I love how he mentioned that the look of an instrument can inspire you do do stuff musically you might not otherwise think of. This is totally true for me. If for example I was to borrow a Ric4003 bass or something I'll imagine I'm Geddy Lee and try to write something proggy. Only terrible, lol. Well you get the gist.
everything you do for the first time will be terrible... thing to remember is... when you have done it terribly, next time you'll do it badly, a few more times and it will be decent and so on... If you never try... you will always be terrible at it, simply because you havent even started learning. Failing is just a part of the road to succes.
Matt Bellamy says that’s why he plays custom Manson’s instead of Strats or Les Paul’s, because he doesn’t want to end up leaning into all the guitar hero’s who used them’s styles due to the association.
+SweetwaterSound These heads will make a low quality drum set sound decent. But when you buy a high end kit they deaden their sound. Hydraulic heads prevent the livelyness and nuances provided by a quality kit ( Starclassic, Pearl Reference, Dw etc ). But if your playing on a starter kit thses heads will do well. Just my two cents.
Paul Daluz So they are equilizers for drumsets. They make crappy drumset sound decent instead of like a bag of hamsters being sent down an in-sink garbage disposal but make an amazing drumset also mearly sound decent instead of amazing.
I used the black hydraulic heads back in the late 70’s early 80’s. I’ve rediscovered these with the red heads, and really dig them, especially in a lively room! They aren’t great for everything but they do sound good!
I agree. I bought one of these for my snare drum a while ago. My snare drum is a yamaha oak custom, so that speaks for itself. However with the hydraulic head it sounded dead and crappy and I hated it. Up until that point I've never used hydraulic heads and I now I know I never will. I should say, though, that it's a very durable head and sounds decent in small clubs where sustain is usually an issue. I would recommend it to young drummers or teachers who have practice kits.
Agreed. I tried one on my tom once and it killed too much tone. Ec2s are the limit for me and even they can be too much depending on the drum imo.i usually use Remo emperors or G2s.
So do I :) for my snare drum though I went with the Evans B14G1RD Power Centre. It has a great attack and nice open tone. Definitely brings out the best in a drum and not the other way around :D
Those heads have been around at least since 1974. They were an integral part of the sound Steve Gadd was known for in the 70’s, particularly on the fiberglass Pearl kit . Check out Chick Corea’s the leprechaun or Stanley Clarke’s Journey to love album.
Agreed!! I just realized a couple weeks ago that the backing track in the DW Purpleheart kit review from Sweetwater is the same melody as what's in Nick's song "I'm Gone" from his new record "Invisible."
The Tama Superstar kit from Permanent Waves to Moving Pictures, then the Artstar prototype from Signals, to Grace Under Pressure and finally to Power Windows!
The new skins for my church will be Evans Hydraulic Heads. Very great review. I never get tired of Nick's commentary on equipment, make it fun!!! Love the description of the mics and n all!!
I have the red Hydraulics on both the batter and reso sides of all my toms, which gives me even more of a dampened sound and when wanting to tune them higher for good stick rebound they still give me that punchy sound I'm looking for without sounding too high. These heads are amazing and very easy to tune!
I got evans red hydraulic heads as a Christmas gift they sound great better than my factory stock heads don't Listin to people saying these heads suck they deffinetly don't you just have to tune them properly the tighter you screw on the head the better they sound I am pleased with these drum heads they make my drum set sound better than before
I just bought them the other day for my kit. Only one I didn't buy was the bass head since I have been using it since I got my kit and love how it sounds.
I remember in 11th grade (93/94) I had clear, blue, red and black Hydros on my kit. Only for a bit though - too dead for me. I wa a huge fan of the ROCK Glass, which were like the G2 but punchier. Same weight, different grade of film... I still have a brand new set of ROCK, and Resonant Glass heads from the mid 90's. Waiting till my old singer returns from Sweden to get the old band's music recorder. Then, I will break them out. The old snare heads I have from those days are Genera, Genera HD, and Genera HD Dry. Memories come back just typing this!
