NEW Pearl Stavecraft Snare Drum Review and Comparison!

[@emmanuel.a9761]

Intros get better and better

[@TC-lk2ev]

It'd be cool if you do a tour of your store for all the people who can't visit.

[@jasonb2180]

There used to be some great Walk-Through Wednesday videos on this channel - some of them were partial tours/walk-arounds and were really fun. Might still be up here somewhere!

[@adamfrost8417]

We can probably swing that!

[@milehighed52801]

@@adamfrost8417 That would be sweet!

[@earlhayes2969]

It's well worth the drive I'm gonna say no matter how

[@gordgibson6654]

I'm Canadian and the maple sounds the sweetest in all the tunings, sweet like maple syrup

[@gregmgm06]

I always look forward to your new videos....and the sense of humor....and the flannel. I just bought 2 Tama Star snares from you guys. I'll be back for more!

[@theorgazoid9459]

Would love to see a proper review of the Reference and Reference Pure lines - maybe contrasted with the more conventional Masters line - because the concept for the Reference and Reference Pure lines (different wood compositions and edges for different drum sizes) is intriguingly logical. There are no reviews out there which do a good enough job of actually putting the concept to the test against something more conventional, but a DCP review would absolutely do it.

[@larrytate1657]

Reference pure has a much better tone imo.

[@larrytate1657]

Regular reference too boxy sound. The pures have the tone.

[@larrytate1657]

Agreed though would be a good comparison video.

[@footnotedrummer]

No disrespect to the other drummers on this channel (all good), but Tony... you tend to have the tastiest licks. Great playing as always. Pearl has always been a great company. Their hardware is second to none and seeing these snares... well... what can you say? Great stuff.

[@jasonb2180]

When it came to the head-to-head section, I like the Cherry snare more than the others. All of them had some overtones at the lower tunings that I did not love - that head-to-head was a nice mid-point for them all (for me). Cool video for sure - Pearl does nice work!! Thanks!

[@RandyHanley]

Could not agree more!

[@TheLyonkoke]

Just got some stuff from DCP .... You guys are awesome. . Will be putting the stickers you sent me on the back of my car. Cheers from Chile

[@RandyHanley]

My God that American Cherry drum sounds so good on the room mics.

[@RandyHanley]

And when it sounds that good on the room mics, I know it's going to sound great with the close-up mic

[@Romans219]

Always been a fan of Shane and his crew. Also love everything that Pearl makes.

[@BojanOstojicBlackflagStudio]

the next snare to my collection thanks for the video!!!! greetings from Chile

[@32toddv]

That Masters Maple sounds incredible, huge fan of the 14x6.5 snares

[@senorx238]

Congrats to Drum Center. Always the best videos and reviews!

[@hyamsosnow3973]

The Stavecraft drum sounded the best at the low tuning - solid, with lots of body. OTOH, the Music City Solid turned to mush at the low tuning. The Masters Maple did everything well - the best all-round performer of the three. BTW, nice playing, Tony!

[@alkingborn]

The Stavecraft is very very similar to the Italian Drum Art both as construction and sound. I prefer MCC, sounds more articulate and defined. To be honest though the MCT is still a great best buy. SC and MCC aren't worth double the price. Keep going Tony, you're the best tester:)

[@tinterlande]

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[@rickjones507]

Autumn is a glorious season. LLBean is calling

[@dancalabrese3523]

All three drums sounded good but I have a feeling that if I had all three with me on a gig, I could keep the Custom Ply and the Solid Ply on the stand all night. Not so much for the Stavecraft snare. Really great playing and production by Tony. And Tony and flannel go perfect together.

[@michaeltalley5826]

I actually liked the sound of the Master Maple Complete snare the most, and it's the least expensive... Go figure!

[@iantouzel638]

Cherry for me, but the most impressive thing in this video is the drumming. Perfect separation of the strokes and sublimity to hear the snares .

[@forever_spiteful]

I'm going up to see you guys on Sunday!

[@DragonCrestPC]

Of all the snares i enjoyed the pearl traditional maple masters the most.

