Do Snare Drum Materials Sound Different? - Blindfold Challenge!

Rob and Doug try to tell the difference between certain snares and their materials! How many do they get right? Watch to find out!
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[@ManuelPeng]

hahaha that's so cool! after all those discussions about shells, the biggest difference to me still seems to be the player. Great job !!

[@mateusxxx]

Pearl's Modern Utility are made from maple, not poplar

[@ghenabarbu7810]

Got one. It’s a dope!

[@moodifi]

It's the first from left, right? Couldn find a poplar 12" snare anywhere that looked liked this.

[@awmaace3397]

Lol... Thought they're gonna pitch match each snare.. 😂😂😂

[@Mr.5hady]

We need a remake of this series!

[@ghiblinerd6196]

I’ve been saying for years that material doesn’t matter NEARLY as much as shell geometry, construction and bearing edge quality. Notice how nice the (gasp) poplar one was? kzbin.info/www/bejne/gpXJh4uijparf6csi=V_JFSNrpr8cwPf-I

[@komentattor]

... and TUNING!

[@MsLiboma]

Yeah I was at drum shack in London and they have a Pearl mid town poplar snare on their house kit , I took it off to try an ahead brass snare m preferred the mid town , it was tuned nice with a snare weight on

[@Backpflaume666]

That is just bullshit. The material of the shell matters quite a bit. There is a significant difference between metal and wood snares. Just go into the next drumstore and test it yourself. What also makes a bit difference (something that you expert didn't mention) are the hoops: Diecast vs. flaged hoops. The drumheads and tuning make a hugh difference, too. By the way. This 'test video' was bad and wrong on so many levels. I don't know where to start.

[@ghiblinerd6196]

@@Backpflaume666 kzbin.info/www/bejne/gpXJh4uijparf6csi=SoufqSnEHsPU_psx Hoops, rims, lug count all make a difference but i guarantee that you can’t tell the difference between maple and birch in a blindfolded test.

[@ghiblinerd6196]

@@Backpflaume666 kzbin.info/www/bejne/gpXJh4uijparf6csi=w801zTB0dzTuQDme

[@yessitsme6884]

Conclusion: there is a difference, but it's not always what you think. This is the second comparison where I prefer acrylic. I think it's time I start looking into getting one!

[@LIBERTYorD34TH]

Had an all acrylic kit growing up(was a mid 70's blue slingerland w 26" kick 12" 14" toms and 16" and 18" floor toms) that was gifted to me by a friend of my Dad. Had no idea it was extremely valuable until many years after i traded it for a brand new Sonor force 3 series......but my point is, I've been trying to recreate the snare drum sound I had from that drum kit ever since, and I think the reason that I can't quite get it is because it was acrylic. The positive thing is that they're starting to make new acrylic stuff these days, there was a point where the only way to get into acrylic was to buy one of the old kits that are very pricey.

[@LIBERTYorD34TH]

@@Alfred_-vp9ys blue

[@ghostdrums]

Most entertaining show on the internet!

[@BeesWaxMinder]

They aren’t really the same tuning🤷🏻!

[@alanduncan1980]

Just goes to show that most drummers are talking out of their arses when they say they prefer such and such a snare.

[@adambloodfist3368]

I've got one of those Musashi's great drum!

[@microkit]

I'm not an expert on UK inventory, and wood does vary by market, imports etc, but in the US all of the wood Pearl Modern Utility snares are maple.

[@Jdrummer77]

Always thought metal would have more of a ring than wood and I think it did a bit as well as the acrylic but in the end not as big a difference as I thought. Im going for a birch snare soon Sonor SQ1

[@Nikoo033]

Too hard boys, blind I’d trust your judgement 😅. Nice touch to use Pete’s tune at the end 😉. When is Doug going to blow our minds with another nice cover/playing session?

[@LIBERTYorD34TH]

I get that this is for kicks, but, its still a pretty misleading video. First of all, none of the first 3 where in tune( also would have liked to hear them tuned under equal tension to get a more accurate comparison) then, w/ the second 3, how can you compare different depths and not have that be a factor? Again, I get it this vid was just for laughs but you could have at least made it semi legitimate.

[@bishopoftroy]

Tone wood is snake oil

[@gowronsonofmrel867]

None of them are tuned very well tbh

[@DaveBatemansShed]

ok, so where is your tuning demonstration video then and why does your sole opinion have to be right?

[@tbbanshee8516]

@@DaveBatemansShed Why does he have to have a tuning demonstration video lol He's just saying his opinion

[@DaveBatemansShed]

tb banshee I was assuming given his opinion that he could do better and he would show everyone

[@Blakey]

@@DaveBatemansShed so i have to know better than people if i want to share my opinion?? damnn smh

[@DaveBatemansShed]

Blakey well, from that, I’m guessing like most you probably feel that people should indeed have to take opinion simply on the basis of entitlement rather than merit, I.e. perhaps demonstrating by way of explanation of why these drums ‘aren’t well tuned’. The simply question I have is ‘why’ and that’s the question that most people can’t answer. People always want to give opinion and put others down but they can’t provide reasons why, just the opinion itself.

[@AtTheSourceStudios]

Pearl Utility Snares are Maple bra... Double check next time before you embarrass yourselves lol P.s. sorry don't mean to be rude. Just being real with ya! :) Love the channel!

[@WhitePlek]

Of course I knew from the start and that's an advantage, but I felt like I could clearly hear the wooden "thump" from the Pearl Masterworks in the first comparison, which the other two snares didn't have.

[@ems7623]

Of course they do. Duh. But it isn't just a simple difference between synthetics, wood and metals. Each metal, synthetic or metal can be very different.

[@policeluber6720]

Noble n Cooley

[@popeyesailor9571]

tune those snares FFS

[@paulysci925]

The 12s were easy

[@jkgrooves]

As a knuckle-dragging bassist, it was like watching a couple of chimpanzees play with a grenade bahahaha

[@the_rummer]

so snare drum material is mostly a marketing strategy to take people's money by offering wide range of options. in fact no need to make hundreds of different drums made of different materials.

[@Backpflaume666]

If you don't care about your sound than you are right. If you want to achieve a certain tone there is no way to get around choosing the right material. I play mostly metal music and I always prefer metal snares especially brass, cooper or bronze ones compared with wood or other metals like steel or aluminium. The difference in tone isn't even debatable. Although there are other factors which matter a lot too (size, drumhead, hoop-choice and tuning). Every choice matters. Some more some less.