Puresound Snares on Supraphonic

[toolstudio]

Hi,

I'm just thinking about replacing the original Ludwig snares on my
Ludwg Supraphonic 5"/14 with Puresound snares.

Anybody done that ? Is it worth the money ?
If so, which size would be best.


wolfgang

[peeder]

Please save everything original and sell it with the original snare when you're done with it.

[Jax]

Originally Posted by peeder

Please save everything original and sell it with the original snare when you're done with it.

Yes, what he said.

I'd just take the original wires to the drum shop or even GC and match the wire thickness to whatever is closest in the Puresound line. It will probably be worth it. All the snare wires that came with my snares (except the Craviotto) were generic crap and the PS made a big difference.

[MJGreene Audio]

Originally Posted by toolstudio

Hi,

I'm just thinking about replacing the original Ludwig snares on my
Ludwg Supraphonic 5"/14 with Puresound snares.

Anybody done that ? Is it worth the money ?
If so, which size would be best.


wolfgang

Funny you should mention this. I picked up a Suphraphonic the other day and was just about to replace the snares with some Puresound snares also. I always love the way the really wide snares sound. I will probably sound great. I can't remember the thickness but I have used the 32? and also the 42?'s. It really sounds great. I will do this in a couple of weeks when I can get up to the drum shop.

Also you do need to save the original snares. Not that it makes a world of difference but if you decide to sell it, having it original will be a big plus!!!

Good luck and report back!
Michael Greene

[biggator6]

I just picked up a late 70's Acrolite (CHEAP!).. threw some fresh heads and some puresounds on it... the thing SMOKES now.

[arizonadrum]

Originally Posted by MJGreene Audio

Funny you should mention this. I picked up a Suphraphonic the other day and was just about to replace the snares with some Puresound snares also. I always love the way the really wide snares sound. I will probably sound great. I can't remember the thickness but I have used the 32? and also the 42?'s. It really sounds great. I will do this in a couple of weeks when I can get up to the drum shop.

i second what everyone else is saying (keep the og snares). also, for sure try out a 42 strand snare on there. i put a 42strand snare on all my my deeper metal snares. anything 6" or deeper. you'll love it.

[pasta]

Which PS snares have we been using? I have a supraphonic and acrolite, too.

[666666]

In my opinion a Supraphonic sounds best with the original Ludwig snare wires. They provide a nice quick snap and are largely part of the classic Supra sound.

I've tried lots of snare wires on different drums and keep coming back to 20-strand steel wires... Pearl makes good ones... about as close as you can get to the Ludwig Supra wires... generally.

Heavier darker wires provide, yes, you guessed it, a darker sound... with less snap and less detail... but I guess it's all subjective, apples and oranges. All depends on how you tune your snare, how you play it, style of music, etc, etc....

Hey, anyone getting rid of original Supra snare wires, I'll take `em!!! Seriously.

[TheArchitect]

Originally Posted by biggator6

I just picked up a late 70's Acrolite (CHEAP!).. threw some fresh heads and some puresounds on it... the thing SMOKES now.

Amen to that. I have given three acrolites that treatment

[joeq]

I have a old Supraphonic and I was very pleased with the improvement the Puresound wires made. I was always skeptical of even the concept of premium snares, but I bought them on impulse on "payday" as it were, and I am glad I did.

I long ago discarded the 'original' snare wires. oops.

Just like I no longer have the 'original' heads.

That's OK - to hell with all that "collector" thinking, I plan to use my Supra, set up the way I like it, til the day I die. My heirs will just have to deal.