I bought it for my steel snare (Pearl Chad Smith signature), and boy, does it deliver. It lets the snare sing, without letting the overtones become obnoxious and the crack is perfect, it sounds incredible both recorded and in live situations. I only play it tuned medium/high so i can't comment on lower tunings. If you have a metal snare and you want that crack with a short sustain and controlled harmonics, give it a try.