Heads...what's your combo?

Kick drums x2 = Aquarian Superkick II batters...Evans EQ3 ebony resonants ported
Pork Pie Snare drum= 13" Remo Black suede Emperor X Batter, Remo 13 Hazy snare
Toms= Evans G1 Clears batter and same heads in stock version on resonant, 8, 10, 12, 14, and 16
Ludwig Supraphonic= 14" Remo Coated Ambassador snare and 14" Hazy snare side
 
Bass:
Batter: Evans Coated EMAD
Resonant: Evans Coated EQ3

Toms:
Batter: Evans G Plus Frosted
Resonant: Evans Clear G1

Main snare:
Batter: Evans Coated Super Tough
Resonant: Evans Hazy 300

Side Snare:
Batter: Evans Coated G1
Resonant: Evans Hazy 200
 
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Snare Drum:
-Batter: Aquarian Coated Studio X with Dot
-Resonant: Aquarian Classic Clear

Toms:
-Batter: Evans G Plus
-Resonant: Evans G1

Kick Drum
-Batter: Aquarian Force 1
-Resonant: Aquarian Force 2 Black
 
Snare: Batter, Vintage A
Resonant, Diplomat hazy

Toms: Batter, Emperor Clear
Resonant, Clear Ambassador

Bass drum: Batter, EMAD w/ thinner foam ring
Resonant, not entirely sure, some sort of ebony head with ludwig logo (came with kit) with foam ring on porthole
 
All of my Yamaha Stage Custom Kit has the stock clear singly ply Remo Reso's
The Batters are the following:

Snare Drum: Remo Weatherking Coated Ambassador
All Toms: Remo Pinstripes
Bass Drum: Remo Powerstroke Three


I LOVE the sound these give my drums. The Toms are punchy deep and full of tone and sustain, the snare smacks, and the bass drum thumps. Its beautiful. I don't think I'll ever need anything else.
 
Snare:
Batter- Evans EC2 Clear or Power Reverse Dot.
Reso- Evans Hazy 200

Toms:
Batter- I have a set of Remo Black Suede Ambassadors on right now. I will probably switch to the Evans Onyx next.
Reso- Standard clear.

Bass:
Batter- Sk2
Reso- Ported "whatever sonor" stock.
 
All drums are taye tour pro (basswood)

snare = evans ST batter, hazy 300 reso (14")
toms = evans EC2 clear batter, G1 clear reso (8,10,12")
kick = evans EMAD clear batter (i favor the larger ring, but i use both or neither), Im pretty sure i have an old aquarian super kick reso head on there. (20")
 
Toms: Coated Emperors over clear G1's
Snare: CS black dot over Hazy 300
Bass: EMAD single ply over standard Remo head.
 
Normal Snare:
- Batter: Evans EC1 (the one with the self dampening metalish rings built into it)
- Snare: Pearl Snare (standard)

Piccollo Snare:
- Batter: Evans G2 Clear
- Snare: Pearl Snare (standard)

Popcorn Snare:
- Batter: Pearl Coated (standard 2-ply)
- Snare: Pearl Snare (standard...seeing a trend yet?)

Toms (First set or Two):
- Batter: Evans G2 Coated
- Reso: Evans G1 Reso Glass

Toms (Second set):
- Batter: Remo pinstripes (2-ply, clear)
- Reso: Remo Ebony Ambassadors

Kick:
- Batter: Evans EMAD 2 Clear (the one with the muffling rings on the outside)
- Reso: um... iuno, some random Black head with a hole in it. lol.
 
Snare - Ludwig 6.5x14 supraphonic
Currently for live playing: Evans G2 coated over ambassador snare side. No muffling.
Toms - Yamaha Maple Custom Absolute Nouveau kit 10x7.5/12x9/16x14
Currently for live playing: Evans clear G2 over Remo clear ambassador. No muffling.
Toms - Ludwig 1970 vintage 3 ply maple kit 14x10/16x16/16x18
Currently for live Playing: Remo coated Emperors over Remo coated ambassadors. No muffling.
Bass drum - Yamaha kit (22x18)
Currently for live playing: Remo PS3 with PS3 logo head with 4 inch hole at the 4 o'clock position on the head for miking purposes. Small hour glass shaped pad lightly touching both heads.
Bass drum - Ludwig kit (26x14)
Currently for live playing: Remo coated emperor over smooth white ambassador, no hole and felt strips for muffling.

