UPDATE: The specific deal on Mapex Armory drums mentioned in this video is no longer available, but we're leaving the video up so you can still hear the playing comparisons!

If you wanna listen back to back: 1:28 Tomahawk 2:01 Peacemaker 2:38 Dillinger 3:28 Exterminator 4:08 Daisy Cutter

@ihatethailand1399

7 жыл бұрын

I'm going for TomaHawk :)

@DruGaTecH

4 жыл бұрын

Daisycutter

Went with the Daisy Cutter. Absolutely love it. Looks awesome, and is surprisingly versatile (although I typically use it for metal, medium tuning). Sounds AWESOME at venues!

even if these options are no longer available, to me Peacemaker seems perfecty controlled and focused right out of the box

oh, diasy cutter for sure, right up my alley.

Honestly, why would you NOT want the daisy cutter?

I went with the Peacemaker and its just an amazing snare.. i absolutely love it

@ronnieburton9593

5 жыл бұрын

How much was it.

@a-8702

5 жыл бұрын

@@ronnieburton9593 Right now, all Mapex Armory snares are about $260, so it probably was somewhere around that price

I'm with my Exterminator snare since 2014 and I'm obsessed with my snare drum. It fits on all of music styles and sounds very well. Update: I'm with my Exterminator snare since 2014 and I'm obsessed with my snare drum. It fits on all of music styles and sounds very well. (June 2023)

@games68775

3 жыл бұрын

Would you choose it over the Mapex 5.5x13 Black Panther Cherry Bomb Snare Drum?

@analitikgeometri4986

Жыл бұрын

@@games68775 if you interested about my idea after 1 years 😅 i choose definitely the exterminator because i mostly play jazz and rock and 14 inch snare gives me more body and sustain that i want, also the walnut is i think the best wood shell because it gives balance and loudness to the snare. cherry bomb is cool for pop and funk i think.

Thanks for doing this! I was wondering what the difference is and you have answered that question.

Tomahawk snare is unbelievable.

I appreciate your review. They all sound great.

I like the Daisy Cutters the best. But surprisingly, I was at a retailer, and there was a stock Yamaha Stage Custom(!) snare for sale by itself. Not comparing, but it did sound pretty good.

i love the sound of the dillinger. incredibly versatile sound. I play in both a metal band and a prog rock band so i need variation. Am very glad the used armory kit I am getting comes with one :) think it would sound great jacked up at a high tuning.

Really great comparison. Thanks for this! By the way, what hi-hats are you using? I can tell that their Meinl Byzance, but I’m not sure which ones.

Yea, the over tones are there, but that doesn't mean it's a bad thing. I just bought a daisy cutter and it's a fucking beast of a snare. Threw one moon gel on it and it instantly makes it waayyy better. The thunderous crack on that thing is magical

Nice video, thanks for the convenient comparison!

Daisy Cutter forever!

That peacemaker and daisycutter though..

Great review. ....just what I was looking for.

I'm bummed that they aren't doing the snare trade option anymore, but I'm also glad that my favorite drum here (from what I can tell in the video) is the Tomahawk, which comes stock with the set I'm getting. So I'm lucky there lol

@bgnPrinceton

3 жыл бұрын

Seriously? I think some retailers need to update their websites if that's the case.

Dillinger

I've got the exterminator, amazing sound very loud and rocker!!

@games68775

3 жыл бұрын

Would you choose it over the Mapex 5.5x13 Black Panther Cherry Bomb Snare Drum?

Love "em!!!!

Nice demo, great snares.

Peacemaker all the way it is not as loud as the other ones

@Motleymick

4 жыл бұрын

Maybe that's why it's called the Peacemaker......

No additional cost if you wanna trade snares? Cheers!

None of these words make sense to me and I love it

@lanzgiangamboa8604

6 жыл бұрын

Kate l-

@Customwinder1

4 жыл бұрын

😂😂

I like my steel Ludwig. However, I am in the market for a new kit. Thanks for the review.

Peacemaker or exterminator?

Nice snares

I heard the difference right away

The idea behind what Mapex is offering is excellent, but if I were to purchase this kit I'd sell the Tomahawk included with this kit, and spend a bit extra to get a Black Panther. Simply an unbeatable snare for a small bit more $.

@erikmalsam8844

7 жыл бұрын

Fuckin right!

@WeirdSchizo

7 жыл бұрын

Which Black Panther snare are you talking about exactly? Because the ones I can find cost more than a "small bit more $". Right now The Peacemaker sits at about 229€ and the "Blaster" at 429€. The cheapest BPs start at 350€.

The peacemaker and the Exterminator sound pretty close to each other. Hate the pop on the Tomahawk.

Exterminator is favorite

Mapex or Tama snares? Which is better for you drummers?

@Monsterdrumma

5 жыл бұрын

Alan H. González I’d definitely say tama but their price be would be a bit higher then these particular snares.

that's a neat clutch on that hi hat. but over all nice video.

Would have liked to hear only the snares one after the other at the end of the video

im planning to buy the exterminator, would you guys recommend this? btw im a drummer at church ..

Peacemaker

What about the Sabre?

i just wish someone could use different heads on them to show how they would sound with thicker heads

Great review! I've finally made my decision, Exterminator!

@hughschultz9089

9 жыл бұрын

Mike Maskery I have the Exterminator, Goes great with my Mapex Saturn IV's. Sounds best at higher tunings in my opinion.

