they have failed...i guess their goal was to recreate that awesome 80'S TAMA bell brass snare. the new drum is not close to it. it also has some common demerits all the modern drums posses: very long echo with some unnessary overtones. i guess this common feature is the result of not perfect wires system. i also heared they used and alternative to a sand cast shell, the one they used making an original one. but they are in a good company: neuman, AKG, fender. gibson...they all failed. new times, new standards...new quality) p.s Gretsch did it pretty well. but still that long howl after you hit the drum)
@@bruceleemagomaev9157I heard they tried both sand and mold casting. TAMA thought mold casting the shell made it sound better. I don’t agree or disagree, just wondering how they came to that conclusion
Actually..1979 it was introduced and cataloged for 1980. There were supplement sheets showing the drum for dealers in 79. My bell brass was owned by Mick Fleetwood and used on some of the Tusk recording ( recorded in 78/79) and the tour in 1980! So technically it was 1979 and cataloged in 1980.
"Just grab $4K cash and pop into a local GC store near you- we'll set you up" LOL. I would love this snare. But my old Pearl Sensitone brass snare sometimes sounds as good or better than my Pearl Reference brass. And to my ear the Gretsch spun brass I owned before that sounded better than the Gretsch bell brass after trying them out side by side. I guess you have to ask yourself- is a $4K snare going to make me play and sound better? Maybe it would- I could afford it but I'm not sure it's worth it. I'd rather try to find an old one used for half that price and consider myself lucky. But does it sound good with Kenny Aronoff playing it? Hell yes. Are you Kenny Aronoff? Hell no.
Man, I was 10 years old. Got my first Tama kit the swingstar . It came with a VHS “ Tama drums, out of the box and onto the stage” Kenny, John Tempesta and Mike Portnoy taught me everything I know, I would play that thing over and over again. Trying to get my snare to sound like Portnoys. Thanks Kenny, Thanks Tama ❤
I doubt any GC near me will have a $4k snare. I will say this is one of the best sounding product vids for this snare I’ve come across. Maybe it’s Kenny. He is a legend.
its not limited, so they might, its always good for a brand to have a flagship golden goose in a store for the kids to WOW over and asprise too. You always remember the brand of that thing you wanted but could not afford as a kid.
He's not talking about that exact drum that is a 50-year reissue which wasn't around when he was making those records. He's referring to the original which are harder and harder to find these days and cost a small fortune
Good to hear from you again Kenny! Metal snares are awesome. I particularly prefer aluminum snare drums. However I use the maple when I play live shows.
