Pork Pie Drums

tnrdrum · Posted: Thu Oct 06, 2005 3:48 pm Post subject: Pork Pie Drums

Has anyone ever played or does anyone own a Pork Pie snare or Pork Pie kit? Like them? How about the snare throw off?? Any good or should it be changed for something like a Trick throw off?

I recently ordered a 7x13 Amber PigLite snare (the acrylic ones) I was just wondering how people like them. I've heard that acrylic is kind of a compromise between metal and wood with lots of projection but a warm deep note.

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D.W.K. · Guest

I was lucky and got a Pig lite snare at a pawn shop for $150 it still has the plastic over the padge. I love the sound of it, very responsive. Since it's acrylic you get more of the head sound, so get the perfect combo of heads. I have an aquarian hi-energy head on the batter and the original pork pie head on the bottom. It's a really nice snare... you will like it.

Guest · Posted: Wed Dec 28, 2005 10:42 am Post subject:

i've got a pork pie little squeeler. 8ply %100 maple 5x12. i love it.

radiofriendlyunitshifter · Posted: Wed Dec 28, 2005 12:10 pm Post subject:

yup i have a pig lite too. excellent snare for the money. you should be

quite happy with the 7x13 you ordered. and let us know how it goes too.

i've had three heads on my pork pie, all aquarian, focus x, hi-energy,

and a studio x. so far, the focus x is my favorite, followed closely by

the studio x. but hey man it's up to you
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Black Panther · Little Hamster Joined: 19 Jun 2006 Posts: 77

i've played two different types of Pork-Pie kits a Maple shell and an acrylic shell and both kits sounded amazing and they just look insane to so with the sound its ace
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Jmill · Guest

Yeah I have the 6.5 x 14 Pig Lite snare with an Evans Dry HD head on top. This thing is amazing, got just the sound i wanted out of it, tune it right and its golden. I also put a 42-strand snare wire on it because i wanted a fat deep sound, and it couldn't be better.

Black Panther · Little Hamster Joined: 19 Jun 2006 Posts: 77

ur snare sounds perfect mate
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O_Baterista!! · Newbie Alert Joined: 27 Sep 2006 Posts: 2

I love mine...

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burchdrum · Newbie Alert Joined: 10 Jan 2007 Posts: 3 Location: bama

I have a pork pie kit and a pork arcylic snare 14x6 clear i love pork pie. Snare has good pop.

bytor · Admin Joined: 12 Aug 2003 Posts: 5260 Location: Kansas

I tried the acrylic Pig Lite at GC one day and thought it sounded great. I was pleasantly surprised. Acrylic doesn't do much for me when used for a bass drum or toms, but I think it works quite well for snare drums.

MagicMedicine204 · Posted: Wed Jan 10, 2007 8:18 pm Post subject:

I own a PigLite and I really don't find it to be that great. I've tried a variety of heads and I've settled on an EC Snare head for now. It has a very unnatural ring to it no matter what heads I use, but maybe I'm too much of a maple fan to really appreciate acrylic? Try it out at Guitar Center if you can first, and don't go with it just for looks. IMO there's better snares for the money.

MagicMedicine204 · Posted: Wed Jan 10, 2007 8:20 pm Post subject:

On a side note, the drummer for the local band There for Tomorrow uses a Pork Pie kit and it sounds amazing. I don't know what wood or any specs, but it's the best kit I've heard live.

raddrums · Posted: Sun Feb 04, 2007 7:00 am Post subject:

n2oah · Goldfish Joined: 02 Jan 2007 Posts: 56

I was going to get a pork pie clear acrylic snare, but I ended up with a Spaun vented coke bottle snare (for $170). The spaun has a much more distinctive "crack" sound, and it is much louder than the pork pie. That's my opinion.