Black Beauty Snares?

i bought the drummer of disincarnate, tommy, one back in 93 and a custom case for it. wonder what ever happened to it.....
 
two more suggestions for the snare dept. anything buy noble and cooley(never heard one i didnt love) and the pearl steve ferrone model has got to be one of the best sounding snares for recording heavy music, it just works for some reason. check them out.
 
The Black Beauty is most definitely my favorite snare, ever. I've found it to be ridiculously versatile in terms of all kinds of music, and it takes a lot of work to make it sound bad. I'll probably end up buying one to take to sessions (even though I'm not a drummer) within the next few months.
 
My drummer picked up a 12" maple Pacific snare, and with a couple pieces of tape on the head during tracking to kill a lot of the ring, it sounds incredible. Super snappy and to my surprise it doesn't sound small, either.
 
Well, i passed on the snare for now. I don't need to be loading up on new gear with nowhere to put it (still looking for a new studio space).

I'll still want a good snare for thick, lower tuned stuff soon. Lets turn this toward a favorite snare thread.