Marwyn

As someone that drums for a few bands with different levels (of which one of them plays quite a few bigger shows) I needed something to replace my beginner Maple snare. When I first played the Mapex BP I thought the hardware was amazing and as soon as I laid my eyes on this one I was sold. It was really dry, had great dynamics that didn't cap out but still had a really nice tone to it. The attack with tone combination was insane. The walnut EQ'd and darkened the sound a little and the birch gave so much more attack and presence than a Maple hybrid. I don't use it for jazz except with brushes, but its great for rock, pop, punk and metal. I do play funk with it, but it is once again not the most open snare. It's also really sensitive and easy to tune. I myself didn't like it tuned low and have it in a mid to high tuning, I couldn't get it to sound as fat as the other snares I have. But overall, one of the best snare drums I've ever played. Although it has to be up your alley.