Would this be a sufficient drum head for switching from Jazz to Rock, and vise versa, if tuned properly?
Would this be a sufficient drum head for switching from Jazz to Rock, and vise versa, if tuned properly?
I agree with the posts here. It is the most recorded head of all time. Well, it is also the oldest head of all time. If you wish to dish out some punishing back beats with this head it will be great for a little while then the coating will start to come off rather quickly. Other than the coating being short lived, they sound great. A little too open for my taste.
Would this be a sufficient drum head for switching from Jazz to Rock, and vise versa, if tuned properly?
Would this be a sufficient drum head for switching from Jazz to Rock, and vise versa, if tuned properly?
I played Coated Ambassador's for about twenty years. I still use them from time to time. You can play any type of music with them.
I'm just curious (not trying to be confrontational or anything)...can you, or anyone, give an example of a commonly-found drumhead and a style of music that simply aren't compatible?
I hear people say, "it's so versatile" and "can be used with any style" so often, I'm wondering if I'm missing something. Can somebody PLEASE fill in this equation for me...???...
(A) heads can NOT be used in (B) style of music. Solve for A and B. Go.
Hydraulics or even Pinstripes (at times) for jazz. Too dead for my ear. Fiberskyn for rock.
Quite honestly, you can tune ALMOST any head to get almost any style.
What gig can I show up at and the bandleader is going to not hire me back because of the heads on my kit? For that matter, the cymbals on my kit? For that matter, the brand on my drums? It's mostly personal choice (with some outside influences thrown in to boot). So what if I show up to a jazz gig with hydraulic heads? "This Tony Williams guy showed up and started playing with center-dot heads---he'll never work on my bandstand again!!!"
What gig can I show up at and the bandleader is going to not hire me back because of the heads on my kit? For that matter, the cymbals on my kit? For that matter, the brand on my drums? It's mostly personal choice (with some outside influences thrown in to boot). So what if I show up to a jazz gig with hydraulic heads? "This Tony Williams guy showed up and started playing with center-dot heads---he'll never work on my bandstand again!!!"
Ah, but if you show up to that jazz gig with a Bonham-sized kick, wood beater, hydraulic heads tuned down as low as possible, a marching snare with a kevlar head, a couple of electronic trigger pads, and all Z Custom cymbals...
I'd say that even the best jazz player in the world wouldn't be able to keep the gig.
That WOULD be an interesting set up for a jazz gig. I'd like to see that!
With this kind of non-forward thinking, how is music ever going to change? If we just do things the same-old same-ol', how is music going to progress? It takes at least somebody to step out of the mold and attempt something completely new for there to be change.
Also, what about the argument for, "it's not the drums, but the player?" I guess that's tossed out the window now, too...