Tama TLZ146-OZW Star 14 x 6-inch snare Oiled Natural Zebrawood

General

The Tama STAR TLZ146 is a 14 x 6-inch Solid Shell snare drum made of African Zebrawood. It has a beautiful look and a sublime sound. Another top-quality product by Tama. This particular version does not have an inlay on the outside of the shell.

Tama Star Oiled Natural Mahogany 146 x 6-inch snare drum

The African Zebrawood has a beautiful striped pattern to which it owes its name, and it produces a warm sound with an extra dry character and clear, articulate highs. And extra articulation was just what Tama was shooting for in designing this snare drum. To achieve that, they redesigned key features like the snare wires, strainer and lugs to give this high-quality 14 x 6-inch snare drum its edge, and an elegant touch to both its sound and looks.

Super Sensitive Hi-Carbon Snappy Snares

The Super Sensitive Hi-carbon Steel Snappy Snare wires have a specially designed plate and a revised winding pattern for the wire coils, resulting in a remarkably crisp snare sound. The Linear-Drive Strainer was designed to give you more precise control over the lever and to smooth out the strainer's deployment motion. This way, you won't hear the slap of the snares hitting the bottom head, even if you rapidly engage the strainer. Furthermore, to prevent the snare wires from loosening, the strainer is equipped with a ratchet system. This allows you to perform small, single-click adjustments to the tension of the wires, allowing you to fine-tune your sound!

Redesigned lugs: improved resonance

Even the lugs have been redesigned - they now feature a bridge construction and make minimal contact with the shells. As a result, the drum's resonance is optimised while its overall weight is reduced significantly. Finally, the Tama TLZ146-OZW snare drum has three air holes, as opposed to the single hole that we're used to. These extra holes in the shell allow the snare to produce a much brighter and drier sound that projects evenly in all directions.

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• Please note: the first image shows a snare drum with an inlay, but a model without an inlay will be supplied.