What should I buy next?? I'm trying not to be too much over my first goal...

[Quai34]

Well, you had warn me, if I start to go this rabbit hole, it will be tough...If you read again my first post about my "small collection of snares", I was thinking about 10...I'm already at 16 with more of some stuff I would have never thought...For example, 2 14X8" when I thought I was a shallow snare guy...and only one 5", zéro 5,5 (Ok 2 on my list) and a lot of 6,5"...Some wood like Zebrawood or Sendan I wasn't even knew it existed!!
Anyway, here is my recap about my current collection, and what I could/should buy after that, let me know, I know you helped me a lot in the past, there is for sure some stuff i haven't thought about yet.

SIZES & BRANDS FOR SNARES

I) SIZES
A) All Together

In Bold, Snares I have, in normal, Snare I have planned to buy, so, 16+3 = 19 ??

Size / Model / Brand
1) 5.0 Maple, Star Reserve, Single Ply, Tama
2) 5.5 ??? INDé Aluminium or Yamaha RC Aluminium?? Or Pearl Sensitone Bronze 5,5??
3) 5.75 Brass, Benny Greb V2, Sonor.
4) 5.75 Beech, Benny Greb V2, Multiply, Sonor
5) 6.0 Maple, Mappa Burl Starphonic, Multiply, Tama
6) 6.25 Purpleheart, Single Ply, "Gold/Brass" Hardware, Summit
7) 6.5 Purpleheart, Single Ply, Black Hardware, Summit
8) 6.5 Cherry, Single Ply, INDé/Summit
9) 6.5 Birch/Walnut/Rosewood, Multiply, Mapex.
10) 6.5 Walnut 30th Anniversary, Multiply, Mapex.
11) 6.5 Aluminium Modelled 2N, Dunnet
12) 6.5 Sendan, Star Reserve, Single Ply, Tama
13) 6.5 Mahogany, Stable Stave, AVA Drums.
14) 6.5 Aluminium, Cast, AVA Drums.
15) 6.5 Brass, Recording Custom, Yamaha.
16) 7.0 Copper Raw, Starphonic, Tama (900)
17) 7.0 Maple/Zebrawood, Multiply, Tama.
18) 8.0 Walnut, Single Ply, Summit
19) 8.0 Beech/Mahogany, Single Ply, Summit

Ok, So, question 1)
Do you think it make sense to get the Bronze Sensitone in 5,5 instead of any Aluminium because i have already 2 Aluminium Snares? Even if 5,5 seems shallow for a deep/low end material like Bronze? Or teh fact that it's already low end means a shallow drums is even better? I prefer the shorter lugs of this snare anyway. For the two other snares, the beech Sonor Benny Greb and the TAMA raw Copper, I have been thinking about them for so long that as soon as I find them at a correct price (And when I have or if i have the funds, I will buy them)

Number of Snares per Side

5.0 = 1
5.5 = 0 (1 with the Pearl Sensitone Bronze 5.5)
5.75 = 2
6 = 1
6.25 = 1
6.5 = 9
7 = 1
8 = 2

Needs more 5 and 5.5 and 6, maybe one 7
Yes:
1) Sensitone 5.5 Bronze
2) Raw Copper 7.0

Question 2)
Do you think I have too many 6,5"? It came a bit like that, I haven't planned this, I know it,s supposed to be the most polyvalent size right? As I said, I would have never thought I could like 7,0 and 8,0 sanres but they are awesome, the Tama Maple Zebrawood and the 2 Summit. So, which 5.5" would you buy?

