stock skins?
Originally Posted by
BigTallG
Depends on the kit you buy...(oh brother, here I go on another DW rant)....a lot of the top-end kits come with good, brand-name heads on them.....take DW, for example...(heh)...the heads on all new DW kits are specially made for DW by Remo....they're basically clear Ambassadors on the bottoms, but with the DW logo emblazoned on them....and the batter heads are also clear Ambassadors, but with a strip of brush coating around the edge of the head....BUT.....I actually prefer my DWs with a straight set of clear Ambassadors with no coating....but if your drums have cheap resonant heads on them, putting good heads (i.e., Remo, Evans, et al) on them will make a huge difference.
BTW, buddies, check BTG's set in his thread "Old Band Pics" and you'll see the set-up he's just described!
The idea here is no different than replacing the stock (to-a-price) tires on a new car with better-performing tires...a few bucks can make a huge difference...
keep the beat goin' ... Don't keep it to yourself!
Charlie
"If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away." --Henry David Thoreau, "Walden," 1854
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"Maybe your drums can be beat, but you can't."--Jack Keck
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