ddrum S4 Maple Snare Drum review

A slamming maple specialty snare.

13″ x 7″ snare drum with a Canadian maple shell and black chrome die-cast hoops and hardware.

ddrum S4 Maple Snare Drum Features:

* 13″ x 7″ snare drum
* Canadian maple
* Black chrome die-cast hoops

Rating:
Sweet little snare drum with lots of pop. Made of high quality Canadian maple, this is a beautiful little snare drum offered at a low price. Comes in a variety of colors to match up with almost any set. Perfect complimentary auxiliary snare drum for you set. Get a nice head on it, tune it up a bit and you have a nice snare drum for drum and bass style playing. The black hardware on this little beauty is nice as well.

ddrum Dios Exotic Tiger Eye Bubinga 6-Piece Drum Shell Pack

This drum shell pack comes with a 20″ x 20″ kick drum, 10″ x 8″ and 12″ x 8″ rack toms, 14″ x12″ and 16″ x 12″ floor toms, and a 13″ x 7″ snare.

The rich, full texture of this ddrum Dios Series’ Tiger Eye Bubinga 6-Piece shell pack has no equal. While the spectacular outer ply of Tiger Eye bubinga gives each drum a dark visual appearance, its tonal body is very bright and focused; projecting with unparalleled attack and volume, due to the harder nature of the wood, and heaviness of the drum shell. Shimmering highs and channeled lows are the hallmark of its character.

ddrum Dios drums are fashioned to bridge the gap between time-tested orthodoxy and the latest in percussion technology. Beginning with bubinga from West Africa, these drum shells are thinner type of shell to allow the unique tonal character of these exotic hardwoods to truly shine. The outer drum shell features the character of Tiger Eye bubinga. The beauty of this exotic wood is showcased through a glass-like lacquer finish. The hand-stained inner shell of each drum creates a smooth conduit for vibration and sound to travel through, delivering tone that will ignite an almost emotional response every time it is played. The ddrum Dios Exotic Tiger Eye drum shells are also accented further with classic tube-style lugs, die-cast hoops, and a variety of unique setups, Dios Series drums echo the call for a new percussive tradition.

Cymbals and hardware not included.

The ddrum Dios Exotic Tiger Eye Bubinga 6-Piece Drum Shell Pack Features:

* Drum Shell sizes include:
* 20″ x 20″ kick drum
* 10″ x 8″ and 12″ x 8″ rack toms
* 14″ x12″ and 16″ x 12″ floor toms
* 13″ x 7″ snare drum

8-ply bubinga drum shells
* Outer ply of exotic Tiger Eye bubinga
* Classic tube-style lugs Die-cast hoops

Rating:
Beautiful set made of quality, exotic African bubinga wood. Looks like a great intermediate/advanced drum kit. ddrums have a very nice sound to them and the hardware is reminiscent of the “big brother” dw drum sets.

What the heck is Bubinga wood?
Excerpt taken from Gretsch.com:

Bubinga’s natural wood tone accentuates low-end fundamental frequencies yet still produces a clearly defined overall sound.

Excerpt taken from Thewoodbox.com:

Bubinga wood can be an amazingly wavy-figured exotic wood, sought by guitar makers and small box builders alike… often referred to as an African rosewood, although technically NOT from the rosewood family.

The Tree:(Guibourtia tessmannii)

“The bubinga tree grows to heights of up to 100′ and 3′ in diameter and grows mostly in parts of West Africa, Cameroon and surrounding nations. Trees this large can produce quite wide and long lumber.” The lumber can be pretty pricey.

“Bubinga can have multi-shaded, interlocking or wavy-figured bands of color in different shades of red with distinct purple overtones, in the more exotic samples, and fine, linear grain with greater color consistency in the balance. Color does darken with age.”

“It is often referred to as an African rosewood, although technically NOT from the rosewood family. ”

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ddrum Diablo Punx 5-Piece Drum Set
The Diablo Punx 5-piece is a great drum set for players in their formative years. Drummers shouldn’t have to wait for premium gear, and this set is a bridge between affordability and pro-quality with elements normally found on sets 3 times its cost.

