what's your favorite resonant head?

[LexHitReset]

for toms and snares.
and tell me the sound it gives off with your combo of the top head, and what you aim for.

tell me the shell composition too if you don't mind.

[Drummer Karl]

For both: Remo Clear Ambassador or remo Clear Diplomat...

yeah, that`s simple! =)

Karl

[Raymond Bloom]

Remo clear Ambassador, Evans clear G1 or similar head on the reso side and Remo clear or coated Ambassador, or Evans G1 coated or clear or similar head on the batter side

[Salicete]

Evans Genera Resos (with clear Evans EC2s)

Evans 300 Hazy Snare Side (with a coated Evans HD-Dry)

Just sounds good to me, not too much ring, not a lot of overtones.

[LexHitReset]

Evans Genera Resos (with clear Evans EC2s)

Evans 300 Hazy Snare Side (with a coated Evans HD-Dry)

Just sounds good to me, not too much ring, not a lot of overtones.

what specs on your snare and what sound do you have?

[jordanz]

I'm totally in love with Aquarian American Vintage Thin. But, then, I'm playing all Jazz currently.

[aceman]

Snare batter-- Evans HD-Dry
Snare reso.--- Evans 500 glass

Toms batter-- Evans g2 coated
Toms reso----- Evans g1 clear

The snare sound I was after was a dark deep tone from the deep snares of the 80's. That combo helps me acheive that sound

The tom heads also give me a nice warm resonant tone whin both heads are tuned alike. I also can acheive a nice pitch bend with these heads that give me that "beeooow" sound of days gone by.

I play mostly classic rock from the 70's and 80's and these combos work great for me. Of course, it took alot of $$$ going through different head selections to find what I wanted.

[MagnZ]

Remo clear ambassador..

[Jeremy]

I always like clear thin resos, and either coated single-ply or clear 2-ply heads for batters. i use the coateds for a high pitched, resonant, jazzy sound, and the 2-plys for short, deep, rock/reggae sound.
you should search the drum tuning bible, since it's got a lot of info about this stuff.

[Tom B.]

I love the Evans Hydroulic

[Paul_Klein]

Does Aquarian make any 200-weight snare resonant heads?

[LexHitReset]

right now i have g1 clears for resonants on my toms, hazy 300 on my snare.

g2 clears topping on my toms, not too thrilled with em, they're alright. HD Dry on the snare, not really digging it either, might go back to coated ambassador.

i'm not sure if they do a 200 weight for aquarians. check their site.

[nickg]

i've been using ATTACK double ply white coated "Thin Skin" heads for a while on the toms, though i just ordered some single ply white coated w/tone ridge to put on the new Pro-M kit.

[relyc]

I just recently put clear EC2's on my toms
and was dissappointed with the tones I was
getting from my 14' floor tom. I was hoping
for a focused sound, thickening up that wimpy
14' floor tom. Any suggestions?

cheers.

[Class A Drummer]

Remo Clear Ambassodors for the toms. Either Remo Coated Emperor X or Coated Ambassodor for my snare.

[LexHitReset]

Remo Coated Emperor X .

as a resonant/snare side???

[thecraponline]

Remo Clear Ambassadors, good all-around heads.

(Ambassador Hazy for snare, I forgot to mention.)

[Class A Drummer]

as a resonant/snare side???

o yeah, i forgot the resonant is the bottom, i got em confused :p It happens.

ill switch it to the clear ambassodors.

[Zildjian 242]

Right Now Im using

Toms:
Batter: Aquarian Response II Texture coated. Im liking them, good coating on them
Reso: Aquarian Classic Clear. Singly ply head, gives a good tone from my toms

Snare:
Batter: Aquarian Hi Energy. Been messing around with the tuning, Im finally getting a great sound from it
Reso: Hi frequency

Kick: SK I. I like singly ply bass heads, this thing rules
Reso: Regulator. The best bass reso head, Makes your kick sound like its miced (seriousaly, it sounds awesome)

[my sacred music]

i got aquArian ebonys on batter side and classic clears on reso.
shells, are 9x12 and 10x13.
they sound pretty good, i wanted some ebony heads cuz i heard some on a drum solo, it was on drummerworld.com it was the drum trio with dave weckl, vinnie colaluta, and steve gadd. the secound drummer had ebony heads so i tried em i like em.
on the floor toms i got classic clears (reso) and performance II clear on batter. (16x16)
bass is a 22" super kick. with the factory logo head on front.

[fanagel]

I love the Evans Hydroulic

as a resonant????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Mike Firth]

Clear G1 or a Smooth White Ambassador for jazz.

[kacperivo]

remo clear ambassadors on everything except bass drum. on bd coated... ambassador :). they give this beautiful vintage ring. very melodic heads.

[rodie]

about thickening that 14", i went to a clinic from evans, and the tech, Josh, recommended g2's top and bottom to fatten up my 16" floor, don't see why not on a 14"...worked excellently on a swingstar 6 ply mahogany (i think) shell, and gives a rather wide tuning range.

he also informed me that evans is the only head company to recommend batters as resonants, but i don't know that for sure...i do know it worked for me.

