-2003, 09:57 PM

Boo-yah! Sweetness!

:D

jddrum

01-24-2003, 04:17 PM

Can you put kevlar on it?

Lil_drummer_girl

02-04-2003, 08:26 AM

wow that is gorgious!
hmm..:( but I can afford one Im only 17 hehehe and they probly only in US i bet
wish i had one! I LUV to b really really loud hehehe:D

psx00

02-04-2003, 09:09 AM

Originally posted by Lil_drummer_girl
wow that is gorgious!
hmm..:( but I can afford one Im only 17 hehehe and they probly only in US i bet
wish i had one! I LUV to b really really loud hehehe:D

I don't think age has much to do with not affording it. I'm 19, and recently purchased a $4700 Canadian kit. It just depends on how good you are at budgeting.

For those of you who are wondering, I work 2 jobs and do 4 university courses, so that's how I payed for it.

:D

BAMF

03-05-2003, 02:25 PM

Yeh drum prices are getting high. I am a pimp and last year I to get two xtra girls working so that I could get my BRX kit.

Carl Peterson

03-17-2003, 08:24 AM

I finally had a chance to take my new FFX out of the box yesterday, and played it..WOW..man, this drum is becoming my favorite !! Not your typical "vistalite" boingy drum..This drum is solid with no ringy "plastic" type overtones..I truly could not believe it wasn't wood..What a crack..Think I'll record with it just to see if it does well..I'll keep you posted..If you own one of these you know what I'm talking about..If you don't own one,and are thinking about it..well...you better hurry up or you'll miss the boat..This is a GREAT drum!;)

roysterwannabe

04-09-2003, 07:39 AM

That is off the hizzle foshizzle my nizzle

pj's studio

04-10-2003, 08:54 AM

:D

Cool vistalite look. Loud as a airline engine IS RIGHT! Different look than a wood shell For sure.

Selling 40 of these should be no prob. Carl!
Good luck and thanks for all of the quick shipments- You guys are really stepping it up, down there in Nashville!

Drumming Hobo

04-13-2003, 04:41 PM

looks like a beast! Any of those bad boys still around?

Lucky7Band

04-26-2003, 08:17 AM

Proceed to drool that snare is magnifico i wanna get one off i run to Drum City, my pearl dealer.

Mathias Sarsgaard

05-06-2003, 04:37 AM

Ohh.. nice snare!:)

Mathias Sarsgaard

05-06-2003, 07:56 AM

Hi.
I think it's a march-snare! but very nice!
,Mathias

Drummer Joey

05-07-2003, 02:07 PM

Any comparisons for the FFX213AP even though it does look like a league of it's own or is there anywhere I can hear an audio clip?
Little pricey- though I'm well sure you get your money's worth!!
:p

Carl Peterson

05-07-2003, 03:58 PM

No clips..Thing sounds like a 10" deep wood drum on steroids..i really love it..What a crankin drum!

Lucky7Band

05-08-2003, 05:23 AM

Went to my Drum Shop today and what do you know they had one of these babies in stock, and now its mine, and Carls right, they are a beast, think a 1/4 thick bell brass snare vented, then put on some sort of snare growth hormone and there you have the sound of one of these sounds i love it first time played nearly fell of my seat

05-08-2003, 04:33 PM

i want one soo bad!!! but andy at MassMusic.net said the wait was 4-6 months because it was a special order, but on the forums, carl said it is 30-60 days!? i'm confused and i would really like to order one.

codi_rowe

05-25-2003, 02:25 PM

Are there any left carl?

dj.420

06-08-2003, 01:36 PM

I'll buy one in clear, i really waht one. who do i give my money to to get one.

Dunnettdrummer

06-09-2003, 12:50 PM

how can I order one im very seirous in purchasing one asap?

Dunnettdrummer

06-09-2003, 12:50 PM

how can I order one im very seirous in purchasing one asap?

Dunnettdrummer

06-09-2003, 12:50 PM

Sorry about repeat laggy

Carl Peterson

06-09-2003, 12:52 PM

YOU BETTER HURRY!!!!!!!!! Any Pearl dealer can get it for you..

Lucky7Band

06-11-2003, 02:13 AM

my pearl dealer said that Australian Dealers cant get it because its deemed as a marching snare!
The one i had ordered, was from a drummer from the US who had one, and that it wasnt available for sale, the clerk had made a mistake.

