Big Fat Snare Drum - Steve's Donut
Steve's Donut is a variant of the Big Fat Snare Drum dampeners. These dampeners quickly and easily transform your snare drum sound to a quite different soft, deep, and dead sound universe. More precisely, the sound of a 70's and 80's snare.
Unlike the model The Orignal, Steve's Donus has, as the name might reveal, a hole in the center.
The hole makes the disc lighter and therefore it does not give as deep a sound as The Original. However, you get a more natural playing surface because the hole allows you to hit your own drum head.
Furthermore, the donut shape gives a shorter resonance which means that even though The Original is heavier, Steve's Donut actually dampens the sound more.
With STeve's Donut you almost get two snare drums in one. Because the disc is so easy to put on and remove again, you can change your snare drum sound in a second.
Big Fat Snare Drum discs are often used permanently but also as an extra - a so called AUX snare drum - to the left of the hihat or as a replacement for the first floor tom.
Advantages by Using Big Fat Snare Drum - Steve's Donut
- Has the same feel as your regular drum head because of the hole in the center
- Easy to put on top of your drum head
- Gives you a brand new dead and very deep sound - in just a second!
- Has a smart small carving at the edge that makes it easy to pick up
- Has been developed for this specific purpose and is therefore much better than homemade solutions made of old drum heads.
The Difference Between Steve's Donut and The Original
- Steve's Donut does not lower the tone as much as The Original.
- Steve's Donut shortens the resonance more than The Original.
- With Steve's Donut you still play on your own drum head which gives a less plastic-like feel than The Original.
