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So much for this beauty coming mid July..... Still it was well worth the wait!
6.5 x 14 VLT Natural to Rich Red Fade over Olive Ash Burl with black hardware and signed by John Good.
I was after a deep wood snare as a contrast to my 5" Cast Bronze and looked at a lot of snares including a Brady Jarrah ply (awesome snare), a Tama Maple Starphonic, a Pearl Reference and Masters and a few others. I decided to stick with DW as Neil Peart has my absolute favourite snare sound on Snakes and Arrows and Clockwork Angels. I heard him play one of these last year and was hooked on how good it was. The only other deep snare I played I really liked was a new Supraphonic (on my list to get eventually!) but I wanted a wood shell specifically and I am not disappointed.
It sounds incredible, fat with plenty of crack and a solid maple tone throughout. It has plenty of resonance which is quite pleasant as opposed to something more harsh. The 3 way butt plate gives 3 very different sounds to my ears, all of which I like! I'm having a hard time deciding which one I like best and I haven't even changed the stock head or tuned it yet! It sounds great straight out of the box.
As far as looks go, I have yet to see a snare as stunning as this but I pretty much expect perfection from DW. The fade is beautiful and the wood is very unique and highly figured, it is fantastic.
I want to thank Jimbojim for steering me towards getting one of these, it was definitely EXACTLY what I was after and I am looking forward to experimenting with heads. Anyone got any ideas or suggestions for heads? How about snare wires, are 42's or 30's going to make that much difference?
6.5 x 14 VLT Natural to Rich Red Fade over Olive Ash Burl with black hardware and signed by John Good.
I was after a deep wood snare as a contrast to my 5" Cast Bronze and looked at a lot of snares including a Brady Jarrah ply (awesome snare), a Tama Maple Starphonic, a Pearl Reference and Masters and a few others. I decided to stick with DW as Neil Peart has my absolute favourite snare sound on Snakes and Arrows and Clockwork Angels. I heard him play one of these last year and was hooked on how good it was. The only other deep snare I played I really liked was a new Supraphonic (on my list to get eventually!) but I wanted a wood shell specifically and I am not disappointed.
It sounds incredible, fat with plenty of crack and a solid maple tone throughout. It has plenty of resonance which is quite pleasant as opposed to something more harsh. The 3 way butt plate gives 3 very different sounds to my ears, all of which I like! I'm having a hard time deciding which one I like best and I haven't even changed the stock head or tuned it yet! It sounds great straight out of the box.
As far as looks go, I have yet to see a snare as stunning as this but I pretty much expect perfection from DW. The fade is beautiful and the wood is very unique and highly figured, it is fantastic.
I want to thank Jimbojim for steering me towards getting one of these, it was definitely EXACTLY what I was after and I am looking forward to experimenting with heads. Anyone got any ideas or suggestions for heads? How about snare wires, are 42's or 30's going to make that much difference?
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