*HEY Y'ALL! Drop a comment below and tell me which one of these pads is your jam 🏆 Oh...and lemmie know if my new A&F Raw Brass snare smacked you all up in the feels, too! I realize that throwing ANY pad on this snare is like putting Sofia Vergara in a trench coat...but I do it for you guys in the name of science* 🥁😍✌🏽

I’ve had pretty good luck with making my own from slightly used drum heads....... good video

I've tried the donut pad in the recording studio and it sound great! Thanks to our sound engineer..he introduced it to me.😊

Funnily enough, I was in a recording situation just today that required a fat snare sound. I'd considered going for these before, but I'm in University right now, so I want to conserve money. So today I just had my snare, a tuning key and some moon gel, and when we were all sitting in the control room, one of the engineers said it was the best snare sound they'd ever heard in that room. Don't get me wrong, I like the way these pads sound, but today that natural fat snare sounded sweet!

a bit of a minor sin to muffle that beautiful brass sound.

Man, I look forward to your videos every week. So much great information, killer playing, and today...the Big Fat Snare! I need Steve's Donut for sure. Thank you Rob!

Man, I didn't know there were THAT many different ones. Drummers have lots of choices now! It may be true that an un-dampened snare head is really the best, but when you are in a pinch to change when in different situations - especially recording situations, those little damping pads might just be the handy tool you need! Thanks for the informative video here, Rob! :)

Love the A&F....I’ve been eyeing the “rude boy” and the steel snares myself. The pads make a big difference in sound. Not sure that I’d ever need them, but they work.

I think you did a pretty good job of walking the line between expressing thanks to a company and giving your listeners an objective review. You were clear that not everyone needs one. If I can be picky I'd say the only thing missing was your playing a beat-up drum head in comparison. Otherwise, thanks again for an excellent video.

Oh wow cool thank you for passing on the information about the pads. Still working to get better great video my brother word to your mother♥️👍

The green monster look the coolest or the mirror one for zoning out moments. That white foam wrap used in shipping also works for sound effects. It's a white thin like foam, also works in bass muffling. Oh, newspaper too!

Na, I really didnt like none of them I cud tell a small difference but not much, I love the pop of the snare uncovered ......but that was a great video rob all ur video r awesome !! Thank u God bless u man

I like the shining. Especially since it's not too muffled

Just Ordered the green monster for my 14x6.5 snare.. will be used for worship service 🙌

That Green Monster is the one I would buy because it gives that fat 70's pop/rock/disco snare sound.

Great review! It's amazing how everyone of them gives the snare a new sound.

I love your snare sound there. I use Steve’s donut & the jingle one all the time 👌🏽🥁🎶

My god, a&f snares a gorgeous, so glad you picked one up!!

Just ordered the 13 and 14" original. I agree with Ben, your channel is awesome.

great review!!! love you detailed explanation! i have the original and the donut and i am going to get the shining and the medford. worth the money!!

Back to back comparison 8:46

I think I'm gonna order a green monster so I can use it in my apt with brushes to see how it does. Best video on these pads I have found by the way. Thank you

A&F Brass Snare ... nice man! Sounds great! I got a Steve’s Donut on my 14x5.5 snare. It sounds cool but I’d probably prefer it on a deeper snare cause it really deadens the tone of shallower quite a bit. But for a fat 70s sound or even a new wave style snare, it does the trick really well.

This is great and all, but that A&F snare sounds amazing!

The shining had to be my favorite in terms of what I would like to get out of my snare drum. I like to play a tight tuning but I generally get a lot of hollow sounding ring that way as well that needs something to control it (Metallica's St. Anger comes to mind, ok not quite that much but close). I am thinking this might just be an idea. I want to keep most of the sound but control the ring and resonance a bit... Awesome vid Rob! I am going to be putting my cans under the mic's soon so I may end up changing my tuning, if not I may look into these.

Thanks, I've been wanting to get one for my church. Going for the Donut and Square.

I've always wanted one of those 🔥PHAT🔥 Pads

Hey Rob, great info. Great idea to carry i your bag. year man I can see having the versatility .

Hey rob greetings from Holland 🇳🇱🇳🇱 great vid

I did purchase the Steve's Donut. The worship leader loves it! I also love it! A friend also uses this version. I'm gonna buy the Green Monster.

Rob, these sound pretty great. Have you tried these on the toms to see how they impact their sound? Would you recommend doing that at all?

This is just one man's opinion, but if you had a DW Super Sonic snare drum with its 3P butt plate, and then throw in a Steve's Donut pad and an AMS RMX16 machine...man, you could go to town with that much versatility!!!

Surprise you did not demo the Donut - XL. I have the XL, and prefer over the original. Also, would be nice to sample over the toms. At first, I saw as a gimmick, but have since ordered a complete set for my kit (10,12, 13,13, 14). I don't see myself ever doing away with them. Helps with overtones, and looks better than moongel or tape residue on the heards

Really love the med square and the Green monster because got the "big fat" sound .

Thanks for the demo Rob. I will be buying a couple. Steve’s donut in particular.

Oh and Rob, love the snare drum

"17" deep" hahahaha! Like 'em all, but it's between the Medford Square and Shining for me. Love that A&F snare, btw!

That snare doesn't need anything on it. Loved the original sound most. Cool video. Thanks!

