Snare Drum Hoops Comparison - Drummer's Review

[KRIMHDrummer]

Thanks for doing such great and informative videos! It’s a lot of work to do such videos but we all appreciate them.

[lentzintl]

These are the best reviews around! Excellent comparison. Drumeo put out a snare drum comparison video yesterday and they all had different tunings and heads. While they noted this as a disclaimer it was a useless video and typical of most reviews. Your attention to detail and consistency is refreshing! Keep up the good work!

[angelrgdrums]

Yeah I mean, incredibly consistent review shots. Just best review channel in whole YT. The consistency of the tuning, playing, etc. makes really easy to notice the nuances. Thank you.

[pheachshorbet]

The tapping of the hoops while disconnected from the drum made me LOL, especially the walnut. You know it's coming and then when you finally hear the dry knock, it's just so satisfying. haha ...I think it's worth noting that the prime benefit of S hoops is that they make sticks last way way longer. To a budget conscious drummer, this can be extremely valuable. ...This was really well done and informative as all your videos are. Fantastic smooth speaking ability! Love it.

[johncollins]

Never thought I would look forward to taking drum advice from a bassist, but this Nolly dude is bang on!

[giuliocarmassi]

changing both top and bottom hoops of my brass snare from triple flange to Die Cast made a huge positive difference. Now i get the complex harmonics and resonance still, but more beef, attack and control, and I have no need anymore for any muffling. I haven't found a single comparison of hoops on toms on youtube. Would love to hear one! Thanks for your videos guys!

[richboshart]

Terrific comparison fellas. As the owner of a brass TKO, this was especially useful for me. One of the best metal drums on the planet IMO.

[xRamZx]

Wow I never thought that the hoops made that much of a difference in sound quality! I always looked at kits with die cast hoops as higher end, but I think I like s hoops now!

[bobfranklin]

This really was incredibly helpful to hear the distinctive drum sound reflecting the five different hoops played in a 'continuous' edited sound. It was also helpful to hear the ring out from each type of hoop as the drummer suspended them in turn on his finger rather like a chime or gong. The surprise for me was the very distinctive sound of the wood hoop. These sound differences will replicate across different types of drums and drum sizes of course, (ie hanging tom Vs floor tom) and it would be terrific to hear a different review focused on those sound comparisons.

[w.carlblackwell]

One of the best gear reviews I've ever seen. Thank you!

[PKAY]

I put an S-Hoop on a 1960s 6-lug 5x14 Ludwig Pioneer and it now plays like an 8-Lug Jazz Festival. Provided the extra stiffness associated with going from 6 to 8 lugs without the choking effect of a die cast. And 14" 6-lug die cast hoops are rare to find but it's easy to find a 6-lug 14" S-Hoop.

[jasonrobelia]

Love my S hoops on toms. I have not tried them on a snare yet.

[houseofdyer]

I love how the steel triple flange hoop is just as dusty as all of mine. Makes me happy.

[masoudkeramat]

Your Channel Is Awesome, With An Exceptional Musician Like Nolly On Your Side, I Guess This Is No Surprise, this kind of success. Mentioning Both Good & Bad Aspects Of A Product Is So Exiting. Honesty Is The Key!

[bbfoto]

+Drummer's Review

👍👍 Another FANTASTIC comparison, gentlemen! This is the type of stuff that is so time consuming for us to do on our own *properly* so THANK YOU so much for this excellent demo and your fantastic audio production.


And great job on keeping the drum PERFECTLY aligned in the video from shot to shot between hoop changes! You must have used laser beams, haha.

You guys are the ABSOLUTE BEST drum review & demonstration channel on YouTube!!! Thanks for that x1000!

[DMBCJ]

That Walnut wood hoop is the best hands down!!!!

[bassplate]

Great comparison! Please do a toms-and-snare comparison some time. Like a maple kit with 10-12-16 toms, and compare hoops: 2.3 steel, die-cast zinc, Yamaha die-cast alu, and wood hoops.

[billnicholas]

Always your reviews are to the point and thorough. Very much appreciated.

[BoswachtBlog]

When in doubt, die cast. Great review.

[dinospumoni]

I think the steel triple-flanged is my favorite and most versatile, but I love the walnut as well and the warmth of its sound, but I think it's more musically situationally, and also makes rim-clicks and rimshots sounds substantially different, and makes the latter more difficult to reliably perform. Speaking of rimshots (not rim-clicks), that could be a useful addition to snare-related reviews in the future. :) It's a very important technique in many different musical situations.