Yamaha Stage Custom Steel Snare Drum 14 x 6.5 in.

I bought one and sold it and regretted it right away and bought another one! You can't beat it, well you can but you know what I'm saying. I'm upgrading the throw off which is really my biggest complaint,snare wires, heads and putting S-Hoops on it and this baby will kick it with the best of them!

I've played dozens of steel snares in the past 20 years and this is top of the line in budget drums. Whether on stage or in the studio it has the solid tone and crack that even my guitarist can't stop complementing. I have snares twice the price and this holds up with all of them. I've yet to use anything by Yamaha that isn't quality.

I love everything it's great for everything i do

This is the second Yamaha Stage Custom Snare I've bought, I also have the Birch model, both are great snares for the money and Yamaha build quality is top notch

Great steel snare, Best Bang For the bucks

This snare drum is absolutely awesome! When I first got this, I put on the Aquarian Triple Threat White Coated Snare Head, Aquarian Hi-Performance Snare Bottom Drumhead, and Puresound Custom Pro Series 24 Strand Steel Snare Wires. This combo really makes a nice responsive sound for any style of playing. A helpful tip to those who are looking to limit or eliminate those ringing overtones is to tune the batter head slightly higher than the resonant head. Overall, great experience so far.