I love the Emperors. I too use them over Ambassadors, and they sound incredible. Good for a deep booming tom sound, and tune super easy. Remo ftw!
I have remo pinstripes over clear ambassadors right now but I really don`t like the plasticy sound the pinstripes give off when I hit it. (I'm a decent tuner and no, I don't have the heads extremely loose.) I feel like the pinstripes give off too much stick definition.
I going to get new batter heads soon and I was thinking about getting coated heads since they give off a warmer tone. I'm kind of leaning towards getting the coated emperors but i wanted to ask you guys first.
So my question is, what batter heads are going to give me a non plasticy, not too defined(as in stick definition), warm, and low end tone???
Please only suggest remo heads because I'm a newb when it comes to drum heads. (I'll try other brands when I gain more experience.)
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Drums:
Pearl Vision Birch
22x18 Kick
Pearl Sensitone Steel Snare 14x5.5
12x9,13x10,16x16 Toms
Cymbals:
Zildjian A Custom 16in Crash
Sabian XS20 16in Medium Thin Crash
Zildjian A Armand 10in Splash
Wuhan 16in China
Zildjian ZBT 14in Hats (I hate it)
Zildjian ZBT 20in Ride (I hate it)
Hardware:
Pearl Eliminator Demon Drive Single Kick Pedal
Crappy PDP Cymbal Stands
I love the Emperors. I too use them over Ambassadors, and they sound incredible. Good for a deep booming tom sound, and tune super easy. Remo ftw!
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Either coated ambassadors or coated emperors would work just fine. The coating on the heads will make the drum sound more warm and it will not have that "plastic" sound when struck. Ambassadors will allow for a little more tone, while emperors will allow for more durability.
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So the coated ambs are single ply, so it has more resonance but not much durability, and the double ply coated emps are durable but don't resonate as much right??
http://www.youtube.com/user/UrFunny767
Drums:
Pearl Vision Birch
22x18 Kick
Pearl Sensitone Steel Snare 14x5.5
12x9,13x10,16x16 Toms
Cymbals:
Zildjian A Custom 16in Crash
Sabian XS20 16in Medium Thin Crash
Zildjian A Armand 10in Splash
Wuhan 16in China
Zildjian ZBT 14in Hats (I hate it)
Zildjian ZBT 20in Ride (I hate it)
Hardware:
Pearl Eliminator Demon Drive Single Kick Pedal
Crappy PDP Cymbal Stands
Exactly right. 1 ply will last you a couple months compared to 2, which could probably last you 6 if you have good technique.
And about pinstripes giving off a lot of stick definition, i don't come across that at all. Plasticy... Yeah it feels that way sometimes, but i'm not followig the stick definition part
So itchie, how did the kick sound?
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Drums:
Pearl Vision Birch
22x18 Kick
Pearl Sensitone Steel Snare 14x5.5
12x9,13x10,16x16 Toms
Cymbals:
Zildjian A Custom 16in Crash
Sabian XS20 16in Medium Thin Crash
Zildjian A Armand 10in Splash
Wuhan 16in China
Zildjian ZBT 14in Hats (I hate it)
Zildjian ZBT 20in Ride (I hate it)
Hardware:
Pearl Eliminator Demon Drive Single Kick Pedal
Crappy PDP Cymbal Stands
I stopped using Pinstripes for that exact reason. I switched to coated Evans G2's (for you it would be coated Remo Emperors) and there was immediately a huge improvement in sound. The coating takes away most of the plasticy stick sound
Matt
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Drums:
Pearl Vision Birch
22x18 Kick
Pearl Sensitone Steel Snare 14x5.5
12x9,13x10,16x16 Toms
Cymbals:
Zildjian A Custom 16in Crash
Sabian XS20 16in Medium Thin Crash
Zildjian A Armand 10in Splash
Wuhan 16in China
Zildjian ZBT 14in Hats (I hate it)
Zildjian ZBT 20in Ride (I hate it)
Hardware:
Pearl Eliminator Demon Drive Single Kick Pedal
Crappy PDP Cymbal Stands
I can't speak for anyone else but the reason I chose Evans over Remo is because their coating lasts a lot longer. Remo's get stick marks within the first week and look totally worn out after a couple months. My Evans heads took 6 months to start showing stick marks (except for the snare).
Matt
http://www.youtube.com/user/UrFunny767
Drums:
Pearl Vision Birch
22x18 Kick
Pearl Sensitone Steel Snare 14x5.5
12x9,13x10,16x16 Toms
Cymbals:
Zildjian A Custom 16in Crash
Sabian XS20 16in Medium Thin Crash
Zildjian A Armand 10in Splash
Wuhan 16in China
Zildjian ZBT 14in Hats (I hate it)
Zildjian ZBT 20in Ride (I hate it)
Hardware:
Pearl Eliminator Demon Drive Single Kick Pedal
Crappy PDP Cymbal Stands
I am currently using remo coated emperor over remo coated ambassador and love the sound
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I dunno, I love my pinstripes. I use those RemO's (rings), Dead Ringers or whatever you call them to give the drums a warmer/deeper tone. Those plastic rings that lay on the edge of the heads. If I feel like going all Keith Moon I'll take them off. Anyway, my heads are almost ten years old and they still sound great. I guess longevity is one of the pinstripes attributes that I like. They should really sound dead after all this time, but they don't. I wouldn't like them as much witout the RemO's though.
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Drums:
Pearl Vision Birch
22x18 Kick
Pearl Sensitone Steel Snare 14x5.5
12x9,13x10,16x16 Toms
Cymbals:
Zildjian A Custom 16in Crash
Sabian XS20 16in Medium Thin Crash
Zildjian A Armand 10in Splash
Wuhan 16in China
Zildjian ZBT 14in Hats (I hate it)
Zildjian ZBT 20in Ride (I hate it)
Hardware:
Pearl Eliminator Demon Drive Single Kick Pedal
Crappy PDP Cymbal Stands
im using clear emperors over clear ambassadors
has a nice thud in the bottom end
Right now i'm using single ply texture coated aquarian over classic clear. Amazing sound, can be played open or muffled a bit for some focus. So good...
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Drums:
Pearl Vision Birch
22x18 Kick
Pearl Sensitone Steel Snare 14x5.5
12x9,13x10,16x16 Toms
Cymbals:
Zildjian A Custom 16in Crash
Sabian XS20 16in Medium Thin Crash
Zildjian A Armand 10in Splash
Wuhan 16in China
Zildjian ZBT 14in Hats (I hate it)
Zildjian ZBT 20in Ride (I hate it)
Hardware:
Pearl Eliminator Demon Drive Single Kick Pedal
Crappy PDP Cymbal Stands
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I would recommend the coated powerstroke 3 heads I use powerstroke 3 clear and they sound amazing and alot of drummers that I have heard them agree hope this helps
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