winter17 Posted November 13, 2018 Share Posted November 13, 2018 I know its a snare, but why does he have two snares, what's the purpose, and why is it so far out of reach? I can only recall him using it on a handful of songs. It's the one just to the left of his head here And in the top right corner in this picture 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apetersvt Posted November 13, 2018 Share Posted November 13, 2018 This might be handy: http://www.andrewols...akes_arrows.htm Possibly to be used while he is playing the electronic mallet-KAT thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted November 13, 2018 Share Posted November 13, 2018 That's his Snakes and Arrows kit, so... http://andrewolson.com/Neil_Peart/snakesarrows/tour/images/img10.jpg #3. 13"x3.5" snare (a piccolo snare). 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winter17 Posted November 13, 2018 Author Share Posted November 13, 2018 Great thanks. With yall's help could you help me make of list of songs he's used this on or tell me why he might use this snare drum instead of his normal one? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted November 13, 2018 Share Posted November 13, 2018 Great thanks. With yall's help could you help me make of list of songs he's used this on or tell me why he might use this snare drum instead of his normal one?The reason is tone (the sound of the instrument). A piccolo has a higher pitched snap to it, often described as "bright". Think of the snare sound on Presto, maybe. Here's Neil talking about his snares, from the Presto era: https://www.cygnus-x1.net/links/rush/modern-drummer-12.1989.php I really got to know my little snare family. I had a rough idea what each of the drums could do, but I never had the time to really experiment and find out what I like about each of them. I have my old faithful Slingerland snare that has been my number-one snare for years. I've always kept my ears open over the years for different drums, but that one always sounded best. But this time I really wanted to experiment. I tried a few piccolo snares, some of the custom-made snares, just trying whatever I could get my hands on. I had an old Camco snare drum that was given to me in Japan by Tama, and suddenly it sounded great to me. I liked it for years, but all of a sudden it started sounding real good to me. I ended up using it on four songs on the album. It's a very bright-sounding drum. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted November 13, 2018 Share Posted November 13, 2018 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Permanent-Rush Posted November 13, 2018 Share Posted November 13, 2018 Interesting! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted November 13, 2018 Share Posted November 13, 2018 -1 for missing out on the opportunity to include "What can this strange device be?" in the OP. ;) 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaportrailer Posted November 13, 2018 Share Posted November 13, 2018 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ouNwMotDz8s That's a damn good sounding piccolo. I was hoping they'd really crank the tuning up at the end! Choke that head 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theredtamasrule Posted November 14, 2018 Share Posted November 14, 2018 Great thanks. With yall's help could you help me make of list of songs he's used this on or tell me why he might use this snare drum instead of his normal one? I know he used it on TMMB, Carnies, 7CoG 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted November 14, 2018 Share Posted November 14, 2018 Great thanks. With yall's help could you help me make of list of songs he's used this on or tell me why he might use this snare drum instead of his normal one? I know he used it on TMMB, Carnies, 7CoGI love that sound, and how Neil plays when he's using it. More feel/finesse. I know I love playing mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MalformedEarthborn Posted November 14, 2018 Share Posted November 14, 2018 Follow-up question: would anyone notice of it was gone? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted November 14, 2018 Share Posted November 14, 2018 Follow-up question: would anyone notice of it was gone?Clearly it is the linchpin of his artistry. :P 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theredtamasrule Posted November 14, 2018 Share Posted November 14, 2018 Follow-up question: would anyone notice of it was gone? Well not really. It was more for color than anything. I would notice because I’m a drum nerd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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