In the studio, it may change to coated ambassadors on all toms and snare, depending on the situation.
 
Snare - Emperor x (Batter)
Ambassador (reso)
Toms - Pinstripes (Batter)
Ambassadors (reso)
Kick - Powerstroke 3 with a towel making a half moon along the bottom edge and taped to the shell to hold it up , with a Powerstroke 3 ebony on the front with a port hole.
 
snare- weatherking coated emporer, bottom remo original
toms, remo pinstripe top , ambassador bottom
bass- aquarian superkick 3 and original front head
 
Just ordered some Super-2 Coated for my Toms
Classic Clears for Resos
and a Response II for the Snare

all Aquarian of course

(and a Tru-Bounce to go with it)
 
Snares
Gretsch Steel:
Batter - Evans Genera
Resonate - Remo Hazy Ambassador

Pearl Vision:
Batter - Remo Coated Powerstroke III
Resonate - Remo Hazy Ambassador

Pork Pie Little Squealer
Batter - Remo Coated Ambassador
Resonate - Remo Hazy Ambassador

Toms

DW:
Batter - Remo Clear Pinstripe
Resonate - Evans Clear G1

Pearl Vision
Batter - Remo Clear Emperor
Resonate - Remo Clear Ambassador

Bass

DW:
Batter - Evans Emad-2
Resonate - Evans Emad Reso

Pearl Vision:
Batter - Remo Powerstroke III
Resonate - Pearl Ebony Reso
 
Snares:

Batter - Remo Ambassador Coated
Reso - Remo Ambassor Clear

Toms:

Batter - Remo Ambassador Coated
Reso - Remo Ambassador Clear

Kick:

Batter - Remo Powerstroke 3 Clear
Reso - Remo Ambassador Ebony

I like this combo but it not very varied!
 
Just picked up some new heads today and so far i really like what i'm hearing.
Toms:
Batter- Evans EC2 Clear
Reso- Evans G1 Clear

Snare:
Batter- Evans EC Reverse Dot
Reso- Evans Glass 500

Kick-
Batter- Evans EQ2
Reso- Evans EQ3
 
Main snare: Evans EC Reverse Dot coated top, Evans 300 snare side
Piccolo side snare: Remo Ambassador or Evans Power Center coated top; Remo Ambassador snare side
Toms: Evans EC2 Coated top, factory resonant heads
"Gong" floor tom: Evans EC2 clear, no bottom head
Bass: Evans EQ2 batter with impact zone stick-on; Yamaha (Remo) ebony front with no holes (planning to upgrade to Evans EQ2 with the grill port)
 
Snares
6 1/2 x14 pearl brass free floating
G-plus coated (juries still out. VERY bright) or coated ambassador

Free floating with maple shell
Coated Ambassador

Pearl Chad smith snare
coated ambassador

Premier Gen-X
Batter
Clear emperor or
clear G-plus
Res
Clear Ambassador

Base drum
Powerstroke 3

Old school tama Imperialstar

toms
batter and res
Clear Ambassadors

Bass drum
CS black dot
 
Side snare-evans g1 coated
Main Snare-Evans G2 Clear
Toms-Evans G2 Clear
Bass Drum-Remo Weatherkind Powerstroke
 
All Ludwig WeatherMaster's on Classic Maples.

Snare ('67 Supraphonic): Medium Coated batter, Medium Snareside
Toms: Medium Coated on batter side, Medium Smooth on resonant Side
Bass: Heavy Smooth on both ends (with a fluffy pillow inside).

I'm gonna try either coated Emperor's or coated heavy WM's on the tom batter sides, as the floor toms are a wee bit ringy.

-Ryan
 
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