Ive been playin drums for nearly 12 years. I’ve used Evans EC2 heads on my kit for all the years I’ve been playin. I’ve just made the switch this past weekend to the Black Hydraulic heads...and for my style and needs, my kit has never sounded better!! They’re easy to tune indeed, but you still need to know the proper tone you want from the drum to really sound great. I love the controlled sound. Very warm, dark, short sustain, no extra overtones, great tonality, high durability, killer black look, and absolutely no extra dampening needed. I play at church every week on Sundays, and because of the acoustics in my church, the Black Hydraulic heads are beyond perfect. And also, for a louder environment, I’ll be using the Onyx heads for my kit. No dampening needed for those heads either. Dark, short sustain, great attack, slick look, and durable. Evans is the ONLY brand I use or will ever use for my kit for life. Best heads I’ve ever owned. I’ve grown tired of using dampening rings on my toms, and having far too much ring without the rings. My floor tom has never sounded better. I can actually hear a tone now rather than a wonky thump sound.
@@cristianch1 I prefer the black hydraulic heads for snare and toms. The blue are too bright for me, and the red make me angry (don’t even give any consideration to the clear ones). I also can’t stand seeing the actual oil in between the layers on those. The black heads are designed differently: you wouldn’t see the the oil sandwiched within the layers; you would only see the solid black drumhead. The black hydraulic snare head is also different: it has a black frost matte finish. I love it. I added just 1 extra moongel to make the sound even dryer as I use the snare equipped with that head for Church. I’ll likely endorse Evans drumheads for life.
@@cristianch1 None needed with the hydraulic heads as there’s enough oil in between the layers to dampen the overtones without additional moongels. In my opinion, more dampening will completely deaden the tones of the drums while using those heads. I also like the frosted black onyx heads for the rack toms; I use a floating overtone ring that just sits on the head, or if you like a more open sound and tone you don’t need dampening, or instead of the floating rings you could use a moongel or 2 (think the floating rings are made by Remo). I like those heads too because they have amazing tone, and I love the frosted matte finish as they won’t reflect light into your eyes while playing if there is lighting around you. Experiment with both the hydraulic heads and the onyx heads to hear which you prefer.
I’ve tried many different Evans heads on my Yamaha Stage Custom but always return to these Hydraulic. Don’t like using muffling, so these heads are perfect.
i love these heads,i use the blue on my snare and all my toms,you can beat the shit out of them and they sound great, they cut out the ring and overtones too.
In the late 70s, Zickos acrylics came standard with your choice of hydraulics (clear, red or blue - batter and reso). Clear and red had the same sound - somewhat resonant. The blues were so dead, they only worked if you miked each drum. I was the only one I knew that had the reds, every other Zicko player in Minnesota had the blues and one had clears. W/o mikes, the toms with blue heads were click, click, click. Not even a thud. The Reds (and clears) could cut through a band much better. Keep in mind, virtually no local bands miked their toms back then. I never damped my kick or toms and they sounded great. In my opinion, the hydraulics (any color) were way to dead for wood drums, but they really help tame the acrylics. All this said, I don't know if the new hydraulics are the same as those from the 70s.
Ha Give thanks to Nick for this fantastic demo,Again Tops.Nick you should be in a top pro band man,You are top draw drummer,I hope the sweetwater shop look after you for all your hard work,I used the blue ones back in the 70s.They sound lush on the kit,I had a collectors dw,Sold it on,Over raited and over priced,Im back and very happy with what pearl have out there.Happy Drumming to all drummers out there,KEEP SAFE.Im out doing a couple gigs again.Give Thanks,One love.
Yeah these heads are awesome. Sweetwater is the best. I used to shop at Musician's Friend but I've had several disappointing experiences with them shipping wise, so yeah Sweetwater is the way to go! Outstanding customer service too!
