Pacific offers great value for the money in my opinion. I have the 'Limited Edition' 7 1/2 x 14" maple/walnut snare drum with the wood hoops and am very happy with it. It has a ten-ply shell (even though the tag on the inside states '18 ply'). The fact that the Pacific drums are made under the auspices of Drum Workshop and use the same hardware as DW is a plus. This 20-ply shell model came out right after I bought my drum I would have liked to make a direct side-by-side comparison but I am quite happy with mine. I will say though that you might find that due to the total width of the drum with the wood hoops, might have trouble finding snare drum stands that will accommodate the width of the drum. I ended up buying a new Pacific snare drum stand to hold the drum.
@@jersonr8689 I have two Pacific snare drums that I've purchased new over the years and never been overly impressed with the original supplied batter heads. Right now I have a Remo 'UT' batter head (stenciled with 'Ddrum' logo..it came off a Ddrum snare drum which was with a Ddrum kit I bought a while ago) on it, and kept the original DW snare side head on it. I also replaced the original snare wires with 'Puresound' 20-strand snare wires (with copper colored wire holders and heavier gauge snare wires than the original DW snare wires). I also put a couple of small pieces of duct tape on the batter head near the edge. That combination results in the drum having just enough 'crack' and depth and sensitivity without too much 'ring' or excessive snare buzzing. I tune the batter head to approximately an 'E sharp' note value, and the snare side head to about an 'E', and I don't over-tension the snares: just enough to get snare wire response without too much snare wire buzzing. That combination works well for me. My 7 1/2 x 14" 'Limited Edition' Pacific snare drum has a wide tuning range: I can crank up the batter head for a sharper 'crack' if I want but yet the drum still has 'depth'. They are good drums but like any drums sometimes take a bit of finagling to get the sound you want.
For these videos, would it be possible to have some sort of microphone on the bottom of the snare drum? I understand that these videos are supposed to be quick but I feel like I am not getting a completely accurate representation of how drum truly sounds with only a hyper-cardiod microphone at the batter head. Whether it be a second SM57 or maybe a small diaphragm condenser I think it would really benefit these videos to have something on the resonant head. These videos are awesome as is, but this Is just a thought. Cheers!
Not a sound engineer but I can at least agree intuitively. Definitely not getting a good enough overall picture of the sound. None-the-less glad for the video itself.
Regular steel hoops will withstand rimshots a lot better due to it’s very durable material. Wood Hoops will be ideal for studio recording and regular steel hoops for live performances.
I want to buy the PDP 6.5x14 20-Ply Wood Hoop Maple Snare Drum Do you have stock ? and is it DW True hoop compatible? leaving detailed purchase information in the reply.
Wait wait wait, wood hoops give snare drums way more resonance. They cause way more overtones, ringing out much more than flanged or cast. What do you mean by "focused"? That's the opposite of what wood hoops give you.
You are right, it's ringing way more than expected...but you can solve this with different head, like Fyberskin, to stay in that modern vintage mode...it's always better to have ringing snare and to dampen it than dead sounding snare cause you can't get any ringing from it if necessary...that's why I avoid some alu snares
_"you don't have to worry about your sticks getting chewed up"_ ...if you know what you are doing, you don't have to worry about that with any other hoops either. -.-
Pacific offers great value for the money in my opinion. I have the 'Limited Edition' 7 1/2 x 14" maple/walnut snare drum with the wood hoops and am very happy with it. It has a ten-ply shell (even though the tag on the inside states '18 ply'). The fact that the Pacific drums are made under the auspices of Drum Workshop and use the same hardware as DW is a plus. This 20-ply shell model came out right after I bought my drum I would have liked to make a direct side-by-side comparison but I am quite happy with mine. I will say though that you might find that due to the total width of the drum with the wood hoops, might have trouble finding snare drum stands that will accommodate the width of the drum. I ended up buying a new Pacific snare drum stand to hold the drum.