II) MATERIALS
A) All Together

1) MAPLE SINGLE PLY (Tama Star Reserve)
2) MAPLE MAPPA BURL MULTIPLY (Tama Starphonic)
3) MAPLE ZEBRAWOOD MULTIPLY (Tama SLP)
4) SENDAN SINGLE PLY (Tama Star Reserve)
5) BIRCH/WALNUT/ROSEWOOD MULTIPY (Mapex Shadow)
6) WALNUT SINGLE PLY (Summit 15X8")
7) WALNUT MULTIPLY (Mapex 30th Anniversary)
8) & 9) 2 PURPLEHEART SINGLE PLY (Summit 14X6.25 & 14X6.5)
10) BEECH/MAHOGANY/BEECH SINGLE PLY (Summit 14X8")
11) CHERRY SINGLE PLY (INDé/Summit)
12) MAHOGANY MULTI STAVE (Ava Drums Stable Stave)
13) ROLLED AND SEAMED BRASS (Yamaha Recording Custom)
14) SEAMLESS BRASS (Sonor Benny Greb 2.0)
15) CAST ALUMINIUM (Ava Drums)
16) SEAMLESS ALUMINIUM (Dunnett Modelled 2N)


2 ALUMINIUM
2 BRASS

TYPES OF WOOD
11 TYPES OF WOOD: Maple Single Ply, Maple Multiply Mappa Burl, Maple Multipy Zebrawood, Sendan Single Ply, Birch/Walnut/Rosewood Multiply, Walnut Single Ply, Walnut Multiply, Purpleheart Single Ply (X2), Beech/Mahogany/Beech Single Ply, Cherry Single Ply, Mahogany Multi Stave.

C) TYPE OF METAL
4 TYPES OF METAL: Rolled and Seamed Brass, Seamless Brass, Seamless Aluminium, Cast Aluminium.

Question 3)
Any other material I should think about besides Copper and Bronze?? A birch One, a Steel one? I was thinking about the Yamaha Steve Gadd...Or a Dunnet Steel...

III) BRANDS
1) TAMA = 4
2) SUMMIT = 4
3) MAPEX = 2
4) AVA DRUMS = 2
5) SONOR = 1 (2 with the future BG Beech)
6) YAMAHA = 1
7) DUNNET = 1
8) INDé = 1

I know, I have no Ludwig, but I have already said it, I'm not a bog fan of the Imperial lugs and every one has BB and Supra but i was never impressed like Crazy about them (Preferred the Dunnet for a Supra sound for example..). So, one of you had suggested, 4 or 5 of the main manufacturers plus 2/3 more boutique ones, so:

Question 4)
Should I consider that with Tama, Yamaha, Sonor and Mapex, I have quite a correct number of brand among the main manufacturers and with the AVA, Summit, Dunnet and Indé, I'm quite covered about more boutique snares? I have no Pearl, should be done with the Sensitone...Any suggestions? I had thought about N&C, they are not that expensive finally, like a Copper N&C ?? I looked at Joyfull Noise, magnificent but too expensive!! Cask Drums? I don't know how much they cost, any idea?

and.... THAT'S IT FOR THE QUESTIONS I STILL HAVE AT THAT POINT!!! Yeah...

 

[Whitten]

Buy nothing?
Your collection seems more about detailed lists than it is need or usage.
I buy something if I need a sound and realise I don't own anything that can get me that sound.
Again, if I was you I would sell 90% of your collection and spend the money on truly great, historic, iconic, collectable drums.
It's like having a cellar with a thousand supermarket wines, versus a couple of dozen Bordeaux and Burgundy.

 

[JimmyM]

I think you have about 17 more than I could ever use Your money and your business, but while I think you have put together a nice and varied collection of non Ludwigs, I’m not seeing a reason why you want to fill so many different categories when you probably have all the versatility you could ever need or want already. Just my opinion as someone who’s very practical about his purchases. Most of the time anyway.

 

[pwc1141]

I can't answer any of your questions because I have had just one snare drum for decades - 12 x 7 stave shell with wood hoops. I was never a collector and while I can understand one for each genre I might play, I cannot relate to having 6 or 10 or 19......

 

[Quai34]

Buy nothing?
Your collection seems more about detailed lists than it is need or usage.
I buy something if I need a sound and realise I don't own anything that can get me that sound.
Again, if I was you I would sell 90% of your collection and spend the money on truly great, historic, iconic, collectable drums.
It's like having a cellar with a thousand supermarket wines, versus a couple of dozen Bordeaux and Burgundy.

