Drum Head Question

[willdrum4food]

I have a Pearl 5 pc. Forum Series kit turned 6 pc. as of last week. I have added a brand new Pearl Forum Series 14X14 floor tom to my kit for only $70! Now that I'm done bragging, I need some advice with drum heads. I have never had any real experience tuning heads (I know, it's sad) but noticed something was way off when I assembled my 14" tom with the stock batter and reso and discovered it sounded almost like my 14" snare. I went to my local music store and the sales rep talked me into a drum dial and a new head for my new tom. A few days later, I decided to just change all my heads as they are in dire need anyway. My 14" floor tom will soon have a Remo Powerstroke 4 head, the snare will have a Powerstroke 3 and the rest of the toms will have a Pinstripe head. I have heard that Pinstripes and Powerstroke 3 heads are almost the same, however I am worried about that Powerstroke 4 sounding a little deeper than the Pinstripes. I am very much aware that the PS3 is a single coat and the PS4 is a double coat, which is why I'm concerned. Should I take the PS4 back and swap it for a PS3, or should I let it ride and not give it a second thought? Any help on this one is greatly appreciated.

[SparrowBeat]

I would probably keep it so I could see if I liked one or the other better.

[spesman]

Dude I'm sure the pinstripes will work just fine.
I had a crappy old Pearl Export kit with the power toms way back when and it sounded like warmed up (insert word here), so I threw pinstripes on it and it sang like 100 foot tall bird. You wont be disappointed mate.

[willdrum4food]

Thanks for the help guys. What I'm really concerned with though is the sound difference between the Pinstripe heads and the PS4 head. Will there be a noticeable difference if I have Pinstripes on all other toms except for my 14" tom that will be equipped with a PS4 head?

[Ricardo]

I use a clear PS4 on my bass batter and a black ported PS3 on my bass reso.
All my toms have clear Emps as the batter and also using clear Ambo resos.
Love them all.

Personally, I would not mix my tom heads like you have now.
I recommend using all the same batter heads and all the same reso heads on the toms.............snares and basses are a different animal all together.
A pinstripe on a 14" floor will sound very nice.

[willdrum4food]

Thanks for the tip Ricardo. I figured as much on the tom heads. I bought a drum head back as I figured it made more economical sense, rather than paying $15-20 per head, hence the reason I ended up with pinstripe toms and a PS3 snare. I found a 14" pinstripe to match the rest of my toms, so I'm taking my PS4 head back today to swap out for the Pinstripe.