Reference Snare Preference?

[Steven Rose]

Has anyone compared the three sizes of reference snare drums yet? If so, could you please post your impressions?

Thanks

[frietkot]

I only played the 14x6,5... sounds awesome

[wood]

I ordered a 6.5x14 I'll tell you about it if I ever get it

[Mr_Mark]

yes, do tell us about it!!!!!!



When its arrived of course

[Snarekick1214]

I am a 13 inch junkie,I'll end up with the 13.

[Steven Rose]

Hi SnareKick,

Could you please tell me why you like 13" snares? I'm considering it this time.

BTW: Like you, I'm a guitarist too.

[Fixxxer]

13" snares are ineresting. they are damn good for a wide range of playing, like the super high and the moderatly low, but you won't get a HEAVY back beat from it

[EmbracedByDesolation]

I always get two 14 snares only because I use them for a 'weird' reason to most people. Ones my main on snare, ones always on snare-off or tom. It gives me a cool range mixture...Off topic, sorry.

[Travux]

I only played the 14x6,5... sounds awesome

:eek: where did you play it!? (I'm a 30 minute drive away from Eindhoven)

[emo_dude]

yes, do tell us about it!!!!!!



When its arrived of course



Yes please!!!
we in the southern hemisphere have only ever seen them on the net....

We need reference down here!!!!

[Glass19]

Pearl has finally got me into their snares...it was only a matter of time. I'm deffinitly interested in the 6.5x13 snare. I bet I could tune that thing so fat and it would sound so huge and fat with a big fat crack. !!!! how much does the 6.5x13 go for anywas? anyone try it? how was it?

[dmsdj5]

i've played the 6.5x14 and 13".Both sound great but i prefer the 13"

[Glass19]

can you elaborate more? Why do you prefer the 13? What kind of sound did you get from the 6.5x13 snare??

thanks!

[Scissor Fight]

the 13 sounded nice but 6 lugs snares dont appeal to me, id rather the 14x6.5

[vanillaCOKE2k2]

ive played the 14 by 5 and it has my name written all over it.

[joshalberg]

5x14.. ***** :)

[MIKEWORSECHANCE]

i have played all three

14/5 is the best.........in my opinion, and because god told me it was......

[wood]

MIKEWORSECHANCE I said 14x6.5 your buddy !!! GOD !!!

[MIKEWORSECHANCE]

that sounds like the voice of satan to me get back get back.......



ok the 14/6.5 was very cool too, but i like 14/5's anyway . its my sound "tight"

[megahertz]

the 13 sounded nice but 6 lugs snares dont appeal to me, id rather the 14x6.5
Do you have any official reason for it beeing 6 luged only?
Is it because Pearl doesn't have any 8-luged 13" DieCast Hoops?

[millsybaby]

One thing i was a bit surprised at off the vids and audio(not in person0 is that for a 20ply shell - it seems to be extremely high end in sound - anyone whos heard it in the flesh care to explain whether this is just bad recording, or if it is actually that high end of a drum!

[wood]

I thought the same thing. but I orderd it anyway thinking it was my crapy speakers.

[millsybaby]

The term more money than sense just came to mind!

You ordered a snare based on those videos? WOAH! Thats riskky business there mate!

[Sonorlite]

No different to ordering a cymbal you aint heard -in the flesh. ;)

I'd prefer the 13 over a 14.....but i am odd that way. :D

[wood]

not really I paid 500us if I dont like it I'll it take out on my next tour in Norway and sell it for a 1000us. but I have a feeling I'll want to keep it

[Napolean5]

the 13 inch snare is only 6 lugs!!!!!!no way!!!

[riddie]

they had a 13x6.5 at the music go round by me but right as i was gonna take it out he took it and put it behind the desk. I wanted to play it so bad. Then i was at interstate music yesterday and they had a reference kit but it wasnt set up :( Ive had bad luck with hearing them

[millsybaby]

No way in hell is it the same!

A cymbal will sound similar to the recording, or similar to the other sizes you've heard - but these snares are totally new and unique and based on those recordings - which IMO arent all that great - you cant judge it at all.
Only once have i ever just goe out on a limb with a cymbal - and luckily it paid off - but with a snare, which cots considerably more, and you'll be waiting for for 8 months - i just couldnt do it! What if you heard it 6 months in and hated it - you'd be gutted!

[jpcdrummer]

I'd be willing to bet my left conjone that you would LOVE the reference snare and if you didn't, you could sell it just as wood described below.

I guarantee it!

[Nuhopoclik]

I only can say that my 14X5 snare sounds like Spags snare on the last Mudvayne's album... very close to it...
I also discovered that it got a pretty wide range of tune, not only in pich, but also in a sound quality.

