I customized this Ludwig Acrolite aluminum shell 5×14 black galaxy finish snare drum by adding black chrome tube lugs, rims, tension rods, butt plate and a hand painted P85 strainer. A Remo Corey Miller Tattoo Skyn batter head gave it some more attitude and a snare side ambassador and Puresound wires helped give it some crack. I did this as a fun way to trick out a lower end drum and ended up pleasantly surprised by the attack and overall sound. Meet “The Attackrolite!”
Here’s a video with notes about this snare and the work I did to get it back to good playing condition. The drum looks and sounds great! Really happy with how it came out.
I saw this 5×10″ Gretsch Steel Shell snare on eBay and thought it would be fun to check out. I’ve never really gotten into smaller snares or even piccolos but this was a pleasant surprise. After cleaning it up and changing the heads, it looks and sound great. Loud and bright with a lot of attack. A lot of sound from a cool little inexpensive drum.