Whats best for metal/heavy rock?

[carpetmonsterman]

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

 

[Alan_]

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.

 

[carpetmonsterman]

More of a flat muffled sound i think

 

[carpetmonsterman]

Hey Guys are the Emperors Quite durable thats what i liked about the pinstripes How about evans heads?

Thanks

simon

 

[AmnestysLowEnd]

ec2s are a good choice from Evans, I feel they have the control needed for low tunnings without killing the drums true tone.

 

[carpetmonsterman]

Thanks mate what would be a good bottom head to go with them?

 

[AmnestysLowEnd]

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.

 

[Alan_]

I use clear ambassadors for resonant heads no matter what's on top.

 

[carpetmonsterman]

How often are you guys changing your resonant heads?

 

[AmnestysLowEnd]

every 3 to 4 batter changes or every year which ever comes 1st.

 

[Drumosaurus]

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.

 

[iatemygoat]

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.

 

[ShadowDrummer]

Maybe try the Evans Onyx tom heads on batter and G1 clear on bottom.