Puresound problem with Rogers Powertone - Page 1

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Hey People,

I just got a 1964 Powertone that had some generic Taiwanese/Gibraltar wires that sounded ok (a tad dry). Decided to upgrade to Puresound 16 strand. I have used Puresounds on vintage snares successfully - resonant, sensitive, full. Instead, when I engaged the snares, the drum choked.

I then used Pearl Ultrasound 20 strand I-types and the drum again breathes, sounds pretty good.

I am not a newbie and have an extensive collection of snare drums. I mostly use the Pearl Ultrasounds as they sound good on most snares and are easy to get here in Australia.

I heard a similar story from a mate who used Puresounds on a vintage Premier snare. The only similarity of which I'm aware is that both drums have very slight bearing edges.

Anyone have a similar experience and potential workaround?

Thanks.

Posted on 14 years ago

mcjnic

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I've used Puresound on a few snares. Some were good and some were not. I have a variety of snares (the metal parts, not the drum) to choose from. I've had good luck with the Tama Starclassic's. It sounds to me like you've found a workaround for your situation. It's not unheard of to have one set sound better than another.

Posted on 14 years ago

PK Drums

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Ive used either the 14" 20 strand or 14" 16" strand very succesfully on Ludwig Jazz Fests ,Slingerland Sound Kings, and a Round Bagde Gretsch. However when I added them to my Dynasonic (without using the snare frame/bridge they sounded not so great.

I am glad to hear someone else also had this experience, I tought it was just me. I think I'll go back to the Pearl snares on The dynasonic and move the puresounds to a different snare that they will sound better on.

All in all Puresound wires REALLY make my snares sound great.

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Posted on 14 years ago