Drummers of any style or for anyone looking for a fat, dark and dry sounding snare drum will like this Natal drum. Choice of skin will determine how you use the available tone.
Dark Bronze is the right name of this drum because it’s just that. It has a dark, focused and dry sound that is usable for pretty much anything. This drum likes all ranges of tuning, is super sensitive, requires no dampening and constantly gives a fat tone.
Natal have equipped this drum with an Aquarian Polaris head, which features an internal dampening ring. It’s this skin combined with the hammered shell that contributes to the real dryness of this snare. The throw off and tension knob are very smooth. Made from fully hand hammered bronze, this drum also looks amazing. The drum also features standard (and excellent) hardware/fittings such as 2.3mm chrome hoops, the very cool ‘tri-throw’ throw-off that allows for three instant tension settings and all Natal badging. Interesting also how the hammering deliberately avoids all fittings so they remain flush to the shell.
Overall? What a beast! I’d love to own this drum just to see how it reacts to different rooms, heads and styles of gig. Pretty cool piece of kit.
RRP AUD$599.00
Check out the Natal hand hammered range here
Enjoy the vid.
nice snare sound mate….almost sound like maple shell, isn’t it?
This Natal is super dry. Up close it does sound like a ‘metal’ drum but I reckon the from the sound on the video or if you heard in a recording, you could mistake it for a wood drum. Though like I said, up close and personal she’s definitely bronze 😉
Thanks for watching Hendra!