DCP Royal Drumble | The Ultimate Snare Drum Competition - Week 3

Week 3 of our ultimate snare drum competition continues! Get subscribed and cast your vote in the comments section to determine which snare drum will advance to the next round! Maybe you'll even win something, tough guy!

Chapters
00:00 - Intro
01:16 - Week 3 Snares Matchup
01:52 - Ludwig Acrolite LOWER
03:04 - PDP Aluminum LOWER
04:13 - Sonor Kompressor Steel LOWER
05:18 - Gretsch USA Solid Steel LOWER
06:19 - Ludwig Acrolite HIGHER
07:24 - PDP Aluminum HIGHER
08:33 - Sonor Kompressor Steel HIGHER
09:38 - Gretsch USA Solid Steel HIGHER
10:47 - Head 2 Head Comparison

Buy the snare drums here:
Ludwig Acrolite Snare Drum 14x6.5 w/Tube Lugs

PDP Concept Select 3mm Aluminum Snare Drum 14x6.5 w/Walnut Hoops

Sonor Kompressor Snare Drum 14x6.5 Chromed Steel

Gretsch USA Solid Steel Snare Drum 14x6.5

Drum Set Used:
Sonor SQ2 Maple 3pc Drum Set Black Green w/Black Hardware

Hi-hats Used:
Paiste Formula 602 Modern Essentials Hi Hat Cymbals 15"

Special thanks to WWE Legend Hacksaw Jim Duggan and his lovely wife Deborah for all of their help.

Special thanks to Tough Guy Chris Munton for producing our theme song.

Microphones used to capture the drums:

Bass Drum:

Snare Drum:

Toms:

Overheads:

Room Mics:

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[adamfrost]

Hey. If you’re getting burned out this content, don’t worry. We’re back to some different content next week.

[ignaciosanchezsanabria]

Gretsch USA wins.
Overtones are well balanced in both tunings. Rimshots sound crystal clear.

[mdrumt]

Sonor for me, love that ring, which you can always tame back if you like. Gretsch close second.

[karimmcdaniels]

For me it would be 1. Gretsch 2. Sonor 3. Ludwig 4. PDP. I was intrigued with the idea of wooden hoops on the PDP but it just sounded too dead to me, while the Ludwig "rang" too much for my tastes. All of them are better than what I have right now though, so they're all music to my ears! Thanks for all the great work with these Drumbles and all your other reviews! Love 'em!

[TheKid]

That Sonor Kompressor is it. That tone is just magic at all tuning levels. Followed by Ludwig, Gretsch and then PDP.

[theigadwolf]

Sonor
Gretsch
PDP
Ludwig.

Was really surprised at how little I liked the Ludwig. Thought it would be tops or close to it.

[JazzyJonas]

I vote for the Sonor. It might be a little "much" for some situations, but that clear, crisp sound is just heaven.

[Jeff-rhmq]

The Gretsch gets my vote but the PDP is real good!

[jgreed]

Sonor Kompressor. I’m a fan. Especially with the higher tuning.

[RoseEggs]

The Kompressor is so tight and Sonor lugs are really pretty! I’m a big fan definitely has my vote!!!

[SeanZetterlund]

The Gretsch wins for me, but the Sonor is a damn close second. Considering you can find the Sonor for in the $200s on Reverb, that's a great value!

[borispopovic]

They're very close to eachother, the PDP for example has a different Sounddesign with the Walnut Hoops, i don't think it's "fair" to compare these...but if i had to rank, i'd say:
1. Ludwig
2. Sonor
3. Gretsch
4. PDP
But could imagine to own all of them...and if had to buy two of those, i'd take the Ludwig abd the PDP, because of the class and the versatility. Thanks for making such fun videos!

[ericmcvey]

1. Sonor
2. Gretsch
3. Ludwig
4. PDP

[natelilly]

Gotta go with the classic...that Acrolite sounds so pure with beautiful overtones in both high and low tunings. The acrolite's my vote!

[jjohnsonmarine]

This was very close! I feel like the Ludwig wins for me because it had the most overtones of the bunch, and in my mind that means that it's the most versatile if you start adding gels or other things it's got the most range

[cfusilier]

Oh man. This is a tough one, as I like them all for different reasons. I’ll go with the Gretsch. I think it’s more musical, and consistent across different tunings and mic placement. But, really - no one could go wrong with any of these.

[jasonm]

Sonor takes the edge for me, but just slightly.

I feel like the last couple weeks were an easy call (especially last week), but these were all pretty close. I'd gladly take any of them!

[stephentyler]

1.
2. Gretsch
3. Sonor
4. PDP

This is the closest race of the lot thus far. All of these snares are killer. The Ludwig is my favourite. But that Gretsch is a very close 2nd.

[danielprice]

They all sound awesome, I find myself liking the Ludwig sound the best 🥁

[tylerromeo]

The Sonor was ridiculously good. Loved the Acro too, but Sonor killed it.