Well, that's an option because I'm already over my goal, which was 10 to 15. It was not really making a list for me, the lists are more here to try to get the lasgest view of different drums, size, metal, wood that I could learn their differences between them and still get a nice palette of sounds and look. I tried to get the best "Supermarket" snares I could find in stores and a bit used but mainly new because I don't have any knowledge to buy vintage and still wanted good instruments I could rely on, to pass to my kids and grand kids.... They might be collectors in 20/30 years...
Also, lots of choices, material but might seem too large, but I love nice instruments whatever they are if the lok and the sound please my ears and my eyes.
I don't want to go to the burden of buying and selling and buying again that's why I listened a lot to demo and video and advices and at that points, I don't think I would want to sell a single one.

Almost all of my synth could get me the sound I want, basically but they all have they character and even with a redundancy between some, well, they will sound like a synth, I have 6 keys and 6 modules. Ok, some are from 1986 and some 10 years ago, but they are still playing like new, it's electronic, as long as Caps and Ops work, your synth willwork. Not the same with old wood and metal instruments. I like shiny and I expect to keep them that way when I will pass them to my kids and grand kids. As of no where, it should be 5 by grand kids, yes, enough for them to have what they should need to play drums.

 

[Quai34]

I can't answer any of your questions because I have had just one snare drum for decades - 12 x 7 stave shell with wood hoops. I was never a collector and while I can understand one for each genre I might play, I cannot relate to having 6 or 10 or 19......

For example I know people who have 75 Sanres collected from the 60's to now and with so different sizes and choices !!! Trying to have a nice variety with way less models.

 

[Whitten]

I find the opposite. My vintage synths are temperamental and often need servicing. I have a 1920's snare that's never needed any tech work.
Also people collect classic cars based on reputation, looks, collectability. Not on the number of seats, manufacturing material (fibre glass, steel, leather).
If you want to collect drums rather than play them, I would still suggest selling 90% of your list and switching to drums with more reputation (and looks).

 

[jansara]

There is treatment for this.

 

[Jml]

I’m getting OCD just reading the amount of snares you already have and you want…more?

 

[GretschMan61]

I find the opposite. My vintage synths are temperamental and often need servicing. I have a 1920's snare that's never needed any tech work.
Also people collect classic cars based on reputation, looks, collectability. Not on the number of seats, manufacturing material (fibre glass, steel, leather).
If you want to collect drums rather than play them, I would still suggest selling 90% of your list and switching to drums with more reputation (and looks).

Some great advice here - wish I had listened to this 10 years or so ago . Would have saved me a ton to dough and the effort of the purge I did a couple years back. I was buying whatever caught my fancy regardless if I had a situation where it was required . These drums started gathering dust and I hate having unused gear kicking around . I found that I had 3 or 4 snares that were getting the majority of the stage time for me .

 

[paul z]

Lots of reasonable advice here. I‘ll add my 2cents (my list ist pretty extensive so I’m not trying to take out the fun just giving you a view from the other side of your journey)

A healthy point of view is to be found in the Steven Wolf „I‘d hit that!“ podcast. Besides being informative he goes into describing why his whole snare collection now consists of 2 Ludwig Acrolites. Might save you a lot of money.

Another music/player oriented view is to be found in Russ Miller‘s explanation of the Mapex Design Lap snare palette. He designed them with key sound in mind that a studio musician might need.

As a collector it all depends on what you find joy in. No need to justify it with a specific purpose other than it brings you joy. Word of caution though sometimes things/stuff (even if it‘s lovingly curated) weighs one down. As mentioned before here if you decide to resell you‘d benefit if the drums you collect are of a certain name and caliber to have a decent resale value.

Enjoy your beautiful drums lots of great music can be found in your sweet collection.

 

[Lennykenard]

There is treatment for this.

Is it…..more cowbell?

 

[charlesm]

And what if your kids/grandkids aren't interested or just don't want to deal with all of this stuff?

I think anyone who has ever had to clean out a parent's house can relate. If a parent happened to have been a collector of anything, really, it can turn into a huge physical and emotional ordeal to get out from under the burden of dealing with all of those things.

