Back-to-back, the 14” x 6.5” Ludwig Black Beauty and 14” x 6.5” DW Collector’s Black Nickel over Brass.
(AFTER LISTENING, scroll all the way down to find out which is which). ;)

This is not done in any scientific way: just both drums tuned to approximately the same pitch, recorded with the same mic, and with no added EQ etc. Hopefully the light rays prevent any visual clues to give the game away. And yes, they are almost identical in tuning, although they do sound different on the video.



Which sounds best? (HD & headphones recommended).



























Answer:

Snare 1: DW Snare 2: Black Beauty

(I only realised after finishing the video that I'd played the rest of the kit only with the second snare. To be honest, it was simply that I was enjoying playing that one so much).

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