Topic: GIANT HOLES IN A SNARE!

[rockdave]

I was watching MTV the other night.  They had on an album launch for Blink-182's new CD, and the drummer was shown playing on his set.  He showed us his snare which had a large (pro'ly about 3 in.) hole in the shell.  He considered it as a vent, but I had never seen a snare with a vent that big before.  Apparently it makes the drum louder.  Do any of you know?

[Mark Schlipper]

Check out OCDP's (Orange County Drum and Percussion) site.   They are the main force behind this recent trend with vented snares and have info on what they believe it offers a drum.   And yeah, a drier louder sound is pretty much it.