The story of Mike Portnoy’s signature snare began in 1997 when Mike came up with the idea of a tension strainer controlled by a foot pedal—very cool, but very complicated and too expensive for all but maybe five people in the world. So Mike and Tama came up with an equally cool (but less complicated and expensive) three-way snare strainer which makes switching tension as easy as switching between two snare drums. Named after his daughter, Melody, Mike Portnoy’s Melody Master drums come in two versions: his main snare, the MP1455 maple, and the MP125 steel. MP1455 has a Maple (Semi-Gloss Black) shell, size 5 1/2 x 14.

5-1/2" x 14" maple shell with die-cast hoops. Special design throw-off sets to 3 positions (off, loose, and tight) to give you 3 distinctly different sounds.

Features:
Maple shell
Die-cast hoops
Three-position throw-off settings

Specifications:
Size: 5.5"x14"
Shell Material: Maple(Semi-Gloss Black)
Hoop: Die-Cast (chrome)
Lug: MSL-SCT (chrome)
Strainer/Butt: MCS100A/MCS50B (chrome)
Snapppy: MS20SC14S