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14 x 4¾ Satoru Tatai Signature Snare Japan Only

14 x 4¾ Satoru Tatai Signature Snare Japan Only

BSM1475BP

Super Unicorn

Super Unicorn
At first blush you might think, as I did, that this is a Russ Miller Versatus. But it's not. It predates the Versatus and is actually the signature snare of Japanese drummer Satoru Tatai (田々井悟). Tatai San asked for a special depth of drum; something like the 4" deep Sonor Lite one used by h...
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14 x 5.5 Masquerade Steel Prototype

14 x 5.5 Masquerade Steel Prototype

Prototype

Super Unicorn

Super Unicorn
What do you do when you've collected 6 impossible snares before breakfast? How about tracking down this rejected prototype for the Mapex Japan / Beyond Shimano 20th Anniversary Masquerade snare! Ignore the 10/50 serial as I doubt 50 were ever made Both the design and the shell were rejected for ...
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14 x 5.5 Mayan/Aztec Black Version Japan Only

14 x 5.5 Mayan/Aztec Black Version Japan Only

Super Unicorn

Super Unicorn
Another "unicorn" this one as only two of these "Black" versions of the Mayan were produced in 2014* as a part of the Mapex/Beyond Shimano collaboration. It's a "standard" Mayan shell with Shimano San changing the hardware to black chrome and 2.3mm Powerhoops rather than brushed bronze and die-ca...
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14 x 6.5 Terry Bozzio Signature Aluminium Prototype Japan Only

14 x 6.5 Terry Bozzio Signature Aluminium Prototype Japan Only

Super Unicorn

Super Unicorn
The literal definition of a "sleeper" shell. 3 of these shells were made as a prototype for the Terry Bozzio Signature Snare in 1991‑92. Terry eventually opted for a 5" shell however, so these deeper 6.5" units were never made available to the public and sat in a store room until 2014. ...
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14 x 6.5 The Retrosonic

14 x 6.5 The Retrosonic

BPWB4650CNEN

Super Unicorn

Super Unicorn
Just when you think you've captured all the models from the 2010-2019 era, along comes this rarity. I spotted this in July 2022 in one of the photos Ariel de Leon sent me of his extensive (and I do mean extensive!) collection of Black Panthers. After doing a double-take and querying it with Ariel...
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