I've been recording bands around my local area, and a LOT of the drummers have horrible sounding snares, and they agree they don't particularly like the sound, but haven't put the time into getting the sound they want themselves. I know I know that i shouldn't be working with people who don't know their gear, but its the best place for me to start out!
So id like to have a go at doing a bit of practice working with snare tuning to help me understand how it works, (im a guitarist so this isn't really my thing).
im looking to pick up a relatively cheap snare, i mostly want it to practice tuning and working on removing bad ringing/bad tonal qualities but if i could grab one for sub £70 that i might be able to get a decent sound out of with some work and damping. I know it's not gonna sound like a flagship DW but i know you can get a good sound out of cheap gear no matter what anyone says (to a certain point).
I'm pretty sure Ebay is my best bet, can some people just tell me any things i should be looking for/avoiding for example should i be avoiding a metal snare for a versatile snare, and strange snare variations that look good but suck, hopefully you see what i mean, tell me some cheap snares you think actually sound really good for the price when well tuned.
Thanks a lot!
So id like to have a go at doing a bit of practice working with snare tuning to help me understand how it works, (im a guitarist so this isn't really my thing).
im looking to pick up a relatively cheap snare, i mostly want it to practice tuning and working on removing bad ringing/bad tonal qualities but if i could grab one for sub £70 that i might be able to get a decent sound out of with some work and damping. I know it's not gonna sound like a flagship DW but i know you can get a good sound out of cheap gear no matter what anyone says (to a certain point).
I'm pretty sure Ebay is my best bet, can some people just tell me any things i should be looking for/avoiding for example should i be avoiding a metal snare for a versatile snare, and strange snare variations that look good but suck, hopefully you see what i mean, tell me some cheap snares you think actually sound really good for the price when well tuned.
Thanks a lot!