I keep reading how remo fiberskyn and renaissance heads sound like calfskin but I've never seen or heard a calskin drum set. So what's the sound like?
Remo describes fiberskyn as extremely dark and warm sounding. That sounds like the perfect head for pop, rock, funk etc! So why don't people use these heads more often? There must be a downside and the only things I can think of is that
a) they might make for a dull, lifeless thud
b) their thickness and coating might harm stick rebound
Is any of this true?
I find WK coated ambs too open and switched to coated PS3. The tone and sustain is OK now, although I wouldn't mind an even darker, fatter head. However, I don't like the biting, sandpaper attack of regular coating. That's why I got thinking of trying fiberskyns. Low tone, short sustain of regular coated heads but without the aggressive attack. How close am I to the truth?
Remo describes fiberskyn as extremely dark and warm sounding. That sounds like the perfect head for pop, rock, funk etc! So why don't people use these heads more often? There must be a downside and the only things I can think of is that
a) they might make for a dull, lifeless thud
b) their thickness and coating might harm stick rebound
Is any of this true?
I find WK coated ambs too open and switched to coated PS3. The tone and sustain is OK now, although I wouldn't mind an even darker, fatter head. However, I don't like the biting, sandpaper attack of regular coating. That's why I got thinking of trying fiberskyns. Low tone, short sustain of regular coated heads but without the aggressive attack. How close am I to the truth?