S-Hoop SH168 16" Drumhoop 8-hole

A must try, amazing value

I purchased S-hoops for all my toms, changed from 1.6 to these S-hoops, it totally changed the sound making it more focused and decreased unwanted overtones which helped a lot in recording drums

Great sound, difficult to put a mic bracket on

I wanted to try something different than the original three-flanged hoops on my toms and I had heard of these hoops as being a middle ground between the tree-flanged ones and the die-casts. Sonically, they indeed are. The s-hoop made the sound of my floor tom much more controlled. The decay became faster and some of the weird overtones disappeared. Also, I had an impression that the floor tom became much easier to tune and it stayed in tune longer.

I would have gladly kept the s-hoop on my tom if it hadn't been for one issue. Because of the shape of the hoop, I could not get a standard bracket mic mount installed on the rim. It's a serious problem in a gigging situation, where the sound guy might not be able to properly mic up your drum kit. I read somewhere that there are certain mic brackets that can be installed on the s-hoop, but I didn't feel like changing my entire mic setup just to accommodate for the new hoops.

Overall, the s-hoops are great if you're not going to mic your drums or if you're patient enough to find suitable mic mounts.

Stick saver!

Upgraded from Gretsch 302 hoops on my Brooklyn kit, saves me sticks and rim shots sound beefy.

solid

a good solid chunk of metal.

well manufactured drumhoop with a top lip that is folded inwards.

kinder on drum sticks than ordinary hoops but more rigid.

tuning the drum head is a wee bit easier as the s-hoop helps focus the sound better.

middle ground between diecast and triple flange hoops!

The S-Hoop is ideal for a more stable tuning and because the flange turns inwards it holds damper studio rings in place.