Sonor’s Phil Rudd Snare is Here!

Sonor Phil Rudd Signature Snare Drum

Sonor has introduced a number Signature model products lately. First it was the Steve Smith kit, then came the Danny Carey Snare, and now, the AC/DC’s Phil Rudd has his very own snare drum. The recent history of Sonor’s Signature is interesting. The Steve Smith kit was a bit of a slow mover due to the high price, while the Danny Carey snare has proven to be a solid performer because of its relatively affordable price point. With the release of the Phil Rudd snare, Sonor has targeted an even wider audience setting the price well below Danny Carey’s drum.

The Phil Rudd Signature model drum features a 5.x14 Chrome over Brass Shell with Die Cast hoops. On one side of the shell is Sonor’s Artist badge. The other side boasts the famous Signature badge that was used in the 80’s and early 90’s on the Signature series drums. It’s nice to see it again on a different range of products. The drum shell and most parts are Made in Germany and assembled in China for lower costs (how’s that for globalization!). As mentioned above, Sonor has really hit a sweet spot with the price — it can land at your front door for just $399.00.

A note from Shane:

“I pulled it out of its box and the quality was absolutely flawless, as expected. What blew me away was the sound. It features the same high walled hoops the Steve Smith snare does, which lends to a very similar sound. It’s crisp, it’s cracking, and it sounds like a Sonor. There are several cheaper black beauty clones out there that all do the same thing but wear different badges, this is altogether different. It’s a Sonor snare, it sounds like it, it looks like it, but the price is indicative of a drum that does much less. Quite honestly, I am really blown away by this drum. It’s that good, and I’m not kidding. I wish I used 5×14’s…”