Piccolo Snare VS Regular Snare..

[Fiddy]

What would the difference be? Would anybody here know... Google wasn't much help...  :-\

[eggwheat]

They sound like they look, lots of crack but no body or depth behind it.

I own quite a few snares, including two 3 1/2 inch piccolos. They are both pearl free-floating models, brass and maple. The brass one is very loud, the maple has more warmth and ring to it...I look at them as a specialist sound you might want once in a while...

[Fiddy]

Thx, I was considering buying one but I guess I'm going to just grab a regular snare. Hopefully score a decent older one. 

[idiotbear]

I think Fyfe Ewing (originally from Therapy?) used a piccolo. Check out Screamager:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDVsIvvFtcs

Our drummer and me used to do a stupid pretend-to-be-Fyfe-Ewing beatbox routine when drunk, which would entail him beatboxing everything except the snare, and me going "BA!" in a really high voice on the backbeat. Student life....

[powerdroid]

Thx, I was considering buying one but I guess I'm going to just grab a regular snare. Hopefully score a decent older one. 

I'm not sure what you're looking for, but since I bought my 1960  Ludwig "pioneer" it's become my main snare. I sold my Acrolite soon after, which is also a very good deal, I don't know what they go for nowadays on Ebay, but probably cheap enough for what they are. Pioneers are 6-lug maple shell student snares, I believe the shells are the same on more expensive Ludwig's ( jazz festival ;;?? ), I bought mine for less than 100$ maybe 5 years ago. It's dry and crack-a-lacking! I love it, it's not too loud either, but in case you need to be loud ( ish) , older Acrolites, or even the new silly painted ones are def worth the money!


-Mikko

[El Pr0n]

Are they sorta like marching snares? They have the same sorta sound... Except they're about a fifth as deep?

[northern_dirt]

What would the difference be? Would anybody here know... Google wasn't much help...  :-\

Piccolo's are poo..

Reguars are ok, but still kinda poo

Deep jazz snares... are so rock..

[northern_dirt]

Are they sorta like marching snares? They have the same sorta sound... Except they're about a fifth as deep?

They are all snap.. Im trying to think of a modern band who uses em..
they are very common now.. and annoying.. I can't get into them,,
Though Im sure they have a place...


I recorded this one band (there were metal punk, with the emphasize on metal) 8-9 years ago.. the fucken drummer
Brings ovr 2 snares.. BOTH piccolo.. just one more piccolo than the other..

I cant remember, but I think i replaced all he drums hits in PT with a sample off a HUGE jazz snare..
I know I changed it anyways..

[NBarnes21]

I'd stick to a more standard size like 5x14".  My favorite is 6.5x14" for more full bodied attack, but the 5x14 would be a good all around snare.

[chrisjedijane]

Our drummer usually uses a regular snare, but he recently bought a new kit and got a piccolo snare thrown in for free. After a little tuning he started to like it a lot and now it's pretty much all he uses. He normally plays with brushes and hot rods, too.

[powerdroid]

Also look into old Slingerland snares, like the Gene Krupa Sound King.  It's a chrome-over-brass drum that's usually not break-the-bank expensive, but is an awesome COB snare.

Just a few things.  70s Slingerlands are usually so cheap that it's ridiculous, and they often sound great, too.

Yeah I sort of forgot all the other ones, besides Ludwig! Thanks for reminding, I've wanted to get a 8-lug wooden Slingerland for a long time  . I remember seeing them go cheaply..
Rogers Dynasonic ( sp? ) also seems to a very affordable all-around vintage snare, never tried one but heard lots of good things about it, was it also COB, I can't remember ? . And of course Supraphonics, not sure if it's still so, but you can get a, uhhhh    "player grade" vintage one  ( late '60s , '70s ) fairly cheap.

[Fiddy]

I made an offer for a $100 for a mid 70's Acrolite, Waiting for the guy to respond. He has it listed for $150. Hopefully I can get it for that...

[CaptainCrunch]

I paid $25 for my last Acro. These drums are as common as dirt.

Don't pay more than $100 for one unless it's unbelievable mint.

[øøøøøøø]

I paid $25 for my last Acro. These drums are as common as dirt.

Don't pay more than $100 for one unless it's unbelievable mint.

True up to and including about 2 years ago.

For some reason people have started to go looking for them almost all at once lately and they've crept up in price a bit.  Maybe the sagging economy will bring them back to earth.

$100 would be more than fair I think.

Either way, it's still a lot of snare drum for $100 or $150 in either case.

[Fiddy]

Well, since Im trying to rebuild my kit on the cheap.. (I sold the Taye drums but kept all the hardware) I priced around a few Ludwigs but nobody would take less than $150...I ended up picking up this 70's pearl for $60 CND (About $48 US) It sounds alright and for a begginer like me it should do for a while. All I need is a cheap bass drum and a tom and Im back in biz..