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Description:
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Remo’s Bravo Marching Snares are made using ACOUSTICON™ 516 shells. They come with a clear POWESTROKE™ 2 head with a clear dot on top and ambassador™-weight Hazy snare side head.
Snares are available in Remo’s durable QUADURA™ finish in white or black.
ACOUSTICON®: What Will They Think of Next?
All REMO drum shells are made from ACOUSTICON® an advanced, alternative, wood-based material that provides the unique ability to predetermine and consistently achieve exceptional drum sound and performance characteristics using REMO's state-of-the-art drum making methods.
First (A), a shell is crafted to the exact diameter and thickness desired. Next (B), a precisely shaped bearing edge or in the case of MASTEREDGE drums and Special Edition and Mondo snare drums, a pre-contoured, reinforced Molded Bearing Edge is applied to the shell. Then (C), the raw shell is covered with the selected finish type and color including a wide choice of durable QUADURA laminate wraps or computer-generated laminate finishes. Each drum is then drilled and assembled (B) with top quality Remo lugs, heads and counterhoops before tuning and final inspection (E).
It should be noted that in addition to the advanced technologies that are used in the creation of Remo drums, the Remo drum making process is primarily designed to provide the traditional tonal qualities demanded by discriminating drummers giving Remo ACOUSTICON®
Drums an unmatched combination of classic sound and contemporary performance in a variety of musical situations.
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Remo Bravo Legato Snare freefloater
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Posts: 41
Registered: August 2002
Location: Stateboro
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Betty
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Registered: May 2003
Location: MN
Posts: 2
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Would you recommend the product? No |
Price you paid?: None indicated
| Rating: 2
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Pros:
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light weight
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sound, quality, allen wrenches, broken top snares
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My first two years in college we played these drums and they were terrible. The only good thing I can say about them is they are extremely light weight. That and Remo is very quick to give them away since very few groups are playing them.
Because the shells are so thin, light and made of press board, there is no real tone to speak of. The drums sound like a cardboard box (mainly because the shell is pretty close to being just a cardboard box).
We used the top snares initially, but had some problems. They did add a ton of crispness to the sound, but I would rather have more warmth than more snare response on these drums. The big problem was they snapped off. I don't know if Remo has made any changes since then but, when they first came out, nearly every keck would break a snare strand. Then you're stuck with the thing rattling around in your drum until you can go in and clip it off.
In the most dramatic failure I've ever seen in person, one dude's top unit actually snapped in half while he was tuning it. The drum just ripped in half on both sides and folded up. Crazy.
Anyway, if you're stuck with these drums, I'd recommend replacing the shells with plywood ones. That might be a quick way to get a better sound without a huge outlay of money or time. The top and bottom units are held to the shell by three screws each. Just drill those six holes in your new shell (plus whatever for the harness) and away you go. Just make sure you get the snare bed in the right place. Anyway, that won't solve the hardware problems, but it should help the sound.
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Mr_LRG
Registered: April 2008
Location: Lancaster, Texas, U.S.A.
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Would you recommend the product? No |
Price you paid?: None indicated
| Rating: 4
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Light, Carrier System Identical to Dynasty
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Cheap Design, Allen Key Tension Rods,
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These drums have some ups and a lot of downs. The Alan key tension rods are very hard to work with, making head changes and tuning a pain. Now you CAN torque these things up a lot if you get over the alan key thing, however i wouldnt, and heres why:
the shells of these drums is made of some plastic, and projects a rather dead sound. the only way to get these drums sounding like a decent line of drums is to tune them kinda wet. i wouldnt use black/white maxes on these. This is about the only drum I would use the K Falams 2 series top heads over Black/White Max. and also i would use clear bottom heads, or else all that overtone from the projection of a falams 2 bottom will lead to a dirty snareline. Crank the top head and keep the clear bottom moderately tight. keep the guts fairly loose. this will provide for a nice wet sound that doesnt project the nasty shell sound that you these drums have.
The one wonderful thing about the drum is that the carrier system on the Remo snares and tenors is identical to Dynasty. (however the bass carrier system is horrible)
I rated this a 4
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Would you recommend the product? No |
Price you paid?: None indicated
| Rating: 4
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Lightweight
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Terrible sound quality, sound varies
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We currently have these drums in my highschool. The sound is horrible. We have 4 of them, and they each sound different. No matter how much tuning and tweaking we do, we can't get them to sound the same. The tone on it is only established by the heads placed on it. The super thin shell provides very little sound quality. It sounds, in general, very much the same with snares off or on.
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Would you recommend the product? No |
Price you paid?: $40.00
| Rating: 4
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Great sound (with correct heads and tuning),
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Upside-down Hexwrench can be a pain, sounds horrible with even the slightest mistuning.
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I bought my Remo Legato 14x12 drum at the Columbus Percussion sidewalk sale a while back.
The top-head snare attachment is unnecessary. It's clumbersome to adjust, and unless adjusted correctly, makes the drum sound dirtier than without. I recommend removal.
With the right tuning, the Acousticon can sing. Acousticon, I've found, has always given a brighter sound than wood, which is useful in marching situations.
Like I said earlier, this drum can sing with he right heads and tuning. Currently, I have a White Max on top, with Medium-high tension, and a somewhat loose Evans MS3 that reeks of snare response.
The major problem with this drum is the upside down hex lugs. Whoever deceided that needs to be smacked.
I would only use this for solo playing. It's a little too wet for a line, and the hardware is too painful to tune on a regular basis.
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