Coated Ambo
I was wondering what you guys reccomend for a new snare drum head. My new band is playing a lot different styles and much more variety to my old band, and the Evans Genera HD Dry is a bit too dry and loud for the style of music I play. I was wondering what is a good powerful but a bit more tuneful snare
Ludwig Accent CS Custom- Black with Chrome Hardware
22 x 18 Bass Drum with Evans EMAD batter and EMAD reso
6 x 14 Snare with Evans Genera HD Dry batter over Hazy 300
12 x 9 Tom Remo Pinstripe over Remo Clear Ambassador
13 x 10 Tom Remo Pinstripe over Remo Clear Ambassador
16 x 16 Floor Tom Pinstripe over Remo Clear Ambassador
16 x 18 ^
Coated Ambo
A lot of the sound originates from the type (wood or metal), size, heads and tuning.
I use Evans Power Center Reverse Dot heads on my maple and bubinga snares and an EC batter head for my stainless snare in most circumstances. Sometime I might throw on a G1 coated for a batter if I need more sensitivity or find I'm using a lot of brushes in the music I'm playing. This works for me after many years of experimenting, it may not work for you.
I can see how an HD head would sound too dry. Another thing is that heads can have a small contributing factor on the loudness of a snare, but stick control will have a major impact.
Dennis
Ludwig Accent CS Custom- Black with Chrome Hardware
22 x 18 Bass Drum with Evans EMAD batter and EMAD reso
6 x 14 Snare with Evans Genera HD Dry batter over Hazy 300
12 x 9 Tom Remo Pinstripe over Remo Clear Ambassador
13 x 10 Tom Remo Pinstripe over Remo Clear Ambassador
16 x 16 Floor Tom Pinstripe over Remo Clear Ambassador
16 x 18 ^
Kits
DW Performance(white marine): 8x7/10x8/12x9/16x14/22x18
Mapex Saturn III(transparent walnut): 10x8/12x9/16x16/22x18/14x5.5
Snares
Pork Pie 14x7 Cherry/Bubinga
Pork Pie 14x6.5 Big Black Bob
Mapex Saturn 14x5.5 Maple/Walnut
Homemade 14x5.5 Maple(10 ply Keller)
Cymbals
Sabian
14" AA regular hats
10" AAX splash
16" AAX Xplosion fast crash
18" AAX Xplosion fash crash
16" HH thin crash
20" HHX stage ride
Coated Ambassador seems to be the best option...although I did it the hard way and bought an Emperor X then spent a few days playing with it and getting help...and with extreme tuning actually came out really well But it took a lot of effort...so I'd say the Ambo
Mapex Drums | Zildjian and Meinl Cymbals | Evans Drumheads | Pro Mark Drum Sticks
*Update*
I am no longer looking for a new head. I was really unhappy with the way my snare sounded (And coincidently my toms too) but one of my friends who plays drums came over and played on my Luddies. This is a tip, stand back and listen from in front of the drums. The snare and toms sounded amazingly good! 'Cos what you hear from infront of the drums is most of the time not what other people hear out in front, and the Genera HD Dry sounds great at the minute
Ludwig Accent CS Custom- Black with Chrome Hardware
22 x 18 Bass Drum with Evans EMAD batter and EMAD reso
6 x 14 Snare with Evans Genera HD Dry batter over Hazy 300
12 x 9 Tom Remo Pinstripe over Remo Clear Ambassador
13 x 10 Tom Remo Pinstripe over Remo Clear Ambassador
16 x 16 Floor Tom Pinstripe over Remo Clear Ambassador
16 x 18 ^
Evans G1.
A good drummer will sound good on anything(even stock drum heads). A bad drummer will sound bad on anything.
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