The Pearl Session Studio Select snare drum is the perfect match for your Session Studio Select shell pack and a strong complement to any studio kit. Its 5.4mm blended birch/mahogany shell is lively and responsive to suit a wide range of musical styles. Masterworks-inspired 60°-outer bearing edges and SuperHoop IIs give this snare a crisp attack and focused midrange to balance a powerful low end. Masters-grade blended shell The Session Studio Select snare features shell technology borrowed from the Masters series. Its thin, resonant 5.4mm EvenPly-Six (6-ply) shell is comprised of 4-ply birch outers for focus and cut live or in the studio, along with two inner plies of furniture-grade African mahogany for warmth and balance. Pearl Session: the session drummer's choice for 20 years Session and studio drummers have depended on the Pearl Session series for nearly two decades. The Session Studio Select snare drum continues this proud heritage by building on nearly 20 years of shell construction and finish innovations.