For clear heads I would say that they are about even. As far as coated heads go a lot of poeple have grieved the fact that remos coating wears quickly. So, for coated heads I would say Evans are more durable and consistent than remo. From a sound perspective I don't think the audience can tell the difference between companies. Both companies make great sounding heads.
I would say tuning is 95% of the game here always has been.
Evans are as good as Remo. Aquarian heads are good too as drumeatdrum has stated.
Hope you get over your cold dude
*cough* Aquarian..*cough*
The guy at the drum shop said some of the Remo heads just sound dead - not all but he performs that test before making a purchase.
Kinda sad that the customer has to handle quality control at the retail level. Those heads should never have been shipped to stores. And of course Remo's response is: 'If you have a problem with a head, send it back, we'll replace it.' Drummers probably regard that as great customer service, when in fact it's Remo's poor quality control, and their hope that they'll have to replace fewer heads in the long run than they would have caught in the first place. In short, many drummers will just accept the bad heads, and Remo's off the hook for them.
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Another drummer showed me this: next time you are at the music shop take out an Evans and Remo head that close to each other as possible, (for example a coated Emperor and a coated G2 in the same size). Grab the head and hold it just by the metal rim and strike the middle with your finger and compare how they sound. I was surprised how dead the Remo head sounded. The guy at the drum shop said some of the Remo heads just sound dead - not all but he performs that test before making a purchase.
what do you guys think?
Thanks man. I think ill give evans a shot with the coated, to see if they last longer. I think im gonna try the G-plus coated, cuz when i used coated ambassadors on my toms, the floor toms sounded too papery. And i've gotten pretty anal about my tuning so i dont think thats a problem ahhaa. i usually just tune by ear and tune bottom head a pinch lower, for rock stuff at least. Thank you again