Snare Tuning Hack! Amazing snare sounds quickly

Benny Greb shares this quick and easy snare tuning hack to get the amazing sound you want out of your snare.

[@TripleMMM1231]

I will be sure to try this out! Awesome idea!

[@remopercussion]

Have fun! Hope it helps.

[@davemieze9021]

That snare sounds so good tuned up

[@Mike_Jones68]

And sounds like dog trying to tune down using this "hack". But yes tuned up so good

[@shaneprice3260]

Going through drum heads so easily it’s RIDICULOUS

[@DanMarcelino]

I've been using this technique for probably over a decade now, works really well, but one thing to keep in mind is when they get really loose, they will rattle, so some cotton or something to stop the two lugs from rattling will help 👍🏼 happy music making

[@parkershippen5513]

Masshoff talked about this years ago and I believe he deserves credit. Additionally DO NOT TRY on a stave snare, the uneven tension will destroy your drum

[@user-vf1rj9dd4k]

Doesnt a stave drum which is less likely to warp cope with that easily?

[@jamesbraddock6340]

@@user-vf1rj9dd4kstave snares are less prone to warping but they can break catastrophically.

[@CantTellYou]

@@user-vf1rj9dd4k I imagine the “front” segments facing you could get permanently get out of place compared to the rest? but I feel like that would take months to happen

[@pinelybones]

The hack works well if you’re okay with getting new heads more often, seeing as how the rim would bend

[@hosny00]

100 percent what Will happen, kept doing this in between gigs and after some months my rim was bent and needed a new one

[@MsLiboma]

Would a die cast rim bend as well eventually ¿

[@pinelybones]

@@MsLiboma diecast hoops don’t really bend, they’re meant to be way stronger, so if this is applying enough stress, there’s a chance the hoop would break eventually

[@MsLiboma]

@@pinelybones ok thanks good to know

[@FrancisFleuronas]

​@hosny00 bent rims can be easly repaired fyi

[@rprescott23]

Thank you I was trying to tune my snare for school today

[@jamesjoseph1449_]

this snare sounds so good

[@johnmatamoros9218]

Yeah I'll definitely check this shit out next time I go in the garage

[@saulhudson302]

You could bend the hoop or even warp the drum maybe crack it if its wood. I would try it on crappy snare.

[@marshmower]

Lug case snapper. 😂

[@sabelapocket9913]

🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@Spider_7_7]

I love the last sound before you loosened the bolts. 🥁

[@Pedalbored]

Gave me a NIN vibe. I was digging it!

[@user-ex1zz1yn7z]

Bro thank you so much man my snare drum was sou ding a little bad and you helped me fix it thank you so much man

[@remopercussion]

Glad to hear it!

[@user-ex1zz1yn7z]

Thanks

[@user-ex1zz1yn7z]

Thanks

[@AaronMorgan666]

Oh my god! The end snare. Is... pure bliss! 👏👏👏🥹

[@fisherkhongmaly9893]

I'm an Evans user but this makes remo look cool

[@ontheone9559]

Wow! Now that is cool!

[@santidabrio3685]

Thanks.

[@BinhNguyen-ye7re]

Thank you!

[@marshmower]

This is an evans thing. Remo heads used to be on the brittle side and i could see someone with diecast rims destroying a lug case if it was tabletop tight. Gotta distribute the tension evenly. But on a lower tuning, it's totally safe.

[@justinkeith8897]

benny is a goat for sure great tip

[@thealtlife8984]

Try doing the two lugs across from eachother. Less wrinkle

[@theflint7692]

I think the wrinkle is the objective in this type of tuning. That dead patch of head is like a super moon gel

[@KevinJones-qr2jh]

secrets of the Universe REVEALED! Super snare sound. Thanks

[@samsancheziii]

Damn, that’s dope son. How can I get the top end to ring out a little more? Like a longer lasting sizzle

[@JoshDaSilva_Drums_Official]

haha great!! 💪🏼🤩

[@mythdweller]

I tried it, and i prefer using a kerchief way more. It does destroy both the head rim and the drum rim.

[@AsReyDdles]

I've seen this method applied mostly on 10 lugs snare but not 8...Does this method apply to 8 lugs snare too?

[@F34OIFJ34OIFJ]

what snare is this ?

[@user-yq5od9uj3f]

I've seen this hack before but I've read you can't leave the head like that because it may cause the shell to warp. Is that true?

[@cormacbohren3175]

How to instantly warp your batter head tutorial

[@chrishouston5401]

Likely won't work with die cast hoops...but I'll give it try.

[@user-pg2bt6mg7m]

I'd think different parts of the head being under different tensions would be bad for the head though. I'd be nervous of trying this, As someone that cant replace heads too often

[@brandongonzalez-gm8si]

🔥🔥🔥👍🏻

[@EnochGilbert]

❤

[@Aaron-wv4xr]

Nice but does having it so unevenly tuned affect its longevity?

