My guess is it's mostly tuned tight as concrete and the rest is in the sound mix. Maybe 16 strand wires to give it more tom sound. I have a 12" Maple Lil Squealer that sounds very close to that but slightly higher pitch. If it was a 14" it would probably be extremely close. The top Ambassador head is tuned so tight you can't get any deflection (even in the middle). Same goes for the reso side. The wires are almost as tight as they can be adjusted. It was that way when I bought it used. I quit using it on gigs because everyone in the bar would complain it was giving them a headache.
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