Snare Wire Comparison | How does strand count affect sound?

Have you ever wondered how snare wire strand count affects your snare sound? Well you can stop now! Simon tested five different snare wires with 16 up to 42 strands to find out!

Interesting bits and pieces:
0:00 Intro
0:28 20 Strands
0:57 24 Strands
1:26 30 Strands
1:55 42 Strands
2:24 16 Strands
2:53 Conclusions
3:22 Quick Comparison
3:33 Which did you like best?

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[gmmjxuu]

Great comparison video!
Another tip I think not many people know about is actually using 13" wires for a 14" snare (provided you use straps or cords that are long enough).
That way I feel like your ghost notes sound crisper, while at the same time, as you lay into the drum, it softens up more, so you get the best of both worlds.
And if you're like me and prefer less strands to hear more of the drum (even down to 8 can get enough wire sound, like Gavin Harrison uses), you can just snap them with a metal clipper tool. But then it is important to pay attention that you don't actually bend the other wires, which would cause them to loosen and rattle.
Maybe this helps some of you :)

[andreasbreitwieser]

I like the 16 strands most and btw I like the hihat very much!

[UWB]

IMO the sweet spot was 20 or 24 strand. The 16 strand wasn't crisp enough for my taste, and the 30 and 42 I know from experience cannot be tightened enough across the full width to sound crisp - they always sound too loose.
I would have liked to hear a comparison between the different metal wire compositions available. For example, Pearl makes gold-plated wire; others offer steel, bronze, etc. And also there are various types of coils - standard "pen spring style" vs. guitar-wound style, etc. I'm sure there's some differences there.

[jlozzano]

that snare sounds awesome! what snare model is it and which drumehead is on?

[dragobotica]

I don't have a single cent of profit from this comment, or is it really an advertisement, but I would like to draw the attention of my colleagues to the fact that there is a gentleman named Zoran Bibin. He makes hand-made wire for snare that are simply fantastic. I tried it and I was convinced. otherwise every PURESOUND snare wire I try, is also great.

[bruxo]

what about the (real good) -20 wires test?

[alessandrobeato]

16 best! I use 12 strands pure sound ... and what do you think about canopus snare wires?
PS what snare is? LM402?
PS 2 great video man

[DrumGalaxy]

Great vid! I just uploaded one on how to use Pearl cams on a TAMA Speed Cobra. You might like it.

[vfrjddk]

Its a much bigger difference in person

[ladamoon-nw]

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