Beauty of a Nickel Over Brass Dialtune 14x6.5” | Snare Spotlight

[@dougwillis8528]

The no tension tuning put such a massive smile on my face.I did not expect such low tuning to sound so incredible :)

[@blujay2084]

I bought the maple version about a month ago. Most of the time I'm using it tuned pretty darn low with a muffle ring and a clip on muffle too. It's ridiculously fat. I love it. A beautifully made product.

[@KenIn_NH]

Clearly a better mousetrap...and WAY more fun! I can definitely see for studio types or frequently gigging various styles this would be such a time and energy saver. Not to mention its mechanically a thing of beauty! Nice demo as always. 👍👍

[@ljdunsmore1]

I think you just showed me the ultimate recording snare! This thing is amazing! I gotta own one now!

[@yzzajazzy]

11:19 wow, that was unexpected. What a nice sound!

[@gonzorudeboy]

Wow, the versatility is impressive!!!

[@mike__durrett]

Hoping this sort of tuning system catches on a bit more in the mainstream. Even if it doesn't, I still really want a bell brass one of these. Great video as always!

[@KaiOwensDrums]

That would be a super cool learning tool. I think I like the ability of normal snares to change individual lugs if needed, but this would be really cool on Tom’s or kick drums, because no one ever really tunes those different by each lug

[@leeasbury7273]

I REALLY REALLY LOVE THESE SNARE DRUMS 🥁

[@georgepelekoudis]

The tension flexibility alone, makes it worth having in the studio.

[@ZacharyWThomas]

Oh man you can literally see in your face how fun this drum is to play. You can’t fake that sort of reaction. I was skeptical of these things as they just seemed too good to be true, but this has convinced me that they seem to be the real deal.

[@SGresponse]

That 0-tension tuning... that was fucking AMAZING. It had the disco DEADSLAP embedded into it. I wish I heard that without any snare springs. Would sound hilarious I'm sure.

[@drummercarson896]

Such an amazing snare spotlight video

[@artsal]

I honestly think it sounds amazing, need one asap

[@gregoryragonese9904]

Freaking cool. Loved the S. Copeland highs, but that low tuning is fantastic. I own a few snares and nothing goes that low. I agree this is a great way for drummers to learn the different intervals in tuning a drum. Love this drum thanks for the great spot light

[@bubinga_basher]

Nice! I finally have headphones, and I'm sitting at my snare. Not my brass, but LM402. Your vids have paid off!

[@jamescox8402]

I bought both maple and nickel/brass drums and they are awesome.

[@pawelmorrison]

Oh man, that low tuning groove got me dancing in a second!

[@StarrbrightTV]

Great video. The only thing I wish you would have done was Mess with the dial as you were hitting the drum.

[@robertreedy414]

Stellar drum, inovative in a truly useful way. Want...

[@trollakhinmemeborn3278]

I'm really thinking of investing in this drum someday (once I can save up for one that is) but I have to ask, if one day, one of the lugs de-tunes itself, or if I'm just looking for a trashier drum sound, is there a way to individually change the lug's tensions? I see there seems to be dimples on the round bits, are those to be used with a proprietary tuning key sort of deal? edit: looking at the mechanism I now doubt there is a way to tune individual lugs, however maybe just releasing all the tension and re-tensioning it would even out the lugs I think. But it would be nice if they added perhaps an additional tension rod system ontop of all that, to have access for individual lug control

[@ljdunsmore1]

Definitely doesnt tune like a regular drum and I wouldnt think you would be able to do what you're saying with retuning a particular lug of the drum. But man! what a system!

[@amramr9516]

I like it, great drum to have for studio or at home.

[@BeatsAndMeats]

They just got a bell brass version!!!!

[@SoundsLikeADrum]

They are doing bell bronze now as well! That's quite different from this nickel-over-brass model but definitely something we'd like to check out in the future.

[@simonvidlund4077]

How would you describe the difference between this brass version and the maple version? Also, which one would be better for certain applications?

[@SoundsLikeADrum]

Hey there! Honestly I’d recommend watching the corresponding videos back to back to compare - they really just exhibit the characteristics of brass and maple that you’d expect from drums of those materials. Brass is louder, more higher harmonics and maple is a bit warmer and rounded in tone. Love them both! -Cody

[@marialund6583]

Fantastic spotlight!

[@enricowilliams5258]

Sounds great

[@MattMusicianX]

Groovin hard, Cody!

[@amirbendayan376]

Hi, Very cool system and great review! BTW, what's that ride cymbal you use? It sounds fantastic.

[@ContentsMayDiffer]

Sweet disco beat!

