I'm of the same thinking as Dan Boucher that that pearl snare doesn't 'look' good , apart from the throw which looks great, but good sound to me is definately of uppermost importance. I hope I haven't offended you with the looks thing, anyway it's what copeland used and that's a great sound. That's too true.
Hey friend, not offended at all. Some of my favorite drums are ugly, although this one looks good to me. I almost overlooked the drum until I saw the old 'Pearl' emblem.
But ya, when you crank this drum it sounds like the one on the Police records. Very sensitive snare too.