Marc Quinones Birthday Party @ Fonda Boricua

After the last post about the Quinones signature "Q-Popper" snare, I had to check out the percussionist behind the name. Turned up some footage of him laying down a burning timbale solo at his cumpleanos party.

Latest Musician's Friend Pearl Snare of The Week - Snap, Crackle, Pop

Pearl Marc Quinones Q-Popper Timbale Snare

Perfect for salsa or as a drum set add-on, the Marc Quinones Signature Q-Popper 5" X 12" Timbale Snare provides poppin' percussive accents ideal for mambo, salsa, jazz, and fusion. With the snares on, it has the high and tight sound of a piccolo snare, and throw the snares thrown off it provides awesome timbale sounds to spice your sound with Afro-Caribbean flavors. The Q-Popper matches Marc's Signature steel timbales and comes with the PPS36 Angled Post Adapter, allowing you to conveniently mount it on any cymbal or hi-hat stand.

Pearl Snare of The Week at Musician's Friend

JJ-1355 Joey Jordison Signature

To showcase Pearl's impressive range of snare drums, Musician's Friend has introduced a Pearl Snare of the Week feature. Every week another original Pearl creation is featured

The first Pearl Snare of the Week, the JJ-1355 Joey Jordison Signature Snare, has all of the fierce attack and crisp articulation of the Slipknot drummer to whom it pays homage.

Joey's precise and powerful style has won him fans far beyond metal. The Joey Jordison Signature Snare with its 6-1/2" x 13", 1mm steel shell that can be best described as a "power piccolo," with its high-pitch bite and chest-thumping depth, thanks to the deeper shell. Black Super Hoops and Masters double-ended lugs complement the black shell decorated with Slipknot logos. The drum's SR-017 strainer features a vertical pull action for ideal snare-to-head contact using minimal tension, resulting in superior snare response at all playing levels. The Jordison signature snare produces the kind of power you expect from Joey.