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Tama Woodworks Snare Drum - 8 x 14-inch - Black Oak Wrap

8" x 14" Poplar Snare Drum with Triple-flanged Hoops - Black Oak Wrap
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Tama Woodworks Snare Drum - 8 x 14-inch - Black Oak Wrap
Tama Woodworks Snare Drum - 8 x 14-inch - Black Oak Wrap

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Ultra-fat Poplar Snare in a Classy Art Grain Wrap

TAMA's 8" x 14" Woodworks snare drum delivers a balanced tone that drummers playing in any genre or style will appreciate. Decked out in an attractive Art Grain wrap and matte black hardware, the Woodworks snare drum stands out on stage. Its lightweight 8-ply poplar construction provides fullness and warmth and a medium attack, for clarity and character that come across in every stroke. The triple-flanged hoops and durable lugs ensure excellent stability across a range of tunings. And it all comes a jaw-droppingly low price. Whether you're looking for your first snare or wanting to fill out an existing snare collection, drummers at Sweetwater recommend the Woodworks snare from TAMA.

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TAMA crafts top-shelf drums for top-shelf drummers

TAMA builds their drums with painstaking attention to detail, precision, and care in order to deliver the best drums possible. And countless touring drummers and session aces, as diverse as Anika Nilles and Metallica's Lars Ulrich, swear by them. Yet in addition to crafting superb drums, TAMA is determined to innovate on the hardware front, as well. Their Iron Cobra Coil bass drum pedals are among the world's most popular, and you'll find that cymbal stands, snare stands, and drum thrones from TAMA are just as heavy-duty and reliable.

TAMA Woodworks Snare Drum Features:

  • 8" x 14" shell size
  • Poplar shell delivers a full, warm, and resonant tone
  • Versatile medium attack is suitable for multiple genres and playing styles
  • Triple-flanged hoops and hardware in a striking matte black finish
  • Features an attractive Art Grain wrap

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Tech Specs

  • Type: Snare
  • Drum Depth: 8"
  • Drum Diameter: 14"
  • Shell Material: Poplar
  • Shell Construction: 8-ply
  • Hoops: Triple-flanged
  • Lugs: 8 x Classic Lugs
  • Color: Black Oak
  • Finish: Wrap
  • Heads: TAMA by Evans USA
  • Manufacturer Part Number: WP148BKBOW

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Pretty sweet
It's the biggest and loudest snare and I like big a loud
by Nick from Maryland on
Cool deep sound
Pretty robust and solid, the deepness let it sound "bassy".
Snares not wide; letting it to respond in a baritone, not crisp.
by Steven J Garcia on
Music background: Rock
Tama woodworks 14x8
This is a great sounding drum for the money. Stock heads are junk but with good heads it sounds great! Throw off is a little cheap but works as it should. Doesn't loosen up while playing.
by Raymond Patch from BLACKDUCK, MN on
Music background: Drummer for 35 years
a "hollow" drum
When my wife and I encounter something that LOOKS really good but doesn't deliver the goods according to the function for which it was intended, we look at each other and say, "Morrison's Cafeteria!" In that now defunct eating establishment, when you pushed your tray down the rails and saw the scrumptious-looking display of desserts, it was enough to make your mouth water. But inevitably, back at your table, when you bit into one of their confections, it was virtually tasteless.

The Woodworks was my first experience with a Tama drum. There is no question that this drum is an "economy" specimen, and ultimately, you get what you pay for. The craftsmanship is of good grade. But the materials are low end. The black finish of the lugs, tension rods, and hoops is well executed. But the triple-flanged rims are like no other I have seen in my 55 years of playing. The gauge of the metal is so light that the usual tension I apply with the snare basket on the stand, muffles the drum, because the prongs of the basket compress the light metal of the rim. "Bending" a guitar string for effect – good. Finding that your snare drum rims shape-shift – not so much.

Also, I've never owned a shell made of poplar. With the single-ply batter head provided, there's a *boingy* ring that is impossible to get rid of. I actually bought the drum for use, not as a snare, but as a floor tom to fill out a 4-piece minimalist "busking" kit. When I had ordered the drum, I also ordered a clear single-ply 10 mil Studio-X Aquarian, the same head that I was currently using on the 8x12 rack tom. According to the purpose I had planned for the drum, I knew that the factory issue brush coat head would need to be swapped out. But with that kit-matching head, it was still impossible to tune out the annoying boing. I had to then replace it with an Aquarian Performance II head with two 7-mil plies. Obstinately not satisfied with the sound, I removed the resonant head and now use the drum as a concert tom. This transition necessitated the removal of the bottom tension rod receivers because they are not spring-loaded within the lugs, and minus any tension, they had been buzzing without the bottom head. Ultimately, with a Zero Ring mylar muffler and a couple moon gels the drum now finally achieves the thump I desire in a floor tom. Whew!

After spending a great deal of time tuning this thing, I cannot imagine ever acquiring "the" sound acceptable to the parameters that I require in a SNARE drum. (after all, that is its marketed identity)

The drum covering is visually interesting. It's made of thin vinyl somewhat like contact paper, but with a dash-grooved texture to simulate wood grain. The black background is randomly streaked with metallic gold. The overall effect from a distance is a bronze-tinged sheen of faux black wood. It's attractive, but let's face it. It's a student drum at best.

I didn't rate it a one-star because it wasn't completely shoddy.
But I'm only giving it two stars because if I saw it in the cafeteria line again, I would refrain from putting it on my tray.

I have included a photo that shows the drum modified with chrome Yamaha brackets and floor tom legs. As the Marines say, "improvise, adapt, and overcome… oorah!"
by groovsmyth on
Music background: 55-year drumming veteran; multiple genres
CHEAP
I listened to the video on this snare and it sounded good. the problem I had was the hoops do not set on the drum head like it should. not happy with that. It is a Tama so I was expecting better.
by Rev. Bobby Todd from KY on
See also: Snares, Tama, Tama Snare Drums