GMS REVOLUTION Snare Drum 14x5.5. GMS, a manufacturer of high-quality drums based in Farmingdale, New York, has introduced a technology sure to revolutionize the drum world. GMS’s new Revolution Series drums feature a thin coating of real metal on the company’s premium-quality maple drum shells.

This Snare Drum offers a unique blend of wood and metal sounds. It features an 8-ply maple shell with a thin layer of metal sprayed to the inside of the drum shell. The resonant sound of wood combined with the reflective qualities of metal creates a snare drum with extreme flexibility and versatility.

Choice of Finishes: Natural Maple Midnight Black Walnut Burst	Available Metal Types: Brass Nickel-Steel Copper
Features 8-ply maple shell 1/32" inner metal layer GMS's Special Edition lugs Triple-flange hoops Beautiful Satin, Matte hand rubbed finishes

GMS Revolution Snares require 2-4 weeks to build and ship.

“Revolution opens up a whole new palette for drummers to personalize their sound,” comments GMS President Rob Mazzella. "The range of choices, both visual and sonic, is enormous.”



All Finishes and Metal Interiors can be mixed and matched to your preference!

Adhering to the wood with a chemical cross-link bond, the metal is thin enough—approximately 1/32"—to make a negligible difference in the shell’s overall mass, therefore having no appreciable effect on its fundamental pitch. However, each metal type has a noticeable impact on the drum’s tone due to its characteristic reflection properties within the shell’s air column and the complementary interaction of wood and metal vibration frequencies. Bearing edges are left uncoated to promote a warmer tone, while the metal coating amplifies attack, projection, brightness, and bite.

“Each of the metal coatings adds its own distinctive vibe to the drum. If you have a brass lined drum, you’ll get that brass sound, but the mass of the maple gives the drum a lot of “thickness”, unobtainable in a metal-only drum,” says Mazzella, “We’ve also found that the drums have an incredible amount of “headroom”; when you really hit the drum, it just knocks you off your throne!!

For more information, please see the GMS web site at http://www.gmsdrums.com.

This item ships for FREE to the continental USA.