Product Close-Up DTS 6.5×14 Oscar Seaton Hybrid-Shell Snare Marrying birch with maple for ultimate clarity and depth. DTS, or Drum Tech Services, was founded in 2011 by acclaimed tech Steve “Steevo” Morrison, who has worked with Tommy Lee, Stephen Perkins, Teddy Campbell, Joey Jordison, and Nate Morton. (Morton uses DTS snares on The Voice.) Morrison’s mission, as stated on the company website, is to “provide handcrafted instruments at reasonable prices.” The options DTS offers are nearly endless, starting with premium Keller shells of various wood types and including any choice of stain, custom paint job, veneer, inlay, or lacquer finish. DTS uses PureSound Custom Pro snare wires and Remo drumheads (Evans and Aquarian heads can be used on request), and it offers many bearing-edge profiles and hardware options and finishes, including powder coating. All DTS snare drums are made to order. Our review drum is a unique 6.5×14, 10-ply hybrid […]

October 2015 Issue