Brad Wilk pays homage to three of his favourite classic snare drums in the first episode of Lauten Audio's 'Snare' series
The RATM drummer shows us his favourite snare drums, captured by Lauten's new Snare Mic
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View more newsBrad Wilk pays homage to three of his favourite classic snare drums in the first episode of Lauten Audio's 'Snare' series
The RATM drummer shows us his favourite snare drums, captured by Lauten's new Snare Mic
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