Since you aren't stipulating either a brass or ludalloy Supra, The Sk first off is a world class front line snare drum, but they don't sound anything alike a supra in brass or ludalloy. I have both and would take my SK any day. the snare beds and the rims make a big tone difference on both makes of drums.

This is a good question.

Snare beds and rims really do make a big difference. So do heads, wires, tuning and the player.

In theory, you could very well just pick a brass shell (Ludwig or Slingerland) and buy two sets of rims: Ludwig triple flange COS and Slingerland Stick Saver COB. Might as well throw in a set of Gretsch cast rims and go for that 4165 sound too. Three snares, one shell.

Anyone up to the challenge to do some testing? Of course, you would need to already own the shells and rims. If so, it would be awesome if the tester recorded each configuration and posted them in a Poll for the VDF members to try and identify. It would have to be controlled to be accurate.

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[*]same heads

[*]same wires

[*]same tuning (verified with a Drumdial)

[*]same sitcks

[*]same strike pattern (single hit, roll, rim shot)

[*]same temperature and time of day (just kidding)

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Of course, it's more cool to have 3 snares. Cool1

-Tim

I also have both and will choose the Sk every time over the Supra. I personally like brass snares better than aluminum but it depends on your own tastes. Both are nice but totally different sounding.

Steve

man oh man i actually use to like my old 10 lug round badge cob gretch the best out of them all but that ws in the 1980's so long ago ....

They're still out there. This thing is a tank! Mind Blowi

Maybe I can swap the rims with my Supra. :rolleyes:

-Tim

I have a SK, and years ago I installed some Gretsch cast rims, just for fun. I can't remember the sound well enough to describe the exact difference, but what I do know, is that I was surprised how much different it sounded.