SQ² Drum System

SQ2 Drumset

Every fleet has a flagship

Drums as unique as you are. That’s what we developed with the SQ² Drum System. A masterwork in customized drums, defining an uncompromising dedication to quality, and the unique SONOR craftsmanship. With an almost unlimited variety of shell – size – finish-combinations, SQ² is the most individualized series in the history of drum manufacturing. Speak with your personal musical voice and define your signature in sound.

Add your selection of exclusive natural wood or lacquer finish, then 24 carat gold, chrome or ruthenium for all metal finishing. Choose the type of fittings you want and decide upon many other options to customize.

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SQ² Woods / Environment.

From our hands to yours

The people at SONOR share a certain dedication to detail when making drums. It is a personal thing. Each instrument created means something. It’s the fact that those instruments will be played by drummers all over the world. It will be used in a wide variety of musical settings. Live or in a studio, in arenas in front of thousands of people or in the intimacy of a jazz club. It will always be there to express your musical voice. SONOR puts all of its expertise and love into making the best drums possible. SONOR selects only the finest wood from environmentally friendly sources. All SQ² woods are handpicked from leading veneer suppliers worldwide.

Birch

Scandinavian Birch has an aggressive, distinctive tone with tremendous projection. Providing low and high frequency clarity with a smooth balanced mid range.

Maple

North American Maple offers a mellow, warm and very balanced full tone providing low frequency punch and a mixed balance of mids and highs.

Beech

German Beech offers a full, warm tone with evenly balanced lows, mids and highs, tremendous projection, tone and dynamics.

Acrylic

Acrylic has a full-bodied tone with great presence and powerful dynamics. Accentuated highs and lows are more dominant with reduced mid range frequencies.

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Building upon more than 140 years of manufacturing experience the SQ² Drum System offers the ultimate in SONOR craftmanship.

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SQ2 Features

Simply the best

SQ² - the most complete state of-the-art custom drums available. Build only by hand from master craftsmen, no drum is like another. Anything mounted to an SQ² drum has to resemble the extremely high esthetic qualities of this system. Therefore SONOR offers three types of metal finishing - 24k gold, chrome and ruthenium (black plated).

Advanced Projection System (APS)

The patented ADVANCED PROJECTION SYSTEM (APS) prevents direct contact between wood and metal, and supports the powerful SONOR sustain.

SQ² configuration

To VIEW AND ALTER AN SQ² CONFIGURATION, go to the SQ² Configurator website and click ‘find unique print id (UPID)’. Enter your UPID number and click ‘view configuration’. A PDF file opens showing the related configuration. Go back to the Configurator site and click ‘drums’ to import the configuration. Now you can alter the configuration by changing the chosen country, add additional drums to the configuration etc.

Master craftsmen

SONOR continuously updates and expands the SQ² drum system with new instruments, extra limited specials, veneers and finishes. Visit www.sq2-drumsystem.com regularly for an ever-changing new and updated experience in drum design. SQ² - the most complete state of-the-art custom drums available. Build only by hand from master craftsmen, no drum is like another.

Dual Glide System

The DUAL GLIDE SYSTEM represents a snare strainer mechanism and is incorporated into the SQ² drum system. The strainer mechanism features a technically perfected snare wire engage-and-release system, along with great adjustability and a solid look and feel.

Total Acoustic Resonance (T.A.R.)

Enables vibration free mounting for a pure tone and maximum sustain with unmatched projection; AcoustiGate allows to fine-tune your sonic fingerprint by turning a dial.

TuneSafe

Right in tune, 100% of the time with a patented system that prevents tension rods from loosening, giving maximum tuning stability, even under extreme environments.

Optimum Shell Technology (O.S.T.)

O.S.T. is a well-figured-out process which you can see and hear in all our shells we make in our headquarters in Germany. Applying best German engineering since 1875, this process has been constantly optimized over the years to include methods and technologies like O.S.M., CLTF and T.A.R.