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Snares are basically drummer's overdrive pedals when it comes to gear acquisition.
Really all drummers only need 2 snares- a nice wood one and a nice metal one.
Anything outside that is a want, not a need.
The Ludwig LM400 I bought as my first snare is perfectly great in all situations but..... I want different flavours.
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(Although I know a guy who owns in excess of 100 snares)
You can get a vintage example for £350 and a used current version for £200.
The Super Solid is much rarer- I've only ever seen one other one in the UK for sale and that was £1500.
100 snares is quite a lot.
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It was amazing.
Friend of mine has just opened a new studio (700sqft live room - sounds amazing) and I was in there the other day when he was testing some snares out in the room - a piccolo snare with a damper ring thing on it sounded HUGE - like a perfect rock drum - bizarre - the damper thing dropped the tone and took *some* of the ring out. Amazing.
I'm pretty well sorted now- I have a couple of Ludwigs (LM400 and a 402), a Van Kleef Titanium, 3 x ply DW Collectors in various sizes (4", 5."5 and 6" depth), the DW Edge, DW Black Nickel over Brass and the new DW Super Solid.
The only obvious gaps are a Bell Brass and maybe something like a Copper or Bronze snare but I am not looking for anything else right now.
I've tried dampener rings- I mostly prefer the drums without them.
I use a couple of small pieces of moon gel if I need anything but I use quite heavy batter skins- usually Remo CS coated.
Studio: https://www.voltperoctave.com
Music: https://www.euclideancircuits.com
Me: https://www.jamesrichmond.com
It helped that the whole live room was designed to sound awesome with drums - no verb at the desk, all done with mic positioning
They give a very big 70's style snare.
Mic positioning- it is the best way to do it imho- but you need the right acoustic environment.
Studio: https://www.voltperoctave.com
Music: https://www.euclideancircuits.com
Me: https://www.jamesrichmond.com
Studio: https://www.voltperoctave.com
Music: https://www.euclideancircuits.com
Me: https://www.jamesrichmond.com