The colors could definitely have different sound. Probably not much, but different pigments have different chemical makeups, weights, etc. I’ve got some oil paints and all of them take about 2 days to dry but the black and the dark blue take closer to 4 days so different colors have different properties. So mixing the pigment with plastic in the head could make it sound just a little different just from the way they mix
I took an 18in emad and put it on my floor tom top it was tough you have to do a lot of lining up but it sounds great in the emad 16 worked a lot better on the 16 in floor tom seem to fit a little bit better they should make them with a thinner rim they fit better on the hoop Dam they sound good
I just put the evans hydraulic heads on my slingerland open bottom concert set and they sound great, easy tuning and a deep soft sound, no more high pitch..
I must be weird....but I don't think these sound dead at all. In fact on my 16 and 18 floor tom I use wide overtone rings in addition to the hydraulics (G1 clear on the reso). Either tom will ring for 5-6 seconds after being hit.......smooth, warm, clear tone. A little less projection/volume.....perhaps. The only thing bothers me is the air bubbles. Seems like there should be a way to figure that one out.
It's not air its oil. Supposed to kill the overtones. Works great for the rack toms and snare but my floor toms and kick need dampening too. Still sound amazing though.
Pull the trigger on them! You won't regret it!! Nick did a video on the black stain gloss Performance kit. Because of that video, I bought a 5 piece kit with 18x24 cannon, I mean, kick!!
I have a DW Collectors Birch 10, 12, 14, 16 and 18 X 24 BD and I'd be curious to hear the difference between it and maple with red Hydraulics. Is it possible? Thank you!
is there any difference between the evans hydrauilc snare and the evans hydraulic tom or floor tom? i mean is there any difference between the evans hydrauilc coated and evans hydraulic level 360? I'm confused because I put the evans red hydraulic on the tom and on the floor tom. on the skin there is written: level 360 a daddario innovation. now I would like to buy the hydraulic skin for the snare and I wanted to know if I have to take a normal evans hydraulic like those that i put on the tom, or there is the specific hydraulic skin for the snare?
Hey, Alessandro. There is a difference between the hydraulic snare and tom. The snare batter head has their UV-coating for durability. All Evans heads feature the Level 360. There is a specific snare hydraulic head. Check out this page: www.evansdrumheads.com/EvProductDetail.Page?ActiveID=3567&productid=597&productname=Hydraulic_Red_Coated_Snare_Batter Thanks for your interest. Jason Thiele, Senior Sweetwater Sales Engineer, (800) 222-4700 ext. 1391, jason_thiele@sweetwater.com
Thanks for the review. Would i need to change out the resonant heads as well? I recently purchased DW Performance 7 piece white Ice from you guys at Sweetwater. Tell Ian I said hello. Great customer service. I read all of the comments here. Very helpful. Wish i could play as good as you. Soon i hope....lol
Don't put these on the reso side whatever you do. Get a thin 1 ply head for that. G1s or ambassadors. Having these on batter and reso will leave you with the tone of a piece of cardboard most likely. Haha. Not sure of that's what you were asking but just in case.
Hi Christopher, that was a Evans Power Center Reverse Dot. Here is a link if you want more info: www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/B14G1RD All the best! Nick
Nick, how would the hydraulic red sound on a heavy steel snare? I know the blue and black hydraulics are marketed as snare heads, but for some reason the red isn't?
Hey, minnesotajack1. Thanks for your interest. They do not. They sound the same. I hope this helps. Jason Thiele, Senior Sweetwater Sales Engineer, (800) 222-4700 ext. 1391, jason_thiele@sweetwater.com
Hi Aidan, If I remember correctly those were the stock DW reso heads. They are basically just single ply clear heads like a Remo Ambassador. Take care, Nick
I often gig without close miking my kit in medium volume settings. Having my toms cut through the amps is important, will these have enough attack to be heard over a couple guitars and bass?
Hey Hudson ToRRes! Give us a call at (800) 222-4700 or email us at sales@sweetwater.com. One of our sales engineers will be happy to look into the shipping for you!
Michael Shenton "I have an old set of Hydraulic" - heads should never get to the point of being "old" just like guitar strings. Change them before they get that way.
