They look great on your drums.. hope they work out
I bought three new batter heads from Aquarian that would not fit my old Gretsch Jasper shells.
I sent them an email and they kindly sent to me three new American Vintage batter heads (free of charge) that will fit old shells.
(And I got a full refund from the vendor that sold me the other set).
They are 10 mil coated, which I have not used in 40 years, so I'm in an interested state right now trying these out.
It was also time to put on new resos and I went with clear Ambos (because THEY FIT)................always a good choice.
These new batters are colored cream to look like calf skin.....................I really don't care about that...................I just hope they sound good.
After playing a few days I will adjust tuning and see if they can sound good.
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They look great on your drums.. hope they work out
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That is the way customer service should be. Nice! Peace and goodwill.
Mark Wellman - drummer for Jesus; Mapex MPX snare, Mapex Black Panther Venom snare, Mapex Saturn bass drum and toms / Sabian AAX, SR2/ Evans / LA Backbeat
Church Drummer's Army
I played a gig last Friday night.........................an outdoor event through a monster PA -- a lot of fun.
I got a chance to hear the new heads with sound reinforcement and -- as usual -- the 13 and the 15 sound good, while the 18 is problematic.
The large FT is picky when it comes down to choosing the batter head.
Gretsch USA & Zildjian(What Else Would I Ever Need ?)
Story continues...............................
Big gig coming up Saturday night......................400 people.
After waiting on a backorder, I just received three batter heads for my toms -- Remo coated pinstripes.
They did fit the picky old Jaspers, but just barely.
Again -- the 18 is the problem child -- but overall, the Pinstripes sound better than the Aquarian Vintage single-ply heads.
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Get a file and shave them down a hair hahaha j/k
I have an old ‘69 Ludwig 18” FT....and I’m not looking forward to tuning it. I figured my first head choice will be CS black dots.
-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
Better converted to a bass drum. I mistakenly ordered the 18 with my Gretsch set in 83. Never could get the full sound of it as a tom. I don't think I'm a hard enough hitter to really get the full sound of it. Converted it to a kick and never looked back. I think a bop set is what I really wanted but didn't know it back then.
all the best...
Trust me, I’ve contemplated that many times. I’d even cut it down to 18X14. I’d LOVE to have a 12/14/18 Bop kit made from vintage Ludwig shells.
The problem is, I now have a 28x14 bass, 14x10, 16X14 rack toms and a 18x16 floor tom. All made from ‘69 Ludwig 3ply (Maple, poplar, Mahogany) shells with re-rings. I just can’t bring myself to abandon the idea of 14/16/18/28 vintage kit with Orange Citrus Mod wrap.
-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
update:
I just got home from the load-in at the club.
The first thing I test is to make sure the bass drum is rock-solid and will not move.
So I put the set together and I'm playing around a bit...………………………..
Then...…………...the two guitar players drop what they are doing and both say...…………"WOW -- those toms sound better !"
I know guitar players can't be trusted (LOL) but, I'm looking for ward to a promising night.
Maybe -- just maybe -- the coated Pinstripes are the new batter heads I need.
Gretsch USA & Zildjian(What Else Would I Ever Need ?)
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