The 10 Best Aluminum Snare Drums
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- Опубліковано 24 чер 2021
- Here are 10 DROOLWORTHY Aluminum snare drums for your consideration! You can find these snares available for purchase by clicking the links below:
Ludwig Acrolite Snare Drum 14x6.5 w/Tube Lugs (The Bowtie Lugs one sold already)
Available for purchase here: buydru.ms/LM405CT
Mapex Black Panther 14x6.5 Atomizer Snare Drum
Available for purchase here: buydru.ms/BPNAL4651CN
DW Collectors Cast Aluminum Snare Drum 14x6.5 Chrome Hardware
Available for purchase here: buydru.ms/DRVA6514SVC
British Drum Company Aviator Snare Drum 14x6.5
Available for purchase here: buydru.ms/AV-1465-SN
Pearl Sensitone Heritage Alloy Snare Drum - 14x6.5 - Aluminum
Available for purchase here: buydru.ms/STH1465AL
PDP Concept Select Snare Drum 14x6.5 3mm Aluminum
Available for purchase here: buydru.ms/PDSN6514CSAL
Tama Starphonic Aluminum Snare Drum 6x14
Available for purchase here: buydru.ms/TAMA-PAL146
Dunnett Classic 2N Modeling Aluminum Snare Drum 14x5.5
Available for purchase here: buydru.ms/55142N-MA
Gretsch USA Solid Aluminum Snare Drum 14x5
Available for purchase here: buydru.ms/G4160SA
Noble And Cooley Alloy Classic Snare Drum 14x4.75 Raw/Chrome
Available for purchase here: buydru.ms/FGAC14475ALFH
Bass Drum:
Pearl Crystal Beat Acrylic Bass Drum 24x14 Ruby Red
Available for purchase here: buydru.ms/CRB2414BX/C731
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1. Acrolite
2. - 10. Just buy an Acrolite already!
N&C Alloy, Gretsch and Dunnett in that order.
Gretsch has always been a dark horse on snare drums... but on alluminium drums they truly do shine.
I read your comments after writing my own. We picked the same three in the same order.
I have a special edition 7” Gretsch aluminium snare. So good!
@@michaellowe17 Solid choices amonst the others... but those really speak with a unique voice.
Noble & Cooley and the Gretsch were clear headphone standouts.
Pearl also was the best sounding bang4buck value for money drum.
Ludwig Acrolite 14x6.5 1:26
DW Collectorc Alum 14x6.5 2:19
Mapex Atomizer 14x6.5 3:17
Pearl Heritage Sensitone 14x6.5 4:18
British Drum Company Aviator 14x6.5 5:15
PDP Concept Select 14x6.5 6:13
Tama Starphonic Aluminum 14x6 7:12
Dunnett Classic 2N Modeling Aluminum 14x5.5 8:12
Gretsch USA Solid Aluminum 14x5 9:10
Noble And Cooley Alloy Classic 14x4.75 Raw/Chrome 10:14
Thanks, for doing the lords work
Dw AND dunnett
For the price, the Pearl’s unbeatable. If price isn’t an issue, the Noble Cooley kicked ass! Loved the acrylic kick. Have a good weekend guys :)
I'm a guitar player, and I'm still obsessed with aluminum snare drums!
I liked the Acrolite best overall. But I also loved the PDP for bringing something different to the table...THE FATNESS!
Winner of 10 best aluminum snare drums: Everybody who buys one of these babies!
Price: Pearl
Die-Cast smackin: Gretsch
All-Around everything, don't worry about it: Ludwig
Best of group (my opinion): DW, Tama, BDC, N&C minute differences we're talking, note the first line of my comment..
Tony Interlande BEAST MODE!!!! 10:59 Pricelesssss....
I still have my 5x14 Ludwig Acrolite I bought new with my summer job money back in 1966 from Manny’s Music on west 48th street in NYC. Now I have around 30 snares and the Acrolite and Ludwig Supraphonic are great snares for all kinds of music. Great videos as usual from you guys!
I have both of those Ludwig snares Acro is a 1964 and Super is 1969
This deserves a listen on headphones and not my phone speaker.
