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Peter Erskine’s Signature TAMA Snare





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The TAMA Peter Erskine Signature Snare Drum crosses genres with nuanced dexterity ? just like the renowned drummer whose signature graces the interior of the shell. It’s a jazz snare, for sure; however, its versatility enables it to ace any musical challenge. Its incisive bark cuts through dense pop mixes like a hot knife through butter; yet it has the girth to muscle through fat rock mixes and drive them forward. Drummers at Sweetwater are impressed by TAMA’s typical high-quality construction: a 6mm shell consisting of four plies of spruce plus two inner plies of maple, with TAMA’s highly effective Sound Focus Ring on the batter side. The hoops are 8-hole, 2.3mm Sound Arcs. Super Sensitive Hi-Carbon snare wire is used, along with a Linear-Drive strainer. The sensitivity afforded by the shallow shell depth is balanced by the drum’s 8-lug design, which generates a strong low fundamental for a punchy, full-bodied attack. The TAMA Peter Erskine Signature Snare Drum comes with Remo Ambassador heads ? coated on the batter side; clear on the bottom. This drum is radiant in its beautiful, durable clear gloss finish, and it looks stunning under stage lights.





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As are all TAMA Signature Series snare drums, the Peter Erskine Signature is designed to the exacting specifications of the artist to deliver specific sonic and performance characteristics. This drum’s shallow depth and spruce/maple shell join forces to deliver the focus and snap you need to plow through the thickest fusion track; and also the sensitivity that allows it to excel in nuanced acoustic jazz settings. These are but two sides of Peter Erskine’s acclaimed, multifaceted career. Coming from big band lineups led by Stan Kenton and Maynard Ferguson, Erskine teamed with Weather Report in 1978, joining forces with bassist Jaco Pastorius to form one of the jazz fusion juggernaut’s most celebrated rhythm sections. In the ensuing decades, he has remained busy helming the drum throne for an eclectic range of projects spanning genres as diverse as pop, jazz, classical, and even progressive bluegrass! Erskine holds an honorary doctorate degree from Berklee College of Music.





TAMA Peter Erskine Signature Snare Drum Features:


4.5 inch x 14 inch (depth x diameter)


6mm, 4-ply spruce 2 inner-ply maple shell


Sound Focus Ring on batter side


Super Sensitive Hi-Carbon snare wire


Linear-Drive strainer


2.3mm, 8-hole Sound Arc hoops


Remo coated Ambassador batter head; Remo clear Ambassador resonant head


Beautiful and durable clear gloss finish


Interior sticker individually hand signed by Peter Erskine