Clear Emps on my toms
Coated Ambo on my snare
Clear Emps on my toms
Coated Ambo on my snare
Pins on all my toms. Assorted snare heads depending on what snare I'm using at the time. Am currently in love with the Evans EC1 reverse dot snare head though on my Mapex Black Panther stainless steel 14" x 6".
Have one on my 13" x 3" Pearl steel piccolo auxiliary snare as well. Ambassador X on my Ludwig 14" x 8" Supralite. A Remo controlled sound reverse dot coated snare head on my Pearl Vision maple. A Remo coated Ambassador on my Custom Classic maple snare. A Remo diplomat on my vintage 14" x 5" Ludwig Acrolite.
Custom Classic Pro Maple 6
8",10",12",13" Mounted Toms
(2)14",16" Floor Toms
22" x 18" Kick
6",8",10" Roto Toms
14" x 6.5" Mapex Black Panther Snare
13" x 3" Pearl Piccolo Snare
Sabian: 13" Paragon Hats
14" HH X Hats
22" Paragon Ride
(2) 16" Paragon Crashes
20" Paragon Crash
18" Paragon Crash
20" Paragon Small Flange China
19" Paragon China
Wuhan:20"with gingles
8",10" Splash
Roc N Soc Lunar
DW 8002B Pedals
Tambourine
Cowbell
Sabian Squad
C C Militia
I love remo heads. I am currently running coated ambassadors on all batters and clear ambassadors as resos. fiberskin on the bass reso. nice sound that can be muffled and tuned for many applications. I sometimes swap out the tom heads for clear emps. Nice and crisp with low end.
DW, Zildjian, Vic Firth, Remo
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Used Remo single ply coated on snare and toms for years. They sound great and are super versatile.
I'm open to options on bass and snare heads.
For my toms however, I have found nothing that sounds as good as clear Emps.............great click-attack followed by clean warm tone.
Gretsch USA & Zildjian(What Else Would I Ever Need ?)
Coated Ambassador X on my snare over clear Ambassador snare side. Clear Vintage Emps on my toms over the DW stock resos (probably clear Ambassador). Bass drum has a clear PS3 with DW stock reso head (similar to an ebony Ambassador).
Seriously considering going with clear CS black dot heads on my toms when I replace the Vintages...we'll see!
Rich
DW drums and Paiste cymbals.
For toms 10,12,15,16 clear Emperor batters over clear Ambassador resos.. On my snares 10x6, 13x3.5, 14x6 coated PS3 with dot over Amb. snare side. Kick drum is clear PS3 batter and Fiberskyn 3 Amb. weight reso.
Last edited by SunDog; 10-07-2014 at 10:24 AM.
Collectors Black Ice Finishply
10x8,12x9,15x12,16x14,20x18,24x16
14X6 Collectors 10 and 6 snare Natural Satin
14x8 Collectors Black Nickel over Brass
My Premier APK had clear Pinstripe batters over clear Ambo reso's. I switched out the clear Pins for clear Evans EC2's....so I put the clear Pins on the Pearl Export kit I fixed up. They sound great on the Exports, but I'm still looking for that "sweet setup" on the Premier.
My Maxwin kit has coated Emps on the batters and clear Emps on the reso's. I love the sound I get from that combo. The bass has a coated PS3 batter and a ported Fiberskyn PS3 on the reso. It sounds nice, but it's a little on the "boomy" side.
-Brian
"Too many crappy used drum stuff to list"
Play the SONG......not the DRUMS!!!
"I think that feeling is a lot more important than technique. It's all very well doing a triple paradiddle - but who's going to know you've done it? If you play technically you sound like everybody else. It's being original that counts." ~ John Bonham
I like them a lot. This is my second set put on this kit. I prefer that rock music thud which is easy to achieve with the natural muting action that pins offer with their built in muffling ring and thicker head. With the muting action they provide, I can tune the reso's up medium tight in order to still let the toms sing without them being boingy. And at the same time not sounding like your hitting cardboard. Plus they're very durable.
