The snare drum sounds really bright and loud, rimshots are thunderous! It works well for hard rock and metal, but it's better suited to reggae and techno; any style of music where you a short, sharp, loud snare drum. The best way to describe the sound is like a steel snare but a little rounder and drier.

It's got all the stuff you need, and nothing you don't. The throwoff is very sturdy and reliable.

All you gotta do is hit it, it ain't really that hard.

I have the lacquered version of this snare drum and the finish is a little fragile. But the shell sounds great, and the hardware is really first rate.

I seriously think you'd be hard pressed to find a better sounding snare drum at this price.

I have a 13 piece tama kit and I've never had anything go wrong.

The selling point for me on this drum is the rimshots, which are in the ear-splitting range. This drum just has that huge, full-bodied sounding CRACK!