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DW Collector's Series Purpleheart Wood Snare Drum - 6.5 inch x 14 inch, Chrome

6.5" x 14" Purpleheart Snare Drum with 3.0mm Triple-flanged Hoops - Chrome Hardware
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Exotic Purpleheart Snare Drum

The DW Collector's Series Purpleheart wood 6.5" x 14" snare drum exhibits excellent attack, projection, and sensitivity, and it's versatile enough for nearly any style of music. Built from 13 plies of pure purpleheart, this snare features DW's finest construction and components, including their exclusive VLT shell technology, MAG throw off system with 3-position butt-plate, True-Hoops, True-Tone snare wires, True-Pitch tuning, and Remo USA heads. There's a reason top drummers like Neil Peart, Dave Grohl, and Terry Bozzio play DW drums. With DW, it's all about the sound and feel. If you're ready to build a serious drum kit, Sweetwater has your snare: the DW Collector's Series Purpleheart wood 6.5" x 14" snare drum.

Unshakable DW quality provides the sound and performance serious drummers demand

For over 30 years, DW has made some of the most revered drums, pedals, stands, and other drum hardware out there. It all began with an innovative adjustable trap-case seat. Not only was this the first of DW's many breakthrough hardware designs, but it showed the world that they really understand what drumming is all about. On top of that, DW craftsmanship has more than set the bar for drum makers everywhere. Discover this commitment to quality for yourself in every drum and piece of DW hardware you buy.

DW Collector's Series Purpleheart Wood 6.5" x 14" Snare Drum Features:
  • Excellent attack, projection, and sensitivity
  • DW Collector's Series: drums don't get any better than this
  • VLT grain orientation delivers a deeper fundamental and fatter low end
  • Handcrafted in DW's California Custom Shop

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Tech Specs

  • Type: Snare
  • Drum Depth: 6.5"
  • Drum Diameter: 14"
  • Shell Material: Purple Heartwood
  • Shell Construction: 13-ply
  • Hoops: 3.0mm Triple-flanged TrueHoops
  • Lugs: 10 x Quarter Turret Lugs
  • Color: Natural
  • Finish: Gloss
  • Heads: DW by Remo USA
  • Manufacturer Part Number: DRU46514SSC300

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Rated 5/5

This Purple Heartwood Snare is...SWEET!

I fell in love with the story behind DW’s Purple Heartwood the minute I saw the videos about it (them). The snare is everything I have been looking for...and more! NIce tonality. Great response. Love the adjustable butt plate. The snare retainer is a breeze to raise and lower. And the look? ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS!!! (Make sure you verify that the one you pick out has the small Purple Heart on the shell. It really sets it off!). When i look at this 6 1/2 X 14 chrome hardware snare, it makes me want to buy an entire Purple Heartwood kit. Will have to save up for that. My sales rep, Devin Cunningham, is The Best! He always gives me great advice and gets me what I am asking for (or explains in one case) why I might not need a particular item. Sweetwater is my GO TO website for musical equipment and advice. Don’t believe you can go wrong with the Purple Heartwood. This baby is stout and heavy. It weighs almost twice one of my other snare drums. It’s all in the wood, baby!
Music background: Professional drummer from the age of 13. Began playing at age 7. The more I learn from playing, the more I realize how much there is yet to learn.
Rated 5/5

Collector's Series

Bad ss!! Best snare I've ever played
Music background: Novice
Rated 5/5

Amazing drum!

Just got my DW Collectors Series Purpleheart Wood snare drum and it's fantastic! I also have an DW Edge snare and a Ludwig Supraphonic (circa 1965), but this Purpleheart wood snare is now my favorite. I swapped out the original DW (Remo) batter head for an Aquarian Focus-X head and it really pops without any Moon gel or other dampening. Going to my first band rehearsal tomorrow and can't wait to play it out.
Rated 5/5

Great snare drum!

First I must say that the pics of this do not do it justice. The drum is much more beautiful in person!

It has very nice punch. It is definitely different tone than maple or birch. This snare sounds great throughout the tuning range. I am really liking it tuned a little higher - it seems to really come alive!
Rated 5/5

Worth Every Penny!

Out of the box I was blown away with the tonality of this purple heart snare. Honestly this is the best sounding snare I've ever played. It's one snare that can basically do it all. Before it arrived I was having some doubts that it will live up to some of my other personal favorites, but all of those doubts vanished the minute I started playing it. I mainly bought this snare for demo projects in my home studio as well as playing out live. It's a very beautiful piece of gear that I plan on enjoying for a long time. Special thanks to my Sweetwater sales engineer Anthony for the awesome service!
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