Want to get the sound of your favorite artist? Sometimes a drummer hears the sound of the snare drum and says “that’s the sound I have been looking for”. Signature snares will allow you to get the same configuration as your favorite drummer.

The Black Magic Snare manufactured by Ludwig, is a top choice of drummers, and for good reason.  Ludwig created the Black Beauty, which was the first black nickel-over-brass shell composition.  The Black Magic Snare is based on the Black Beauty, but has matching die-cast hoops for higher volume, and tube-style lugs for maximum shell resonance.  [...]

The Tama Metalworks series of snare drums is quite striking to say the least (no pun intended). The drum shell has an industrial brushed look that is also elegant and eye catching. The snare comes with Evans Power Center Reverse Dot heads stock and had good projection. Metalworks snares come in a variety of sizes [...]

Tama’s series of professional drums is call the Starclassic.  Starclassic Snare drums come in maple shells, birch/bubinga combination shells, pure bubinga shell, and snare drums made from brass as well as copper .  Sometimes a limited edition model will have unique finishes and wood combinations.
All Starclassic snare drums do not have the common cold-rolled triple-flanged [...]

Chad Smith is one of the most stylized drummers in the music industry his funky poppy sound is something that drummers look to emulate and works well for certain types of music.
Here’s the official Pearl Drums description
The Pearl Chad Smith Signature Snare Drum is one of the most sensitive snare drums we offer. You’ll find [...]

Tuning your snare drum is important for getting the best sound and life out of your snare. Drum keys today come in all different shapes and sizes. There are many tools on the market that promise to help with the tuning process. Here we take a look at the 3 most popular drum tuning devices [...]

Gretsch snare drums have a very unique, distinct sound.  The snares are built to last, and have many options to choose from.  Gretsch began over one hundred years ago in South Carolina, and has been a leader in the industry ever since.  Each drum is carefully crafted for rich, balanced tonality and performance. Gretsch also [...]

DW, or Drum Workshop, opened up a small teaching studio in southern California in 1972.  The studio offered private lessons, and monthly workshops.  But, in order to make ends meet, DW started manufacturing drum sticks, and seats, and grew to include tools and other drum hardware.  As the company grew, so did their workshop.  They started to [...]

Welcome to Part 3 of our How to Choose a Snare Drum Guide
Snare Drums for Each Type of Music
Before you are able to select the most appropriate snare drum for you purposes, you will first have to determine the style of music that you will be using it for.
Snare Drums for Rock Music
If you are [...]

Welcome to Part 2 of our How to Choose a Snare Drum Guide
The basic types of materials for the shell of snare drums are wood and metal. For some, there is not much difference between the sound of a wooden snare drum and a metal one. However, those who have discriminating ears know that a [...]