[@chuckharling]

I like the Masters Custom best and that was before I checked the price!I have a Masters Custom birch 5 1/2 x 14 I bought for $150 back in 1996 and it has this low end pop to it that is just magical.I only take it to the studio, never anywhere else.I can post a sample of it if you like.

[@davidsuprenant893]

I guess the sound I get out of a plyed drum works best for me.I own a solid shell maple and several metal snares and always find myself gravitating back to the plyed snares.Guess the sound is just what I've become accustomed to over the years.Pearl has done a fine job covering all the bases.

[@ajmpatriot4899]

Beautiful sounding drums!

[@richietorrance9933]

Wow, I’m personally digging the MCT the most!

[@PearlMan1958]

All snares sound great. I three Pearl snares that all sound different and that’s a good thing. I would like to hear the MCC Walnut snare and the Masters’s Maple Reserve.

[@billwilliams5700]

Yup I really liked the Cherry shell after listening to all three in the medium range tuning. It really showed its character. Great review, as always. Thank you

[@dugjay]

When you said the Makha was dry, you ain't lyin! Overall I liked the Cherry snare. Good vid as usual!

[@TrackDrums]

Personally, I think the Cherry MCC sounded the best.

[@RandyHanley]

Agreed!

[@pfunnk14]

Omg that intro.

[@mergatroid1212]

it would have been much more interesting if you guys compared the new stave snare against the 25mm pearl reference multi ply shell. same, same but different! I always loved the reference snare and still to this day want one! but hearing this new stave snare makes me wonder which is more appealing!

[@AlbertMoyerJr]

That Stavecraft is one fine drum.

[@ivoshterev]

The Masters Maple MCT does it for me - sounds more like a brass/steel snare drum to my ears, more open tone, more sustain due to the thinner shell.

[@footnotedrummer]

That solid ply cherry in the high tuning sounded very much like an Accrolite when miced. Great sounding snare.

[@kosonamsuk6116]

I was blown away that Pearl use woods from my home country for their stavecrafts. Thai oak and Makha :)

[@munton5150]

The cherry was my favorite. Nothing against the stave craft but it sounded a little bit dull to my ear. I think the shell is too thick and chokes the sound a little. It might work really well in a live sitting where you have a very large room and you need it to project really well.

[@richardsandys3288]

Great test I liked the maple one best 👍

[@tpzdrkphx6309]

I would have preferred to see a comparison between the different wood and size options of the Stavecraft series and then maybe compare to a Reference 20 ply.

[@claudeabraham2347]

I was very impressed with the ply snare. Next was the makha stave shell. Last was steam bent cherry shell.

[@Stephenhaake]

Well, this is really cool! I'd definitely use the Staveworks for rock applications, and the solid shell cherry for jazz, but definitely in the shallower depth. Great video!

[@stevengood6434]

Out of the three for me it was the masters snare for what I look for but I favor a metal shell mostly

[@LDdrums20]

The intro 😂😂😂😂😂

[@DavidEpstein]

That Cherry drum sounds insanely good.

[@aarthoor]

Stavecraft for me, what a sound! Wouldn't throw the rest out of bed but that thick shell really cuts. I think they should send them out with a real snare skin and not the clear one though, we know the only point of that is so we can see their handiwork.

[@Diatonic5th]

Cherry all the way! I love the overtones on that snare.

[@remygaron8311]

Do you lower the the reso head when you tune down thanks it was awesome very instructive 👏👏👏🤟🏻🤟🏻🤟🏻🇨🇦🇨🇦

[@tinterlande]

Nope, same tension on the bottom for both tunings.

[@frazzmac5150]

I thought the Masters sounded head and shoulders better than the others. I'm honestly disappointed with the Stavecraft; sounded a bit flat and dead to me. Great video.

[@justinreynolds3935]

Guys could you do a review on the session studio select line. The whole kit. I'm very curious on the birch/mahogany layup. How does it stand up against the mapex saturn and tama walnut birch? They look pretty good for a kit under 2 bills. Thanks. Btw your videos are killer!!!! Keep em coming. Love that solid shell sound.

[@noostrings]

Why I buy a mid-range new kit for 2k when you can get a 10 year old 10k kit second hand for about 1.2k? I'm always baffled why drummers do this?

