OK what bass drum head do I want?
I've decided that I wan tto try a new batter head. I currently have an EMAD2 (clear) and though it's pretty good, I am thinking that double ply is creating some unwanted stiffness and there's more attack than I want (when I had the EQ patch on it was worse).
Again I am still a newb but I want more sensitivity out of the head. Added brightness would be OK if I don't lose depth/lows and I could live with a bit more sustain. I have a direct drive (double) pedal FWIW and the original reso is still on. The only other head I tried was the clear 1-ply that came with the kit which rang like crazy, didn't care for it at all.
Now I WAS going to go for EMAD 1-ply beacuse the foam rings add that flexibility, but I started looking at Evans' little diagrams showing attack/sustain/tone/durability. That made me consider other models.
I don't want to mess with internal dampening, that's why EMAD is attractive. Style-wise I want to sit right in between rock and jazz (if that makes sense!) just a responsive & musical sound limited only by my non-existant technique and low-level shells!
Thanks for your input!
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