I used the Yamaha snare in High School. Tone is good but the pearl smokes it 100 to 1. I use this drum on my personal drum kit at home and I also use it for sticking training. mine is white and I have had NO problems with it!!!!

I have owned this drum for two years now, and I am very happy with the purchase. This drum is very light weight , sounds awesome with kevlar heads if you tune it right ( i would go with white max on top, and evans hybrid on the bottom), and overall good looking. As far as features go it has awesome snare strainers with nice gut snares, great hardware (rings a bitt though), and the shell is very nicely crafted (still hasn't warped). the only downside to this drum is the fact that is doesn't have top snares. So if you're looking for a great sounding drum for a cheep price, this is the drum for you. BUY IT!!!!

I have owned this drum for two years now, and I am very happy with the purchase. This drum is very light weight , sounds awesome with kevlar heads if you tune it right ( i would go with white max on top, and evans hybrid on the bottom), and overall good looking. As far as features go it has awesome snare strainers with nice gut snares, great hardware (rings a bitt though), and the shell is very nicely crafted (still hasn't warped). the only downside to this drum is the fact that is doesn't have top snares. So if you're looking for a great sounding drum for a cheep price, this is the drum for you. BUY IT!!!!

These drums are a very good purchase. My high school drum line uses them and after about five seasons, they've held up pretty good. Last year one got dropped on cement and the stand was bent but we replaced it and now it's fine. they don't scratch very easily and when they do scratch it's hardly noticeable. Very good drums overall. The one problem with them is that they need tuned quite often ... about every show or two.

my drumline uses these and they r the best of the best