I usually will take what I feel like taking. It just depends. They dont have to look alike, as long as they dont look out of place. And that is more acceptable than sounding out of place.

I use a tama snare with my ludwig vistalite kit. I'd have to say, it doesn't match AT ALL aesthetically, but it's a fantastic sounding snare so I use it anyways. The snare usually gets mostly hidden behind the kit anyways, so most people won't even notice. However, I will be soon completing my kit with a black beauty, then it will be 100% ludwig. Although I will still probably switch back and forth or even use both, as one is a wood shell and the other is brass.

Now thats a good question.I have many snare drums to pick from also many sets.Sometimes i use a Ludwig snare with a Ludwig set or use a Rogers,S/L radio king,Camco ete with a Ludwig set. Camco set with a Ludwig snare,ete,ete,ete..I go by what type of sound iam looking for type of music that iam playing.Were i be playing at inside or outside..As far as size of snares that i use they could be from 3.5x13 up to 8x15 wood shells,metal shells...Mikey

I own 46 ties. Everything from the subtle, narrow black tie to Bugs Bunny (my hero, obviously) and everything in between.

I take her to gourmet dinners at Popeye's Chicken and Cracker Barrel. We dress for those places much like we dress for church (which includes a jacket and tie). When we feel really hoidy toidy, we go to Red Lobster. But that's for anniversaries and birthdays.

However- nobody serves what we like to drink (which is either Mad Dog 20/20 or Schlitz Malt Liquor; King Cobra when we're really celebrating), so we sneak it in using paper bags around the bottle. Nobody suspects a thing!!!

I played Rogers drums for over 40 years and always used a ludwig Supra 400 and speed king pedals I would say pedals are a good comparison use what you like...

Atlantic: They are YOUR drums. YOU play them. YOU should be entitled to use whatever drum/s you prefer!!! Some people will like the sound of different drums over others, of course. I use a marching snare as my main snare and a regular snare (on tom) as another tenor tom simply because I like the sound. I really don't give a **** what others think! I also use a cocktail drum as another floor!

Brian

I have to agree with this as well. That's probably why we have more snares than kits.

All too often there is no carpet. Get your minds out of the same gutter where my mind resides, guys. Many used and vintage drum sets have no snare drums with them. Did the seller keep the matching snare? Was there never a matching snare? What????

I prefer to play wood shell vintage snare drums. I like them to match the drum set. I have a COB Powertone snare, A Black "Galaxy" Acrolite, and a few basket case metal snares that came with vintage sets. The Powertone and Blackro are mainly backup snares for my vintage sets with matching wood snare drums. A couple of my vintage sets use unmatching snares.

...some of us do that with newly-acquired snares/cymbals and their appropriate cases/bags!

When my 70s 6.5 Krupa Slingo got lifted, I replaced it with a same size Dynasonic which sat with the kit for about 12 years. Then a better sounding 84 Tama 6.5 Rosewood came along & was used up until this year. This year I bought two Slingerland snares both of which are a good correct match for the kit. But now another "fly in the ointment", I just bought a current model hammered brass Gretsch. The Gretsch is just too good not to play... For the first time in my life I'll be lugging in two snares & for sure at least one won't be the matching brand.

I'm looking for some large brown paper bags..

Cheers