Repair My Snare #2 // 14"x6.5" Ludwig Super-Sensitive

Yup, I have too many project snares. I figured it was time to get going on fixing all of them so I can see if they're worth keeping or not. This new series, "Repair My Snare" should give me the motivation to finally get them done! Today I'm working on my 14x6.5 Ludwig No. 411 chrome over aluminum Super-Sensitive!
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Repair My Snare #1: 14"x6.5" Ludwig SuperSensitive

[@rdavidr]

I think it sounds good and bad at the same time... Dont worry, ill mess with the tuning more!

[@fakename757]

me out here with one e-drum kit

[@julianomengue]

Good enough for jazz

[@jacksonlink7689]

Hey David! I have a crack in the wrap of my floor Tom on an old premier set. How would you recommend fixing that ?

[@dustinthiessen]

I think an Ambassador might've gotten you closer to a good sounding snare

[@BEElaine1008]

I sort of agree with the good and bad.... though not really bad... for me...*meh*

[@porcelainthunder2213]

You've got more inventory than most music stores.

[@porcelainthunder2213]

@@norb-of-the-dorg agreed. Last time I was in GC, they still had plenty of guitars, but the drum section was decimated.

[@lilchung8158]

That is true

[@porcelainthunder2213]

@@norb-of-the-dorg the couple of GCs ive been to ((in several states) used to have huge drum rooms in the back of the store you would tenter through glass doors to cut the sound level down. They had quite a few kits set up, a separate cymbal room, and lots of stock. Now, they are essentially in a closet and open to the rest of the store with maybe three small kits set up, a small cymbal room with about half of tge stock not on the rack where you can try them, but stored standing on end. The variety and amount of stock is also way down. They don't carry all of what they used to, such as many heads and sticks. Sure, it is Guitar Center, but at one time, they carried most everything.

[@mirror1001]

David, be proud in the fact that you have 1/8 of terry bozzio’s entire kit 👍

[@camerondean6804]

:-)

[@adderon7476]

Collection reflection

[@Officialshayne]

Any OG’s also miss the $20 drum set?

[@sethdavis459]

For sure dude. The good ol’ days

[@davethedrummer5294]

Yezzirrr i also miss the $20 drum set series 😃🥁

[@TheGingerDrummer06]

He should do another like that

[@justmarc2015]

I'm such an OG that I remember the 27" china

[@davethedrummer5294]

@@TheGingerDrummer06 i will be excited to see that😃

[@chrisrowe6835]

That snare sounds KILLER. If anything just a touch dry, but I think it definitely invokes that Zep vibe

[@julianoraven]

Do any series David... we will watch everything... I'm probably saying this for everyone here... :)

[@brokenguillotine6988]

Yeah

[@downsyndromebear]

I picked one of these up in highschool for $70. Thought it was a dream, by far one of my favorites.

[@TheCymbalProject]

Love that fill @ 7:12

[@camdudley428]

I would like to see more of this series. Fixing up some snares while trying an unfamiliar tuning or head/wire choices. Can't wait to see more snares!

[@Crhris]

Potential idea: make a drumless loop (your songs are sick) and give away one of the snares you don't want to keep to someone who makes the dopest drum track to it!

[@juliusrogers5107]

That snare would sound sick with the vistalite!!

[@ralphbenites1819]

Good sounding snare drum.a collector’s item.from the 70’s Ludwig 🥁👍

[@andytimothe2105]

Love these type of repair videos. U can count on me to watch this new series

[@tObito687]

terry and george's channels are the only places to go for us Bonhamites

[@totigerus]

im a huge Bonhamite. What are these channels you speak of?

[@maxwellgordon9868]

@@totigerus bonzoleum & George Fludas.

[@tObito687]

@@totigerus George's account is Bonhamology and Terry's is Bonzoleum. Terry has a lot of bonham tutorial videos while George is Bonham incarnate. I've never heard someone that can match the playing and tuning of Bonham like George. George is a legit Chicago jazz drummer so he's an all around beast on the kit.

