The Mapex MPX Birch Snare Drum offers well-balanced punch and tone, making it a great snare for any musical application. Its birch shell yields clean defined attack along with warm open tones. The shell is finished in a gloss and is adorned with chrome-plated triple-flanged hoops, and chrome-plated lugs. It comes with Remo drumheads, and a 20-strand snare wire.