Fuo
Platinum Member
I have a Tama snare that came with a Tama-branded "genera G1 coated" head. Is this just a plain old G1?
I was always under the impression that "genera" didn't really mean anything, and I've heard people here say that too... But looking at the Evans site makes me question this. The only "genera" heads on the site are the "genera" and "genera dry", both of which have a 2mil dampening ring inside. Also, if you look at the pictures on the site, the labels are inconsistent, some say "genera hd [dry]" (angled) and some say "genera" (head-on).
Back to my snare, it doesn't LOOK like it has a dampening ring (I'm too lazy to take it off, I just looked up through reso head). But it does SOUND like it could, it is very crisp and dry, but that could be because its a B/B snare with diecast hoops... and I think my cats may have added some "dry vents" at some point Whatever it is... it sounds great.
I was always under the impression that "genera" didn't really mean anything, and I've heard people here say that too... But looking at the Evans site makes me question this. The only "genera" heads on the site are the "genera" and "genera dry", both of which have a 2mil dampening ring inside. Also, if you look at the pictures on the site, the labels are inconsistent, some say "genera hd [dry]" (angled) and some say "genera" (head-on).
Back to my snare, it doesn't LOOK like it has a dampening ring (I'm too lazy to take it off, I just looked up through reso head). But it does SOUND like it could, it is very crisp and dry, but that could be because its a B/B snare with diecast hoops... and I think my cats may have added some "dry vents" at some point Whatever it is... it sounds great.