6.5x14 Maple

I’m a church drummer and I play a lot of contemporary music and gospel . And let me tell you Dialtune snare drum is the way to go hands down!!!Worth every penny . This snare drum tunes quick and stays tuned . I tuned up for the high energy songs and it sounded like a piccolo on steroids. I tuned it mid high and low and sounded full and beefy . And finally when it came down to a ballad I tuned it down and it sounded Fat and greasy! The sound guy was in shock that this snare drum was able to tune up and down so quickly . Last but not least the cross sticking sounded HUGE AND CLEAN!!! Overall this snare drum is A1 sauce!!!! Thank you Dialtune! You guys are AMAZING!!! I’ll be buying another one next year!

I bought the maple dial tune. It’s great but has an issue. It does not tune evenly no matter what new head I put on it. When I gently hold my finger in the head center and tap around the rim, there are slight variations in harmonic pitch no matter how high I pitch the tension. It’s not even all the way around. I think the rim is uneven. Help?

With a regular snare drum with tension rods, it would take me a few seconds to tap and tune the harmonics so that the drum is ready for the gig. I can’t seem to do this with this drum. I can change the tension overall but the slight unevenness in pitch across the head lingers at any tension setting. Is this a defective drum?

Mike Masuda

My wife bought me the expression maple snare for my birthday! So excited to get it finally as I’ve wanted it so much. This snare is such a game changer, for the quick head changing alone, but you get so much more. It looks beautiful, though quite heavy, but packs a punch. At a low tension it sounds great, even with hardly any tension it maintains a great gushy tone, and can crank it up as much as you like quickly. My ears have had to adjust to hearing a snare that is pretty much perfectly in tune all the time, which we’ve never really heard based on variables in tension rods. I love the flexibility and ability to easily experiment with sounds by changing tension, but also change heads in 30sec. I’ll say it again, the quick change hoops is a real game changer and can’t be overstated how unique and powerful it makes this drum. The product and the people behind it are quality and appreciate the innovation very much!

One of the best snare drums i have ever owned. All i can say is wow!!!!!! Worth every penny.

Really glad I added this snare to my studio. Went with Maple natural. Really solid & well made. I am a recording studio owner for 25+ years (not a home studio). While I'm not primarily a drummer I do have a kit set up, mic'd & ready to go. I had always relied on my lead engineer drummer to handle the studio kit prior, but when I saw this drum it meant I could dive into the drum sound far more easily yet let drummers get the snare back to a place they might prefer quickly. For me it's really great as I can dial in a tone to experiment with for different songs. So far, I've had two drummers here since getting this drum a couple weeks ago - they thought it sounds great. It records really well, and I haven't put back the stock set snare or either of our signature snares back on the kit other than the first day to do some A/B comparisons. This snare is really versatile - I love the low deep tones and control. I use Evans rings and can get a wide range of tight, deep, ring, etc with this drum.. The 3-way throw is cool. The snare is heavy (quite) and does take a little effort to get placed in the snare stand at first. I have it setup with the top head dial on left side (bottom head dial on right), which puts the 3 position throw in front and the snare tightener screw + flip release in back. It is taking a little getting used to for remembering to release the snare wires from the rear of the snare (I play guitar primarily and turn off the snare when playing amps in the live room). No complaints, though. Did have a question at first and called the company, they got right back to me. Really pleased I took the jump with this snare.