British Drum Co. BS-14-65-SN Big Softy Series Cherry and Balsa Snare 6.5" x 14" (BS-14-65-SN-U)

When you need your snare drum to deliver deep, warm and mellow tones, your first choice has to be the Big Softy. This drum is designed to do all the hard work so you don’t have to. Recognised and loved by professionals as their “go to” studio snare drum, Big Softy also performs magnificently onstage, from the intimacy of a club jazz gig to the bombast of a full-blown arena rock show. Handcrafted using cherry inner and outer veneers, Big Softy’s 14” x 6.5” shell encircles a central core of kiln-dried Balsa. Yes - Balsa! Don’t be turned off by thoughts of model planes and crafting, Balsa is a seriously underrated wood and is perfectly suited to the Big Softy. This surprisingly light, open-density hardwood possesses a micro-pore grain structure which actively filters out higher frequencies, giving you a massive range of tonal possibilities. Big Softy is designed to enable higher batter head tension for a truly responsive rebound and still achieve bigger, warmer and funkier sounds without the need to detune. Absolutely at home in the studio, Big Softy is adored by drummers, producers and engineers. Big Softy articulates every stroke so your playing is efficient and effortless whilst creating huge sounding backbeats. Whether you want that classic “fatback” snare or a more contemporary complex tone, Big Softy is the drum for you.

• Palladium Snare Strainer - Classic Art-Deco styling combined with exceptional build quality makes the British Drum Co. Palladium snare strainer a solidly dependable component on the Big Softy snare drum.
• Palladium Lugs - Inspired by the iconic Art-Deco styling of the 1930s, our high-quality chrome-plated Palladium lugs feature ThreadGrip technology for rock-solid tuning.
• Big Softy Vent Badge - British Drum Co. drums feature handcrafted laser-engraved vent badges denoting the name of the drum and proudly displaying that our drums are Made In Britain.
• Big Softy "B" Badge - The British Drum Co. name badge on the Big Softy features a bespoke laser-engraved tag proudly displaying the Big Softy name.