Pearl sensitone 100%
Three bass players didn’t like the video. I bought my drum kit with you guys and that’s just before the pandemic...one of best things I did in life. Best price, well packaged, great pre and post sale talk. People was great helping me. The drum kit is awesome! I wish someday visit the store. Great work as always DCP!
Haha yeah! Awesome, I hope the kit is still treating you well. Thanks so much for the support and hope you can visit someday too!
You guys always have the BEST audio in your videos. Bravo. Keep the videos coming!
Thanks so much Nonah!
This is awesome! Loving the little bubbles with summary, great jobs guys! Keep those bubbles coming! All those snares were awesome, exactly how the bubbles described each 👍👍DC
Glad to hear it David! Thanks for the kind words!
The biggest plus about having a ten drum shootout - there are 10 drums to compare.
The biggest problem with having a ten drum shootout - there are 10 drums to compare.
Great video, thanks. Aviator, Dunnett and Tama for me (not necessarily in that order)
Atomizer is the best one!! Amazing sound! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
The Dunnett was to die for 🙌
I love the Acrolite too. It was my first snare and drum. After your tests, I really like that TAMA too. It sounds similar, but looks great.
Having owned a few acrolites over my playing year's, i lean toward those, that Ludwig pioneering sound with the material in question wins, but the Gretsch is well up there too! Saying that, the pearl sensitone hit some great notes as well! Surprisingly to me, but then not having owned a bronze sensitone for a while, the tone i could get from that drum was amazing.
I always tend to draw the body I need for my style of sound, then slightly muffle it with a edge ring and or gel pad, sounds like too much restrain for some ears but when an ally drum really pop's, there's no hiding it's sheer beautiful tone and tonal depth.
Ludwig acrolites and 400's love this IMO, they just cannot fail in my eyes/ears.
Brilliant video DCP! Some beautiful playing, beats and very worthy video for us drummer's, thank you!
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Totally agree with Tony. Aluminum is my go to material. And I love the sheer diversity of the brands and price points. Stellar job as usual gents.
🍻 Kevin!
Addendum: My go to snare for most situations is the 6.5 x 14 Ludwig SE Hand Hammered Acrophonic, bought at DCP during the 10th Anniversary celebration. Love it.
Was not expecting that double bass part. You killed it.
Metal 🤘well… kind of… thanks!
I didn't think the Dunnett was crisp and and dry. In fact, I would've thought it was nickel over brass. I dug the overtones, and the LOOK. The one that made me look up and go "what's that?!" was the Noble and Cooley.
I thought it was more like nickel over brass also
Great video and spot on Tony regarding the larger issue that aluminum snare drums are the most versatile. In all my years of playing I always found that snares of other material (steel, brass, wood, etc.) couldn't "cut it" for the entire night. But my Supra 402 could be played all night no matter the music venue or the room and always sound and felt perfect. I'm finding the same to be true for my N&C 14x6 Alloy Classic. I never had a Ludwig Acrolite but I need to try one (cheaper, no worry about chrome pitting and sounded as good as the 402) along with an Alloy classic in the 4.75 depth. The DW surprised me of how great it sounded along with a couple of the 14x5's as I usually prefer a deeper snare especially in aluminum.
Thank you @Drum Center of Porrsmouth. Been waiting for this one!! Nicely done. I liked them all except for the PDP. The Tama, British and DW were my tops.
I love my old 6.5 x 14 Pearl Ultracast Aluminum. Still haven’t found a drum like it today. But man the drums in this video are KILLER!!
I too believe in the divine beauty that is the Acrolite. Really dig the BDC Aviator and the Tama Starphonic. Out of these, however, I must say the N&C Classic Alloy is my choice. Notable drums missing from this list worth mentioning: Yamaha Recording Custom, Canopus Aluminum, anything from Trick, and, of course, the Ludwig Supraphonic. There are more aluminum drums out there besides what the video and I mentioned, so check them all out.
Yamah RCs are awesome. Really wish i had an aluminum one, mines brass 14x4 but i still love it.
Canopus sword should be in there. Great snares.
@@papalegba6796 indeed it’s my main snare with my Yaiba bop kit.
Yup, it's like an acrolite without all the maintenance problems. Yamaha SD3455/3465 another excellent aluminium snare, picked one up for £120 a few years back.
Acrolyte and Tama for me. The PDP was beautiful to look at but the pitch bends drove me crazy.
