Beautiful sound and looks! Came packaged really good. It has a "towel" case with it / not a real case for the road, just a really nice "towel" kind of wrapping/. It's one of the most beautiful snares I have ever seen, if visuals are something for you. Sound wise I play funk/rock/~jazzy/hip-hop mostly High-tuned snare and it sounds killer! It has that wood sound going on with it which I really love! / I'm a wood snares guy! / Build quality is top-notch! Awesome high-end snare for a really decent price!