lovemysonors
Senior Member
anyone use these? wondering about using them on my Oak Customs for warmth but perhaps they're too much and kill all sustain?
i think they'll deaden the sound too much too...On topic: They won't work for you.
Off topic: When did you get Oak customs?
I swear, if I ever open a music store I'm going to keep a fresh stock of heads that people can sample so they can make an informed decision. That would be a great advertising pitch... "Try professional drum heads here! Bring your drum."
If you research which heads top professionals use in all different genres, I doubt you'll find any of them using Evans hydraulics. Nuff said. If you want to deaden your drums and have them on a practice kit or something, go for it. If you're looking for a quality sound that makes your drums punch and sing with tone, look elsewhere.
Many pros use them. Sal Abrusacato from Life Of Agony is just one of many. They aren't as popular today as they were in years past but.... todays pro metal/ rock drummers trigger, gate, compress and process their drums to the point where they sound like wet cardboard when they use unmuffled heads so.... what's the difference? Funny how some guys boast about their drums being wide open but all you hear through the PA is baaaap, with a little reverb behind it.
Many pros use them. Sal Abrusacato from Life Of Agony is just one of many. They aren't as popular today as they were in years past but.... todays pro metal/ rock drummers trigger, gate, compress and process their drums to the point where they sound like wet cardboard when they use unmuffled heads so.... what's the difference? Funny how some guys boast about their drums being wide open but all you hear through the PA is baaaap, with a little reverb behind it.
I'll vote "thumbs down" also. Evans Hydraulic heads will suck all the life out of those Oak Customs. 'Bout the only thing "more muffled" would be a Pinstripe head AND a pillow in the drum.
I recently had the good fortune of sitting in on a recording session in Nashville with some great players. There was a studio kit already there that was fitted with clear emoperors over clear ambassadors on the toms. Guys like Paul Leim, Eddie Bayers, Gene Crissman had all used the kit and it was wide open. No muffling whatsoever. The engineer commented on having maximum tone and resonance to get the tom sounds he was looking for.
That's interesting--and gratifying--to hear.