That is one SWEET sounding snare drum!

Wondering if that mirror pad might be a problem with stage lighting? Of course that would be a great excuse to wear some cool stylin shades.

That snare is absolutely beautiful. 1.100 dollars 😮.

That snare is fire!! Like the donut though.

The real strength of the BFSD pads is the ability to radically change your snare sound (and back again!) quickly during a set on a live gig. They record well and the Donut gives space for ghosting or some heavy brush work. But your snare... oops, drooled on the keyboard!

Man, that snare is 🔥🔥🔥

Your kit is a thing of beauty

I love the brass snare and believe it or not the mean green was mor my speed. But i can say that i can achieve 3 of those sounds with the DW 3 position butt plate. I bought that little thing and POW 3 sounds, 1 drum with the flick of a switch. Hey maybe do a preview on one of those. Keep the chops coming drum master brown

I love those things - I have about every version aside from the jingle ones

Gonna try the13"...Thanks Rob!

Luv the natural snare sound.

This is literally the first video I've seen someone do of these with something more complex than single stroke backbeats on 2/4

Really only dig the shiny one tbh. But a good, quick, easy way to to get a fat sound. 👍

Sound great I just got the Steve donut. Thanks

I remember when Ringo put a tea towel on his snare for "Get Back " , I am not a fan . I don't know what brand that snare is that your using there but is sounds great . The less Sofia Vergara has on the better and yes the same with a great snare perfectly tuned drum .I love open drums or the already tuned heads (reverse dot). Then again Ringo did sound great and I can't imagine the snare sound on that recording without the tea towel.

Try to put a dish towel on your snare head! Great effect and much cheaper..

I actually have the original pad. I may get the donut with the jingles on it next. I like them. You get different snare drum sounds without having to swap snare drums.

Great video, helped me choose which one to get

BFSD pads are perfect for simulating a more controlled and electronic sound.

It just occurred to me (because... okay, I'm extremely slow): is the Steve's Donut pad named after the head setup Steve Smith played on the Escape tour, with the gaffer's tape stretched around the edge?

Not a fan of them, but they sure have different sounds. Thank you for the review, as always.

great video, gonna try it

The intro is on point😂....God Bless

A&F’er takes me back every time . I looooove that snare

Great review...I learn so much from your channel......I don't have a high end snare yet so I'm guessing The Green Monster would sound good on my lower end snare. Maybe you could do another review using one of your older or beginner snares. Thanks again !!!

Medford Square and The Shining... These two sound best

super helpful review! thanks so much!

Dayum! Now I gotta get a new shirt and an A&F!

Not to knock the products at all, but imo, I’d sing on that open brass snare beat all night long. 👍🏼🇨🇦

The last pad was my favorite...

I wonder if I bought one of these for my snare, it would get rid of the awful echo i always hear coming from it.

Love your vids Rob - but IMHO, you need to dial down the room sound a lot in this vid; I really wanted to hear a little moreof the snare from a "production perspective." I felt that the truth of the phatness was a bit lost because there was so much room sound... u still rock :)

It's a cool idea, but why pay $20 for one when you can just cut out an old head and throw it on there? That's what I did with a single ply Remo coated Ambassador, and it sounds great on all my snares.

I like the Medford Square

Sweet. 30 years ago we took our wallets out of our pocket and set it on the snare head..

Really cool 👏👏👏👏

I mean, all of them were pretty cool but, that A&F Snare 👌

Anything would sound good on that snare!!! Heh heh heh!

Green monster was my fav

Hey Rob is the “Green Monster” the actual name of the last snare mute?….. I’m looking at one on Amazon but the name of it is “Big Fat Snare Drum/ bfsd 14…. Oops never mind it says “The Original”….😂😂

Hey Mr. Rob!....on order to get that room ambience sound are you plugged in to your mixer only?Thanks!..Really trying to get a clean sound

The green monster sounds nice under the mic, I see you have a new snare drum, what’s the name and size of the snare drum? Great information.

I make my muffle rings from my dads old X-ray film

like the Big Green

I play classic country hits for practice and sometimes the snare sounds like a tom, then other times they are hitting the snare and the tom at same time, its really fat! I noticed this watching The Eagles drummer also, must have been a 70's thing..

Thanks for saving us money!

Snare 🥁is on🔥🔥🔥.

Medford Sq and Green Monster -Boston references

Steve’s donut! I’m ordering one right now!

Can u do a video on different strength of cymbals . Sick of my aax always cracking and not sure what to get

Thanks Rob. Do these solve the need to have 2 separate snare drums as I've seen quite a few drummers doing?

Really dont like the sound of any of them ,just my observation and ear I guess, i always like a high pitch and crack on my snare, they sounded dull......

I feel like these pads sound like crap if the drum is tuned pretty medium (like yours) I think they sound pretty good on low snares and high snares

The donut adds fatness without losing articulation. That loss of articulation is the biggest reason I don’t like fat snares in general. Rolls start to sound like mush and ghost notes lose their magic.

Cheaper than triggers!

Hmm, I do this with my old heads. Cut them and its done. And its costs me nothing...

I stepped on a donut once. I’d rather not talk about it.

You might have female subs, man. Cool, man. Yeah man.

OMG off subject but wow your kick drum is so sweet...also cool BFSD pads Steve's Donut my pick