The 10 Best Reviewed Snare Drums of 2023

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Another year, another 10 Best List! Let us know your thoughts in the comments. If you want to buy any of these, you can do so using the links just below the chapter selection:
Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
00:45 - 10 Canopus
01:56 - 9 DW
03:13 - 8 Sonor
04:29 - 7 Mapex
05:30 - 6 BDC
07:03 - 5 Tama
08:10 - 4 Milestone
09:24 - 3 Joyful Noise
10:32 - 2 Gretsch
11:51 - Honorable Mention 1
13:07 - Honorable Mention 2
14:26 - Honorable Mention 3
15:44 - Number 1
Buy the Snare Drums here:
Canopus Limited Edition Wenge Birch Snare Drum 14x6.5 Natural Gloss
Available for purchase here: buydru.ms/WGBR-1465-NG
DW Jazz Series Cherry/Gum Snare Drum 14x6.5 Natural Lacquer
Available for purchase here: buydru.ms/DRR46514SSC-1308637
Sonor Kompressor Snare Drum 14x8 Polished Aluminum
Available for purchase here: buydru.ms/KS-1408-SDA
Mapex Black Panther Design Lab 14x6 Jeff Hamilton Snare Drum - "Maximus"
Available for purchase here: buydru.ms/BPDLMH4600LPB
British Drum Company Raven Snare Drum 14x6
Available for purchase here: buydru.ms/RAV-1460-SN
Tama Star Reserve Solid Japanese Cedar Snare Drum 14x6 Burnt Oiled Cedar
Available for purchase here: buydru.ms/TLJC146BOC
Milestone Founder's Model Fiberglass Composite Snare Drum 14x6.5 10-Lug Copper Sparkle
Available for purchase here: buydru.ms/M6514FM10-CS
Joyful Noise Knight Hawk Snare Drum 14x6.5
Available for purchase here: drumcenternh.com/collections/...
Gretsch USA Bronze Snare Drum 14x6.5
Available for purchase here: buydru.ms/G4169B
Vintage Sonor HLD-590 Cast Bronze Snare Drum 14x8 W/Copper Hardware
Available for purchase here: buydru.ms/USD-5923SK-17
Ludwig Supraphonic Hammered Snare Drum W/ Tube Lugs 6.5x14
Available for purchase here: buydru.ms/LM402KT
Yamaha Stage Custom Birch Snare Drum 14x5.5 Deep Blue Sunburst
Available for purchase here: buydru.ms/SBS-1455DUS
Keplinger Stainless Steel Snare Drum 14x8
Available for purchase here: buydru.ms/KEPSS-1408
Microphones used to capture the drums:
Bass Drum:
Audix D6 Dynamic Bass Drum Microphone - www.drumcenternh.com/audix-d6...
Audix A133 Large Diaphragm Condenser Microphone - www.drumcenternh.com/audix-a1...
Snare Drum:
Audix i5 Dynamic Microphone - www.drumcenternh.com/audix-i5...
Audix ADX51 Condenser Microphone - www.drumcenternh.com/audix-ad...
Toms:
Earthworks DM20 Small-diaphragm Condenser Drum Microphone - www.drumcenternh.com/earthwor...
Overheads:
Earthworks SR25 Small-diaphragm Condenser Instrument Microphone - www.drumcenternh.com/earthwor...
Room Mics:
Earthworks QTC30 Small-diaphragm Condenser Microphone - www.drumcenternh.com/earthwor...
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@strong_voice_of_truth 8 ай бұрын

Stage Custom Birch sounds amazing for the price. Such a great value!

@kenkamman7536 8 ай бұрын

“best snare drum under $8500.” (by 1¢) 😂😂😂 love these videos, keep ‘em coming!!

@keithpratt1849 5 ай бұрын

Right. Drums for the Danny Carey's of the world.

@BMdrumz 8 ай бұрын

That Milestone Fiber glass was the most unique sounding to my ear. That thing had a whole vibe going that I really loved. Definity my number one. I also really digged the joyful noise.