[@justinreynolds3935]

I myself have two second hand kits and yes this is correct. However it's nice sometimes to have a new kit with warranty and available up to date add ons.... I have a mapex Orion kit from 1999 and finding a 10" tom in that finish is damn near impossible. Valid point though.

[@Diesel0807]

All really good the regular maple snare really had the best tone all around tone for me

[@andreasjonsson8075]

You guys should do a kit review. 22 12 16 vs 24 12 15 yum yum

[@acephali6533]

I would go for a Phoenix Drums solid hardwood stave snare drum with solid reinforcement rings. They have the new seiding that beats the crap out of any snare drum out there. Hand made in Denmark. Available for the public from March 2025

[@travislacross7682]

Love my pearl masters snare I tune it high good pop

[@ghiblinerd6196]

I preferred the ply, then solid, then stave. Am I weird?

[@christianscott6963]

The stave sounded great I like stave, but 25mm!! It recorded really well. Don't know how it feels to play tho?

[@J-DUB-F1]

the cherry is probably what I'd take home.....low mid punch is solid!. Would love to record with it. I dig stave snares..... I've got a couple custom stave snares, 6x14 and 7x14. Really cool drums, but from my experience not always the most versatile. I struggle to get a nice full sound from really low tunings. Easy to crank up and get that baseball bat sound ;:-)

[@glentrod2195]

I really liked the Master series the best. I play a Ludwig Snare And am very satisfied but if I were to buy a new snare I would consider the Master Series.

[@omegalamda3145]

Tuned higher sound fuller on the Stave. Does the 25mm shell come with full time Uber service and set-up! What’s the weight the Stave?

[@omarcortes5754]

Cherry was my fav.

[@af7119]

What is the ride cymbal? You listed the hats but not the ride.

[@WutipongWongsakuldej]

Oh fancy they use woods of my native :). I don't think even local drum maker here use those woods.

[@gt3065]

Good old ply drum sounded best to me.

[@larrytate1657]

Yeah the standard is the standard for a reason.

[@isihernandez9752]

@@larrytate1657 well, the reason is reducing costs of production (less time consuming, less material, etc), but I agree, it also sounds best for me. I'm not a big fan of the "boutique drum hype" (even if they sound good and look gorgeous, I don't deny that), especially when there are dozens of line production drums that sound awesome and work as well or better than the others. Almost everything that we're used to listen to and love of our favourite albums and drummers is recorded with (good quality) standard instruments, and even most of "signature drums" are essentially a pretty standard shell with a different finish or in some cases, just some specific piece of hardware.

[@jazzhole8208]

@@isihernandez9752 the reasons are not only costs productionwise, but to build a product with low maintenance to satisfy the customer. To overcome compensations or exchange. Solid shells and Stave Constructions tend to fail after a while. Like bending (solid) or the glue loosing it's adhesive strenght in stave drums.

[@itsallinthewrists4251]

I think they could have been tuned higher for higher tuning. Didnt quite sound there to me. Great snares

[@jonasstone1520]

So that's what the non drum section of your store looks like. ;)

[@escadrums2]

What are the hihats used in this video??

[@tinterlande]

15” Istanbul Agop Traditional Light hats

[@timothystockton3700]

Mmmm.. solid shell, music city (nashville).... wonder if that's an OEM craviotto shell.

[@supmet2]

I prefer the simple maple drum overall.

[@a.j.mercurio1238]

I like the cherry drum myself. Thicker shelled drums are not me.

[@mermerserkan]

what is hihat?

[@drumcenternh]

Istanbul xist

[@tinterlande]

15” Istanbul Agop Traditional Light Hats

[@adamfrost8417]

@@tinterlande what he said

[@telsonalves8060]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@remygaron8311]

To bad this test was only on remo drumhead😢

[@michaell.8938]

The cherry solid ply was way better than the other two. The stave drum was the least impressive.

[@noostrings]

I use wood shell snares 5% of the time compared to metal.

[@asbarney016]

Well... I don't know...

[@dragobotica]

makha have "everything"

[@AndrewDRoyappa]

Cool video, helpful comparison. Too much talking