I expect to be happy a long time its well made. My only reason for the 9 score instead of the 10 is because I cant warm up to the black all that much but thats me other than that its a 10 all the way! * sidenote about zzounds! I love this company! why? because first of all they ship amazingly fast, I have my stuff the next day sometimes!! great shipping...secondy this is the only place I know of that has "4 month payment" without having to use a credit card and rack up interest fee's etc ! I have used it a few times now for large orders and it has helped me get everything I want and dream off right now! I dont have to wait and I dont deplete my bvank account doing it! its an awesome feature and a tremendous help to me! So I want to thank zzounds for making this possible, I hate waiting for things and this is the best option out there and zzounds has a customer for life with me! Thanks guy's ! zzounds Rock's ! I have used the other larger sites before and I dont care how flashy they are or whatever, they dont compare to the customer friendliness of zzounds simple as that!

Sound
These drums are an amazing value, with features normally found in snare drums costing 3 times as much! Diecast hoops etc. The wood is beutifull and thick! its a heavy drum in maple. The drum has a fantastic snap to it and a nice crack that will certainly turn heads! Tuned a bit lower and its nice a meaty and throaty, a great all around snare and definatly good enough to… read more use as your main snare drum live. I put a black x batter on it and a new set of pure sound blaster wires, sounds fantastic!

Features
The throw off is nice and solid, the diecast hoops make tuning simple and definatly add to the volume! Its a loud drum

Ease of Use
It a snare drum, play it!

Quality
The quality is great however I should have went with a different color , the black is nice but since the maple wood grain is so gorgeous I wished I had went with natural, but at anyrate its well built solid maple snare for under $150?? amazing value

Value
Its an amazing value, it would cast $100 alone just to add diecast hoops to any drum! and this drum has them and is alos heavy beutifull maple! Its a steal!

Manufacturer Support
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The Wow Factor
If your looking for a fantastic main snare in 7x13 inch size which is a great size snare, then this is the one you want! You will love this drum!

Musical Background:
active musician

Musical Style:
Classic Rock read less