@RtaniDean 7 ай бұрын

Yep. Great comment. Agree with your ear.

@loudandclearmedia 6 ай бұрын

I believe they're being built by Ronn Dunnett now...that could be why.

@heidiheidiho6412 8 ай бұрын

You guys really set-up a virtually different kit for every snare. Talk about dedication. 👍

@sethcashman1011 8 ай бұрын

Love that 590 - a longtime favorite.

@Pure_KodiakWILD_Power 8 ай бұрын

Honorable mention??? That copper snare is everything 😍😍😍

@doublea7054 3 ай бұрын

The Milestone sounds amazing to my ears

@nickdenardo6479 7 ай бұрын

i literally laughed out loud on the sonor caption: best snare under $8500 keep it up

@weschilton 8 ай бұрын

Keplinger FTW! Mine hasn't left the kit since it showed up! And I have a LOT of great snare drums.

@gpouliasis 8 ай бұрын

Good snare drums here... but when this HLD 590 came on it vanquished everything before it. Ridiculously good.

@giulienk 7 ай бұрын

It looks like it’s been taken from Smaug’s lair

@Lumerdrums 8 ай бұрын

your videos always make my day a lot better. keep up the content! Awesome snares btw

@loko306 8 ай бұрын

Great video! Loved the Mapex Maximus❤

@AlbertMoyerJr 8 ай бұрын

The drum mixes are killer! I love your FAT bass drum sound. In the 90's I assisted a touring drummer as a tech, and he had the Sonor HLD 590. I don't think I have ever carried a heavier snare. It's made to be played after war. LoL!

@KB-th9jm 8 ай бұрын

Milestone was a surprise! Sounded great

@pfunnk14 8 ай бұрын

My vote goes for that joyful noise but maybe because I own one too! lol love that snare

@billyhughes9776 8 ай бұрын

Wow -- ok. For me,...oh man this is tough. My three favs are the Hammered Supraphonic, the Canopus Wenge/Birch and the Keplinger, with the Gretsch very close behind and the Joyful Noise close. I want them all -- lol.

@drzoidbergmd3200 8 ай бұрын

My favourite is the BDC Raven, mostly because i have one and its lovely

@CharlesTPrimm 8 ай бұрын

All sound fabulous. That Kepy's a BEAST. And love Ronn Dunnett's new Milestone. He's done a fabulous job with those. Cheers,

@danzitoli2796 8 ай бұрын

Why did you have to show us that Sonor Sig HLD 590??? She's a beauty and a beast!!! My fav!

@iantouzel638 8 ай бұрын

Great video as always, number one for me is the Gretsch bronze, second , the Canopus wenge/birch.

@drumcenternh 8 ай бұрын

Nice choices!

@Oni_SmokeCG 8 ай бұрын

The cymbal used on the first snare sounds amazing too

@carlupthegrove262 8 ай бұрын

LOL!!! I love the Honorable Mentions.... very creative. BTW, the Supra sounded GREAT!

@RazeTheWeak 8 ай бұрын

As a photographer/videographer, I really like the intro. You guys made a good change by showing other parts of the drum center. It definitely shows how vast your inventory is. Great work, guys!

@drumcenternh 8 ай бұрын

Glad you liked it and thank you!

@mikeskenne 8 ай бұрын

That DW kick drum with the Canopus and Tama snares is Awesome sounding!

@CornerStoreDrums 8 ай бұрын

OH let’s go!! DCP NEVER disappoints!! Love that Sonor snare but I’m biased certainly! 😂 🥁

@jay_palacios2314 8 ай бұрын

Nah that thing sounded good for sure!

@telsonalves8060 8 ай бұрын

Os vídeos da DCP são sempre excelentes ,informativos e alguns bem divertidos,mas sempre com respeito e profissionalismo. Parabéns pessoal !!!

@petermasalsky8844 8 ай бұрын

All sounded great, but the BDC snare sounded best to me. Bravo, folks.

@traviswoodall6547 8 ай бұрын

I just bought one about a month ago and I love that thing.