@Jmm1576

9 жыл бұрын

Mike Maskery I was deciding between an exterminator and a saturn V! chose the saturn instead

@hughschultz9089

8 жыл бұрын

As I didn't quite have enough $ to get a black panther

@hughschultz9089

8 жыл бұрын

I'd love a Black Panther Sledgehammer 14x6.5 or a Phat bob maple. One day when I have the money I will get one of their pro level snares

Are these Armory snares as good as the Black Panther series?

@Grit489

5 жыл бұрын

No yes

EXTERMINATOR its the best!

@truesaiyanpower9739

5 жыл бұрын

my fav aswell

@drummerbhoyshug

3 жыл бұрын

I own one and love, I swapped out the triple flanged hoops for S-Hoops and upgraded the Snare wires to Puresound Custom Pro, I always get compliments on how great it sounds and looks ! 👍

Peacemaker or daisy cutter for heavy metal?

@bryanmiller9180

5 жыл бұрын

daisy cutter

@slavesforging5361

4 жыл бұрын

honestly, i'm a metal head as well, and those were my two choices. i think either would be fine, but it really depends on what type of guitar tone you typically play with, as snare sits in the same frequency range and competes/blends with them. Since i think my Ludwig acrolyte sounds comparable to the peacemaker, it's an easy decision for me to pick the daisy cutter, just to have a different tonal option for recording. the nice thing about narrowing it down to two options is that you can try one for a couple weeks, and request the other if it's not quite fitting well in your bands material/mix.

@albertofalzoi1541

4 ай бұрын

Daisy Cutter at all

I actually prefer the discontinued Mapex Black Widow ..

What are the hi hats?thanks in advance.

@graysonherbert4604

6 жыл бұрын

I don't know the size or thickness exactly, but those are Meinl extra dry Hi hats. Probably 14"

@johncollins5552

5 жыл бұрын

The Dillinger I like most but will stick with my yammie tour custom 6 by 14 maple for now. Not that I don't like Mapex, my kits a M Pro. Love it.

What size hats are these?

@ajgdrums24

7 жыл бұрын

Little Coyote they look like 14" meinl extra dry medium hats

I want a noble and cooley snare

I couldn't hear the snares over all the over tones

I have the three and a half by 13 bird's-eye maple comma and A5 by 14 solid..... Yes I said solid bronze Black Panther. Weighs about 18 pounds... Serial number is 00004 ! that drum is in the Holy Grail category. talk about sound?

Gde cupiti

Sadly they don't have this system anymore.

2:37

funny, they all sound very much the same! very little difference actually, and i`m listening with earphones! I think one can go only with the look on these. Btw, your bass drum front head should be a little tighter, it`s flapping all around and it would sound a bit less flat.

@charlesavino8826

4 жыл бұрын

Yea, I agree and the kick left a great deal to be desired. You described it perfectly! Maybe they did it on purpose to highlight the snare drums? Good ears Boromir_842.

PeaceMaker is easily the best one.

@arbogast4950

7 жыл бұрын

Abomination Drumming . I completely agree. the other snares have too much overtone. I'd love to hear them all after a head and wire change.

Peacemaker or daisy cutter

@israeldiaz4841

2 жыл бұрын

What did you get and how does it sound like in person?

@callumj26

2 жыл бұрын

@@israeldiaz4841 I got the Peacemaker about 3-4 years ago, it's an amazing snare, great tone. Bit ringy in smaller rooms but if you replace the ambassador head with an emperor/powerstroke or use some dampening it's fine

@israeldiaz4841

2 жыл бұрын

@@callumj26 oh okay cus I ordered the daisy cutter and I wasn't too sure how it would sound like in person.

My pick is the Black Panther Sledgehammer over any of these.

For me the tuning was terrible wich makes hard for me to make a decision

@maximusmeridius3106

6 жыл бұрын

Cw.bclar Exactly! And the drummer wtf?!

@yourcomradeconrad3956

5 жыл бұрын

@@maximusmeridius3106 the drummer was great, but I agree, the tuning wasn't the best.

@Assimilator702

5 жыл бұрын

Jamm’nOnMyBclarAwwwya All he drums were tuned in the medium range which is the first tuning you go to with any snare to see what it want s to do. I thing wrong with the tuning in this video or the playing. The purpose is to demo the snare sound using a similar beat so it’s easily comparable.

exterminator

every single snare sounded the same. I closed my eyes and I listen to it 2x back to back and I could not tell the difference. maybe it was the mic placement or the mixing butt that's just my opinion.I'd like to know if anybody else feels the same way.

@aidangeach184

7 жыл бұрын

same. I couldn't tell any difference in any of them

@mikesax

7 жыл бұрын

The demo was rather simple... I wish he would have made a real demo ... different tuning; chain on/off etc...

@SuperLoffe

7 жыл бұрын

I can hear a clear difference between all of them. Maybe it's my soundcard and headphones that does it.

@mikesax

7 жыл бұрын

Love that Exterminator and Daisy cutter :D

@joedeats

7 жыл бұрын

Bobby Droback I listened with Klipsch headphones and the sound difference was their, not sure if it was the upscale headphones or any headphones will work but the differences are subtle but indeed there.

Demonstrator,

ejaculator

Warbird all the way... and it's not even listed.

They all sound like entry level snares probably all priced under 350 dollars.

@waveemann8857

9 жыл бұрын

Shawn Edge they didn't really show the tuning range of any of these snares and thus they all sound similar, and they're all $260. take it easy, not everyone can afford to overpay for bland instruments because mom and dad take care of them.

@briang6040

8 жыл бұрын

I've played them all in person, from the black panthers and the armory snares. These audio samples don't do justice for these great sounding snares. You can always take your house payment money and go buy an overrated dw snare,lol!

Peacemaker