Thank you for the qucik reply! But at the moment, I have a somewhat low end kit so until I can purchase a new one, I need something that will make these drums sing! I really do need heads that will play well during Country, Pop, Jazz, Latin, and Rock. And my kit has a 10 and 12 rack with a 16 floor. Do you think that would still suffice?Absolutely a great live head and yes versatile. I use them quite a bit especially for rock, R&B, funk, country ... maybe a little heavy for say, a 10in tom on a jazz gig, but they tune up like a dream and sound great.
Yeah totally fine .. I say the 10 may be a little heavy on a Jazz gig as these are 2 plies of 7mil .. a little thick for my taste but I am sure you can make it work. I have used Aquarian for about 12 years, not one of their lines has let me down yet.
Thanks so much man! I appreciate itDepends on the gig .. rock, r&b I have used another Performance 2 as a reso ... if you want to use them live without mics maybe use the Classic Clear or Hi Frequency Series as a reso.
I'm a big fan of Aquarian heads.
The Super 2 is my preferred tom head, as it's a 7mil with a 5mil ply, instead of two 7 mil plays. This gives the Super 2 a little more attack and lets the drum sing a bit more
I'm a big fan of Aquarian heads.
The Super 2 is my preferred tom head, as it's a 7mil with a 5mil ply, instead of two 7 mil plays. This gives the Super 2 a little more attack and lets the drum sing a bit more
Well, I guess the real question is if the Super 2s work well for live unmiced venues?
Absolutely.
In fact, they will probably have a little more ring--and therefore presence--to them than the Performance 2's since they are slightly thinner and not sealed around the edge. I would think, comparatively speaking, the Performance 2s would sound a little more muffled. The standard 2 ply Response2 is a great head too, which would sit in between these two heads.
I use Aquarian's single ply heads (Texture Coated and Modern Vintage) in a live unmiced situation all the time. They all sound good. You can't go wrong with any of their heads.
Hm. Well considering that. I'm torn between the Performance 2 and the Response 2..
I believe the Performance 2 would be a bit to much muffling for a 10" tom. It would sound about like the box that it came in.
I'm a big fan of Aquarian heads.
The Super 2 is my preferred tom head, as it's a 7mil with a 5mil ply, instead of two 7 mil plays. This gives the Super 2 a little more attack and lets the drum sing a bit more