Uploaded October 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
Versatile and comprehensive
"That's the first thing that comes to mind about Kompressor snares.
It’s THE snare for every situation. The high quality at this price is outstanding, therefore it is so easy to tune. I have never found a first-class sound so quickly.”
and from having played these three drums, that seems to be a fairly accurate overview of what we’re looking at here.
Steel model, 14x7 version.
I think I’ve observed before that I’m not the world’s biggest fan of steel snare drums.
However, having said that, I keep coming across steel drums which change my mind. This was one of those drums; I had it on my kit for weeks because I was enjoying it so much.
The 1mm thick shell has the inherent sound of steel but I found it to be versatile at all tensionings.
Brass model, 13x7 version
This has a black nickel finish to it and so - in reality - there’s no guessing as to which way this is looking towards in that respect.
That said, the 1.2mm brass shell plays well, it’s bright and ringy and the 13” diameter meant that it had a slightly different pitch to the other two which made it stand out.
Aluminium model, 14x5.75 version
I love drums with slightly odd sizes and this was no exception.
I don’t know how much the slightly increased depth adds to the sound, but the 2mm thick shell produces a bright and dry, controlled sound and reminded me of why aluminium is my favourite metal for drums.
Most of the big companies have a series of do-it-all snares, and the Kompressor range certainly to me seems to be in that vein.
Full written review over on mikedolbear.com
Versatile and comprehensive
"That's the first thing that comes to mind about Kompressor snares.
It’s THE snare for every situation. The high quality at this price is outstanding, therefore it is so easy to tune. I have never found a first-class sound so quickly.”
and from having played these three drums, that seems to be a fairly accurate overview of what we’re looking at here.
Steel model, 14x7 version.
I think I’ve observed before that I’m not the world’s biggest fan of steel snare drums.
However, having said that, I keep coming across steel drums which change my mind. This was one of those drums; I had it on my kit for weeks because I was enjoying it so much.
The 1mm thick shell has the inherent sound of steel but I found it to be versatile at all tensionings.
Brass model, 13x7 version
This has a black nickel finish to it and so - in reality - there’s no guessing as to which way this is looking towards in that respect.
That said, the 1.2mm brass shell plays well, it’s bright and ringy and the 13” diameter meant that it had a slightly different pitch to the other two which made it stand out.
Aluminium model, 14x5.75 version
I love drums with slightly odd sizes and this was no exception.
I don’t know how much the slightly increased depth adds to the sound, but the 2mm thick shell produces a bright and dry, controlled sound and reminded me of why aluminium is my favourite metal for drums.
Most of the big companies have a series of do-it-all snares, and the Kompressor range certainly to me seems to be in that vein.
Full written review over on mikedolbear.com
