Aux. Snare

DrummerMom · #1 (**permalink**) 08-09-2006, 01:48 PM

Do you have and aux. or side snare? I have a 3.5"x14" steel piccolo snare. I am also thinking of getting a PDP side snare.

Which ones do you think are the best?

gyutae · #2 (**permalink**) 08-09-2006, 02:22 PM

I don't have an auxilarary snare drum but I think it's a cool concept. I'd love to own one and some point and bring in some new sounds. Piccolo snares sound great.

full metal · #3 (**permalink**) 08-09-2006, 04:03 PM

Ive always wanted a strait up marching snare tuned up real high.
Not real sure what I would do with it but Im sure that I would be able to find somthing I would use it in.

malletjazz · #4 (**permalink**) 08-09-2006, 05:21 PM

I'll bring a 6x10 maple "popcorn" snare on some steel band gigs, especially for the reggae tunes. Sometimes, a 3x13 snare serves the same purpose for me. (The 6x10 is a DIY project with a six-ply Keller shell; the 3x13 is another DIY project, with an old shell rescued from eBay.)

gyutae · #5 (**permalink**) 08-10-2006, 11:28 AM

Cool! malletjazz, you have some really creative ways to make drum sounds work with your kit. I'd love to hear what a "popcorn" snare would sound like.

malletjazz · #6 (**permalink**) 08-10-2006, 11:52 AM

Here's my 6x10 maple:

http://www.malletjazz.com/snares/popcorn.mp3

gyutae · #7 (**permalink**) 08-10-2006, 11:57 AM

Not bad. It sounds good with your playing but you can tell that it doesn't have much depth.

malletjazz · #8 (**permalink**) 08-11-2006, 01:03 AM

Thanks, guytae - it's a fun little drum, but it definitely reflects its limited size. Mine is a little more open-sounding than other 6x10 wood snares I've tried, probably because I used such a thin shell. I initially bought the shell with plans to make it into a tom; if I had planned from the beginning to use it for a snare drum, I probably would have gone with a ten-ply shell. Or, I would have kept the shell thickness, but gone with a lesser depth.

mind_drummer · #9 (**permalink**) 08-11-2006, 02:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by malletjazz

I'll bring a 6x10 maple "popcorn" snare on some steel band gigs, especially for the reggae tunes. Sometimes, a 3x13 snare serves the same purpose for me. (The 6x10 is a DIY project with a six-ply Keller shell; the 3x13 is another DIY project, with an old shell rescued from eBay.)

Cool my aux. snare is 3x13 too ! It's a REMO piccolo with acousticon shell, very nice sounding with an awesome crack !

full metal · #10 (**permalink**) 08-11-2006, 08:20 AM

have any of you played on the pork pie little squealer or the pearl fire cracker.
I have almost bought these snares in the past but just wasnt sure about them. I would love to get something with that crack to it.
do any of you own either of these snares.