What heads do you use or how do you tune it? I have the same, but it has a lot of overtones (I use the heads that came with it)
@@jersonr8689 I have two Pacific snare drums that I've purchased new over the years and never been overly impressed with the original supplied batter heads. Right now I have a Remo 'UT' batter head (stenciled with 'Ddrum' logo..it came off a Ddrum snare drum which was with a Ddrum kit I bought a while ago) on it, and kept the original DW snare side head on it. I also replaced the original snare wires with 'Puresound' 20-strand snare wires (with copper colored wire holders and heavier gauge snare wires than the original DW snare wires). I also put a couple of small pieces of duct tape on the batter head near the edge. That combination results in the drum having just enough 'crack' and depth and sensitivity without too much 'ring' or excessive snare buzzing. I tune the batter head to approximately an 'E sharp' note value, and the snare side head to about an 'E', and I don't over-tension the snares: just enough to get snare wire response without too much snare wire buzzing. That combination works well for me. My 7 1/2 x 14" 'Limited Edition' Pacific snare drum has a wide tuning range: I can crank up the batter head for a sharper 'crack' if I want but yet the drum still has 'depth'. They are good drums but like any drums sometimes take a bit of finagling to get the sound you want.
@@thomasmoje5926 ohh I have the same as you, the maple/walnut. I already order a new remo drum head. Thanks for the tips man.
@@jersonr8689 OK happy drumming and stay healthy.
For these videos, would it be possible to have some sort of microphone on the bottom of the snare drum? I understand that these videos are supposed to be quick but I feel like I am not getting a completely accurate representation of how drum truly sounds with only a hyper-cardiod microphone at the batter head. Whether it be a second SM57 or maybe a small diaphragm condenser I think it would really benefit these videos to have something on the resonant head. These videos are awesome as is, but this Is just a thought. Cheers!
I agree. As a studio engineer, this would be a total "pig-in-a-bag" purchase. No idea how it would actually sound in a mix or a studio enviroment...
Not a sound engineer but I can at least agree intuitively. Definitely not getting a good enough overall picture of the sound.
None-the-less glad for the video itself.
@@sugisproductions I had one...the sound you can hear in the video is very true to what you'll get
are those wood hoops really gonna withstand year of rimshots?
Regular steel hoops will withstand rimshots a lot better due to it’s very durable material. Wood Hoops will be ideal for studio recording and regular steel hoops for live performances.
Can you clamp a mic onto it? Or do i have to buy a seperate mic stand?
You can clamp a mic on to anything if you try hard enough
I want to buy the PDP 6.5x14 20-Ply Wood Hoop Maple Snare Drum Do you have stock ? and is it DW True hoop compatible? leaving detailed purchase information in the reply.
Anybody had any experience with this snare (or any wood-hoop FWIW) and brush playing?
what kind of snare drum stand do you use
stand for that snare??? i can't find a proper one!!
Ludwig LAS22SS Atlas Standard Snare Stand works perfect! 🥁
do you need special heads for the wood hoops ?
pakito 9 no you don't. Any will do.
Where are those made? China?
Pacific Drums products are manufactured in the DW plant of Oxnard, California
Why the assumption?
I understood PDP was manufactured for DW in Mexico..? Is this an exception, or what is the true story?
Wait wait wait, wood hoops give snare drums way more resonance. They cause way more overtones, ringing out much more than flanged or cast. What do you mean by "focused"? That's the opposite of what wood hoops give you.
You are right, it's ringing way more than expected...but you can solve this with different head, like Fyberskin, to stay in that modern vintage mode...it's always better to have ringing snare and to dampen it than dead sounding snare cause you can't get any ringing from it if necessary...that's why I avoid some alu snares
Nice sound, but I'd be afraid of tearing up a wooden rim. Too bad, nice drum.
I have one, not to worry about tearing up, great great bang for the buck.
I have one, the hoops are thick and haven't dented yet
_"you don't have to worry about your sticks getting chewed up"_ ...if you know what you are doing, you don't have to worry about that with any other hoops either. -.-
dXb he was talking about that hoop vs the pdp concept maples with the claw hooks.
not to worry, hi hat will chew up ur sticks just fine.
i also own this snare,great sounding snare,amazing for under 400 bucks glad i bought it.