Gretsch Drums 12"x5,5" Mighty Mini Snare BK

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Mini Snare Drum

Size: 12" x 5.5"
Shell material: Poplar
Chrome hardware
1.6 mm triple flanged steel hoops
30° Bearing edge
With GTS holder
BH-5512-BK

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Available since May 2018

Item number 440514

Sales Unit 1 piece(s)

Depth in inch 5,5"

Shell Colour Black

Sparkle No

Fade No

Surface Texture Of Shells Foil

Shell / Material Poplar

Die Cast Hoop No

Shell Hardware Colour Chrome

1.279 kr

Including VAT; Excluding kr200 shipping

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Mega Crack for Mini Cash

Schengis 30.01.2021

Honestly, this snare has no business being as good as it is for what they're charging for it. Like I said in the title: This. Thing. CRACKS.

Granted, you have to put in a little time tuning it up and situating the heads (or replacing them), but once you've got it dialed in, get ready to pick your jaw up off the floor.
I started out by putting this up on my practice kit to sort of break it in, but I was immediately caught by how powerful the rimshots rang out. They genuinely weren't joking by calling this thing "mighty".

Positives: Unparalleled sound quality for price point, solid hardware, built-in mount for easy side-snare option

Negatives: Stock heads beaten up quite quickly, tuning may not hold long-term, finish on shell not very scratch-resistant, side-mount may get in the way of some setups

The only place where this snare may be lacking is in "zone diversity". If you just need a solid center hit/rimshot sound for your kit, then it's a fantastic option. If you're looking for something with a lot of nuance and flare, then you may be slightly disappointed.

All in all: Great snare. 10/10 would buy again.

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Good sound for the price

GoncaloSilva 18.09.2020

Cheapest snare this size I could find and I'm pretty happy with what I got. Sounds nice and it's well built. Not the greatest on the market, for sure but if you're on a budget it does the job.

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Amazing price-to-performance

Marten M 26.08.2024

I wanted a 12" side snare for a long time, but since it's more of a fun "toy" for me, not something I regularly use on gigs, I tried to save a buck. This one came up to me and I thought that for the price you can't really go wrong - even if it sucks, it's just 100€! Luckily it doesn't at all! I use it in a high/medium-high tuning range where it kinda sounds like a timbale and when I turn the snares on, it sounds wonderful.

However I do have a couple of complaints:
- The stock heads, although decent, aren't that great. I managed to wear through the coating on the batter head in the first day, and I'm no heavy hitter.
- The stock snare wires lack top end. Just something to be aware of. I replaced them with Tama Starclassic wires, which were incredibly cheap and sound quite a bit better with more crack.
- Easily my biggest complaint however is the throw-off mechanism. It gets loose very very easily and the knob just doesn't hold. In some instances the stainer even jumps into the off position while playing. For the price, though, I'm willing to live with it - not the end of the world if you position it right -, thus it's still a total 5 star rating from me!

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Excellent value for money.

Namelessmusician 11.08.2020

With a bit of care and fine tuning, this snare can sound very clean and dry. Maybe it lack a little in characteristics, however considering the price and the portability, it is very hard to complain about. As with most new snares, the heads provided are not the best and ring out with some strong tones which I personally don't like, but this is easily fixed with dampening or muting to achieve a solid, dry sound.

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