Matt's Snares.

ahhhh!!! matt!! that's freaking cool!!

those artwoods are maple correct??

how's the sound difference between the two? like the contrast?

Whoooaaa bro!!!
When did you pick this up?!

About two weeks ago, it's fun to keep secrets. yesterday and today were my first times really playing it though.

You're lame for not telling me.

ha, if that's the one thing that makes me lame in this life, i can deal with it.

haha.
I just got owned.

Ahhh, so this is what you were keeping from us. haha.

Anyway, very nice bro. That probably looks awesome with your kit.
How much did it set you back ? Did the groove wedge come with it or did you pick that up separately ?

i got a pretty decent deal, at least i think so.

150 bucks for the snare including shipping, and then i ordered the groove wedge and got it for like 39 bucks including shipping.

Sweet deal. Those artwood snares are fantastic, I've always been a big fan of them. Congrats man.

How are you liking the groove wedge so far ?
I've played one a couple of times but it's been quite awhile ago. How does it compare to the wood hoops on your Panther ?

I really like it. as far as comparing to the wood hoops, i mean the only field i could really compare them on is cross sticking..... on a scale from 1-100 where 1 is a normal 2.3 hoop and 100 is a wood hoop, the groove wedge hits at probably about 77 with cross sticking. i really like it, i'm really glad i got it for this 12" snare.

If i ever get a metal snare, i'd probably like having a groove wedge on that but not full on wood hoops.

Nice new snare matt, the finish is growing on me! My local store had a black one before, it was nice.

Gongrats, and the groove wedge is cool!.

thanks Dave, the finish is beautiful, it's got a pleasant amount of gloss and a pretty nice grain under it too.

Do you get any extra snare buzz having 2 similar sized snares set up? Maybe you don't cause you only have one tom, just curious?

i didn't really notice a lot of snare buzz when i was playing the past couple of days.

while the snares are almost the same size, i have them tuned waaay differently. the 12" is just totally cranked, while the 13" is a lot more open and big sounding.

I might encounter a bit more snare buzz if i had some rack toms right by my snares, but yeah, with just the one floor, i don't recall much if any buzzing.

Yeah Matt I want a groove wedge for my chad smith snare.

where did you get the snare from?

eBay -- care of Dale's Drum Shop in Pennsylvania.

nice man.

I need to do some more ebay browsing.

too bad I'm completely broke. actually that's probably a good thing. haha.

yeah, i need to get my silly guitar sold to help replenish the funds....

I swear it's so funny, i've dropped little subtle hints at this snare for the past couple weeks and no one picked up on them....

i didn't notice any hints.

they were pretty subtle... i know one time i was like, "if only i had a little 12" snare"

ohh. yeah i didnt see that..

well, it's okay... but next time i buy something sick, and drop hints, you better notice. or else, i'll hate you.

ha, if that's the one thing that makes me hated in life, I can deal with it.

nice answer.