[@noahhensel9193]

Could the uneven tension damage the drum? I really want to try it out, but not if I risk damage.

[@Limeguy98]

Was wondering the exact same thing

[@TheDivergentDrummer]

Ok, So i've seen this before, on a tutorial video of sorts on KZbin. I've tried it and it is slick. I had a bunch of folks diss it over on reddit, stating that it warps rims etc. Does this work as well on cast hoops as rolled hoops?

[@antlou123]

Does this work on toms?

[@IHaveNoCreativity.]

Yo how do you get the snare to sound like that?

[@marcopolo4468]

Won’t that bend the drum hoop?

[@KeifrynStinson]

He is unloosing it I’m not dumb

[@jasonmusic9938]

wouldnt that be cool if we could have robot AI tuners on all our drums, with the press of a selection on your phone, they all go to work and tune perfectly how you want either to factory presets or user presets. like the robot tuner gibsons.

[@haydenphipps2778]

will this not bend the hoop?

[@josh_may_drums]

it will

[@kennethramos8147]

When you hear someone say * want me to show you a trick* dont do it bro walk away😂 dont bent your drums

[@Prodby3128]

My ocd

[@bpooboi]

I can't afford to bend another rim lol

[@MrLukasPetersen]

Yo what!

[@eliascox5596]

This would jusk kill everything about your snaredrum: you are warping the head, deforming your rim, putting insane amounts of strain on the other lugs,... Just never do this on an actualy expensive snaredrum, tune it properly using the right paterns for the snare you are using! (You can find these online)

[@morgunstyles7253]

Nothing new. We've (drummers) been doing this all along. Sometimes in between songs so i dont have to change snares for a different sound.

[@theflint7692]

yep, in between songs, furiously, completely detuning one lug. .. "THUD"

[@morgunstyles7253]

@@theflint7692 i dont get it

[@theflint7692]

@@morgunstyles7253 when you need a big, fat snare sound, so you completely back one lug out in between songs

[@morgunstyles7253]

@@theflint7692 no. Just a little. I dont want dry it up too much. But sometimes i have to go from the open sound of yes to the fat sound srv. So i just untune one or two lugs a little. Next song turn, turn , im back . All in all maybe a quarter turn? Thats usually enough.

[@theflint7692]

@@morgunstyles7253 nope, all the way, pull it out and throw it at the guitar player

[@JonieBalonee]

Personally I wouldn’t have my snare tuned that high and drop two lugs on the same side that low. Uneven pressure like that can warp your drum or cause damage to the bearing edge.

[@benholzer1649]

Did I see wavy snare head?

[@EarthtonesCymbals]

Benny...Benny...Benny...why?

[@user-yq5od9uj3f]

What head is that?

[@Z0r3_00]

Remo Ambassador coated

[@glenndolleck1262]

Hello Remo. I think it sounded better before loosening ,but, was ringy. Everything I learn about tuning says don't do that.

[@chrishouston5401]

He's only hitting rim shots as well.

[@Nathan-hb2xg]

I feel like this would fuck up my snare drum....

[@mvp_wylie2221]

it damages the head

[@Mopar_Madness08]

Yeah, putting all the pressure on one side of the rim is bad for the drum, thats why it's always a star motion.

[@markgabriel5797]

Great way to ruin a drum if you're not careful

[@TRDPRO312]

Not at all. Shells are stable enough to hold true and round. Same with all modern hoops.

[@markgabriel5797]

Ok 👌

[@juanpaolomonosolegit]

@@TRDPRO312 yeah, for a really expensive drum. Anything cheaper would definitely ruin the hoops

[@handidrummed]

Here we go....

[@handidrummed]

​@@juanpaolomonosolegit cheaper than what? Drummers have used this trick in the studio for decades.

[@jonmacnevin1223]

So you spend hours and hours and hours mastering your craft. But now your getting hung up on the 2 minutes it takes to turn the other 8 lugs.

[@gesamtkuntswreck]

Why trick? why not technique? I'll try for sure

[@Mike-qy9zf]

Don't do this...just tune your snare properly and use muffling techniques on the snare.

[@cooldude2847]

Great way to damage your heads, rims, and drums

[@holmessph7]

This isn’t a “hack”. This is common knowledge and there’s a thousand video on it. Stop using clickbait titles

[@drew_on_drums]

Idk about this man, I feel like I'll ruin my snare doing this

[@handidrummed]

You won't. Trust me. Drummers have done this for decades in the studio.

[@drew_on_drums]

@@handidrummed I'm probably paranoid about it, I have like 4 masterworks snares at different tunings and sizes for that reason, so I didn't have to detune lugs for a specific sound

[@LongJohnLiver]

All those tones sounded terrible tho

[@CharlesTPrimm]

Makes no sense

[@killyourtv4579]

I wouldn't do this with die-cast hoops...😲