[@SopranoPizzaJMFNJ]

Both Terry & George Are Off The Charts GREAT! However, some of us have put our time in and already know most of the material that they are sharing. Then again, I'm Old... LOL ;)

[@007CRUSHINDO]

Your drum collection are GOALS

[@BlakeColie]

The snare sounds Great! Strongly recommend replacing the snare wires. On parallel strainer models when the wires are as pulled as what you showed the sensitivity is going to lack big time hence the name of the drum. I have the smaller model of that same drum (70’s 5x14) and it’s got a GIANT tuning range. I only use it for studio/session work for this very reason so I’d say to comb over all major parts of the drum aka get those snare wires swapped before you sign off on that drum. Also, you might consider a Remo Coated CS for the top head to make it a touch beefier. Thx for the tip on the Vibra-Tite!! And like mentioned by several here, make any vid you like as we’ll watch em all Brotha!!!:)

[@Fabi_W]

Great snare. I bought one and switched the snare strainer to a normal throw-off. Drilled a couple of holes, shed a tear but then I got totally happy with the new setup. I like the supersensitive strainer but it's hard to transport.

[@AndrewEwing1995]

Man I remember I subbed to this channel when before it was 10k subs. Oh wow how much this channel has grown. Love ya rdavidr. Keep up with whatever you want to do.

[@knobchocolate6491]

This series would be sick

[@okfallsrose]

I have one,only with the keystone logo..I bought it in the early 60s and it still going strong.

[@gwcjr2102]

Not bad too me! Love the K crash to your left!

[@BD-me4nk]

Sounded amazing

[@marvinhanson9391]

I'm so excited for this new series

[@barberjeff67]

Sounds great! I love the super sensitive Ludwigs. I played a black beauty super 6.5x14 for many years and had no issues.

[@drumsthename101]

That sounds really good!

[@danlozza]

For a good Bonham sound, you'll never go wrong with medium tuning on the batter, tight tuning on the snare head, and snares turned a little bit loose. They're always be some variations but the right size drum with this formula will always get you close if not right there.

[@MaskTheTruth1111]

Wow, I remember watching you move into that place. Amazing growth.

[@matts5803]

Excited to see more of this series

[@avery05]

This is gonna be a cool series!

[@Ordinary-drummer]

I loved that Rock beat you did I wanna buy that snare now it’s awesome looking and back in your Timeout room.

[@jeffcupp6661]

It has a deep, throaty, dryness that sounds pretty good to me. I keep a Ludwig standard maple 14x6.5 with the HD dry and snare side Hazy for that sound. It works great in hard rock applications.

[@russellwilliam5262]

Would love this as a series. Keep it up buddy.

[@anthonymabe3961]

That snare sounds great brother

[@dannylugojr3428]

I think that snare sounded pretty good

[@dixonqwerty]

Damn man, everything you touch sounds like gold. I dig your playing too man!

[@mcmillan1963]

Sounds tight! I like it 👌🏻

[@aidanmaans8673]

Love the series

[@xabisheridan6429]

i didnt know what my ideal snare sound was until i watched this video

[@uglypineapple03]

I'm into that. Definitely more of these, Dude.

[@sandyhanson6082]

I love my super!! I crank the snare side head. Sounds really good!

[@shaggyproductions263]

Cover a drum head in flex glue or paste to see if it makes it like a practice pad

[@Rockin_Ross]

Sounded good, brother! Cut through the mix and had good bottom end.

[@howardparks6478]

I actually had a 14X5 Super Sensitive at one point. Wasn't too impressed. I currently play on an Acrolite which I love! My kit is a Ludwig Breakbeats by Questlove.

[@rogerweiland6384]

I have the Supraphonic 6.5 It was my first snare and it's still my favorite. 35 years later.

[@peteyaskovic5567]

I have that exact snare but took off the SS strainer, went to Lowes, bought some steel hardware grid stock, went GC, bought Ludwig strainer, butt plate and sound Sound pure wires. Didn't have to drill the shell and it turned it into a 402 pretty easy. Still my primary snare for about 10 year now!

[@michaelcaplin8969]

Hey, could you help me find grid stock that would work for this online? I don't know what to look for. Have the same snare and looking to do this as well.

