I have a 1969 Ludwig Standard aluminum with the original snare side head still on it. I’ll change it if it breaks or starts sounding bad. So far, the drum still sounds great.
Nice debunking video! Could you also make one about newly marketed cheap drumheads, like Remo Encore, Spare Drum, Thomann Millenium etc? I´ve started using them for snare top and bottom, and although I feel they are somewhat different, I have to say the sound they produce is very good.
I've had fairly good luck by putting a little tension on a worn out head and CAREFULLY heating it with a heat gun. You're on borrowed time at that point, but it will get you by for a while.
Fascinating. This would never occur to me in a million years, but if it were to, I'm glad that I now know that it's not worth doing. As this episode made abundantly clear, this sound would be (maybe) useful if one played in a reggae band (the look on Cody's face while he was playing that reggae groove was priceless!), but it wouldn't be good for much else. I think even Dr. Bruford wouldn't want THAT much ring in a snare! I was hoping that maybe we'd get to see it fail during the show, but that was my only disappointment with this one. As always, thanks guys. This was a fun one.
i'm always interested in what is meant by 'tabletop tight'. sometimes, i crank my snare side head up pretty tight, but i leave room to go tighter. sometimes i don't. it depends. for one thing, i'm poor and can't afford to be buying new heads all the time. but, more importantly, sometimes this isn't what i need for the sound. sometimes i've found that i need to tension a snare side head more than i would deem appropriate for sonic reasons because the snares are not reacting the way i want them to. i feel like this is a by-product of the shell on the snare i'm dealing with - like it's not really doing what it's supposed to do. but this is a relatively high end snare (the one that initially comes to mind), so i doubt that is the case. having said all that, this seemed like a bad idea out of the gate. it's rarely a good idea to use things in a way other than what they were designed for. you touched on all the points that would concern me...... as usual.
i don't believe i've ever broken snare wires. perhaps you're using too much tension. this happens sometimes when they're not seated properly and you have to over-tension them to get rid of some buzz.
@@nickdenardo6479 They never broke on me in the past, it has just been a thing I notice when buying Pure Sound wires. I've ordered some in the past that had some of the wire welds very sharp and they came off easily. I don't over tighten the snare wires either, cause it just chokes out the wood or metal drum
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"Your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn't stop to think if they should!" Crazy stuff.
I have a 1969 Ludwig Standard aluminum with the original snare side head still on it. I’ll change it if it breaks or starts sounding bad. So far, the drum still sounds great.
At first, I was like - that’s cool!
Then, I was like - that’s not cool!
We finally cracked the code for the St. Anger snare!
Nice debunking video! Could you also make one about newly marketed cheap drumheads, like Remo Encore, Spare Drum, Thomann Millenium etc? I´ve started using them for snare top and bottom, and although I feel they are somewhat different, I have to say the sound they produce is very good.
I've had fairly good luck by putting a little tension on a worn out head and CAREFULLY heating it with a heat gun. You're on borrowed time at that point, but it will get you by for a while.
That's most likely safer than this hack but, even still, we wouldn't recommend it.
Very informative guy’s! Thanks a lot
At this point cowboy drummer is just the Heel to Sounds like a drum's Face
Some people just wanna watch the world burn (and get views)...
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Fascinating. This would never occur to me in a million years, but if it were to, I'm glad that I now know that it's not worth doing. As this episode made abundantly clear, this sound would be (maybe) useful if one played in a reggae band (the look on Cody's face while he was playing that reggae groove was priceless!), but it wouldn't be good for much else. I think even Dr. Bruford wouldn't want THAT much ring in a snare! I was hoping that maybe we'd get to see it fail during the show, but that was my only disappointment with this one.
As always, thanks guys. This was a fun one.
It seems like I've heard of this "hack" before. I'll take you advise & simply pack another head as needed.
Definitely has that tone for reggae.
But you can definitely get the same results with a clear G1 cranked on both ends
i'm always interested in what is meant by 'tabletop tight'. sometimes, i crank my snare side head up pretty tight, but i leave room to go tighter. sometimes i don't. it depends. for one thing, i'm poor and can't afford to be buying new heads all the time. but, more importantly, sometimes this isn't what i need for the sound. sometimes i've found that i need to tension a snare side head more than i would deem appropriate for sonic reasons because the snares are not reacting the way i want them to. i feel like this is a by-product of the shell on the snare i'm dealing with - like it's not really doing what it's supposed to do. but this is a relatively high end snare (the one that initially comes to mind), so i doubt that is the case.
having said all that, this seemed like a bad idea out of the gate. it's rarely a good idea to use things in a way other than what they were designed for. you touched on all the points that would concern me...... as usual.
I know that each drum and each head is different but roughly speaking how many half turns per lug do you use for snare reso heads?
We really don’t quantify tuning that way so we couldn’t tell you because we don’t know.
This isn't about snare heads but I've noticed snare wires are breaking faster than they did 10 20+ years ago
i don't believe i've ever broken snare wires. perhaps you're using too much tension. this happens sometimes when they're not seated properly and you have to over-tension them to get rid of some buzz.
@@nickdenardo6479 They never broke on me in the past, it has just been a thing I notice when buying Pure Sound wires. I've ordered some in the past that had some of the wire welds very sharp and they came off easily. I don't over tighten the snare wires either, cause it just chokes out the wood or metal drum
Hello there ska/rocksteady/reggae beat @6:39
That tone is sickening to my earssss noooo!!!