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Snares to use on upcoming gig Last viewed: 50 minutes ago

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Hey guys, I have a gig with a friend's cover band coming up. Sat in once before, but doing the whole gig this time. The venue is a pretty open restaurant, so it's not a tiny place. Trying to decide on a cool snare to use on this one. It will be blues, r&b, and some classic rock and roll stuff...not heavy though. I'll be using my BOP 60s Ludwig kit.

Snares I'm thinking of:

60s acrolite 5x14

60s jazz festival 5x14

Steve Jordan Yamaha 6.5x13 with wood hoops

Elvin Jones Yamaha 7x14

Black Beauty 6.5x14

No right answers, I'll probably take two for fun.

Posted on 13 years ago
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I would use the 60s jazz festival 5x14

And I aways bring a back up snare no matter where I'm playing.

Good luck at the gig band3

Posted on 13 years ago
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Thanks for the feedback. Should be fun. Also deciding on which cymbal set to take:

My old Zildjian As (20 ride, 18 and 20 crashes, 14 hats) or...

modern Zildjian A/K setup (14 new beats, K Con Medium Ride or K cust dark ride...both 22. And two k dark thin crashes)...

Thoughts?

Posted on 13 years ago
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From AtlantaDrumGuy

Thanks for the feedback. Should be fun. Also deciding on which cymbal set to take:My old Zildjian As (20 ride, 18 and 20 crashes, 14 hats) or...modern Zildjian A/K setup (14 new beats, K Con Medium Ride or K cust dark ride...both 22. And two k dark thin crashes)...Thoughts?

I have the elvin jones snare and find it to be my goto......love the wood hoops

Posted on 13 years ago
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From dluquette

I have the elvin jones snare and find it to be my goto......love the wood hoops

That is a nice fat sounding snare...

Posted on 13 years ago
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I was reading somewhere that shallow snares may be more appropriate for a smaller venue...not sure if any of you have some experience in this area. I'm leaning on taking the jazz festival and acrolite (both 5x14...I figure I can have both the Ringo and Al Jackson sound on the same gig, haha), and switching them out during the gig on certain tunes. We'll be playing a good number of Beatles tunes, and a bunch of other classic stuff including some R&B.

Posted on 13 years ago
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Where ya playing?

Not bringing the dble bass Premier kit?

Posted on 13 years ago
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From fibes333

Where ya playing?Not bringing the dble bass Premier kit?

No double bass set here, haha. Basically I'm the opposite of that! We're playing at a restaurant in the Atlanta area.

Posted on 13 years ago
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whats the set list ? mic or not? the black beauty and the yamaha as back up.

Posted on 13 years ago
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Bring Elvin and the Black Beauty. I second bringing the double kick Premier kit!!!

As far as cymbal, get a set of Rudes... :P

Seriously, I'd bring the A/K set with the K custom dark ride.

Yeah- I'm THAT guy!!!

Dead dogs like rusty fire hydrants!!!
Posted on 13 years ago
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