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Snare Drums · Models
Snare drums and snare drum model families, including metal-shell and wood-shell snares.
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Gretsch USA Custom Snare
Percussion · United States
Gretsch's USA Custom snare uses the 6-ply Gretsch-formula maple/gum shell with a 30-degree bearing edge, the exclusive Silver Sealer interior, and 4mm die-cast hoops, built to order in Ridgeland, South Carolina, in any USA-palette finish.
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Ludwig Supraphonic
Percussion · United States
Ludwig's seamless chrome-plated aluminum snare drum family (LM400/LM402), widely regarded as one of the most recorded snare drums in history, with a bright, crisp attack and balanced resonant crack.
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Ludwig Black Beauty
Percussion · United States
Ludwig's iconic Black Beauty snare drum family, built from a single seamless sheet of brass hydroformed into a beaded shell with black-nickel plating, prized for a warm, powerful, focused tone with strong projection.
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Noble & Cooley CD Maple
United States
A maple-shell snare drum by Noble & Cooley sharing the construction philosophy of the company's CD Maple drum kits. Built entirely of maple, it delivers a tone similar to the Solid Shell Classic with a slightly warmer, more controlled voice.
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Pearl Sensitone
Percussion · Japan
Pearl's Sensitone metal snare series is offered in beaded steel, brass, and seamless aluminum shells, with SuperHoop II flanged hoops, CL bridge lugs, and Pearl strainers, giving a range of bright to warm metal-snare voices.
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Noble & Cooley Alloy Classic
United States
A snare drum by Noble & Cooley with a cast and machined aluminum shell, developed from limited Zildjian-era production runs. Its metal shell gives a bright, resonant tone described as the metal equivalent of the company's solid-shell drums.
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Ludwig Acrolite
Percussion · United States
Introduced in 1963, the Ludwig Acrolite is built on a 1.6mm seamless aluminum shell with 45-degree bearing edges, triple-flanged steel hoops, and a P88 throw-off, giving a dry, cracking tone that made the student-priced drum a professional favorite.
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Ludwig Black Magic
Percussion · United States
The Ludwig Black Magic snare is built around a beaded brass shell coated in black nickel, with black-nickel tube lugs and 2.3mm steel triple-flanged hoops; a mirror-polished stainless steel version is also offered. Common sizes include 14x5, 14x6.5, and 13x7.
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DW Collector's Series Maple Snare
Percussion · United States
DW's Collector's Series Maple snare is built from hand-selected North American maple as a 10-ply VLT shell with 6-ply reinforcement rings, 60-degree bearing edges, Turret lugs, True-Pitch tension rods, 3.0mm True-Hoops, and a MAG throw-off, customizable in any Custom Shop finish.
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Mapex Black Panther
Percussion · Taiwan
Mapex's flagship Black Panther snare drum series, introduced in 1997, a deep catalog of individually voiced snares spanning many shell materials including maple, walnut, mahogany, aluminum, brass, steel, and copper, each engineered for a distinct sound.
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Tama S.L.P.
Percussion · Japan
Tama's Sound Lab Project (S.L.P.) premium snare drum series, a collection of individually voiced snares spanning many shell materials including maple, walnut, brass, bronze, aluminum, and steel, each tuned for a distinct character.
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Pearl Free Floating
Percussion · Japan
Pearl's Free Floating snare uses a design in which the shell is completely isolated from the hardware so it can resonate freely; it is offered in aluminum, brass, stainless steel, maple, and mahogany/maple shells with die-cast hoops and Pearl's Click-Lock strainer.
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Noble & Cooley Solid Shell Classic
United States
A professional snare drum by Noble & Cooley of Massachusetts, built from a single steam-bent 1/4-inch solid rock maple shell. Introduced in the early 1980s as the first steam-bent solid-shell drums of the modern era, it established the company's reputation in professional drums.
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Yamaha Recording Custom Snare
Percussion · Japan
Yamaha's Recording Custom wood snare uses a 6-ply North American birch shell with 30-degree bearing edges and lightweight 1.6mm triple-flanged hoops, a Q-type throw-off, and 25-strand snare wires, giving the dry, focused attack designed for studio recording.