HEADS

**palmerlouie** · October 21st, 2004, 09:00 PM

ok the time has come to change the heads on my drums. they have been on my new drums since i got them.....1 yr ago!

originals are coated ambassadors but i am wondering what clear emperors will be like. im not too keen on the clear ambassadors as they seem a little too open and ringy. i mean, the coated sound lovely and warm.....but im thinking that clear emperors are a happy-medium that will give me a little more attack. is this true?

and while im spending the money.....which is better....remo or evans?? ive only ever had an evans snare head. never tried the regular G series etc.

any thoughts?

**Muphkin Man** · October 21st, 2004, 09:58 PM

Alright Louie,

I think you're right about the double ply vs ambassador, but from my experience its hard to achieve a full tone from 2ply heads at low volume... So I guess it depends on what type of gigs you'll be doing i.e amplified vs acoustic...

While we're talking heads, anyone using a 16 or 18 kick for music other than Jazz? what heads you using for that?

**XNavyDrummer** · October 21st, 2004, 10:59 PM

Louie,

I like Joel Rosenblatt's solution to the single vs. double ply head dilemma. He puts a single ply on the 10" and double plies on his floors for his 5 piece kit. You can hear what this sounds like on www.joel-rosenblatt.com. Go to the drumming then styles/career section and check out this sound. His floors remind me of the Weckl floor tom sounds from the back-to-basics videos. I'm using this now and I like the articulation of the floor toms and the open sound of the small tom.

Good luck!

[ October 21, 2004 08:01 PM: Message edited by: Andy Vermiglio ]

Daniel LeClaire · October 21st, 2004, 11:13 PM

Originally posted by palmerlouie:
....which is better remo or evans?

I think you'll find guys on both sides of the fence on this one. For me, personally, I prefer Evans. The Remos I've used seem to die to quickly, or maybe it's just that the Evans last a lot longer.

I'm using clear G2's on top and clear G1's on the bottom. Best drum sound I've ever had. I don't have a tone problem at low volume levels either. Sounds great played lightly or hard, just my experience though.

**matricks** · October 22nd, 2004, 10:07 AM

I dig Evans too... but the Remos look sexier [img]eek.gif[/img]

**matricks** · October 22nd, 2004, 10:11 AM

Dude, Dude, Dude... AWESOME pic of Castro! I totally missed that til right now!!! That is freakin' great!
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**Randy walker** · October 22nd, 2004, 01:25 PM

I use Aquarian, Jack DeJohnette sig heads on top (black coated single ply) with depending on the gig either a single ply white coated or a single ply clear on the bottom of all toms. Single ply coated on the snare, but sometimes use an underneath dot. Single ply kic head with ring like a Power stroke.

**FuseU1** · October 22nd, 2004, 05:22 PM

Originally posted by matricks:
I dig Evans too... but the Remos look sexier

Dude, Dude, Dude... AWESOME pic of Castro! I totally missed that til right now!!! That is freakin' great! That gets five cools and a [img]graemlins/cry.gif[/img] since I didn't think of it!

Killer. LMAO

Well, it IS "Fall," isnt it?!
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Was this taken at Niagra?
He wasnt on VIAGRA, because he wouldnt have FALLEN.

"Fall Guy Fee-Dellllll"'
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He'll fall for anything...

He sure has fallen for himself...

HE'S "nobody's 'fall guy'!!"

Fidel, thou shall not falter...

Too bad it wasnt a clear case of "Help! - I've fallen & I can't get up! EVAR."
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Fallse alarm...

I'm not falling for it...
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I dont think i've missed any...

OK enough awreddy...
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"Troops! Fall out!!"
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[...i couldnt resist...sorry it wasnt about the head thing.] [img]graemlins/hmmm.gif[/img]

[ October 22, 2004 05:05 PM: Message edited by: FuseU1 ]

**hanayalator** · October 22nd, 2004, 07:53 PM

Ya I think it's just a personal choice on what company you go with. Also, I use a 16 inch bass drum for some r+b/funk stuff. I have an Evans Hydraulic head on there.