This listing is for a Pearl HEP1450 Hybrid Exotic 14x5 VectorCast Snare Drum that’s in mint condition, and without the slightest scratch.  It plays beautifully. 

Pearl's state-of-the-art Vectorcast snares are created from a solid shell formed from multiple layers of composite material filament and mandrel-spun resin thread. The resulting thin, high-strength shell "flexes" with each strike; producing a characteristic sound that is lively, fat, and vastly different from any other drum.

The Hybrid Exotic line of snare drums from Pearl feature three unique "hybrid" shell compositions to provide a new sonority in the snare drum market. A single tiny strand can make all the difference in the world. Beginning with a composite material filament and resin thread, Pearl's new VectorCast shell is formed around a mandrel in an X-pattern; creating a thin, high-strength shell that "flexes" with each strike. Its characteristic sound is both lively and fat, and is a vast departure from other synthetics like acrylic or carbon fiber. To maintain tuning tension rods across the batter head, all Hybrid Exotic snare drums feature Pearl's Spin-Tight Tension Rods. The elegantly simple innovation creates a tension rod-within-a-tension rod, that allows the rod to expand and lock into place within the swivel nut. Tunings can be controlled under high-impact playing like never before. Each Hybrid Exotic drum is 14 inch in width, and is offered in both a 5 inch and 6.5 inch depth, as well as a 8 inch depth for Kapur/Fiberglass shells.  

This Pearl Hybrid Exotic drum includes 2.3 Stick-Saver hoops, STL-100 lugs, SR-1000 dual-lock strainer (that locks in place with the touch of a button located on either side), Coated Evans UV1 batter head, and chrome /brass hardware.⁩