History: I have been playing for two years. I play classic rock and metal. Musical influences include but not limited to Sevendust, Godsmack, Pantera, Zeppelin, Shadows fall, etc.
Purchase: I have been searching for this snare drum for a while now. I had always heard that copper snare drums produced a very wood like tone but with the bite of metal. I came across it at Milano Music in Mesa Az and picked it up for $495 flat.
What I Like About This Unit: First of all, the hammered copper finish just makes this drum absolutely beautiful. Aside from the looks, the tone is very unique. I also own a regular yamaha copper snare and the hammering on the Haynes model gives it a completely different sound. The best way to describe is very dry and dark. The sound is almost too dark for me because I love very tight and poppy snare drums. Other than that, it could be easily considered a very versitile snare drum that could be used on many different types of music.
What I Do NOT Like About The Yamaha Roy Haynes Signature Snare: The only thing that I was not happy with was the internal mute that came with the drum. I have never owned or played a drum with this before but decided to purchase it anyway. In my opinon it kills too much of the sound when applied but is just fine when it is off. If you do decide to purchase this drum one thing that definately needs to be done is changing the snares. The ones that came with the snare were absolutely horrible. I changed them to some pursounds and it made a ton of difference. I was a little dissapointed that yamaha did not include professional quality snares on this drum for the price I paid.
Roy Haynes Signature Snare Quality: This thing is built like a tank and is pretty heavy. It is not overwhelming but its got some poundage on it. All of the products that I have aquired from Yamaha have always been constructed top notch.
Summary: When all is considered I am very happy with my purchase. I love collecting snare drums and the Haynes signatures adds a very unique and distinctive sound to my arsenal. I would definately recommend buying this drum since I truly believe that it could be applied in lots of musical applications with no problems at at all.
Rating of this product: 5
This Yamaha Drums Percussion Review Submitted By: janitor man
Date: 2006-02-12
Yamaha Roy Haynes Signature Snare Drums Percussion
Usefulness Rating: 3.54545 out of 5. 11 reader(s) voted.
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