For the seasoned drummer, it is an extremely gratifying sensation to discover a special snare drum that brings a newfound creativity to your playing. All of a sudden, your go-to phrasing is out the window and you're heading down a new path, playing patterns you'd typically not even attempt. We feel this is exactly what we've accomplished with our 15" x 8" STAR Reserve snare drum.
Its combination of Bubinga/Maple hybrid shell and Brass Mighty hoops provides a thunderous backbeat while maintaining a great tonal balance of low and high-end frequencies. No matter how you tune this drum, its presence is heard and felt. Some of our artists even tune this drum very low and place it where a first-floor tom would traditionally be, in addition to a main snare in standard position. This can lead to many unique phrasing opportunities. In this position, the drum functions as a "low snare" with the snare wires engaged, but with the wires off, it can double as a floor tom.