@brettnewmandrums 8 ай бұрын

Great review! My picks: Canopus, Tama, Keplinger

@andreasbreitwieser1449 8 ай бұрын

Love the Canopus. Wenge adds so much focus to the tone. Also the Sonor Kompressor series is a big hit! The Cedar Snare from Tama is RICH. The Joyful Noise has a beautiful dry sound, real joyful.

@alexalja 8 ай бұрын

All snares sound very nice but I like the Mapex and Gretsch more. Great work guys, thanks!

@jimilee3383 8 ай бұрын

Along with the way you played the drum, awesome by the way, I had to stop and comment that I haven't heard such a great snare drum as the British raven since my Brass on brass 6/12x14 Black beauty. WOW 😮

@krusher74 8 ай бұрын

`The HLD590 needed cranking up!

@PrantoKoX 8 ай бұрын

Regardless of the price, if any drummer walked into my recording studio with that Joyful Noise snare I'd be totally happy - over any of the other ones in this video! 🥁👌🏼 That, and of course that copper Sonor of the "honourable mention" practically leave not much for all the others, for my taste & ear.

@camerondean6804 8 ай бұрын

Milestones Founders Fiberglass (would buy one immediately if they would offer it in gloss or matte black), Ludwig Hammered Superphonic, and British Drum Company Raven. My #1 this year is the Ludwig 6.5" Raw Bronze Superphonic with Tube Lugs. One of the greatest snares I've heard. Great job by you folks, as always.

@jeremydale5080 8 ай бұрын

The snare in your theme music sounds pretty awesome.

@joc8 8 ай бұрын

Essentially, they all sounded great. I have a BDC Big Softy 14" x 6.5", and a Gretsch Bell Brass 14" x 6.5," in my snare arsenal, so I was drawn to those of a similar elk. The Joyful Noise was fantastic, both sonically, and visually... maybe one day I'll own one. Basically, you guys could make cardboard boxes sound great, your dynamics and musicality are spot on. Look forward to the next video! Cheers.

@adrianjimenezdrums 8 ай бұрын

Sonor HLD. For me, one of the best drums in history.

@joelmarquez4629 8 ай бұрын

Whoa 😳 all nice

@jamesdennett196 8 ай бұрын

All amazing, tbf. I own a Solidus which also featured in your snares of 21 or 22, so great to see another Black Panther there this year. Also great to see the Raven in there. Still don't know how they make it for that money. Where are they cutting corners??? And it sounded superb, but I do favour heavy muffling myself. The Gretsch bronze sounded incredible. But for me it's Ronn's Milestone. Sounds just perfect for my taste. And looks unbelievable. The reflections of it even look good. And I loved the honourable mentions 😂😂👍

@MrMrh1958 8 ай бұрын

I’ve got an 8 lug 14.”x6.5 Milestone on order!🤗

@ohigginssz8146 8 ай бұрын

The Mapex and the Milestone get my nod, amazing!

@epade 8 ай бұрын

Keplinger! wow man

@DMBCJ21 8 ай бұрын

Milestone sounds pretty darn good. I’ll say that!

@C0zyDunt 8 ай бұрын

Loved the Ian Paice tribute at Honorable Mention 2. 👍

@rasguy602 2 ай бұрын

That 40yr old 590 is still the ultimate for me in any tuning range.

@aronfebles 8 ай бұрын

That TAMA Solid Cedar actually sounded nice and crispy

@lanceschultz7132 8 ай бұрын

Yamaha sounds good. Liked the Canopus too....

@alkingborn4620 8 ай бұрын

Never loved any DW product but this one is probably my fav 1 together with Mapex and Joyful Noise

@jjdente7666 8 ай бұрын

i voted with my wallet 13" phosphor bronz all the way. Best 13" money can buy. If I played 14's that sonor would be killer to go with my sq2 heavy birch.

@dancalabrese3523 8 ай бұрын

Liked the Joyful Noise Knight Hawk so much that I bought one after speaking to Tony. But other great snares here are British Raven, Tama Solid Cedar, the Milestone and of course the Ludwig Hammered. I'd be happy to own any of them.

