iamjohn
Senior Member
I was at a drum shop yesterday and played a Gretsch 6 ply maple kit with G2 clears on the toms. The kit sounded phenomenal.
I have G2 coated heads on my toms now. My current kit is Birch/Basswood so it's a different deal. I am waiting on a set of Ludwig Classic Maples and I'm trying to decide what heads to put on them.
Without being able to A/B these heads side by side live, I feel like I hear more tone in the clears. On Evans website you can hear a clip of each of their heads. Doing that, I can't hear any difference between the clear and coated heads.
My question is: do these heads sound the same and it's just a matter of aesthetics whether you go with clear vs coated? Or is there really a difference?
I have G2 coated heads on my toms now. My current kit is Birch/Basswood so it's a different deal. I am waiting on a set of Ludwig Classic Maples and I'm trying to decide what heads to put on them.
Without being able to A/B these heads side by side live, I feel like I hear more tone in the clears. On Evans website you can hear a clip of each of their heads. Doing that, I can't hear any difference between the clear and coated heads.
My question is: do these heads sound the same and it's just a matter of aesthetics whether you go with clear vs coated? Or is there really a difference?