[@addisoncarpenter5675]

Super nicely tuned! What ride and hats?

[@arsonne]

Well I have to have one of these now.

[@BadHatNZ]

Weird question, is your top hihat cymbal smaller than the bottom one, or is it just offset from being on an angle? It's probably the latter but I've seen it in a few vids and I genuinely can't tell, lol

[@SoundsLikeADrum]

Both! It’s very old and slightly under 14” 👍🏻 -Cody

[@remygaron8311]

Wow what A beauty new drums are new drums Neil Peart said old drums are good but new ones are better think of a bad hoop on ludwig that cost almost a cheap car in canada you got youre brand new snare from the 70 brass era and almost every hoops are warp that’s why i buy new you pay for what you get instead of paying 2 or 3 times parts for vintage snare my opinion thanks Cody and team awesome work👏👏🤟🏻🤟🏻🇨🇦🥁🥁

[@wingelschweinchen7065]

Nice Snare. The Mechanic looks like Dw Mechanic (Mag Throw Off and the "3 Snare Tension Button Mechanic") ;D

[@jamesvandread6695]

I wonder if they do this with the toms and kick drum

[@Havron]

They're working on it!

[@radoslavradosevic4586]

can u measure this high tune with tune bot ,not chocked ,super crack , fat? :-) its perfect!i also have black nickel over brass snare 14 x 5.5....

[@PLDrums1]

8:23 "please don't explode please don't explode please don't explode"

[@patdeniston3697]

That's pretty trick! Are we seeing the future here? Looks great even if it looks a bit busy and sounds awesome! I'm betting it's a bit pricey though.

[@joshlucasdrums9826]

Best $1,250 i ever spent on a snare😅

[@patdeniston3697]

@@joshlucasdrums9826 guess ill have to start cracking out some overtime 😆

[@joshlucasdrums9826]

@@patdeniston3697 yep, overtime is good for bad GAS, gear acquisition syndrome😂

[@DEVUNK88]

will dial a tune build other toms ?

[@dartthewarrior]

That moment you can tune your 14” snare lower than a 16” field drum. Nice!!!

[@mikewithrow2271]

Keeping it real..coming from a dude rocking a Fisher Price chrome over who knows Tama entry snare. Yeah that metal snap in my shed is actually brutal. I much prefer wood. But I've thought about maybe trying a Evans dry batter to cut some of that high end pop/ring..??????.

[@LeakyJAZZ]

You can leave the reso a bit higher, but lower the batter a bit, and dampen it a bit, like a tone ring and or a wallet (I have both taped to my snare)

[@mikewithrow2271]

@@LeakyJAZZ yeah I do the wallet thing and I also cut out an old floor Tom head and use it.

[@drummerdan95]

God I want to be able to afford one of these so bad lol. I know it's not exactly a 1:1 comparison, but how do you feel about Dialtune vs. WTS? I just saw WTS' new Epiphany series which is much more in my price range so I'm thinking of trying one.

[@DEVUNK88]

that sounds delicious

[@robertreedy414]

Only snare I own that beats my Chrome over Brass 5x14 Ludwig SuperSensitive from the 70s, AND my new PDP 6.5x15 Bellbronze...

[@GolddenWaffles]

Nice!

[@JordonBeal]

Yuuuup. Buying one as soon as they are in stock again.

[@robertlucas9867]

I like, I want, OUCH! My wallet says no. Maybe when I make more money I’ll buy it. The price with what you get I think is reasonable compared to other basic “high end” snares that are still basically a basic snare. I definitely would be using this snare a lot.

[@timoheinrich8763]

That snare is making your floor tom sound weak :D

[@chrisjansen7988]

Did I hear a little Legend of the One Eyed Sailor?

[@chadleever492]

Sounds like bronze without the bronze.

[@0Somerandomguy01]

Certainly a cool concept, but every one of those snares costs, at minimum, 3x what I paid for my entire kit. I'll wait for a used one. Maybe.

[@drummersinger5324]

You guys never demo rimshots! Great drummers use plenty of them constantly

[@SoundsLikeADrum]

We demo rimshots in every single snare video… The last hit of dynamic demos is always a rimshot as is the last of the full-volume demos. Additionally, we include rimshots in quite a few of the contextual groove demos.

[@drummersinger5324]

@@SoundsLikeADrum Ok well I apologize for the ignorance . But I get bored with a snare drum only on head. So I'll skip to the end of your demos from now on. I'm thinking of buying a dialtune drum soon.

[@Kik_Hat_Sne]

How about a Zikit installed into a dialtune snare. That'd be a fun experiment. Great video as always 🙏