[@howardgelber6802]

I have the exact same drum, and it had the exact same problem. I took my angle grinder and put on a brass wire brush and a steel wire brush and the pitting came off without a problem. I didn't spray painted it with Rust-Oleum hammered copper. The drum looks awesome sounds great! Just a heads up for the next time you have to take pitting off.

[@MrAVGNdude]

David’s drum room looks like guitar center

[@timm1139]

* better than g.c.

[@BEElaine1008]

The series is a good idea.

[@sneedville80]

To answer your question you weren’t rushing or dragging you were right on.

[@xXKASsNiPeSXx]

Great video man, keep up the great work! Personally I like really high tunings but that snare sounded alright. Much better than that really low tuning that it used to be lol.

[@inktime]

I agree I don’t like parallel strainers either. The thing about the super sensitive is that they were really designed with orchestra in mind. The spupraphonic does sound a different. That’s the true Bonham snare.

[@craftedbenni2832]

YES pls make a series out if this

[@janzabel6760]

Hello David and greeting from Berlin, Germany. 1. The Remo Resonant heads don‘t fit well with the original Ludwig rims. I came accros the same issue once myself. BUT: Ludwig offers a classic Reso-Head whereas to a different construction the ply comes out of the rim sideways. 2. Ludwig offers so called „Snare-Guards“ as supply parts for the super-sensitive throw off. So adding these two things and keeping the original parts would bring it to the original state which could have a huge impact on the re-selling price if intended. I restored a „Susi“ once myself, but wasn‘t to convinced be quality and sound, so i sold it finally light hearted and got 550€ out of 200 invested. Regards.

[@footnotedrummer]

Hi David. @ 3:55... when you reference Loctite being made to not be removed. I use Loctite purple on all of my drum fasteners. So... there are removable options with Loctite. You just have to pick the right one.

[@creamyhummus]

Awesome series! I'm looking forward to future episodes. In regards to the snare, the sound didn't really vibe with me all that much, though I'm sure if you messed with it a bit more you could get it to sound at least a little better.

[@BADD400]

I like the sound of the snare. Any video you do on fixing a drum is worth posting in my opinion

[@samopaik8695]

Those SS are super cool. Way more unique than a supra imo. Keep it.

[@ryanmadsen11]

yes. snare drum series please!

[@VenancioPortalatin]

I think it sounds pretty good & you got pretty close. You can tell the heads are brand new but once broken in a bit and a little more fine adjustments I think that snare is a keeper. It's really hard to get that Bonham sound on any drum really because nobody hits the way he did. I have tried for years and like you have gotten close but not spot on. Cool video and OMG, i knew you had a lot of drums but WOW you really have a lot of drums..lol

[@mikezisk5009]

I own one and I think yours so awesome!

[@gillesrichard2228]

I just bought an LM 410 which is the same drum but is a 14"x5" and I really love the sound. I got for $75 which I think is a great deal.

[@gavinkeck9506]

That jam with an electric guitar sounds so good! Maybe replace future lo-fi-esk tracks with this?

[@them.e.5119]

cool series keep on

[@channelite]

Sounds great

[@The_Great_Whodini]

I started using brass washers a while ago on my lugs and its been a game changer for me. It is soft enough where if you are cranking heads it will hold the tuning like a nylon washer. Might be worth looking into?

[@michaeldayridgewaydrums8107]

Yeah please keep doing the snare repair vidzzzz

[@adderon7476]

Sounds great with the Ludwig Standards

[@that-avr-drummer]

Coated Ambassador brother, that's what it needs!!!

[@strong_voice_of_truth]

I dig it

[@glowskater]

I thought you were playing Chocise by Audioslave for a slight moment lol

[@DrummerGrrrl]

I thought the snare sounded pretty good but, you're right, it's missing some extra "oomph" to be a Bonham snare sound. Thanks for another great video!

[@yurbo]

would love a series about snares

[@marchrusch4611]

Sounded good to me

[@mjuarez781]

I quite like it!