[fusssion]

about thickening that 14", i went to a clinic from evans, and the tech, Josh, recommended g2's top and bottom to fatten up my 16" floor, don't see why not on a 14"...worked excellently on a swingstar 6 ply mahogany (i think) shell, and gives a rather wide tuning range.

he also informed me that evans is the only head company to recommend batters as resonants, but i don't know that for sure...i do know it worked for me.

That's a great tip there! I may try to throw on a G2 clear on my 12x14 hanging to get it really fat. I have coated EC2s on batter and factory ambassadors for resos. I may try that on my 14x16 too!!

By the way......is there a difference between G1 Clears, and G1 resonant glass?

I hear both those used and I'm not sure if they're actually different....thanks

[drumzac]

You can't beat the industry standard...Remo Clear Ambassador for when it comes to resonant tom heads or even bass heads. The Ebony Ambassadors are fantastic on kick drums. As for snare it depends on the drum I'm dealing with. For some the Ambassador Snare Side works, for others I like the Diplomat Snare Side.

They aren't the industry standard for nothing! ;)

[cdrums21]

On my kit, which is a yamaha maple custom absolute, and a Ludwig supraphonic snare.....

Toms - Coated ambassadors top, clear ambassadors bottom.
Kick - Clear Powerstroke3 batter, black ambassador Yamaha logo head front.
Snare (6 1/2x14) - Coated emperor top, snare side ambassador bottom with 42 strand snare wires.

I've tried a million different types of heads but I always come back to this set-up. For me, it works great and I get a full, powerful, resonant sound out of the kit.

[mind_drummer]

I have received my Aquarian Classic Clear and they are totally awesome ! Clear & good resonance, good reso heads do makes a difference.

[fusssion]

about thickening that 14", i went to a clinic from evans, and the tech, Josh, recommended g2's top and bottom to fatten up my 16" floor, don't see why not on a 14"...worked excellently on a swingstar 6 ply mahogany (i think) shell, and gives a rather wide tuning range.

he also informed me that evans is the only head company to recommend batters as resonants, but i don't know that for sure...i do know it worked for me.

Just in case anyone is interested, I asked EVANS to see if this was true or would it help me with my 14-16 toms that have EC2 coated...here is the answer [ which by the way I received within 15 minutes]
Jeff,

Your heard right. G2 Clears on the bottom of your 14” and 16” will focus the fundamental pitch and reduce higher frequencies. The drums won’t necessarily sound “bigger”, but they will sound deeper with enhanced attack characteristics.


Nice tip I think.....thanks again rodie

[kung_f00]

Not what I have, but my ideal setup..

ALL Remo

Bass:
Ebony Ambassador Tama Logo Resonant

Toms:
Ebony Ambassador Resonant

Snare:
Diplomat Clear Resonant

[radiofriendlyunitshifter]

i'm going to have to agree with mind_drummer on this one. classic clears.

[catchagato]

Toms>Clear Ambassadors
Snare>Hazy Ambassador
Bass>Fiberskyn FA

[rendezvous_drummer]

Toms: Evans G1
Snare: Evans Hazy 300
Bass: Regular resonant

[Jay.B.]

Toms: Reso - G1, batter - coated EC2 on birch shells
Snare: Reso - Hazy 200, batter - coated EC2 on a maple shell

Still experimenting with tunings on the toms, I'm getting some great sustain out of my 12" at the moment, but struggling with the others, might get a drum dial, so when I get the right tuning I can make a note of it and get it right a lot quicker in future.

The snare I like tight and snappy, even though I have a 42 strand wire on a 14"x3.5" maple FFS, I've got a nice sharp and punchy, yet sensitive sound.

should have a 6.5" version of the same snare arriving in the next day or two, can't wait to see what the same head and wire combination sounds like on that beast.

[pcmckay]

Snare Drum: Factory Ludwig clear snare head

Toms: Coated Remo Ambassadors

Bass Drum: Ludwig smooth white medium weight

[drumzilla]

That's a great tip there! I may try to throw on a G2 clear on my 12x14 hanging to get it really fat. I have coated EC2s on batter and factory ambassadors for resos. I may try that on my 14x16 too!!

By the way......is there a difference between G1 Clears, and G1 resonant glass?

I hear both those used and I'm not sure if they're actually different....thanks

Good question there: the Evans website states they're both clear 10 mils. I actually need new resos to replace the stock heads and I'm choosing between these two...anyone out there know the diff? Any info helps. Thanks.

[LexHitReset]

i think the g1 resonant works like a diplomat, i believe. on mine now i still have g2 clears batters and g1 clears (not resonant) on bottoms. still love it.

[my sacred music]

all aqaurian:

reso, 8x8 tom hi frequency
10" hi freq.

12 classic clear
13 classic clear
14 classic/c
16 classic/c

snare: hi performance snare side head.