Whats best for metal/heavy rock?
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- beginner
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Im playing a pearl masters maple sizes are 22" 12" 14" and 14" snare Im a hard hitter Whats heads will be durable and easy to tune?
I have always used pinstripes but sick of them now.
cheers
simon
I have always used pinstripes but sick of them now.
cheers
simon
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- groove master
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do you want something muffled, or are you looking for a bit more of an open sound?
I used clear Emperors on my toms for years playing death metal and grindcore (well, also playing with singer-songwriters, doing freelance recording, and all manner of other gigs). I like them quite a bit.
I used clear Emperors on my toms for years playing death metal and grindcore (well, also playing with singer-songwriters, doing freelance recording, and all manner of other gigs). I like them quite a bit.
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More of a flat muffled sound i think
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- beginner
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Hey Guys are the Emperors Quite durable thats what i liked about the pinstripes How about evans heads?
Thanks
simon
Thanks
simon
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ec2s are a good choice from Evans, I feel they have the control needed for low tunnings without killing the drums true tone.
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Thanks mate what would be a good bottom head to go with them?
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Not sure who you were talking to, but with ec2, I would try ec resos if you want a full, some what muffle sound or G1s if you want a more "open" sound. For Alan suggestion I would use ambassadors with the emporers, clears for a more open sound and coated for a more muffle/controlled sound.
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- groove master
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I use clear ambassadors for resonant heads no matter what's on top.
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How often are you guys changing your resonant heads?
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every 3 to 4 batter changes or every year which ever comes 1st.
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- groove master
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aquarian studio x's with powerdot. Seriously the best heads I've played. They sound great, even with 3 year old stock reso's underneath.
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ive been using aquarian performance 2's for a while now and they seem a bit muffled to me. i would go ahead and try some of those.
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Maybe try the Evans Onyx tom heads on batter and G1 clear on bottom.
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