I've played on a couple and compared to what Evans used to put out ,worth a looksee.
Anyone have any experience with the UV1 for a snare batter? My Remo Ambassador coated is showing some wear (I think my son dropped something on it as it has a gouge in it) and I was thinking of replacing it. I have heard the UV1 is super durable due to the coating process, but wanted to see if anyone here has any experience with it. Thanks!
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I've played on a couple and compared to what Evans used to put out ,worth a looksee.
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I have the UV1 on my Tama SLP Black Brass and it sounds great!
Acoustic Kits:
Ludwig Maple 3ply White Cortex 4 pc
Rukus Mod Orange Club 4 pc
DW Design 6 pc
Tama Silverstar Limited Edition Mirage 5 pc
Tama Superstar 5 pc
Tama Rockstar 4 pc
Gretsch Catalina Ash 4 pc
Slingerland 7 pc
Electronic Kits:
Yamaha DTX532k
Roland TD-27, Roland PD-85 (x4), PD-125, KD9, CY-8 (x2) VH-10, Lemon 15 and 18 cymbals
Roland SPD-SX Sample Pad
Snares:
Tama SLP Black Brass
Tama SLP G Maple
Rukus Santos/Bubinga/Poplar/Wenge
Rukus Avodire/Maple/Mahogany
1972 Ludwig Supraphonic
Hardware:
Tama, DW, Yamaha and Sonor
Cymbals:
Zildjian A Series, A Custom and K Custom
Microphones:
Miktek, Audix and Shure
I've found the coating on Aquarian heads seems to last forever - the Ambo equivalent is the 'texture coated drumhead', the only potential drawback I can think of is they seem to be a little smaller than Remo/Evans heads so I wouldn't fit them to a wrapped drum (I fitted one to a wrapped Mapex Meridian snare and had to remove it with a sawn off drumstick and a mallet!).
Personally I think they are as good as (and very similar to) Ambo heads but seem to last longer. I've been intending to buy a couple as spares, but Aquarian heads seem to be as rare as hen's teeth in the UK.
I was looking to swap to the UV1s myself! Very excited to try them out.
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