Pearl Q-Popper Timbale Snare |
|
|
Despite having a name like the latest designer street drug, the Q-Popper is actually a timbale/snare hybrid and part of the Marc Quinones signature series. It matches the signature timbales perfectly with the same heavy, polished steel 12” x 5” shell and speckled grey powder coat fittings, although it has conventional drum key tuning bolts. The underside features a 12-strand snare wire so the drum can be used as a snare drum with the snares on, or a timbale with the snares turned off. |
| What I did was
attach it to a cymbal stand on my drum kit via the new and excellent
PPS-36 angled post adaptor, and used it But the aural possibilities don’t end there because as mentioned, you can turn the snares off and incorporate timbale fills into your rhythms, or simply use it as a standalone timbale. Simply fantastic.
Conclusion: Upbeats: Downbeats: Price (Jan. 2009): Web Links: |
|
mainly
as a second snare in a drum kit set up. Situated to the left of the
hi-hat with the kit’s main snare to the right of the hi-hat it
was easy to incorporate the Q-Popper’s cutting metallic sound
into drum kit rhythms, which was great fun and very rewarding musically
because it enabled me to introduce great variety into the beat. Rolls
and fills sounded fantastic on the Popper, and because the head was
cranked really tight the response was awesome. Snap, plenty of crack
and oodles of pop!