SIMPLICITY MEETS ELEGANCE.

Introducing “U”, the first Noble & Cooley signature snare drum in our long, celebrated history. The design of this drum is a collaboration between us and Ulysses Owens Jr, a three-time Grammy Award winning drummer and Juilliard educator.

The U snare drum features our coveted Horizon shell, a maple and mahogany hybrid with horizontal ply orientation - built to resonate more uniformly and mimick the strong attack of a solid shell. It has the warmth and punch of maple with a darker tone brought by the plies of mahogany. The 8-lug design of the drum and minimal finish keeps it lightweight and full of life.

product specs

SHELL

Horizon Series maple ply shell with added mahogany plies, 14” diameter with a unique 5.5” depth and 45-degree bearing edges.

FINISH

A thin protective layer of clear satin lacquer to allow the wood to breath and resonate.

HARDWARE

8 polished brass tube lugs with single mounted point at the center of the drum for optimal resonance, with triple flanged chrome rims. Wood hoops available as an optional upgrade.

SNARE SYSTEM

Polished brass throw-off and butt-end with Noble & Cooley patented Cam Action snare wires designed to allow tight tensioning without choking the bottom.

headS

Evans G1 Coated on the batter side with Evans snare side 300 for a wide dynamic and controlled snare sound.

BRAND

Custom “U” wood burn logo presented “by Noble & Cooley”, only available on this signature series drum.

Autographed Signature Series serial number label on interior of shell.

Hear THE SOUND

Our goal in working together with Ulysses was to create a high-quality, great sounding, American-made snare drum. And that’s just what we did. In addition, we wanted this to be one of the most accessible Noble & Cooley snare drums available in the market. The key to achieving that was to manufacture this drum using batch-processing, something we don’t get to do often when making custom drums one-by-one.