This is my only Brady drum so far. It's a 12x7 something with an outer ply of something. Ok, I can't actually remember what the drum is, but it does sound fantastic. Having said that, when was the last time you heard anyone say a Brady drum sounded crap? Never maybe?
I got it from Ebay a few years ago for about £250 or so and the thing that sold me the most on it was the amazing grain of the wood on the outside of the drum. It plays beautifully and has a great cutting sound to it but it does annoy me that I can't remember what the wood is.
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