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Deep, Punchy Snare Tone with Premium Hardware





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Boasting a rich tonality with plenty of low-mid punch, the TAMA Starphonic Walnut Snare Drum delivers a luxuriously fat sound that's perfect for rock. This snare drum's 7-inch depth helps enhance the woody thump of its maple shell, while TAMA's Super Sensitive Hi-carbon Snare Wires bring out the nuances and articulation of your snare work. An innovative ratchet system on the strainer tension adjustment allows you to fine-tune the snare's response and lock it into place with precision. Given its undeniably epic tonality, plus its premium hardware for long-term reliability, Sweetwater highly recommends the TAMA Starphonic Walnut Snare Drum to any discerning drummer.





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Impressive articulation from Super Sensitive Hi-Carbon snare wires





TAMA’s Super Sensitive Hi-Carbon snare wires are specially designed to maximize snare response. Special windings and custom plates allow these snare wires to sit closer to the bottom head, resulting in greater sensitivity and a brighter, crisper sound overall. Even your softest ghost notes will come through with definition.





Precision tension adjustment with ratcheting mechanism





The TAMA Starphonic Walnut Snare Drum is equipped with a ratchet system on the tension adjustment, allowing you to lock in your desired tension with precision. The ratcheting system excels at preventing your snappy snares from loosening, even if you prefer extremely high tension settings.





Detachable butt plate maintains snare wire tension





Thanks to its detachable butt plate, snare-side head changes are fast and easy with the TAMA Starphonic Walnut Snare Drum. It keeps the snare wire tension wherever you've set it, allowing you to remove the butt plate with the snare wires on. After reattaching the butt plate, your snare wire tension will remain exactly where you left it.





TAMA Starphonic Walnut Snare Drum Features:


7-ply (6mm each) walnut snare drum


Super Sensitive Hi-carbon snare wires for crisp attack and impressive articulation


Ratcheting tension adjustment for fine-tuned snare tension that won't loosen over time


Finely tuned bearing edges for optimized tone


Rich, low-mid-focused tone