My personal opinion is that you are in the typical psychological spiral of the quest for "the shiny new thing." You are creating arbitrary mental categories and then justifying some need to fill them, just to keep the quest going.

It creates a false sense of purpose.

Get out of it now. Why? Because, at some point, your interests WILL change. And then it will become a whole new quest and you will feel miserable about having all this stuff in which you're no longer interested.

I'm not saying this to be a killjoy. You are obviously free to do what you want with your money and time.

But none of this is really IMPORTANT, ultimately. And you may be setting yourself and others up for a load of misery and resentment later on.

 

[Redbeard77]

If you're wanting more versatility, you should consider adding a thick (3-5mm) metal snare such as the Gretsch bell brass or Phosphor bronze, or solid steel.

 

[BeatMeToIt]

Well, you had warn me, if I start to go this rabbit hole, it will be tough...If you read again my first post about my "small collection of snares", I was thinking about 10...I'm already at 16 with more of some stuff I would have never thought...For example, 2 14X8" when I thought I was a shallow snare guy...and only one 5", zéro 5,5 (Ok 2 on my list) and a lot of 6,5"...Some wood like Zebrawood or Sendan I wasn't even knew it existed!!
Anyway, here is my recap about my current collection, and what I could/should buy after that, let me know, I know you helped me a lot in the past, there is for sure some stuff i haven't thought about yet.

SIZES & BRANDS FOR SNARES

I) SIZES
A) All Together

In Bold, Snares I have, in normal, Snare I have planned to buy, so, 16+3 = 19 ??

Size / Model / Brand
1) 5.0 Maple, Star Reserve, Single Ply, Tama
2) 5.5 ??? INDé Aluminium or Yamaha RC Aluminium?? Or Pearl Sensitone Bronze 5,5??
3) 5.75 Brass, Benny Greb V2, Sonor.
4) 5.75 Beech, Benny Greb V2, Multiply, Sonor
5) 6.0 Maple, Mappa Burl Starphonic, Multiply, Tama
6) 6.25 Purpleheart, Single Ply, "Gold/Brass" Hardware, Summit
7) 6.5 Purpleheart, Single Ply, Black Hardware, Summit
8) 6.5 Cherry, Single Ply, INDé/Summit
9) 6.5 Birch/Walnut/Rosewood, Multiply, Mapex.
10) 6.5 Walnut 30th Anniversary, Multiply, Mapex.
11) 6.5 Aluminium Modelled 2N, Dunnet
12) 6.5 Sendan, Star Reserve, Single Ply, Tama
13) 6.5 Mahogany, Stable Stave, AVA Drums.
14) 6.5 Aluminium, Cast, AVA Drums.
15) 6.5 Brass, Recording Custom, Yamaha.
16) 7.0 Copper Raw, Starphonic, Tama (900)
17) 7.0 Maple/Zebrawood, Multiply, Tama.
18) 8.0 Walnut, Single Ply, Summit
19) 8.0 Beech/Mahogany, Single Ply, Summit

Ok, So, question 1)
Do you think it make sense to get the Bronze Sensitone in 5,5 instead of any Aluminium because i have already 2 Aluminium Snares? Even if 5,5 seems shallow for a deep/low end material like Bronze? Or teh fact that it's already low end means a shallow drums is even better? I prefer the shorter lugs of this snare anyway. For the two other snares, the beech Sonor Benny Greb and the TAMA raw Copper, I have been thinking about them for so long that as soon as I find them at a correct price (And when I have or if i have the funds, I will buy them)

Number of Snares per Side

5.0 = 1
5.5 = 0 (1 with the Pearl Sensitone Bronze 5.5)
5.75 = 2
6 = 1
6.25 = 1
6.5 = 9
7 = 1
8 = 2

Needs more 5 and 5.5 and 6, maybe one 7
Yes:
1) Sensitone 5.5 Bronze
2) Raw Copper 7.0

Question 2)
Do you think I have too many 6,5"? It came a bit like that, I haven't planned this, I know it,s supposed to be the most polyvalent size right? As I said, I would have never thought I could like 7,0 and 8,0 sanres but they are awesome, the Tama Maple Zebrawood and the 2 Summit. So, which 5.5" would you buy?

