If you’ve been secretly (or not-so-secretly) coveting the Yamaha Signature Series Dave Weckl Snare Drum, now may be the time to act. With MSRP on this drum coming in at $1199, most drummers have found it unaffordable. Right now, however, several major online music retailers are discounting the Yamaha Dave Weckl Snare by up to $480. Plus, if you buy online, most of these retailers also offer Free Shipping on orders the size of the Dave Weckl Snare. If you’ve ever considered this drum but believed you could never own it, you owe it to yourself to look again.
The Dave Weckl Snare Drum reflects Weckl’s own personality and instrument preferences in a state-of-the-art Yamaha drum with a beautiful black finish that makes this drum look as sharp as it sounds. Starting with a 6-mm, 6-ply maple shell in a 14″ x 5″ form factor, this drum delivers a natural woody timbre but can also handle a tremendous range of head tension and pitch, depending on a given gig’s requirements. The forged aluminum 8-lug hoops were chosen for durability and weight, and Yamaha complements them with aluminum Yamaha Nouveau Series lugs. For those unfamiliar with the Nouveau series, these are quick-release lugs, to facilitate fast mid-gig head changes. They also minimize shell contact so that more of the warm wood sound can come through. The snare itself is a unique dual-strainer design that keeps high tension on the outside high-carbon strands while allowing the inner stainless strands to remain loose. The artist specifically wanted this feature on the Dave Weckl Snare because it allows tremendous response at all dynamic ranges.
Even the finish on the Yamaha Signature Dave Weckl Snare is special — it’s the same finish used on Yamaha’s world-famous grand pianos! For more details on this great drum, check out the Dave Weckl Snare Drum on The Drummer’s Gig Bag blog.
So now is the time to look for a great deal on the Yamaha Signature Series Dave Weckl Snare Drum. While nearly $1,200 dollars is an understandable price to ask for all this snare-drum goodness, this instrument can be had for a savings of $480 plus FREE SHIPPING at several online retailers.