I went from the OCDP Vented snare to the Pearl Sensitone 6,5x14.
It’s my daily driver now.
Such a fantastic grunt to it, incredible tuning range, and best of all.. incredible feeling rimshot.
Love it!
Aviator, Pearl, and the Acro stand out. But each of these is absolutely beautiful!
Superb snares. Aluminum is my fav metal snare type. I agree with your assessments of most of them! The latest to my personal arsenal is the Noble and Cooley but in 14x6" and it can do everything. I hope to snag a Gretsch and TAMA in the future; I liked them very much. What Tunebot settings did you use (I assume you kept them all somewhat similar!)?
I have the 13” x 5.5” DW cast aluminum, though mine was classified as “Exotic Metal Cast Aluminum” and it is my favorite snare drum by far!!! I added a “Russ Miller” groove wedge for a more refined cross stick. I also love my Pearl UltraCast 14”x 5”!!! Also, I have #23 of 30 Gretsch 135th Anniversary Flat Black Aluminum, 14” x 7”, but I just can’t bring myself to play it. The only time it has even left it’s box was to change the heads and YES, I still have the original black Remo heads…
Of the drums played here, I fell in love with that Gretsch USA 14” x 5”!!! That thing sounded amazing!!! From there I felt it was just too close between the Mapex Atomizer, the Tama Starphonic, the Dunnett Aluminum, and the Noble and Cooley Alloy Custom…. I was surprised the Ludwig didn’t really grab me, I actually thought I heard the Pearl detuning, I know Shane mentioned concerns about that when he reviewed it, and I was almost completely turned off by the British Drum Company, though it had a lot of redemption in the room mix…
Play the 7” - I have #13. Love it.
My favorites are the Ludwig Acrolite, and Pearl Sensitone. I did love this video.
I think the British drum company Aviator was where it's at! 👊🤩
That Noble And Cooley is a mighty beast. Loved it.
That it is!
The more and more comparison videos i watch from these guys the less and less i am liking DW in every category but finishes. You guys showcase so much fantastic stuff. Thanks Shane!!
I have Pearl ULTRACAST Aluminium 14"x6.5". Was lucky to get one 3 years ago. Love it. 3mm thick with 5mm reinforcement rings.
Cannon.
Excellent vid!! 🍻✌️
I love that ring from alum snares. Sort of adds another dimension to a beat.
Thank you and totally agree!
My old 5.5”-14” ridged aluminum slingerland is my favorite snare drum I own out of 12 snare drums.
I own a 5.5x14 DW Wrinkled Aluminum 3mm thick shell. It's a phenomenal snare.
Hi, great comparison, thank you.
For me the ones at the top are the Acrolite, Aviator, Sensitone and Noble & Cooley. I own the first two, and did have the Tama. You can't beat the Acrolite (or Supraphonic) .
I live in North Wales UK, and have followed you for quite a long time. Wish I was closer to visit your store.
Thanks & all the best ! Iori
Bass drum sounds great also, your playing is very seamless, nice.....
I picked up a Steve Ferrone signature snare from Gretsch recently for a great price. Gone from a maple snare to an aluminium, and I’m in love
Ive got that same SF aluminum,,love it
Hi there. For my taste, needs and budget, Acrolite and Pearl sensitone! Both versatile, simple, that’s it! Great video! Thank you!
Big fan of Ludwig Acrolite snare drums!! So cool, so shiny, such a great feel under one's drumsticks. 🤪
Pearl was a surprise. I still prefer the acro for this video, Acro is unique, but Dw thin aluminum to that wasn’t on this video is a killer too. A&f raw aluminum is a beauty.
I own the Pearl Sensitone 5"x14" and it sounds awesome.It's a really versatile snare too.I picked it up brand new at a GC.outlet for $120.
Aluminium sensitone is a great gigging drum, rock solid, never lets you down. 80s/90s maple Tama 6.5" superstar snares with cast hoops are another underrated gem imo, sound immense & are indestructible.
I had a Gretsch COB that was a road warrior too. Very versatile snare, idiot -proof too lol.
Not a bad sounding snare amongst them. For the money you can’t beat the pearl but if money was no object then I would definitely buy the Nobel.
