There's nothing saying you can't...but I think it will really muffle your drums and take the resonance out of them.
There's nothing saying you can't...but I think it will really muffle your drums and take the resonance out of them.
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Many people use coated ambos for resos. There isnt a big difference in sound between a coated and a clear ambo.
I use coated ambassadors on the bottom with coated emperors on top. I feel I get a more tone or an actual resonant note. Clear heads IMO have more attack but have somewhat a plastic sound. I also find it easier to run the toms wide open without the need for additional muffling or pre-muffled heads or the need for external dampening devices. Bonham recorded everything with coated top and bottom heads.
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i used coated ambs on the bottom, sounds lavely.
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You can use coated heads for resonant heads, but I wouldn't. The single ply clear heads make your drums look prettier.
Dennis
You can use coated heads as resos but you will choke the tone somewhat. In the "Old" days, we used coated on the bottoms but only because it was have a newer head ready when we needed to change the batter. Over the years, we've become more aware of our drums as they relate "Musically" to what we are doing. I think a good rule of thumb is to use a thinner head as reso if you are wanting the drum to "Sing." If you want pure tone, then both heads of same thickness to tune both sides equally. Coated or clear heads will depend on the quality of tone you want. Clear for brighter and wide-open and coated for a warmer sound. Maybe this is why so many are now using coated batters with clear resos.
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