Mahogany – which used to be the standard, but is quite scarce these days, and therefore rarely used.Beech – which is a nice balance between maple and birch.Birch – which is dense, durable, and similar to steel in sound.Maple – the most popular by far, with deep lows, balanced mid/highs, and an overall versatile sound. Since wood is by far the most popular of these 3 options, the obvious next question is….which woods? Acrylic – which has a “fat” sound with a very loud crack, and is mainly found in rock and funk.Metal – which has a bright tone, long sustain, and tight rimshot, and mainly found in rock and metal.Wood – which is richest in bass and mids, the most versatile due to the number of possible woods, and found across all genres of music.With snare drums, it’s far more common to see their shells made from any number of materials…Īll of which have an enormous influence on its overall sound. While the other drums on a typical drum kit are almost always made of wood…
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