ALL sound great! I closed my eyes and listened to the head-to-head section. Found myself drawn to the Pearl, Tama, and Gretsch. But really, and one of them. As I said in another video comments (Pearl Heritage Sensitone), for my money, there isn't a better snare drum made, so Sensitone, at $349, it is! :)
Great video review… I completely agree that an aluminum snare covers a lot of ground sonically for a working drummer. N&C, Dunnet, Tama, Pearl for me in this comparison… I’d like to mention that I own a Tama star phonic for about ten years and it’s my go to snare for everything from Jazz to Rock , I can’t say enough about the design, build quality and superb sound of this drum and it’s important to note that all drums don’t have smart smooth throw offs or stay in tune..etc, the Tama has the smoothest throw off and you NEVER have to worry about anything breaking or going out of tune. Dry heads from Evans sound fantastic on these drums.
Tama is the Toyota of drums. Durable reliable and fairly priced with top quality.
Entièrement d'accord, j'adore ma Starphonic Alu !!
Lots of surprises in that video for me. I really liked the Dunnett, the N&C, and the Ludwig. But they all sounded great.
Love the DW. Solid, focused and tight
The Gretsch was my favorite, with that dense tone. The Pearl was very good for the price and just as enjoyable as several of the more expensive drums. The DW was my least favorite.
Bargain, Pearl, best one overall Ludwig, my choice but in 6.5 the Gretsch solid aluminum.Sound is something, but the feel, ease of playing and sensitivity can only be known by playing and testing by yourself.Great demo as always
GREAT videoTony! - Also; I've noticed that your drum playing skill has improved a LOT over the last few years - who are you studying with?
Amazing ! I would have put the Yamaha recording Customs on the line too ! The Tama Starphonics is gorgeous !
Any chance you make a similar video for brass but also for some wood snare like maple, walnut or maybe bubinga ?
Glad you mentioned the YRC aluminum snares. They are excellent!
Acrolite. After that, the Pearl and Gretsch sounded really nice. Thanks for doing this!
Glad you enjoyed it and good choices!
Tony’s Notes was great 👍.Iv’e sipped so much I’m drunk with glee.
Cheers Joel!
@@tinterlande Where is the Ludwig Supraphonic snare drum?? That drum is made of aluminum and it is the most recorded snare drum of all time.
@@SuperheroJunior lovely drum, but I wanted to spotlight the Acrolite, which I prefer over the Supra.
Digging that British drum co snare. Would be my pick based on the sound and style as compared to the others.
I love all the starphonic stuff but the noble & cooley is awesome too
1Tama Starphonic sounds awesome also (if u haven’t used a freedom lug your missing out), 2 The Acro after that, and a good fight for third Dunnett/Gretch.
Acrolite. Supraphonic should get a mention here as well.
The Noble & Cooley Alloy Classic snare drum was the best 😍❣️, but the Ludwig Acrolite and the Pearl Sensitone were also very good 💙 To be honest Noble & Cooley really should make hardware and thrones too 😁
Pearl snare sounded airy yet full. I liked the cast DW as well followed by the PDP
The Acrolite, The Pearl and Grestch were my favorite in a nice price range for me!
Ahh that Ludwig sounds SOOO good!
Another great video by the awesome crew. The Ludwig Acrolite is the best snare for the money.
Thank you sir and can't argue with that!
I believe the acrolite is really what started the love for aluminum snares. It was meant to be a cheap alternative, and the acrolite was actually meant for beginners. Pros began to pick them up and play them, and thus began the aluminum snare trend. As a punk drummer there really is no meatier "CRACK!" than a good aluminum snare. For this I picked up a Mapex Black Panther atomizer for my kit. Absolutely the best snare for what I play. Still have my acrolite though, I now kinda use it as an ambassador for aluminum snares.
I’ve always known that Pearl snares have always had a little special something to them and the sensitone line just proves my point! It was up there in terms of sound alone. I’d love to see how it behaves recording but MAN the sound of those pups has me drooling. Great video as always y’all, keep it up!!! Go aluminum 🔥🤘🏽🤘🏽
....Pearl Ultracast / Dennis Chambers Signature, 3mm Aluminum sound fantastic !