The Diablo Punx 5-piece drum set features basswood shells, upgraded wood bass drum hoops, powdercoated hoops and fittings, a 200 Series Hardware Pack, and Remo drum heads.

ddrum’s 200 Series hardware pack includes a double-chain kick drum pedal, a double-braced snare drum stand, a double-braced boom cymbal stand, a double-braced straight cymbal stand, and a double-chain hi-hat stand that is also double braced.

Cymbals sold separately. Note: 12″ x 8″ tom mounts on a cymbal stand with included mounting hardware.

ddrum Diablo Punx 5-Piece Drum Set Features:

* Diablo Punx 5-piece Shell Pack
* Basswood Shells
* Upgraded Wood Bass Drum Hoops and Hardware
* Powder-Coated Hoops and Fittings
* Complete Hardware Packs
* Remo Heads

Sizes:
* 22″ x 20″ bass drum
* 12″ x 8″ rack tom
* 14″ x 14″ floor tom
* 16″ x 14″ floor tom
* 14″ x 7″ snare drum

200 Series Hardware Pack:
* BDP200 kick pedal
* SDS200 snare drum stand
* CSB200 boom stand
* CSS200 straight stand
* HH200 hi-hat stand
* Tom mount for cymbal stand

Rating:
Deep sounding bass and crisp attack on the snare gives this set a five star rating. Great price point. Get some good cymbals and you’ll have a decent rock drum kit. The styling of this drum set is awesome and it comes in a variety of colors, although I prefer the one pictured here–Cool red hardware on black. This drum set gets really good ratings on the vendor’ssite.

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Check out a large lineup of ddrum drum sets. These sets get great reviews from their users.

ddrum Duo Fade Maple 6-Piece Shell Pack

The Duo Fade drum shells feature all-maple construction, die-cast hoops, and powdercoated hoops and lugs that match the fade of the lacquer finish. The rack toms speak with more resonance and attack due to their shallow depths, and the snare delivers the snap needed without sacrificing bottom and overall tonality. The pack comes standard with Remo drum heads and is a spectacular value in a 6-piece shell pack.

ddrum Duo Fade Maple 6-Piece Shell Pack Features:

* All-maple shells
* Powdercoated rims and lugs match the fade of the lacquer finish
* Die-cast hoops
* 7″ x 13″ snare
* 7″ x 10″ and 7″ x 12″ rack tom
* 12″ x 14″ and 12″ x 16″ floor tom
* 20″ x 20″ kick drum
* Cymbals and stands sold separately

Rating:
Great looking set by ddrum with all maple construction and diecast hoops. The powder coated rims and hardware is pretty cool and unique. This drum set definitely has style. Great mid priced drum set.

ddrum Dominion 26 5-Piece Maple Shell Pack

* Maple shells
* Dual 45-degree bearing edges
* Die-cast hoops
* Gloss lacquered finish with matching bass drum hoops
* Sizes:
* 26″ x 18″ bass drum
* 14″ x 9″ rack tom
* 16″ x 16″ floor tom
* 18″ x 16″ floor tom
* 7″ x 14″ snare drum

ddrum Dominion 26 5-Piece Maple Shell Pack
This ddrum Dominion 26 5-Piece Shell Pack answers the demands of most rock drummers by putting the features they require right into their pocket. The massive 26″ kick drum, 14″ rack tom, and dual floor toms deliver enormous volume and earth-rumbling lows.

This Dominion drum set’s all-maple shells are comprised of lumber from two separate continents: North America and Asia. This unique combination takes the tried-and-true tone of the drum world’s most-preferred timbre, and elevates it to the next level.

Every facet of the 100% maple shell—from the precision dual 45-degree bearing edges to the gloss lacquered finish—is hand crafted to ddrum’s exacting specifications for perfect performance. Die-Cast hoops are added to the equation for volume and tuning precision.

Cymbals and hardware not included.

Rating:
Ok, this is where personal opinion comes in…This set is beautiful. Maple shells for a nice rounded tone, great shell sizes made for rock. 45 degree bearing edges for perfect head seating, natural finish…The price on this shell pack is phenomenal. Check this set out