Mapex Pro Snare Drum
Mapex Delivers on Their Promise
The Mapex Pro snare drum line is a highly rated group of professional grade snares. The most popular models are made from 7 plies of pure hard rock maple, totaling 5.8mm thick. Mapex Powerhoops of 2.3mm chrome steel provide lightweight yet sturdy resistance, and won’t affect the bright, crisp sound at all. Tough multi-coat lacquer finishes give beauty and durability to each snare. Snares 5.5X14, 5.5X13, and 6.5X14 complete the maple lineup. Mapex Pro series snare drums are also available in birch and steel models of various sizes. Twenty strand snare wires and Remo heads are standard equipment.
Likes
Drummers comment that the Mapex Pro snare drum does indeed deliver professional performance. The sound is big and variable. Tuned low, the Mapex snares reverberate with rich, earthy tones. A mid to high range of tune produces traditional bright, crisp sounds. The result is a snare that can be used for most genres and styles of music. The snares are easy to tune, and hold the tune well. Finally, these drums are priced affordably, making them a better value than most pro-quality snares.
Dislikes
The biggest knock heard about this set is that the hardware lacks the same professional quality as the rest of the Mapex Pro snare drum components.
Overall Rating – 5 Stars
Mapex promises a professional grade snare drum line, and they deliver. Each model in the Mapex Pro Snare Drum family lives up to its billing, and so we give them 5 Stars without hesitation.
Update
Since this review was published, Mapex has stopped making this snare. You can find them rarely on eBay. You might also consider looking at our review of the Tama SLP G Series snares or one of our other 5 Star reviews.
In your “Update” section, you stated that Mapex no longer makes this line of snare drums. Do you know what years the Pro series was made? I bought a Mapex Pro 14 x 3.5 steel snare. I can’t find any information on what years this series was made.
Hey Danny M,
I’m sorry. I wish I would have linked that post to the post we researched which gave that info. Now, I can’t google anything that gives that info. I don’t know if it’s just the full sets or if the Mapex people may be able to tell you from the serial number when it was made and also when the series ran for.
Hope this helps in some way,
Jeff