@tinterlande 8 ай бұрын

A man of fine taste you are, Dan 😉

@dancalabrese3523 8 ай бұрын

Hopefully, I'll be receiving it soon. It's been a long wait!@@tinterlande

@rippindrummer666 8 ай бұрын

The Gretsch bronze and the Canopus birch were my favorite

@ltrudd 8 ай бұрын

For the price the 8x14 Sonor Kompressor is absolutely my choice. It has an incredible tuning range.

@andrewallenpainter1616 7 ай бұрын

Me too. Deep tone, solid snare sound.

@woody4269 8 ай бұрын

Super vid. Thank u 🍻. T ring on t Milestone fibreglass is gorgeous. Didn't even know fibreglass was used for drums of any sort. T phosphor ring. Sonor sig ring. T supraphonic ring. Are DW t kings of gum?

@cfogg2556 8 ай бұрын

Was hoping the gretsch copper would sneak its way in. That thing looks a beast

@MeTuLHeD 8 ай бұрын

Supraphonic FTW! Canopus a CLOSE second.

@obgmd2624 7 ай бұрын

I strayed to the internet while I was listening and the moment that Mapex Black Panther came up I thought… Jeff Hamilton without even seeing it! That is my favorite. However, that BDC snare… that thing sounds great and for the price. It may end up in my Christmas list.

@donaldfabiano7775 7 ай бұрын

my favorite part of the video-the dave mattacks walk on and the british accent voice over...classic drum center of portsmouth weisenheimer...

@sammcdouall4849 8 ай бұрын

Another year of great snare drums but I would love to see more Aussie hardwood drums and more Aussie drum companies featured. Sleishman drums are still being made and still sound amazing. Evetts Drums and Red Rock Drums are high end snare drums that need more air time as well as a new drum company PA Lovetone Drums making soild Aussie hardwood snare drums. With online price of Brady drums though the roof, drummers need to know that drums similar to brady snares are still being made today.

@musshwins412 7 ай бұрын

The Fiberglass interests me most. Will be researching Milestone.

@andygingerichdrums 3 ай бұрын

I generally don't like DW but that DW kick drum sounds OVER THE TOP, what?!? SO GOOD!!!

@TM_Stone 8 ай бұрын

"Best snare drum under $8500" Awesome!

@steverichdrummr 7 ай бұрын

Very interesting guy's. If course all nice, if I had to pick a favorite, it would the Milestone. I didn't know they were back at it, it's a good thing. Still love Tony's drumming.

@borispopovic2570 8 ай бұрын

Was the black DW Kit, the Purpleheart one? Sounds and looks delicious!!

@monkeyboydc 8 ай бұрын

real hard to beat a supraphonic, but most keplingers are kinda on their own level.

@keithpratt1849 5 ай бұрын

As always, a great demo. You may have done this already, but a demo on snares? Their diferent sounds. Which give better sensitivity, what which ones may work better at low and higher volumes for different depth of snare drums and materials. I noticed on my deeper snare drums the need to be hit harder to get the full vibration of of standard width snares.

@hasan_bahramian 8 ай бұрын

❤❤❤❤

@neekondrums 8 ай бұрын

Yes, best snare drum under $8500. That's what I love about DCP -- always thinking about us little guys on a budget.

@adamfrost3722 8 ай бұрын

The stage custom is 99 buck

@Lupine. 6 ай бұрын

@@adamfrost3722 Yamaha... making the best "affordable" instruments.

@munton5150 7 ай бұрын

I liked the Gretsch the most. All great.

@GromloSlomlo 8 ай бұрын

What wood configuration is that bass drum from the very first demo? That DW kick sounds insane

@natanpierce495 8 ай бұрын

DW and Ludwig!

@vandavis000 8 ай бұрын

I realky thought that yamaha had a good sound but im all in for birch drums abd the price of stage custom is unbeatable. Thanks dcp.❤

@garyglynn6124 8 ай бұрын

They all sounded great but if I have to pick one that be the Keplinger!

