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Mapex MPX Birch Snare Drum 14" X 5.5"BLACK

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    Easy price for birch punch and tone.

    The Mapex MPX Birch Snare Drum offers well-balanced punch and tone, making it a great snare for any musical application. Its birch shell yields clean defined attack along with warm open tones. The shell is finished in a gloss and is adorned with chrome-plated triple-flanged hoops, and chrome-plated lugs. It comes with Remo drumheads, and a 20-strand snare wire.

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    • 100% 5.1mm birch shell
    • Chrome-plated triple-flanged hoops
    • Chrome-plated lugs
    • 20-strand snare wire
    • Remo drumheads

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    5/24/2013
     
    4.0

    Great snare for the price

    By ChipKid

    from Quad Cities, IA

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        Comments about Mapex MPX Birch Snare Drum:

        I've owned this snare for a few years and, while it is not on par with those top quality custom snares, it is surprisingly great. I don't know if they have changed how they make them, but mine doesn't really sound like the more recent ones. Great tone though. My only complaint is that the tension rod directly under where I rimshot comes loose all the time, but that is to be expected with the way that I play. Overall, it's a great drum, for a great price.

        Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

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        9/16/2011

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        4.0

        Pretty good

        By Martin Fredriksson

        from Sweden

        Comments about Mapex MPX Birch Snare Drum:

        Overall it's a pretty good snare but one of the snare wires came off and the head that came with the snare broke so easily... But the snare looks nice sounds nice and I like it.
        I got through the snare head that came with the snare in like a week or a few days... and I don't even hit very hard, very very weak. And after like 1.5 month one of the snare wires came off and I don't know if I should tape it to the reso head or take it off?
        It's a good snare for the price and I'm pretty happy with it.

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        5.0

        Beautiful but...

        By Christianiswolf

        from Honolulu, HI

        Comments about Mapex MPX Birch Snare Drum:

        This snare is really pretty, but I'd have to say the sound just "alright". The stock batter head is pretty good. Really loud and snappy, but it's kinda thin, so it's easy to wear down. I only had mine on for about a week before the coating started to come off. I switched it with a Remo Emperor Coated head. The snare wires are a lousy 15 strand, and they're a little flimsy. I got a new 20 strand and now it sounds amazing. Overall I'd say it's a great snare for intermediate drummers.

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