II) MATERIALS
A) All Together

1) MAPLE SINGLE PLY (Tama Star Reserve)
2) MAPLE MAPPA BURL MULTIPLY (Tama Starphonic)
3) MAPLE ZEBRAWOOD MULTIPLY (Tama SLP)
4) SENDAN SINGLE PLY (Tama Star Reserve)
5) BIRCH/WALNUT/ROSEWOOD MULTIPY (Mapex Shadow)
6) WALNUT SINGLE PLY (Summit 15X8")
7) WALNUT MULTIPLY (Mapex 30th Anniversary)
8) & 9) 2 PURPLEHEART SINGLE PLY (Summit 14X6.25 & 14X6.5)
10) BEECH/MAHOGANY/BEECH SINGLE PLY (Summit 14X8")
11) CHERRY SINGLE PLY (INDé/Summit)
12) MAHOGANY MULTI STAVE (Ava Drums Stable Stave)
13) ROLLED AND SEAMED BRASS (Yamaha Recording Custom)
14) SEAMLESS BRASS (Sonor Benny Greb 2.0)
15) CAST ALUMINIUM (Ava Drums)
16) SEAMLESS ALUMINIUM (Dunnett Modelled 2N)


2 ALUMINIUM
2 BRASS

TYPES OF WOOD
11 TYPES OF WOOD: Maple Single Ply, Maple Multiply Mappa Burl, Maple Multipy Zebrawood, Sendan Single Ply, Birch/Walnut/Rosewood Multiply, Walnut Single Ply, Walnut Multiply, Purpleheart Single Ply (X2), Beech/Mahogany/Beech Single Ply, Cherry Single Ply, Mahogany Multi Stave.

C) TYPE OF METAL
4 TYPES OF METAL: Rolled and Seamed Brass, Seamless Brass, Seamless Aluminium, Cast Aluminium.

Question 3)
Any other material I should think about besides Copper and Bronze?? A birch One, a Steel one? I was thinking about the Yamaha Steve Gadd...Or a Dunnet Steel...

III) BRANDS
1) TAMA = 4
2) SUMMIT = 4
3) MAPEX = 2
4) AVA DRUMS = 2
5) SONOR = 1 (2 with the future BG Beech)
6) YAMAHA = 1
7) DUNNET = 1
8) INDé = 1

I know, I have no Ludwig, but I have already said it, I'm not a bog fan of the Imperial lugs and every one has BB and Supra but i was never impressed like Crazy about them (Preferred the Dunnet for a Supra sound for example..). So, one of you had suggested, 4 or 5 of the main manufacturers plus 2/3 more boutique ones, so:

Question 4)
Should I consider that with Tama, Yamaha, Sonor and Mapex, I have quite a correct number of brand among the main manufacturers and with the AVA, Summit, Dunnet and Indé, I'm quite covered about more boutique snares? I have no Pearl, should be done with the Sensitone...Any suggestions? I had thought about N&C, they are not that expensive finally, like a Copper N&C ?? I looked at Joyfull Noise, magnificent but too expensive!! Cask Drums? I don't know how much they cost, any idea?

and.... THAT'S IT FOR THE QUESTIONS I STILL HAVE AT THAT POINT!!! Yeah...

It’s all up to you, everyone has an opinion. I have 32 snares and I’m currently getting 2 more. Some guys buy cars and some buy watches and some buy snares. As long as you’re enjoying them and get something out of them, buy away if your heart desires that. Only advice I can give since that’s what your thread asked, buy them as long as you are going to use them, don’t do it for the internet clout or bragging rights. That’s just me…‍

 

[drummerjohn333]

If you are going for diversity of sound options -- buy a piccolo. Even an affordable steel one -- still sounds great as a piccolo. You can find a steel 4x14 10 or 12 lug -- for much less than $100.

