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snare- wood vs aluminum and general heads question

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I've played guitar for about 14 years. Had a couple drumsets over the years, but always sold them for cash. I got a free 1968ish Yamaha set which I plan to restore. Few questions....

1. I've never played a wood snare. How do they sound compared to an aluminum one? What kinda snare wires should I check out (mine are missing)

2. My set needs all new heads- top and bottom. I don't have any bottom ones at all, even on the bass drum. Any recommendations?

Not really picky on the sound I'm gonna get- just a general rock sound is whar I'm after.

Posted on 13 years ago
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add rice stir and there u have it woops wrong forum thought i was on the cooking one ha ha

April 2nd 1969 scarfed pink champagne holly wood and 65/66 downbeat snare, and , supra same year very minty kit old pies
66/67 downbeat with canister
Super 400 small round knob
1967 super classic obp





once the brass ceases to glitter, and the drum looses its luster, and the stage remains dark, all you have left is the timbre of family.
Posted on 13 years ago
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Wood snare drums are FANTASTIC!!!!!!! I have wood, steel,aluminum,brass, love em all!! put remo white coated ambassador heads on your yamaha kit. any snare wire set will do Snappy snare wires are cheap and good sounding, or cannon, gibraltar, or yamaha. any one will work. what kind of guitars and amps do you have??

Your drummers not much good is he!? What you need is someone that's as good as me. ! John Henry Bonham !!
Posted on 13 years ago
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Woohoo! Can't wait to hear this drumset. Thanks for the suggestions!

Guitars- Fender Strat with two humbuckers (from factory), SX Telecaster copy, Silvertone Strat copy (my parents bought me this one for Xmas 13 years ago, still love it!! Just as good as any Fender. I must of gotten a jem), Cort Les Paul copy from mid 80s (sounds wonderful! it weighs a ton, too). And an cheap Mitchell acoustic.

Amps- marshall mg30 for practicing and a crate GT220 full stack at the band pratice space. Not into tube amps, don't wanna mess with maintaining them!

Posted on 13 years ago
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It's hard to generalize about wood shells, or pretty much any shell material for that matter. The drum's sound is affected so much by other variables (bearing edge, thickness, type/density of wood, etc.) that it's hard to pigeonhole wooden drums as having a particular kind of sound.

I tend to be pretty picky about my snare wires, but the Pearl S-022's are good and cheap. 20-strand sets are generally the norm and should work well on a late '60s Yamaha.

Vintagemore2000's suggestion for Remo coated Ambassadors is a good one. They're pretty much the definitive "classic" drum head when it comes to snare or tom batters. I have a slight preference for Evans G1's, which are Evans' closest equivalent, or Evans G Plus heads if you want something a little bit thicker. But any of these should serve you well.

I tend to like medium or thin heads on the resonant (bottom) side of toms. Clear or coated will have a slight difference in sound, but either will work. It's just a matter of preference. Remo Ambassador (medium) or Diplomat (thin), or Evans G1 (medium) or Resonant Glass (thin).

It might be harder to find consensus when it comes to bass drums. There are some very different tastes when it comes to bass drum sound. The Remo Powerstroke 3, Evans EMAD, and Aquarian Super-Kick batter heads all have their fans for a modern thump. All three of these have a built-in muffling ring. Some people like a more open, resonant bass sound and use unmuffled heads like Remo Ambassadors. Some vintage guys and old school jazz players go this route.

Posted on 13 years ago
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From kadrocker

Woohoo! Can't wait to hear this drumset. Thanks for the suggestions!Guitars- Fender Strat with two humbuckers (from factory), SX Telecaster copy, Silvertone Strat copy (my parents bought me this one for Xmas 13 years ago, still love it!! Just as good as any Fender. I must of gotten a jem), Cort Les Paul copy from mid 80s (sounds wonderful! it weighs a ton, too). And an cheap Mitchell acoustic. Amps- marshall mg30 for practicing and a crate GT220 full stack at the band pratice space. Not into tube amps, don't wanna mess with maintaining them!

COOL. Yeah I'm a big time tube snob, all my amp's are glowing glass, not a transistor guy,Marshall. fender, vox, ampeg,Valco, and sears,Guitars,,,,gibson, fender,mosrite,rickenbacker, PRS, Danelectro,Silvertone, decca, that's it.

Your drummers not much good is he!? What you need is someone that's as good as me. ! John Henry Bonham !!
Posted on 13 years ago
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