@sr98rkc98 8 ай бұрын

What hats were you using on the #10 Canopus snare?

@thomastorres9902 8 ай бұрын

😱👏👏

@davidsuprenant893 8 ай бұрын

If I didn't look and only listen, for the way they are tunned,hands down I would have picked the milestone as #1 and British drum company raven #2.man they sounded great!!

@af7119 8 ай бұрын

What ride is Barrett playing during the Hammered Supra section?

@evilhubert 8 ай бұрын

For me it’s all in the die cast hoops man

@krusher74 8 ай бұрын

yeah, i like their resonance control

@Jdrummer77 6 ай бұрын

Hey thanks guys trying to choose a great snare for a new upcoming sonor SQ1 kit probably won’t get the SQ1 snare and don’t want to pay the 1580 CA for Benny Greb which cost 1000 about ten years ago.

@cbasbwoyETP 8 ай бұрын

Don't sleep on the Mapex! Joyful noise and BDC hit.. yamaha stage are pure legends.. get one!

@WyattBrown377 8 ай бұрын

What's the new snare mic setup? Looks like the Earthworks is straight down almost touching the hoop? Am I seeing that right? How does that sound?

@eddkrub 2 ай бұрын

7,4 It sound good

@fiercestcalmivebeenin9937 8 ай бұрын

Tama G Maple 5.5 "Remo Coated Kevlar" tightened.

@concertjunkie3402 5 ай бұрын

Does anybody know what snare was used on Danzig's Twist of Cain recording?

@percussionistanthonyrobert12 8 ай бұрын

These are some great sounding and informative videos! I look forward to visiting #DrumCenterofPortsmouth

@bamahi7142 6 ай бұрын

Yamaha "honorable mention" was the only one with a dry crack, and WITHOUT a ring. To me, that was the best one.

@Hreodrich 6 ай бұрын

I kept reading his shirt as “sack blabbath”.

@Jay-Go 5 ай бұрын

Some nice playing, but I could sure use way less rim shots and less cymbals. Good to hear the drums in back beat settings, but I’d sure like to hear more of the drums. BTW great snare drum options in this.

@seppoinnanen5577 8 ай бұрын

To my big surprise and being a die-hard Sonor man, the Yamaha Stage Custom appealed to my ear the most 😯👍

@user-ub9pt2xm1u 8 ай бұрын

Which hi hat did you play at number 2?

@jimdavinci8657 4 ай бұрын

I favor the Sonor Bronze Shell parallel action snare. I think it had the purest sound,best looks,etc....Thevither Sonor Compresser had a nice sound as well.

@jimdavinci8657 4 ай бұрын

The other Sonor I mean. Typeo Thevither

@markpichler9070 7 ай бұрын

What has to do a Signature Bronze snare of the 80s/90s in a rewiew of 2023 snares?

@sojake3712 8 ай бұрын

Joyful noise sounded best to me

@hauntedhose 7 ай бұрын

Stage custom Birch ftw 👈

@emailforchristopher 7 ай бұрын

Liked the British Drum Co snare, pronounced.

@FrankDag 7 ай бұрын

10:36 Is this the Gretsch USA Phosphor Bronze Snare Drum 14x6.5, as the video states, or the Gretsch USA Bronze Snare Drum 14x6.5, which is linked in the description? There's a $1,180.00 difference and whichever is in the video sounds fantastic.

@do8671 8 ай бұрын

What Sabian Ride did you use with snare #5 (Star Reserve solid Cedar)

@adamfrost3722 8 ай бұрын

Tempest 22”

@sharper9009 8 ай бұрын

All lovely sounding drums. However, I would bet 50 to 1 that in a blind listening situation no one would be able to tell which was which. Maybe you’d pick out the Sonor because of the shell depth or if one was metal or not but that’s about it. That doesn’t mean that higher end drums aren’t worth it to the discerning player though; they often feel much better to play, have better sensitivity and much smoother hardware.