Rafiki8821

07-26-2003, 07:48 PM

Whats the actual price? not list price but the price that stores sell it? Are there any more blue ones? thanks

AntiConformist

07-26-2003, 09:09 PM

Originally posted by Rafiki8821
Whats the actual price? not list price but the price that stores sell it? Are there any more blue ones? thanks

you'll have to talk to a dealer, but you can expect to pay 40% - 50% off of list price.

drummer111

08-08-2003, 05:15 PM

WISH I HAD THE MONEY TO HAVE IT HEY CARL WILL U HAVE A CONTEST TO WIN ONE >?

bobthesalesclerk

03-22-2004, 06:05 PM

I play a Ludwig Vistalite i just sold for a pearl session 6 piece. Acrylic snares are sooooo nice sounding. I want one i want one i want one :)

punkdrummer311

04-08-2004, 10:31 PM

that is a sweet snare!.......if i saw it before this thread i would think its a marchihg sncare with the tube lugs and free floating system! sweet....too bad i would probly get disowned from my house if i ever spent 995 on a snare...well it would probly come up to like 700 or something...o well still outta my range..dreamy snare though.. did i really just say dreamy?.. wow am i a dorkor what

James Silvestri

07-13-2004, 12:12 PM

Hey, if you could, post a jpg up so we can see what it looks like.
Sounds to good to be true. :D

lildrummerboyroy

07-16-2004, 09:02 PM

If you want a picture go to the link in my signature and in the Webshots Community album titled My Instruments there is a pic of my kit with my FFX.

James Silvestri

07-20-2004, 09:40 AM

Christ, that snare looks nice. What was the price for one?

Carl Peterson

07-20-2004, 10:59 AM

They are no longer available...

lildrummerboyroy

07-21-2004, 02:16 AM

Look at my sig...

DrumGuy52

07-24-2004, 09:20 PM

no picture

lildrummerboyroy

07-24-2004, 10:47 PM

There is a picture in my community webshots album titled: My insturments.
I siad look at my sig because it is being sold.

Carl Peterson

07-26-2004, 09:42 AM

No selling allowed to be posted..Please remove from your signature..Thanks,Carl

lildrummerboyroy

07-26-2004, 02:07 PM

Sorry about that, I thought it was allowed in the signature cuz slip used to have a link to his.

Carl Peterson

07-26-2004, 04:36 PM

He too was told..Thanks alot for understanding bro....

lildrummerboyroy

07-26-2004, 04:55 PM

Alright, no prob...do you remember when I met you at namm? Was it you cuz I asked "Carl Peterson" where Slip was and i talked to you but in the picture it doesnt look like you...also you had a beard.
-Roy

drummergirlx 6

07-30-2004, 01:29 PM

Pearl should make more acrylic free floaters...i know id buy one.

Carl Peterson

08-31-2004, 02:18 PM

Actually I had a big honkin mustache..I do own a razor,and from time to time,I cut off the facial hair.. **$

iwantabrx

09-13-2004, 01:29 PM

can n e 1 post pics of the drum because i cant see them there not workin:(:(

Overture-1928

09-30-2004, 09:21 PM

Carl Ur The Man!

Overture-1928

09-30-2004, 09:22 PM

do u think u would ever make a 17" snare drum? that would be awesome!

lildrummerboyroy

09-30-2004, 10:02 PM

i want a brx- go to my webshots communty and go to the album titled My Instruments, i have a pics of it there.

overture- ocdp made a 16' diameter snare.

fastfeet

10-10-2004, 02:34 PM

I CANT SEE THE SNARE!!!

can sum1 post it?

TheAnt

10-10-2004, 04:54 PM

http://community.webshots.com/photo/140297294/147744498pghlFv

pearlsdrummerkid

10-12-2004, 02:16 PM

I have a snare just like that but mines blue and I can't get enough of it :cool:

slipknot001

11-19-2004, 02:49 PM

i cant see the snare >.< SHOW THE SNARE EEP!!!!!!

UKDRUMSANDCYMBALS

11-27-2004, 10:30 AM

I have a snare like that but 14".I played in front of around 400 people for this band the other night and you hardly need to a mike on it!