 

[Quai34]

Ok, guys, don't throw too much at me, I will explain in deep dive into me and what happened to me 6 years ago and you may understand, but first:

@Whitten: My synth are form 80's, even the Pure analog (DCO is analog) or the Matrix 1000, Prophet 12 and 8, D50, they work perfectly years after years, no issues with that.

@charlesm
If my kids or grand kids don't want them, I will sell them before passing. My dad had a collection of hundreds of Butterfly that he let go in a wet cave being moistures, he lost a fortune, he never wanted to take care about it and my brother who was the closest to him had to work 6 months to move my Mom from their 300 M2 apartment in Paris, close to Arc de Triumph so, I know the burden. But we all (4 kids) took as much as we could, well, me and Christian, not too much David or Sophie, they wanted only this and that and money, because it represents what my Dad was with Gemologie, collection of stones and crystals, old furniture from the 1850 and 1900, etc...Kind of a legacy for us...

Ok, you will tell me this has value, I'm not like that, doing a collection just to collect and I have a small house, before the apartment my parents had a house double the size of the apartment.

Also, I read again the same thread of a guy asking "Small collection, what's your take" and all of the one who replied, proposed a minimum of 8...up to 35...Ok, they don't propose they tell what they have. I read again the two threads I wrote here and on Drummerworld and at the beginning it was things like:
5 metal, 5 wood, or 2/3 shallow, 2/3 medium and 2/3 fat deep snares, mix of wood and metal...Or more of one according to what you prefer etc...Then, everyone put in what they had and what they want and it was overwhelming to see the number of choices and I gad no room for that. I had experienced the same with cymbals, I'm at 36, 34 on the kit and done...I have no more room and i can play all of them anytime...But I love each and everyone because i took me a lot to select them to listen to them, to find the right one at the right price etc...
I had one kit, vintage, Tama Royal Star 1973, awesome condition, sold by a guy who had up to 12 vintage kits, Tama, Yamaha and Pearl and up to 75 snares" I will never have more than 1 kit, i have only the room for one in my music room. But cymbals and snares are the voice of a drum kit, are what will be your sound.
HA YES, Maybe I forgot to mention again: I'm a pure keys palyer, I took 6 months of drums lessons at age 15 and then...6 years ago, see below:

Music has been my life, 1/2 of who I am, and even if I was never a pro in the sense of it was my main and only income, being able to turn to music when it was really though in my life saved me a lot, like being unemployed for 3 years in the past, 25 years ago. I kept looking and finally building my own cie but nothing could have been done if i would not have 3 to 4 hours of music every day after looking for ads, writing resumé, going to schools etc...I was sleeping 6 hour max per day but if music would have not been here for me I could have been not in a position to talk to you today.

Then, "extreme" sports, well, they were not for me, "adrenaline" sports I would say, Windsurf (Jumps in waves, competition, rock climbing, almost teacher level, was one in clubs, Wakeboard, Road bike and mountain bike, extreme shki, back country ski, surfboard, snowboard and...Paragliding): Had an accident 6 years ago, should have finished in a wheelchair as I had 8 hours back bone surgery, plus infection, plus blood clot in lungs plus staphylococci plus discovered at that time, with a full body scan, bladder cancer...
I will never be able to do what was 1/2 of me but I fight so much ot be able to at least stand and seta and stay valid to play music than now I might maybe do few little of what i was doing before (For those who wants to know, I had Equina chord syndrom, lost connection in my feet and legs, not sensation...) but I have always chronic pain with the 12 10/15 cm screws and plaques I have in my pelvis, back bones and hips)

So, in order not to fall deep and to be able to live, I looked for a band, well, I had just joined one here in Winnipeg after 3 years in Cold lake with a small band after a 10 years of stopping music. Being on your own with two surfshops (yeah I work in my passion for 10 years) and moving to a new country as immigrants takes some time...But after one year here, i had already started to build my small recording and mixing room, Den, 2,5X3,5 Metres, not big...
So back from Cold lake I joined a rock band and stayed with them for 2 years, but when i got my accident it was only 3 months after i joined...They waited for me, i had all my synths at the guitarist place, he was a tough guy, he made me cries 2 times but I was walking form home to cab, form cab to his garage, spending hours in it, cabling everything a swell as his PA was a mess etc...
Then after 2 years I need to do something on my own and decided too start a pure Funk dance band...But it could be only at my place. My wife let me use the basement 16,5X12,5", small to put a drum kit, 6 synths and racks, one guitarist, one bassist and 3 female singers. We practiced a lot for 2 years and when we were ready to gig and with a level up to being selected to play at the wedding show, first band in 30 years, live band I mean...COVID hit us!!!

