Diplomats for resonant heads?

Tom E

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Hello All,
Do any of you use diplomats on the bottoms of your toms? If so, I'd be interested to know what you use for batters and how the dip's differ in tone from say the usual clear ambassodor bottom heads.
 
I have tried them in the past, with clear Emperors for batters. I felt like they gave me a bit brighter, shorter note.

For what it's worth, the next time I changed heads I went back to Ambassadors.
 
I found clear Diplomats to shorten the resonance of my first set of standard-sized 12'' 13'' and 16" Ludwig toms. Both sides tuned to the same pitch. Clear Pinstripe batters. Switched right back to clear Ambassador bottoms. Warmth and resonance restored. I still prefer Ambassador Snare Side, too. Just personal taste.
 
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