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Just wondering what your fav heads to use on a metal and a maple snare..and has anyone ever used a fiberskyn powerstroke 3 on one ?? I have 60's supraphonic 400 and a supersensative....cant find the right combination

Posted on 12 years ago
#1
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Remo Emperors white coated can't beat em!!

Your drummers not much good is he!? What you need is someone that's as good as me. ! John Henry Bonham !!
Posted on 12 years ago
#2
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If a snare drum can't sound good with coated Ambassador top and hazy on the bottom (or diplomat on the bottom) I ditch the drum. Simple as that.

I had a gorgeous looking COB Gretsch snare several years ago that I did not keep for this reason.

Wood or metal, they all get the same heads for me. The nice thing about this is you hear the DRUM and not the influence of the heads on the drum, which is more difficult if you are always swapping heads around.

Conversely, if you HAVE to make a 'trouble' snare sound good, so many head choices these days make getting a 'bad' sounding drum to be 'tolerable' is much easier. Heads are still cheaper than new drums...

Cobalt Blue Yamaha Recording Custom 20b-22b-8-10-12-13-15-16f-18f
Red Ripple '70's Yamaha D-20 20b-12-14f
Piano Black Yamaha Recording Custom Be-Bop kit 18b-10-14f
Snares:
Yamaha COS SDM5; Yamaha Cobalt Blue RC 5-1/2x14; Gretsch round badge WMP; 1972 Ludwig Acrolite; 1978 Ludwig Super Sensitive; Cobalt Blue one-off Montineri; Yamaha Musashi 6.5X13 Oak; cheap 3.5X13 brass piccolo
Posted on 12 years ago
#3
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So I see a lot of you out there use Remo over Evans. What's the main difference between the two? I've been using Evans G2 on snare and toms for years. Probably started in the eighties when I used a hydrolic glass heads. I do soemtimes feel like I'm constantly retuning my snare. I'm not sure which head I have on the snare side. Whatever they had in stock.

Posted on 12 years ago
#4
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blackchrome - I'm an Evans guy too. Switch to the -Hazy 300- snare head from Evans. It's a goodie.

John

Too many great drums to list here!

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Posted on 12 years ago
#5
Posts: 1427 Threads: 66

In my case, I think I'm just a creature of habit. If you have good luck with Evans heads, that is what you should use.

I do think if you want to hear the drum, keep consistent with the heads you choose.

Cobalt Blue Yamaha Recording Custom 20b-22b-8-10-12-13-15-16f-18f
Red Ripple '70's Yamaha D-20 20b-12-14f
Piano Black Yamaha Recording Custom Be-Bop kit 18b-10-14f
Snares:
Yamaha COS SDM5; Yamaha Cobalt Blue RC 5-1/2x14; Gretsch round badge WMP; 1972 Ludwig Acrolite; 1978 Ludwig Super Sensitive; Cobalt Blue one-off Montineri; Yamaha Musashi 6.5X13 Oak; cheap 3.5X13 brass piccolo
Posted on 12 years ago
#6
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Emperor or Ambassador, coated, on batter side, Diplomat on the reso side. On the snare side as thin as possible for quick response. Evans are the thinest I've found.

Posted on 12 years ago
#7
Posts: 104 Threads: 8

Purdie, I'll try the hazy 300 next time re-head the snare. Thanks

Posted on 12 years ago
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