I have never found again people who wanted to do that so, I decided finally to record in my basement and to mix in the Den, just for fun, for joy yo live. And the rest, you have the story, one kit, 4 years to build the cymbals selection and then snares...and then continuing to have joy: When I,m down, at 3 am, I go in the basement and look at my collection and I'm happy. It makes me realized that I'm really lucky to be able to take any snare i have and to put it on any of the 4 places i have on the kit for snares (1 main, 2 left of HIHAT and one in a Floor tom position, I have only one 16".

What I,m doing is saving my life but as I said, 20 is the maximum I can stock so, I love so much each snare I have that I have to be very careful for the last 2 to 4 ones, if I buy them, to finish the collection. So, in order to help me, and I thought it could help you too, I tried to bring a sense of balance between sizes, Brands, Materials etc...Following the advices you gave me starting in 2018...even 16, I joined only in Feb 2020, but was reading a lot you and the drummerworld website from Oct 2018, when I left the previous band...

Anyway, you have the story and i will take what one has said...As long as you enjoy all of your snares and play them regularly, you are good to buy what ever you want...But still, you are the specialists, not me, this my questions that might be stupid in presenting the result of a perfect mix of what you told me in the past and what i wanted to do.

 

[Quai34]

If you are going for diversity of sound options -- buy a piccolo. Even an affordable steel one -- still sounds great as a piccolo. You can find a steel 4x14 10 or 12 lug -- for much less than $100.

Yess, I was close to buy one by Summit but someone was faster than me...and it was cheap compared to what he usually ask, like 400 instead of 650...I'm in Canada, with taxes and customs and fees and the price of the snare and accessories, it's still a 1000 CAN$ snare for me...Glad I found AVA and Scooter540 recently who are in Canada, not change rate against me!!! I had forgotten this one, thanks a lot...

 

[slow larry]

All those snares are pretty similar in the larger scheme of things.
Get a rope tensioned drum and fife style marching snare with a nice mural painted around it. Calf heads, hemp rope, the whole 9 yards. Find a piccolo player and terrorize your neighborhood.

 

[Quai34]

It’s all up to you, everyone has an opinion. I have 32 snares and I’m currently getting 2 more. Some guys buy cars and some buy watches and some buy snares. As long as you’re enjoying them and get something out of them, buy away if your heart desires that. Only advice I can give since that’s what your thread asked, buy them as long as you are going to use them, don’t do it for the internet clout or bragging rights. That’s just me…‍

Well, yes, I was buying sport gear and music stuff, not cars or whatever collection people could have...Before going to drums, I wanted to have kind of the 4 to 5 classic sounds in guitar and same in bass. I have the Strat sound with a G&L Legacy made in USA, a Asat G&L made in USA for the Tele sound, with a Seth lover pick up at the bridge, a Hunbucker sound with an G&L, semi hollow but no F holes, Deluxe Asat Savanah, very few built here, a basic small fender acoustic and an Ibanez Artstar 153, kind of a ES Gibson E335...I always hesitate to add a pure Gibson/Epiphone but the sound is too dark for me...But most of the time, the people who are coming to play with me, even guitarists, they use a lot my instruments because they like it a lot.
Same with basses, 3 basses, 2 4 strings and one 5 strings...
So, I'm like a little mini studio that could provide good gear for people when they come in...I'm listing that to show that drums is not my first journey in instruments that are not my primary ones...
So, I buy music gear, not sports cars or whatever...And it brings me a lot of joy...