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Armory 14x5.5 inch Snare - Peacemaker - Maple/Walnut

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Armory 14x5.5 inch Snare - Peacemaker - Maple/Walnut

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Armory 14x5.5 inch Snare - Peacemaker - Maple/Walnut

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The pop and crack of this Maple/Walnut Hybrid shell penetrates with each shot. The Peacemaker will settle any disputes as to who keeps the best time in the band.

Shell - 6.15mm 7ply Maple/Walnut

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Dan Morales 0 of 0 customers found this review helpful
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I own this snare. It was a replacement for a Mapex Meridian 14x5.5 snare drum that broke. The powerful sound of this snare has to be tuned perfectly. If you want a mix of the snare wires and high tuning it allows the head to rebound like crazy and roll as nice as the 300-500 dollar DW snares. To get the best out of this snare purchase an Evans 300 snare side head. Or a remo hazy 300 head. Pure sound 24 wire snare wires. Try with both nylon and string that come with it. I also recommend finger tightening it and turning each lug once in a star shape and then 1/4 turn clockwise and then 1/8th turn on the bottom the same on top except after you tighten it once in the star shape turn one full turn twice all around. Despite what others do leaving it tuned low on the bottom is better. This is a bright snare already. Issues I’ve had is that I play 3 times a week for a total of 10 hours a week. It took 1 1/2 to finally break the throw off clamp. Where you close it to right up. Everything else has been perfect and I had issues with the butt clamp which was under warranty so that’s cool too. Didn’t take long to get it. Finish is beautiful. The pipe logs are awesome. It comes apart quick when you need to change heads. I recommend the Evans HD DRY head with a 14” Evans tone ring. If you suck at tuning especially because it can ping or sound hallow I’d you don’t know what you’re doing. If you like that ping sound and want to hear a nice smooth roll then get the Evans G2 snare head. It’s nice if you like rim shots too or playing fast or building up the music. It doesn’t cut out when you play hard either and when you play soft it resonates nicely too. It uses the 2.3 mm hoops and they’re heavy enough but life enough to let it sustain so that’s why it’s good for building up. It doesn’t go out of tune. The next snare drum I highly recommend that only needs a different snare head is
Posted by Daniel Morales on Apr 2, 2020
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Nice Looking Drum - Sounds good 2 of 2 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store   Victoria, British Columbia
I have owned one of these drums for a few years now and have no complaints. The "Peacemaker" name and light color was my initially attraction to the drum. The snare strainer works smoothly and all hardware and rims are well made. The shell is fairly light and not quite as heavy as I thought it would be. I use mine with the factory snare-side head and have put an Evans UV1 on the batter side. This setup is particularly good for brush work and the snare also projected quite well too playing rock. Obviously, other head configurations will be more suitable for other genres of music but I think the drum can safely be used for any type of music. If you are looking to upgrade from a lower-end kit snare drum. this is a good choice. It has great looks and will give you a professional sound. The price point is fairly reasonable too.
Posted by David Pretty on Dec 14, 2017
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