Honestly, these are the only heads I can count on for 6+ months of playing as hard as I hit. They do sound great on my high end kit, certainly not as open as I'd like, but they are exactly what Nick said, warm, focused and fat.
Larry Dicus I have heavy cymbals, use the hybrid snare batter head, and use Thomas Lang sig. sticks. Honestly, if I were to go any other route, I'd be changing out heads every other week.
Hey, Kert. Thanks so much for your interest. That would be personal preference but I prefer the reso heads to be on the thinner side. I do like the Evans Genera Resonant: www.sweetwater.com/store/search?s=genera+resonant I hope this helps. Jason Thiele, Senior Sweetwater Sales Engineer, (800) 222-4700 ext. 1391, jason_thiele@sweetwater.com
They're not the same as they used to be...Now they're just dead and have hardly any volume ...Maybe just for solo practice or recording....but with a band they won't be heard
Nick is such an underrated drummer it's ridiculous.
agreed.. many of his demos of a product he doesn't usually give it. but he's showing his skills here. very nice
He can definitely play, and that kit and those heads sound great (IMO). Look cool too!
The Knights Of Ren agreed! I watch the commercials to watch him play!
The Knights Of Ren He can sing too. Check out some videos from Prog Fest.
Rating is overrated.
I love how he mentioned that the look of an instrument can inspire you do do stuff musically you might not otherwise think of. This is totally true for me. If for example I was to borrow a Ric4003 bass or something I'll imagine I'm Geddy Lee and try to write something proggy. Only terrible, lol. Well you get the gist.
It's true. Cool looking kits make you want to play them more than boring/worn out looking kits.
I could only dream to write anything close to Rush level
everything you do for the first time will be terrible... thing to remember is... when you have done it terribly, next time you'll do it badly, a few more times and it will be decent and so on...
If you never try... you will always be terrible at it, simply because you havent even started learning.
Failing is just a part of the road to succes.
Matt Bellamy says that’s why he plays custom Manson’s instead of Strats or Les Paul’s, because he doesn’t want to end up leaning into all the guitar hero’s who used them’s styles due to the association.
Back in the '80's most of us metal drummers used the old blue hydraulic heads. They were great.
They mic'd up perfectly. I liked that they sounded better on 10" toms that most heads back in the day. 10" toms had a tendency to "boing" .
Always used a blue evans kick drum head, with a piece of speaker insulation taped to it with a wood beater..sounded great
Those and PinStripes.
It's 2016, we use *RED* hydraulics now!!!
@@Abandoned978 And the red ones are badass 😎😎
Nick D´Virgilio is an awesome drummer and great at reviewing drums. He has a very clean technique. Sweetwater should make him partner.
Could you guys review more Drumheads? This video was very helpful!
Sure thing, Ethan! We'll keep that in mind. Thanks for watching!
And more cymbal reviews.
+SweetwaterSound These heads will make a low quality drum set sound decent. But when you buy a high end kit they deaden their sound. Hydraulic heads prevent the livelyness and nuances provided by a quality kit ( Starclassic, Pearl Reference, Dw etc ). But if your playing on a starter kit thses heads will do well. Just my two cents.
Paul Daluz So they are equilizers for drumsets. They make crappy drumset sound decent instead of like a bag of hamsters being sent down an in-sink garbage disposal but make an amazing drumset also mearly sound decent instead of amazing.
I've used these since the mid 80's and they've always been great. Now they make a coated snare head to complete the sound. Great vid as always, Nick.
Wow, what a fantastic drummer.
Nick D' is great. He could hammer $#!+ and make it sound good.
Nick just sold me on a new set of Evans Hydraulics! Great review!
I used the black hydraulic heads back in the late 70’s early 80’s. I’ve rediscovered these with the red heads, and really dig them, especially in a lively room! They aren’t great for everything but they do sound good!
How often do i need to change the oil?
Every 3 months or 3,000 gigs.
As soon as you hear tone coming back to your kit add oil to get rid of it again.
I agree. I bought one of these for my snare drum a while ago. My snare drum is a yamaha oak custom, so that speaks for itself. However with the hydraulic head it sounded dead and crappy and I hated it. Up until that point I've never used hydraulic heads and I now I know I never will.
