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Matching Maple Snare for Your Providence Kit





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Visually and tonally, there’s no better match for your Providence shell pack than the SJC Providence snare drum from Sweetwater. This 14-inch maple snare has the dry, focused attack and class-leading looks today’s drummers are searching for. Its 10-ply North American maple shell with hand-cut 45-degree bearing edges and 3.0mm hoops delivers a contoured, cutting attack and balanced sustain with a wide-open tuning window. Low-mass finishes and hardware provide serious old-school cool with no compromise to tone. The Providence snare comes outfitted with SJC’s single-tube lugs and iconic badges, an SJC Quick-Drop throw off, and a hand-tuned complement of Evans USA drumheads.





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SJC Providence snare: handbuilt and ready to order





Sweetwater is proud to partner with SJC to bring their handcrafted custom-quality shells to our customers. The SJC Providence snare is hand-built in the USA, in the same Massachusetts factory, by the same shell artisans, using the same materials and techniques as SJC’s heirloom shells and kits.





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Maple is king of the stage and studio. But as discriminating drummers know, not all maple plies are created equal. That's why the SJC Providence snare is built from ten plies of 100% choice North American maple. These woods, in concert with SJC’s two decades of custom drum fabrication expertise, deliver the powerful projection and crisp, even tone that today’s drummers demand.





Hand-cut 45-degree bearing edges





The SJC Providence snare drum’s 45-degree bearing edges are hand-cut and shaped to perfection. This level of precision allows both head and shell to resonate to their full potential. It also promotes long-lasting, even tuning.





Quick-Drop throw off





SJC designed its proprietary Quick-Drop throw off mechanism for speed and simplicity. Now you can move between snappy snare tones and tenored tom textures without skipping a beat.





Studio-quiet single-tube lugs





SJC’s die-cast single-tube lugs don't just look great ? they also promise rock-solid tuning dependability. And since they don’t use springs, they’re also studio quiet.





Tuned up with Evans USA heads





You can show out the day your Providence snare drum arrives at your door, thanks to a set of hand-selected Evans USA drumheads ? a G2 Coated (batter) and a Clear 300 (snare side) ? carefully tuned by SJC before your snare leaves their facility.





SJC Providence Series Snare Drum - 6 x 14-inch Features:


Size: 6-inch x 14-inch


Handcrafted in Massachusetts


Boutique quality, ready to order


The perfect match for your SJC Providence shell pack


10-ply North American maple shell sports a balanced, powerful voice


Hand-cut 45° bearing edges provide the right balance of dryness and sustain


Heavy-duty 3.0mm triple-flanged hoops dry out overtones


Single-tube lugs are dependable and whisper-quiet


Tuned up and ready to rock with Evans USA heads (batter: G2 Coated; snare side: Clear 300)