Throughout Bonham's career it seems he consistently played on the Ludwig Supraphonic 14inch x 6½ 402 snare drum on stage. This drum is usually found chrome plated over a 'Ludalloy' shell. He decided against using the more expensive brass-shelled drums.
How do you get the John Bonham snare sound?
Tune the batter head to medium and the resonant head to medium-high. The snare itself should be a 30 or 40-strand model. Just make sure you don't fit it too tight you'll lose all that lovely resonance if you do.
What snare did Buddy Rich use?
Buddy Rich's Setup. Over the years Buddy used a few different kits, including Ludwig, Vox, Rogers, but he mainly used Slingerland. He also used a Fibes snare drum which can be seen on the album cover of Live At Ronnie Scotts.
What snare wire did Bonham use?
John Bonham used 18-strand Ludwig snare wires and then later on around 1977, he used Gretsch 42-strand wires for a 'wider' sound.
What tuning did John Bonham use?
Its basically just a tuned 6.5 ludalloy supra-phonic drum with remos. Personally as great as Bonham was I know I, not anyone else, is Bonham. No matter how to tweak the tuning (2 ply batter heads, 6.5” ludalloy supraphonic, etc) a great deal of tone was also in his playing.
What should a snare drum be tuned to?
Snare Drum Tuning Most 14” diameter snare drums sound good with a fundamental pitch in the range of 3E to 3A#. Some drummers like to have the fundamental pitch of their snare in the same interval relationship as their toms while others like to set it independently; it's really a matter of personal preference.
What snare did Bonham use?
Ludwig Supraphonic
What size drums did John Bonham use?
From 1970 on, he used a 14" x 26" Bass Drum which was the most identifiable part of his setup. He used 16" x 16" and 16" x 18" Floor Toms and occasionally changed his Tom sizes between 9" x 13", 10" x 14" and 12" x 15" Mounted Toms. Drum Heads: Bonham played Remo Drum Heads throughout his career.