NEW Pearl Sensitone Heritage Alloy Snare Drum Review 

dunno that they're sleepers, i been saying the 5" aluminium is a classic ever since it came out. it's ridiculously good.

@@papalegba6759 5" or 6,5"??

Sensitoooonnne

The whistle beat..how great

@@drumcenternh I want to buy an aluminum Pearl Sensitone snare drum. I like the Ludwig Supraphonic snare drum but they are just too expensive.

Agreed! Listening back to these now, the 14x5 brass has my vote, and I’m a 6.5” snare guy!

Glad you enjoyed it!

Agreed, me too. Too many drummers wanting to massage their egos with the cosmetics.

True. I‘ve got snare drums in my arsenal which costs 99$ and 1000$, it’s all about the character of the particular drum.

@@thomasnussbaum4711 my favourite snare was a battered old 5.5" gretsch COB i paid £20 for. but because it needed a lot of work i really made sure i restored it correctly, with the most suitable parts, skins, wires etc. if i'd got it new i wouldn't have done that, it wouldn't have sounded as good & i wouldn't have had that sympathetic connection to it. it ended up a proper road warrior too, very tough & versatile snare. earned me a LOT of money.

@@papalegba6759 That’s a great story! You’re right, you learn a lot about the drum or tuning in general when you‘re restoring a snare drum.

@@thomasnussbaum4711 true. tbf i just knew it was gonna be a good 1 cos the quality shone thru under all the mess. gretsch COBs don't get a lotta love but man that drum could do anything with a bit of tweaking & never gave me a second of trouble on the road. just as good was a 1980s tama superstar 6.5" maple i had, not as versatile as the gretsch but built like a tank & had a FAT rimshot, cut thru a rock/dance mix like butter. same model neil peart played on 'spirit of radio' but a deeper shell iirc? never had to use any head but a standard coated ambassador on it either, it just fkn testified every night without fail. other drummers used to sneer at me for using a japanese snare back then but fk em cos it was a monster & a good backbeat is what earns your corn. so i always trusted my ears & watched how the audience reacted & that tama got em out their seats. so did my knackered old gretsch tbf lol! from my side all the adulation ludwig gets is crazy, cos i never owned 1 in my entire career & when i borrowed em they were a massive pain in the ass tbh, maintenance nightmares & finicky af. like, literally they would fall apart as you played em lol!

Good, time was spent… haha

Bless you.

🤘🤘

as a gigging drummer starting back in the 80s, pearl were always my favourite japanese brand. their hardware was a godsend cos it was cheap & just worked when all my expensive UK/US stuff broke all the time, then their bass/toms got superb when they brought out 'power' sizes (even the original cheapo pearl exports sounded fantastic if you put good skins on em, & you could just throw em in the back of the van without cases they were so tough lol), finally they came out with this range of idiot-proof workhorse snares. i mean really, how can you make that 5.5" aluminium sound bad ffs you'd have to be mental? if you been on the road much you know pearl don't let you down.

No, he said "bottom END". Huh huh huh...he said bottom.

@@DrummerGrrrl He said both! "softer bottom" is at 6:37

@@DrummerGrrrl hey beavis... he said “bottom” ahuh huh

My bottom is softer

Not bad, right?!

@@drumcenternh spunds delicious

Couldn't agree more!

@@drumcenternh P.S. Add me on Facebook Shane, PLEEEAAASE

I agree. I don't really need another snare, but the 5" aluminum is just too good (at the price) to pass up, I think. Amazing price points with these drums ...

@@jasonb2180 The Ludwig Supraphonic and the Acrolites are very beautiful snare drums but so are all of these Pearl Sensitone snares. I am planning on buying a Pearl Sensitone aluminum because they are much more cheaper and to me they sound just as good as the Ludwig Supraphonics or the Acrolites.

@@Azarable they're also nearly indestructible, much tougher & more roadworthy than ludwigs. the 5.5" aluminium is ridiculously good. if you can find one, the yamaha sd-3455/3465 are great too.

Thanks Dave!

I can’t verify from personal experience, but I’ve heard it said that these are some of the only mainstream drums that even come close to competing with Ludwig in the snare game. The recordings seem to speak for themselves.

It's in the works

@@drumcenternh save a men’s large for me

@@drumcenternh ..."is that all you got pretty boy'..?"

I would definitely buy a shirt

Their mcx snares are killer

If you had neither and had to choose between them (just as i have to right now), which one would you go for?

@@hirotwo4676Wooh ! Tama has the special hoops etc ..

@@pollevanjut so tama is the way

@@hirotwo4676 It was for me ! But i had a discount on it so i paid the same like i would have for a Sensitone ! now i bought a Mapex Persuader .Super and not expensive ! Look around and follow your own heart !!

Thanks so much David!

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I just bought a used shell pack crystal beat 10 12 14 20 and scored an 80s Ludwig acrolite yesterday for $150 So happy 🤙

The stock Remo Coated Ambassadors. Great heads for these drums.

I would like to know the same thing

I wish I were taller

Actually… 14” Paiste Masters Dark Hats.

It appears the older models where Discontinued , so they brought them back with a Different Throw off and Tension lugs , On the Pearl site the only list the Heritage ones .

apparently there have always been two types pf Sensitone lines: The Sensitone and Sensitone Elite. The Elites had the Phosphor Bronze, Aluminum and the 1.5mm thick Brass. If you try looking up old Sensitone snares you'll notice that the names on the badge are different. They did the same thing in 2014 versions-- you had the Sensitone Heritage Alloy consisting of Steel, Aluminum and Brass, and the Sensitone Premiums consisting of the 1.5mm Patina Brass, Phosphor Bronze, Maple and African Mahogany.

Shut up

Pearl Sexitone intro was a lotta fun! You guys should have your own show, no Muppets at work there ..

Thanks John! As for the tuning, these aren't "low" or "high" tunings per-say, more in the range of low-medium and high-medium. We feel like these tunings show the character of the drums well.

Links for all drums are in the description.

Did you sell your BB and get one of these?

I can definitely tell the difference. Not to take away from the Sensitone, but the Supraphonic is on another level. They have more crack.

My favourite snare is my Ludwig Black Magic: I have a BB as well, and a number of Sonors, and a recently acquired Tama... I want one of those aluminium Sensitones though, omg.

the 5.5" aluminium sensitone sits somewhere between the ludwig 400 & 5" acrolite tonally. it is in no way inferior to either tho & is better made than both. it's an absolute classic, zero doubt, tho it'd be nice if pearl did a chrome plated version too imo.

Actually the Supraphonic is also Alum Shell.... the Supralite is the STeel shell , but I see what you were trying to do :)

For a drum store selling drums that would be a killer move, am I right? Maybe they just try to sell you drums like a business does, wouldn't that be crazy?

@@ZeBubba ok karen.