6.5x14 Maple Matte Black

I love it! I swapped this snare with my black beauty, the sound engineer didn’t even notice the difference… so easy to tune. Needs dampening rings or gel dampeners but I haven’t put a different head on it. Im still experimenting but it’s been fun to change tuning on the fly.

Whether in the studio or on the stage, this drum delivers everything your ear can dream up!

In the studio, where you can take all the time in the world to get the sound you hear in your head, it’s as versatile a snare as you’ll ever find. With a variety of dampening on hand, there isn’t a ‘sound’ one couldn’t approximate. Furthermore, it made tuning the drum to individual songs stupid easy. Where this beauty truly earned her money though was live.

On stage, this drum went from cranked tight funky ‘kang’ to sloppy wet 80’s pop backbeat in the time it took for our lead singer to intro the next song…over and over again for three hours straight. The best part of the evening though had to be seeing my bandmates necks nearly snap as they whipped around hearing the difference between the snare on ‘Something About You’ and ‘Pour Some Sugar on Me’ in mere seconds without electronics. This drum will change the literal landscape of your ability to express musically. If you have the time and hear the sound in your head, you can find that sound with this drum, usually in seconds.

Extras:
- experiment with lots of different dampening ideas. O rings, weighted, dampers, and gels, all sound very different on this drum. Find your favorites, and bring them with you live to amaze and delight your sound man.
- if you sit low at the drum set, be prepared to cut at least an inch and a half off the telescoping end of your snare stand with a pipe cutter. This drum is worth it.
- yes, this drum is heavy and these rims will make your rim shots sound like a shotgun. I cannot emphasize with polite words how heavy this drum actually is.
- I have not actually changed a head yet but, the procedure seems exceedingly simple and a massive time saver for us live performers.
- I love this drum enough to buy five more! The problem for DialTune is now I don’t have to… I have all the drum sounds I need in a single drum. Get yours now! This is a steal at $599. The price HAS to go up. When word gets out, this will be a hard drum to get your hands on for this price.
*** My only gripe/wishlist: there need to be ‘fine tune’ lugs added (top only) as the tension system cannot account for differences in head construction/etc. The tuning is ‘good enough’ but a purist’s ear may ask for more. (If this isn’t possible due to design, this is still an AMAZING drum, as is.) And while you’re at it, could you offer an add-on purchase option of a tension gauge, a la timpani tuning gauge, that measures the relative tension since there’s no way to ‘favorite or mark’ positions for repeat tune adjustments? Please. (in my perfect world)

Final thought, I genuinely cannot wait to see the future for this company. Full kits? Piccolo/soprano (side snare type options)? I’m excited!

Bought this thinking it would take awhile to come, a week and change later…it arrived. Just in time for a studio session and an upcoming show with my band Wild Planes. I tracked this with the demo head right out of the box and it sounded absolutely killer! Got the best sound out of this with just one moon gel. I’m legit blown away with what can be done with this snare. The Matte black looks great, the rim is big enough to get a crack and changing the head is easy peasy. Great concept! 💪