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I'm not a drummer, but the ones that I know (some professional session musicians and audio engineers) seem to agree with you. It all comes down to heads and ten
by jrsdav 3y ago
I'm not a drummer, but the ones that I know (some professional session musicians and audio engineers) seem to agree with you. It all comes down to heads and tension (and the person playing, of course).
However, I do wonder about snare drums. I've heard a few different Noble & Cooley snares in studio settings, and the wood vs metal definitely sounded a lot different. But they _did_ have different heads on them...
- cardy31 3y agoWood vs Metal snare drums sound way different even with the same heads on them. There is definitely a difference from the construction of the shell. (I left a comment higher up too but snare drums are just so obviously different based on the material)
- Applejinx 3y agoMetals sound extremely different too. I've got two snares, an aluminum Acrolite and a steel unknown-origin snare, and the character of each is extremely different. I ran sound for a band where my roommate played drums, and he had a Noble and Cooley snare. But not just any Noble and Cooley… he had one of the Zildjian bronze snares. Those are rare in part because they can crack… and I'll tell you, the backbeat on that thing could absolutely take your head clean off. Diabolical. I imagine that they're so scarce because they simply explode onstage, killing everyone :D I see there's one on Reverb for sale. AS DESCRIBED (so, use your eyes to see if there's a crack because no backsies) and still, $5,577.75 and $272 just to ship it. I can well believe it.