I absolutely love this snare. I got mine secondhand from a friend, and at first I wasn't too impressed. The strainer was old, the throw-off stiff, and I just couldn't get a good sound out of the old Ambassador on it. But I swapped the strainer for a 42-strand, and cranked down an Evans EC Snare. And now it just sings at the slightest touch. Aluminum is a beautiful metal; it rings, but with more control than steel. definitely a must-have for drummers of any level.

My parents bought this snare drum through the school. I've had it for a while now and it's held up great. It sounds really good and the sound can be altered fairly easy if you know what your doing. I didn't buy it myself so I don't know whether the price is good or not but I know the sound is.

So it's not the most glam snare made but there is no other snare I would rather own. It takes some time to get the tuning right and a Remo Ambassador Hazy snare-side head to really bring this snare to life but in the end it's amazing. First off you can dial all the ring out with the dampner if that's what you want but why buy a metal snare if you don't want a little ring? With the dampner you can get just the right amount of ring without choking the snare. I thought this acrolite sounds so good the Supra-Phonic (same shell chrome plated) has got to be better. Wrong, I bought the Supra-Phonic and found it was brighter and didn't have the soul or magic tone the Black Galaxy has. I think the seamless aluminum shell is what seperates the best from the rest and only Ludwig has this, others are seamed-welded or cast boat anchors. Buy this snare and keep it as your rock solid while you chase the after the holy grail of snares, that's the fun in life.

I received this snare drum about 6 years ago. My brother was in school band, and when he quit he gave it to me. It has to be one of my favorites. It can handle a wide range of tunings, from low, gritty jazz, to a high-pitched snap,crack, and pop. It is always my back-up snare,and half of the time my main snare. Two thumbs up

I have the Ludwig aluminum acrolite with the aluminum finish 70's model and its one of my favorite when using a microphone it fills the whole room you're playing in and it does make a difference what heads to use "Evans" and the mic "Shure" and mixer "Peavey" and triggers. NICE/\/\/|thats one of my vintage Ludwig collections ^V^ ^V^ :>}