Our Thoughts: Ludwig Acrolites are a great choice for pro players wanting a dry cracking snare. The Acrolites pre-1979 had shells made with anodized aluminium and post-1980 used powdercoated aluminium. This results in slightly more resonance from the shell, however, it...

Our Thoughts: This Ludwig Pioneer is pre-serial and we've dated it at 1960. The shell construction is 3 ply poplar sandwiched between mahogany with maple reinforcement rings by the bearing edges. This is a vintage beauty with tones so warm...

Our thoughts: This snare comes from one of our own. This was Luke's first snare and he's passing on the good tones as he pursues other sounds. Firstly, this snare is LOUD. It cuts through pretty much anything and in the...