Heavy Brass Ring Adds Bite and Bottom
The DW Top Edge snare, built from 10 plies of maple and mahogany with a premium lacquer finish and DW's True-series hoops and rods, is a tone machine that is sure to turn heads at your next gig. With its gutsy attack and crisp response thanks to a brass Top Edge ring, this snare is likely to be your go-to for everything from rock to gospel to orchestral music. And for added studio and stage versatility, DW's 3P butt plate lever gives you four recallable snare tensions to cover a wide range of tonal territory on the fly.
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DW Collector's Series Top Edge Snare Drum at a Glance:- 10-ply maple/mahogany VLT shell packs a wallop
- Heavy brass Top Edge ring adds bite and bottom
- 3P butt plate lever gives you four instant snare tensions
DW Vertical Low Timbre (VLT) technology orients the shell's grain pattern vertically to produce a deeper-than-usual tone. This tech, paired with maple and mahogany's natural fullness, produces a low fundamental that sounds great detuned or cranked.
Heavy brass Top Edge ring adds bite and bottomThe DW Top Edge brass ring adds weight, attack, and sustain to your snare sound. This ring is press fit directly to the shell, so you never have to worry about it slipping off due to aggressive playing.
3P butt plate lever gives you four instant snare tensionsChange snare tensions mid-song without touching the throw off screw. DW's clever 3P butt plate is great for orchestral music where a single snare may have to cover more than one sound. Sweetwater drummers recommend the Top Edge for studio musicians who need to experiment with snare tensions and still be able to recall earlier settings.
DW Collector's Series Top Edge Snare Drum Features:- 6" x 14" snare from the DW Drums Collector's Series
- Excels at rock, funk, and orchestral music
- Maple/mahogany shell produces a warm tone with a throaty attack
- 10-ply VLT shell with vertical grain technology gives a rich, deep fundamental
- Heavy brass Top Edge ring adds bite and bottom end
- Chrome hardware
- MAG magnetic throw off system keeps snare wires from slipping off
- 3P butt plate lever gives you 4 snare sounds without touching the throw off screw
- Triple-flanged True-Hoops (10 lug) deliver a round tone with plenty of cut
- True-Pitch tension rods have fine 10/32" threads for precise tuning
- DW-branded Remo heads for great tone out of the box