[@lajeanette33]

I want that serie! Maybe I’ll motivated me to do the same with all my music junk 😅

[@dcibassdrum]

I too, have like 20 snares on a shelf collecting dust. Missing an SS though. My supra is my favorite snare in my collection. (off topic, you should make a video on homemade octobans with pvc)

[@brokenguillotine6988]

Yes

[@martin.adolfssson]

Try it with Evans HD dry, evans snare side 300 and a new pure sound snare wire! I think it will sound great!

[@Xholeda]

This guy could clearly just build a monster drum kit

[@joshvandruff1790]

You should do some just straight up drum tracks for people to jam along too. Being a guitar player I’d appreciate that a lot!

[@mlaugh3]

Sounds pretty good. I would check with your buddy at Sounds like a drum.

[@SopranoPizzaJMFNJ]

I like this video a lot. Still, I have heard very FEW Super Sensitive snare drums that sound like a Supraphonic. I think those extra snare gears and parts make the shells sound a bit different for some reason and I'm not a huge fan. You did a Great job on this one! Thanks for sharing!

[@Victor_songwriter]

I Love that room Sound. Is that verb in post, or room mics?

[@rubenduartejr.7168]

Dude are you kidding me you’re being too hard on yourself! It sounded amazing!

[@BeastOfSoda]

David, it sounds good to me, but as a fellow packrat who's trying to keep inventory in check, I recommend getting rid of it if you're not in love with it and don't think you're going to cherish it in the long run. You can always look for another one if you ever find yourself needing it in the future, which you probably won't. Just my two cents.

[@masterarbi]

yes

[@andreschavez5972]

You have my dream basement 😂 dang, the hoop that came with this snare drum isn't fitting, ni worries let me see if I got another one!

[@konstantinosmparmpounis6464]

Hahah I just figured that david is that producer who is sitting most of the time trying to choose a snare in their sounds but with actual drums

[@jamesvandread6695]

Lol I know the feeling rdavidr.. I done re headed my spare kit that I use when I am naming at the house had loaned into a friend a few months ago mist the heads were busted which I was mad about. Anyway I bought heads for the kit 2 weeks ago just now getting around to putting them on lol

[@SerpaTCB]

i would love to buy some of these man. i just started getting into more metal snares and i feel like you would sell these to us for a steal! would pick one up ASAP! Keep posting and let me know your reverb shop (:

[@patrickwaskielis6235]

David keep making these great videos there so informative and you do awesome on a drum kit. I need some drum parts that you have so tag me in your comment. Thanks for sharing

[@recoil_silent]

Yh make more like this. Turn it into a series.

[@bbbolster1]

I recently picked up a 70s super sensitive which has the old style snares . What must I do to be able to use the new super sensitive snares

[@yehudarakia137]

Great sounding snare !!! Read the comments below ,see how many people like the sound of this snare... * DOT sale it !!! Play with the tuning a little more , maybe try a different haeds ...you'll fell in love with it...I know I love mine 😘

[@James1623]

I absolutely love your ride cymbal I can see it’s a Zildjian K Constantinople but which model is it????

[@rdavidr]

20" bounce. its honestly like a crash haha

[@miked5487]

I think it sounds good eh. Suitable for recording. Cuts through yet sits nicely.

[@shadowgolem9158]

My snare rings like a bell for half a sec after every hit. I've replaced the top, bottom and wires. FWIW it does not have one of those dampener pads so not sure if that makes a big difference? Yours sounds a heck of a lot better. Mine's a wooden ludwig too but I though wood rang less than the metal ones? Meh. I'm afraid I might end up with a closet full if I go chasing the perfect snare sound though.

[@promospray]

hello there. q: how long the snare can be storaged (in a closet, with no playing)? and how it should be prepared for long-time storaging (with heads, strings and lugs on)? thnx.

[@deejaaywalker2314]

I know Bonham liked the Emperor on his 6.5 Supraphonic, but an Ambassador might open this Supersensitive (with the same shell and lugs) up more. Above all, the wires should be replaced to truly give that fine drum a chance to shine.

[@357rawrock]

Power snare!