New Bonham snare vs Vintage Bonham snare

[equipmentdork]

Monroe big gold badge ? Those are good drums

I love the big badge. Probably also doesn't hurt that I saw a YT video where someone dialed in an Alex Van Halen sound perfectly with one. That video is long gone, sadly.

Dan

 

[jaymandude]

I love the big badge. Probably also doesn't hurt that I saw a YT video where someone dialed in an Alex Van Halen sound perfectly with one. That video is long gone, sadly.

Dan

Yup. If I were the original poster I'd look for one of those. Won't pay top 70's dollar but still classic Made in America sound..

 

[CAMDRUMS]

I had a new(er) one and couldn’t get it to tune up right. I hear they are prone to splay issues.

 

[UptownShakedown]

Yeah. the new ones are made from recycled beer cans. Ain't nothing like the real thing.

How do you define new? The Supra has been around for 6 decades.

 

[halldorl]

Take into consideration that when Bonham was playing his 402 it was relatively new.

I have compared a 70´s 402 to a new one side by side and personally I liked the new one better. It was livelier and sounded more fresh somehow. More crunch and pop.

 

[jptrickster]

How do you define new? The Supra has been around for 6 decades.

Anything this side of 70's b/o pointy badge (in reference to op's original post)

 

[drummingbulldog]

My '65 6.5x14 is different than my 70's B/O. My '65 has a "normal" set up - coated amb. My B/O is a Bonham setup and tuned accordingly. I honestly could not say whether they sound similar as the B/O only has one purpose for me.......my 80's and 90's are all bronze Supras and/or BB's......my '00 BB is brass. I had a '00 decade 5x14 and it sounded similar to vintage but lacked mojo....

What is the Bonham setup?

 

[JazzDrumGuy]

What is the Bonham setup?

Coated emperor top, clear diplomat (thin) snare side and 42 strand wires. It gets me as close as I can get......

 

[jptrickster]

These dudes crack me up

 

[drummingbulldog]

Coated emperor top, clear diplomat (thin) snare side and 42 strand wires. It gets me as close as I can get......

I had the late 90s chrome brass edition with tube lugs. Great sound but shoddy workmanship. Dented bottom bearing edge on one & warped hoop or bent hoop on the replacement. I got a Dunnett SS Classic. I run the same thing as Bonzo I guess except for I used Aquarian Texture coated super thin on top. I tried an emp before. I like the drum's feel better with the thinner top head. I've been running dip snare side and 42 strand for years. Never knew Bonzo used that. I knew AVH used wide snares but different top & bottom heads I think.

 

[JazzDrumGuy]

I had the late 90s chrome brass edition with tube lugs. I like the drum's feel better with the thinner top head.

Bonzo used a COA, not COB, to my knowledge, at least in the 70's B/O models. The COB would give some overtones that the drier aluminum would not have. On snares, I prefer ambassador heads (mediums) on top and emperor's on my metal snares. I think it adds fatness and also helps control the tone (but mine has a muffler, too).

 

[drummingbulldog]

He used 402's but I read he also used a c.o.b. with tube lugs early on. I love the 402's I have played. When I was spending money I wanted a black beauty sound but chrome with tube lugs. I figured if a 402 was 400.00 & the b.e. was 450.00 back then, give me the brass. It didn't work out but I kinda want one again.

 

[jaymandude]

Y’all getting worked up about that Emperor batter. Seems to me Bonham would have used the vintage one, the new reissue.

 

[jptrickster]

I use a coated Ambassador could never get the right feel w an Emperor or reverse power dot.