[Sonorlite]

No way in hell is it the same!

A cymbal will sound similar to the recording, or similar to the other sizes you've heard - but these snares are totally new and unique and based on those recordings - which IMO arent all that great - you cant judge it at all.
Only once have i ever just goe out on a limb with a cymbal - and luckily it paid off - but with a snare, which cots considerably more, and you'll be waiting for for 8 months - i just couldnt do it! What if you heard it 6 months in and hated it - you'd be gutted!

Sounds similar you say? So thats not the sound of the item itself then, is it? :)

No Millsy it IS the same. You dont get a true representation of a recorded cymbal - how can you? You dont even receive the one you are listening too, either! Even Paiste arent that consistant - as consistant as they are.

Think about it. Amplifiers and speaker ALL sound different, even with the same make and model -one reason being, because of component tolerances which ARE different. Even speaker cable affects the frequencies you hear. The ONLY true representation is, the one directly in front of you.

Heres a test for you. Have your music set at its lowest possible volume......and then at its highest volume. Does the cymbal sound the same sound the same too you? Does it sound like a REAL cymbal thats directly in front of you? I doubt it. :)

btw, If you dont like it....you sell it. As on ebay, theres always someone waiting in the wings for a bargain. ;)

.....aaaaaaaaaaaaand back to the topic itself. :)

[millsybaby]

Suppose your right in a sense, though i'll never admit it now will i! haha!

And dont try and confuse me by comparing a cymbal to a drum, thats like comparing a beautiful woman to a hillbilly named Earl!

[barroomhero]

I am a 13 inch junkie.

My girlfriend said the same thing once. Worst thing I could have heard.

[millsybaby]

Hahahaha!
Rep for that one!

[AL PERCIVAL]

they had a 13x6.5 at the music go round by me but right as i was gonna take it out he took it and put it behind the desk. I wanted to play it so bad. Then i was at interstate music yesterday and they had a reference kit but it wasnt set up :( Ive had bad luck with hearing them

Music-go-Round has that Pearl Reference 6.5x13 Root Beer Fade snare up on eBay currently.

http://cgi.ebay.com/PEARL-6-5-x13-REFERENCE-SNARE-INTRO-EDITION-NAMM-SHOW_W0QQitemZ7342725490QQcategoryZ64435QQssPageNa meZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

[garydrummer]

I played them all in "The Lineup" at NAMM. Sorry for sounding like a Pearl Manufacturers rep but they ALL did exactly what they were supposed to do. Each size was very sensitive and had the type of punch & crack you would hope for from it's relative size.
Pearl has really done the job with these snares.
Kudos guys!
Gary

[wood]

hey gary I ordered the 14x6.5 .I play a lot of R&B and jazz gig's un miked and was hopeing that a big snare whould help me project.I don't know if you do any brush work but do you think Im on the money with thinking this would be a good brush snare?

[Scissor Fight]

IF the 13" was an 8 lug i would jump on it but alas its only a 6.

[steadypocket]

Though I usually prefer 6.5 deep snares, I ordered the 14X5 Reference snare to match my kit. I figured with all those plies the drum must weigh a ton and I didn't want to have to rig my snare stand up with guy wires. Also, drums with that many plies should be insanely loud. The 6.5 must sound like a howitzer and I didn't want to incur the wrath of my bandmates (though the thought did cross my mind).

[slybond]

how much is a 14x6.5 reference snare?

[garydrummer]

RE: R&B and jazz gig's un miked and was hopeing that a big snare whould help me project.
Yeah... I do believe it will project... right through the walls of a nuclear reactor! However... that's not to say it will be too loud if you play it gently. The 6.5 was plenty sensitive to react to brushes but in my little world I would probably flip to the 5"... as a matter of fact I did! I still miss the idea and depth of the 6.5 but I've found the 5 to give me everything I need (so far). My main venue calls for ALL types of music from light jazz to funk to rock to latin etc... I'm so please with this kit!
Have a great day!
g

[wood]

slybond, I paid 500$ for my 14x6.5 Mass Music

[Mikemeaner]

I just came home from Pearl yesterday with my 14 x 5 in Twilight Fade, all I can say is HOLY COW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[AL PERCIVAL]

I just came home from Pearl yesterday with my 14 x 5 in Twilight Fade, all I can say is HOLY COW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Congratulations Mike! I loved the picture you took of the inside shot of your Reference snare. Hope you don't mind me posting it.

[vanillaCOKE2k2]

that is a hefty piece of wood there.

[jpcdrummer]

that is a hefty piece of wood there.
That's what she said.....