Ludwig Snare Drum, 14-inch (LM402)

The reason behind the timeless classic nature of this drum is its affordability. Everything is so beautiful, and I haven't even begun to guess what it is going to be like. According to reviews and accounts on other drum blogs, I thought the stock strainer would be non-usable, and that I would have to replace the stock heads right away. My favorite stock heads and snare wires are the stock mylar snare ribbons and stock strainer, while the stock mylar snare ribbons are ok, but the stock strainer is not great. Using a Sennheiser E604 recorder, the drum captures great audio and is responsive to sticks and brushes with ease. It's a lot ringier with the stock heads, but the rings are sweet, and they bring a lot of presence to the drum's Snare drums of this sort are responsible for the opinion that drummers have long held that a snare drum should sing and ring instead of being muted to a halt. Drums that produce rim shots and cross sticks with this design produce a very appealing sound. My favorite aspect of the game is the absurd level of sensitivity and expressiveness the sticks provide. It sounds almost like a delicate buzz roll when you hear just one ghost note. I played this drum at every pitch between ppp and fff and found it to be very responsive as well as offering dynamic possibilities that would dazzle any lesser snare. Throughout the entire tone zone in the middle, you can hear that buttery sound that is very consistent, fatty, and you can almost taste it! In the past, I have never been able to get sound out of a snare that even approaches this quality without specialized batter heads, and I am amazed at how I can get all this out of a head that's roughly Whenever there is an opportunity, I play Diplomats or thicker on the other drum, and never use Ambassadors anywhere else than on the resonant side of the This drum sings a pure tone, as opposed to my other snare that emitted a dissonant ring that made me go to deader and deader heads to control. It wouldn't be appropriate for me to have a Moongel or any other kind of power dot near this contraption. Although I'm sure I will play around and try different options to see if there are any better alternatives to Ludwig WeatherMaster heads, I am still likely to keep using the current Ludwig WeatherMaster heads. The stock strainer is probably the weakest link on this system. It's serviceable, and I am not planning to change it, but I had a bit of trouble getting the snares to turn off. A grosgrain ribbon would probably be a much better alternative to the mylar snare ribbons. Despite the fact that it works now, it still feels cheesy, and I might upgrade it The drum gets five stars no matter what, simply because it's a real deal man oh man oh man! If I had gotten less than I did, I would have been content. In terms of price, it was costly when you consider it had 4,001 knockoffs There are a lot of offers floating around out there on the market, but I feel the money was well spent Conn-Selmer, your favorite musical instrument maker, spent a lot to get a real deal made in America The Semer. (And you, It was a surprise to see On the owner's manual is a Selmer logo, but that shouldn't be surprising since the company basically purchased everyone.

Kailani Scott

| Jun 18, 2021

Drumming is my passion and I have been playing My first one of these was when I was naive and dumber, and I liked it a lot then, but let it go for stupid reasons eventually. Regardless, I am a big fan of Ludwig's snare heads, which this comes with. When I took it out of the box, I seated the head, turned it past finger tight on the bottom and filled about 1/4 of the space around the four lugs by the bed of the snare. Next, I put full turn (or maybe just a little less) on the top, and it sounds perfect! The sound is deep, throaty, tight, with some ring to it, but no crappy overtones I adjusted the snares as loosely as possible while my fingers were still You make it sound so good, I can hardly.

Martha Baldwin

| Nov 20, 2020

You've made a good point there! It was always on my wishlist, and I'm so glad I finally got one. The sound is amazing out of the box, but I will need to put an Ambassador on it to get it to sound "authentic. " I am disappointed that it does not come with an internal dampener like it did in the old days.

Kiara Rocha

| Aug 11, 2020

The snare drum below is one of my favorites, and I own some very high end percussion instruments.

Clara James

| Jul 22, 2021

The difference between the two is a blatant one. There are more records of this snare than any other throughout Yes, there is.

Marlowe GIBBONS

| Sep 24, 2020

I was blown away by the snare's responsiveness out of the box and with no tuning. With a light touch, you can produce a great sound, and the dynamics vary from soft buzzes and rolls at the rim all the way to snare cracks that will tear your ears out. I had three moon gels and a sound ring on my last snare to make it sound good, but the 402 sounds like a bell when you strike it. This is the first drum I have ever played without gelling or muting it. The drum should ring and ping and you should allow the tone to In the end, bringing an opera singer to the party and expecting her to whisper is not a good idea.
I play mostly jazz, and it is versatile—flexible enough to let me brush work and loud enough to play The instrument can sound like anywhere from a tom to a piccolo snare with a little tuning.

Dexter Velez

| Jan 07, 2021

I knew then that this drum had taken on a whole new life! Having you on my side has made me so happy! Snares like this one are really everything I hoped for.

Warren Cohen

| Oct 27, 2020

Every Drummer should own this classic snare drum.
This is what a snare drum sounds like. The snare that I like to record the most.

Trey Salas

| Oct 07, 2020