I liked the NC and the dw in the head to head comparison. The Ludwig is great as well. Fun video 👍🏼
The Gretsch sounded the best in the room to me, like that James Brown back beat crack. Close mic'd I liked the Ludwig (bought my first acro in the 80's it was a secret back then that sounded good!) , I'm very suprised by how pleasant, fat and balanced the British Drum Co. is!!! and the NC is just lovely, not a lot of frequencies to pull out on it mix-wise. Great video! tnx
I loved the British Aviator !!!
For me the older DW 14x5 cast alu beats everyone including the Ludwig’s.
I use this one with the 10x4,5 cast alu as side snare.
Best snares out there!
the pearl sensitone sounded amazing for the price
Great vid..I have the Tama S.L.P. chrome over aluminium 14x5, it is discontinued, as they now have the brushed super dry model..but man it works in every setting..
I loved the sound of Acrolite !! I really like starphonic aluminum !!... what is the sound difference between aluminum and brass?... Now all that's left is to make the list of the 10 best brass snare.
Noble & Cooley, Dunnett and Gretsch... toss up
Thank you DCoP.
The Dunnett does it for me. I'd like to hear the 6 1/2 Dunnett too. Perfect balance between shell and snares
N&C was my favorite, by far. A close second was the Starphonic. Also liked the Mapex, the Gretsch and the PDP (that surprised me).
That pdp concept select is really interesting and cool looking
Ludwig is my first choice!! Pearl is in second. Great demonstration! Wish this was done for maple, and brass. are maybe you have?
N&C and Acrolite for me. The BDC Aviator was interesting though, and one I'd take a look at along with the Gretsch.
I did a blind listen here on head 2 head part…The best to my ears was 1, 3 and 6. In order Ludwig , Mapex and PDP. I didn’t expect that. Thinking about the trend and fame I would choose Tama Starphonic, DW, Dunnet…but my ears choose the PDP one of the best sounding drum snares on the list. And the Mapex was really good. Maybe I have cheap ears. Other thing…amazing how can Pearl deliver such a good quality job for the price. Thanks for the video, you guys are “show de bola”
Always the Ludwig
Pearl and the gretsh were really sweet too
Fantastic comparison, the head to head was particularly helpful to really hear the differences.
For me it's between the Acrolite and the Sensitone, both beautiful drums, if I had to spot any differences I'd say the pearl has slightly more body.
Honourable mention to the Tama though, that has such tight control over the tone, the centre hit almost sounds like the rimshot!
Gretsch, N&C, and Tama are the flavor I'm looking for. I play a lot of notes and I think those three would certainly get the job done. I need to find a Brass shelled drum and a wood snare to complete my arsenal!!!
Mapex, Tama, N&C.
definitely the TAMA starphonic.
My favorite of this field was the PDP Concept. I don't understand why the Ludwig Supraphonic wasn't in the hunt. It's not just a chromed over Acrolite. It sounds completely different.
Great video, after listening a few times it would be very hard for me to justify spending extra on anything more than the Acrolite, Pearl or the Mapex used. I agree 100% though I do need an Aluminum snare.
Mapex and PDP. Gretsch near 3rd. Good video and info
Wow when I saw this thought I would see the Yamaha Recording Custom Aluminum snare! How could you guys not include this drum as it sounds Amazing!
As I have mentioned in previous comments, it is out of stock. The global supply chain issue has been killing us lately. That is a great drum, and I would’ve loved to include it.
@@tinterlande Great vid and nice playing! And were the supras also out of stock, or did you just not want to include two Ludwigs?
@@219Dave thank you! Yeah, pretty much. I’m more of an Acrolite guy, but the Supra is killer too of course.
That mapex Atomizer had way more power than the others! Wow it was amazing!
Raw power 💪
I have this snare, i did a lot of research and this one was the most pleasing one to me, it's very sensitive but when you really lay down on it it's a beast!
my personal favorite: The Yamaha Recording Custom 14x5.5 Aluminum Snare. Followed by the 14x6.5 model.
You're not wrong. Just wasn't in stock.
That part where ' Wasted' was cracked me up.You must have laughed a lot there !
You always sound great too.
Pearl Sensitone...Love it!!!
The pdp was completely detuned at the end. I suggest that it has the true pitch tension rods? Sounded amazing tho 😍
That Dunnett sounds really good and looks awesome 🗽🛸