#Dw Black Nickel Over Brass Crack At More#

For hardware, the drum is fitted with a MAG Throw-Off.I had a Pearl Sensitone Elite Brass (BB clone) that I bought new for $230. Plated in striking black nickel, this snare produces aggressive, round attack with very musical overtones. This workhorse snare drum gives you classic 'studio brass snare sound,' with the brightness and definitive cut you need for a variety of musical genres, including rock. The DW Collector's Series Black Nickel over Brass 6.5' x 14' snare drum sports a thin, industry-standard 1mm rolled brass shell, and is plated with stealthy-looking black nickel.

Dw Black Nickel Over Brass Crack At More

I think for the most part, because the shell was thicker. The Pearl also had what seem like heavier 2.3mm hoops that the BB 2.3s (I think the Pearl Superhoops are a bit taller adding mass that way).For my money, the Pearl sounded fatter, sweeter, and a had more biting crack at more tunings. +C 48.82 shipping estimate.One thing that stands out as a difference between those two is the Pearl was 1.5mm thick whereas the BB is probably much closer to 1mm - I haven't seen anything published so I dont know for sure and I haven't measured it, but I know it's a lot lighter. DW 6.5'x14' Collector's Series Black Nickel Over Brass Snare Drum w/ Chrome Hdw. This workhorse snare drum gives you classic 'studio brass snare sound,' with the brightness and definitive cut you need for a variety of musical genres, including rock.

DW and Pearl (Reference) also have 3mm brass shells that's at about the BB price point (or only marginally higher). My guess is that's why it sounds better in those clips that the BB ( and I'm agreeing that it does).Tama and Pearl both make 1.5mm brass shells. It also ships with better heads (IMO) than the BB.

Rather than make our customers wait indefinitely, John Good chose to discontinue the line, making for an extremely limited run and highly collectible series. When they were produced, we had to send the shells off to John Aldridge for the engraving, and he was so overwhelmed by his workload he couldnвЂ™t get the shells back in a timely manner. I cannot find any records for these, but I asked around and discovered that we made less than 50 of them, and probably closer to 30. They are exceedingly rare.