Very cool video Tom, thanks for posting! It was interesting to hear the thick cast snares, compared to the classic thin Supra. Did you end up selling both your 3 and 5 mil Savage snares?

Great video bro , how would you compare the low end on the 5mm vs the Tama re issue ?

Absolutely GREAT sounding snare drums, all 3 of them!! Your tuning and head suggestions are also spot on. I have a 3mm DW Bronze snare drum (6 1/2 x 14) and it sounds fantastic as well. It took some time figure out how to tune it up, and as you stated, that bottom head needs to be really tight, top head should be med./high tight as well, and they will sing, but with balls. And yes a 3mm shell thickness minimum is needed for that extra heft as you say. Love your drumming and I too own Paiste cymbals, so really liked it all my man...

nice vid dude

I have a 2011 Desert Burst Standard Traditional and I love what you've done with yours. I was planning to get the Faber ABR-1 and the Mojotone 59 Clone pickups...might have to check out the Wizz pups now, they sound pretty mean!

Great video for a few reasons. 1. I owned the Keplinger and sold it. It’s good to hear it again! 2. I haven’t heard a lot of recorded maple Ayottes snares and the lighter colored one is amazing! 3. I owned a custom Ayotte kit and could never get it to sound great. Yours does sound great! Thanks for making this. From a former Ayotte endorser.

Hey do you all feel a lot of diference if its 1mm or 3mm? I have seen people saying that a more thick sheel does not really makes the sound better If a buy a 1mm brass and a 3mm brass snare it would make all the diference? Awesome snares by the way.

Great playing dude! I did a shootout between a vintage Tama and two Savages (on my channel) and I preferred both Savages over the Tama, albeit a pretty subtle difference. The savages had more lows and no annoying overtones (the Tama didn’t have a lot of annoying overtones but I definitely would reach for some gaff when recording with that drum while the Savages sound dialed in with no muffling). The 3mm Savage being my favorite. The one thing about the vintage ones (and probably also the Savages) is that no two of them sound identical because sand casting isn’t a very exact/consistent process. There’s also a percentage of shells that come out unusable. Which is why they decided to do the centrifugal casting for the reissues. More consistent and less/no bad shells. That different process does also change the sound slightly once again. Either way, if you threw a vintage Tama and a few more Savages in the mix, they would all sound a little different so it’s hard to make a definite statement about which is better. And then the differences are subtle. All killer drums. But at half the price of a reissue and about a third of the price of a vintage, I’d buy a Savage again any day!

I've heard your 5mm in person and it fucking slays!!!!

I’ve got a Savage 5mm 8” deep with bell brass hoops. It’s absolutely stunning.

Sound of your drums and cymbals are so good. Real rock 'n roll 🤘

Tama and Kepler have so much visceral appeal - you called it heft - like it! So much oomph. Love them both. Gretch is good too! I just picked up a near mint 6.5 inch Ayotte Keplinger with triple flange hoops for £700 GBP. It is your video that made me have to have it! 😂👍

Oh man they’re so close. I’ve got a 3mm savage on the way this year, but I got the same scorched earth finish that was on Lars’ signature drum. Great video man!

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love that gretsch bell brass

They all sound good, I really like how you tune. I gotta say they all sound similar but the supraphonic really jumped out at me.

Keplinger kicks ass

Ayotte drums are killer drums

sick video man - what cymbals are those?

Wanted to add a small clarification. So, apparently Tama never actually produced a 5mm shell! It was simply a typo in the first Ad that appeared for the bell brass snare and because of that many believed that the "Terminator" was 5mm because it apparently was a prototype model. But it seems that isn't true, and all 1980's Tama Bell Brass snares were indeed 3mm. Because of that, I now have a 3mm Savage replica on the way and will shoot a new video to compare the 5mm to the 3mm to the Gretsch 3mm. That will be interesting!

the keplinger has that horrible overtone after ring i hate from coated ambassadors! the gretch and savage dampen that out.

Thanks Tom for the great video! You're right the Keplinger just has "It". I do like the School Festival also.There is something about the early 70's 3 ply maple Ludwigs.

The Kep sounds 🥇🎯!

who is Ayotte Keplinger? is this the KEPLINGER from seattle - AKA KEPLINGER SNARES ?

That Supra was by far my favorite. Hilarious, considering the company.

I like the Tama replica the best.

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All these drums sound so good. You've got some amazing tubs there, dude!!

Nice video. Great sounds. You dont have other sizes than 14x6,5 right? I see you are a big fan of the very Bonhan sound really. That supraphonic would be the cheaper one right?

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Because I may be the previous owner.

Nice snares Thought the bell brass sounded the best but wouldn’t gig with those 30-40 pound snares

Awesome video!! So many great snare drums. Cool to hear the gretsch and the savage side by side. The Gretsch was my favorite of the bunch!

The ayotte and the supraphonic are my favorites but all of them sound amazing!

Fun video. Your kep doesn’t have an “H” written on the inside of the shell does it?

Really loved this run-through, Tom. Some lovely instruments that I'm very glad are being played and enjoyed.

YES! Amazing dude! You were destined for this kind of content 🙌🏼

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sounds great! very cool

Nice Job Tom, sounds great!! Drums are tuned perfectly.

LIKE 31. Great playing!!!

Those drums sound and look fantastic! Glad they got a worthy owner!

Sounds great. Wish I could watch longer. The shaking hurts my eyes. Also when did Matt Colby DW drums? Says it’s a replica kit.

Sweet! So sweet

That snare sounds absolutely fantastic.

Wow, excellent, you nailed this. Great sounding kit as well 🥁👌👏

Its just not bumblebee without the weathering it's what makes It a sleeper it's basically more than meets the eye

This is an old video but does anyone know what kind of pop riveted hood cowling was used? I have tried looking all over the web.

You f’n rock!!!!!!! <3

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