Custom Classic Pro Maple 6
8",10",12",13" Mounted Toms
(2)14",16" Floor Toms
22" x 18" Kick
6",8",10" Roto Toms
14" x 6.5" Mapex Black Panther Snare
13" x 3" Pearl Piccolo Snare
Sabian: 13" Paragon Hats
14" HH X Hats
22" Paragon Ride
(2) 16" Paragon Crashes
20" Paragon Crash
18" Paragon Crash
20" Paragon Small Flange China
19" Paragon China
Wuhan:20"with gingles
8",10" Splash
Roc N Soc Lunar
DW 8002B Pedals
Tambourine
Cowbell
Sabian Squad
C C Militia
Emperor ebony X on toms and snare clear ambs on bottom and CS black dots on concert toms.
Conrad
Coated Emps over Ambs on toms
Coated Emp on my 8" mahogany snare
Coated PS3 on my 5" Acrolite snare
PS3 front & back on kick
Gretsch Renown
6,8,10,12,14,16,20,22
Ludwig Supraphonic
Zildjian
15”, 16”, 18” K Dark Thin
16”, 18” K Sweet
16" A Custom EFX
20" K Custom Dark Ride
22” 60’s A Ride
14" 50's Thin hats
14” K Sweet hats
I'm a big fan of ambassadors (regular or x) on the snare. My Saturn kit currently has clear pinstripes over clear ambassadors on the toms and powerstroke 3s on the bass. The Gretsch kit that somebody I don't even know is so kind to let me use has coated over clear ambassadors on the toms. I'm not loyal to Remo by any stretch, but I don't have any complaints either.
Mmm... Saturns.
I was going to go this route too after my clear Pins cycle through the normal wear and tear. Clear EC2/Clear G1 on my Gretsch Renown '57 sound really good. I think I like the clear EC2s better than Remo Pins but the clear Emps/clear Ambass combo works for the rest of my kits.
Update: well, the seller cancelled the order for the heads.
I was really looking forward to the heads. I'll probably end up getting them from long and mcquade. They're quite pricey there. $19 for the 12", $20 for the 13", and $23 for the 16".
I like the batter heads fairly tight for stick feel. When I first installed the Pins on my old APK, it sounded very full and had TONS of sustain. From 20' in front of the stage, it sounded awesome....perfect in fact. From on stage, it was just too much ringing. I decided to try the EC's out and immediately fell in love with the controlled sound from behind the kit......until I heard a friend playing my kit from out in front of the stage again. Then they sounded very dead.
From my experience, the EC2's sounded almost identical to Pins with Moongel. The Pins sound great on my Export kit, more controlled than on the APK, but the Export has wrapped shells.
-Brian
"Too many crappy used drum stuff to list"
Play the SONG......not the DRUMS!!!
"I think that feeling is a lot more important than technique. It's all very well doing a triple paradiddle - but who's going to know you've done it? If you play technically you sound like everybody else. It's being original that counts." ~ John Bonham
Used Remo for years . Switched to Evans and havnt looked back. Just really like the sound I get with my frosted EC2 heads. Nothing wrong with Remo, just like Evans better.
So whats so wrong with laughing. Some need to learn to laugh
Mail order on-line. You don't need a brick and mortar store to buy heads. Most stores ship for free. I'm sure there are music stores in Canada that ships goods within the country, probably some for free. Nantel Music, All You Need Music, La music, Axe music, Long & McQuade, Tom lee music, Cosmo Music, Steves Music, Amazon, Music Center Canada. There are many more. Go on-line and check it out.
Custom Classic Pro Maple 6
8",10",12",13" Mounted Toms
(2)14",16" Floor Toms
22" x 18" Kick
6",8",10" Roto Toms
14" x 6.5" Mapex Black Panther Snare
13" x 3" Pearl Piccolo Snare
Sabian: 13" Paragon Hats
14" HH X Hats
22" Paragon Ride
(2) 16" Paragon Crashes
20" Paragon Crash
18" Paragon Crash
20" Paragon Small Flange China
19" Paragon China
Wuhan:20"with gingles
8",10" Splash
Roc N Soc Lunar
DW 8002B Pedals
Tambourine
Cowbell
Sabian Squad
C C Militia
Well I got the heads!......An interesting combination though...I went to my local music store tonight and looked at the heads. They ended up having a limited amount of heads so I ended up getting: clear emps for the 12 and 16 and a pinstripe for the 13. It would have been nice having one type of head, but since I really wouldn't be able to get heads any time soon, I just went for it. the pinstripe on the 13 is actually a positive because I use it as a floor tom tuned low.
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