I have the Ludwig Venus Carl Palmer Signature snare drum. Picked it up at a Carl Palmer ELP Legacy concert in Buffalo, NY in 2019. At the 'meet and greet' after the show Carl signed the batter head and posed with a photo with me holding the drum. He gave me tuning tips and advised to swap out the OEM batter head for a Remo Emperor head and swap the OEM snare attachment cords for tape type. The Carl Palmer Signature snare drums shipped with Carl Palmer's signature on the inside shell tag. Really great drum it has far greater tuning range than it's shallow depth would indicate. And yes it is a beautiful appearing drum. One of my favorite snare drums in my collection.
I bought the Carl Palmer because I thought it looked great but I was surprised to find out that it really sounds and plays great despite it being a rolled welded shell! Oh and Carl Palmer's signature is cool too!
I have the Ludwig Venus Carl Palmer Signature snare drum. Sounds great at any tuning (I prefer med/high or high) and easily cuts through the mix if/when you need to. Yes It's made in Taiwan, but is a really well made solid snare drum. Plus it's signed by Carl. You can't beat that.
I just got the Palmer signature snare and absolutely love it.
I have the Ludwig Venus Carl Palmer Signature snare drum. Picked it up at a Carl Palmer ELP Legacy concert in Buffalo, NY in 2019. At the 'meet and greet' after the show Carl signed the batter head and posed with a photo with me holding the drum. He gave me tuning tips and advised to swap out the OEM batter head for a Remo Emperor head and swap the OEM snare attachment cords for tape type. The Carl Palmer Signature snare drums shipped with Carl Palmer's signature on the inside shell tag. Really great drum it has far greater tuning range than it's shallow depth would indicate. And yes it is a beautiful appearing drum. One of my favorite snare drums in my collection.
I have the carl palmer signature piccolo snare 14"×3.7"
I like it alot for a piccolo snare.
I bought the Carl Palmer because I thought it looked great but I was surprised to find out that it really sounds and plays great despite it being a rolled welded shell! Oh and Carl Palmer's signature is cool too!
I have the Ludwig Venus Carl Palmer Signature snare drum. Sounds great at any tuning (I prefer med/high or high) and easily cuts through the mix if/when you need to. Yes It's made in Taiwan, but is a really well made solid snare drum. Plus it's signed by Carl. You can't beat that.
Nice snare demo. I enjoyed it!
I also like the Carl Palmer drum.
I personally do not like deep snare drums....Love the Carl Palmer....Great drum.
The Venus sounds better to me.
That 14×8 needed to be cranked up. Big snares love mid-high/high tuning.