Big Fat Snare Drum

Also known as: BFSD

Big Fat Snare Drum (BFSD) is a percussion accessory company based in North Reading, Massachusetts, founded and owned by Kris Mazzarisi. The company's signature product, The Original, is a dampening head made from a proprietary blend of rubber and plastic that sits on top of an existing snare batter head to lower the fundamental pitch and produce a deeper, thumpier, vintage-inspired tone without...

9 Products · Used by 20 Artists

Big Fat Snare Drum Steve's Donut Drum Set Accessories

$21.00 - $31.99

8 available stores

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Big Fat Snare Drum Donut XL - 14 inch Drum Set Accessories

$21.00 - $29.99

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Big Fat Snare Drum Mute Strip Drum Set Accessories

$21.00 - $31.00

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Big Fat Snare Drum Bling Ring Drum Set Accessories

$9.97 - $24.99

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Big Fat Snare Drum 14" Original Snare-Bourine Donut Drumhead Drum Set Accessories

$30.99 - $44.00

8 available stores

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Big Fat Snare Drum The Original Drum Set Accessories

$20.99 - $31.00

8 available stores

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Big Fat Snare Drum Quesadilla Snare Drum Topper Pack - 10", 12", 14", 16" Drum Set Accessories

$84.99 - $85.99

4 available stores

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Big Fat Snare Drum Snare-Bourine Snare Drum Topper - 14" Drum Set Accessories

$32.00 - $44.00

7 available stores

Big Fat Snare Drum Swiss Ride - 13" Drum Set Accessories

$21.00 - $32.50

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The BFSD product line has expanded well beyond the original head to include a wide range of tone-shaping accessories: Mylar-based heads like Steve's Donut and the Snare-Bourine; cloth/suede options such as The Chalupa (half-quesadilla head), The Cow Moo, and The Millionaire; dampening pads including The Puck, Pet Sounds, and Tone Chips; and jingle-style add-ons like the Bling Ring, Octopus, and NeckTie. Products are offered in sizes ranging from 6" to 18" to fit snares and toms.

Distributed through Big Bang Distribution and sold by retailers like Sweetwater and Drumland, BFSD has become a widely used tool among studio, session, and touring drummers, with a strong presence in the online drumming community via Instagram and YouTube demo culture.

Big Fat Snare Drum has 9 products cataloged on Equipboard, including Drum Set Accessories. Their gear is featured by 20 artists, with the strongest followings in Rock, Folk, World, & Country, and Pop. Notable users include Travis Barker, Jordan Perlson, and Tracy Broussard.