I should say, though, that it's a very durable head and sounds decent in small clubs where sustain is usually an issue. I would recommend it to young drummers or teachers who have practice kits.
Agreed. I tried one on my tom once and it killed too much tone. Ec2s are the limit for me and even they can be too much depending on the drum imo.i usually use Remo emperors or G2s.
So do I :) for my snare drum though I went with the Evans B14G1RD Power Centre. It has a great attack and nice open tone. Definitely brings out the best in a drum and not the other way around :D
I wish Evans made resos in matching colors.
Could always just buy two Hydraulics for each of your toms like Ben Minal did on his kit in a past video
Or get Remo's colortone for reso heads, they have them in most of their regular lines "ambassador, emperor, PS, etc).
@@sgtpepper1138 they don't have Ambassador Colortone.
@@warrenoids Woops, my bad, I thought they did.
Those heads have been around at least since 1974. They were an integral part of the sound Steve Gadd was known for in the 70’s, particularly on the fiberglass Pearl kit . Check out Chick Corea’s the leprechaun or Stanley Clarke’s Journey to love album.
Nick Costa Gadd played a pearl kit?
@@Monsterdrumma yeah... what the... can that be true?
Im a heavy hitter. Far these Hydraulic heads are my favorite! :)
Sweetwater should get into selling the backing tracks you and others there create. Would sell like hotcakes!
Agreed!! I just realized a couple weeks ago that the backing track in the DW Purpleheart kit review from Sweetwater is the same melody as what's in Nick's song "I'm Gone" from his new record "Invisible."
I remember when Neil Peart was playing these! Awesome. I've been playing the Blue ones for Decades.
The Tama Superstar kit from Permanent Waves to Moving Pictures, then the Artstar prototype from Signals, to Grace Under Pressure and finally to Power Windows!
Didn't he use them for reso heads only?
The new skins for my church will be Evans Hydraulic Heads. Very great review. I never get tired of Nick's commentary on equipment, make it fun!!! Love the description of the mics and n all!!
I have the red Hydraulics on both the batter and reso sides of all my toms, which gives me even more of a dampened sound and when wanting to tune them higher for good stick rebound they still give me that punchy sound I'm looking for without sounding too high. These heads are amazing and very easy to tune!
Those drums look absolutely goooooorgeous
I got evans red hydraulic heads as a Christmas gift they sound great better than my factory stock heads don't Listin to people saying these heads suck they deffinetly don't you just have to tune them properly the tighter you screw on the head the better they sound I am pleased with these drum heads they make my drum set sound better than before
Nick, you and Sweetwater are churning out incredible videos w this newer tv studio setup! Next level. Sounds like a million bucks.
I just bought them the other day for my kit. Only one I didn't buy was the bass head since I have been using it since I got my kit and love how it sounds.
I remember in 11th grade (93/94) I had clear, blue, red and black Hydros on my kit.
Only for a bit though - too dead for me. I wa a huge fan of the ROCK Glass, which were like the G2 but punchier. Same weight, different grade of film...
I still have a brand new set of ROCK, and Resonant Glass heads from the mid 90's. Waiting till my old singer returns from Sweden to get the old band's music recorder. Then, I will break them out. The old snare heads I have from those days are Genera, Genera HD, and Genera HD Dry. Memories come back just typing this!
He has my dream job.
Ive been playin drums for nearly 12 years. I’ve used Evans EC2 heads on my kit for all the years I’ve been playin. I’ve just made the switch this past weekend to the Black Hydraulic heads...and for my style and needs, my kit has never sounded better!! They’re easy to tune indeed, but you still need to know the proper tone you want from the drum to really sound great.
I love the controlled sound. Very warm, dark, short sustain, no extra overtones, great tonality, high durability, killer black look, and absolutely no extra dampening needed. I play at church every week on Sundays, and because of the acoustics in my church, the Black Hydraulic heads are beyond perfect. And also, for a louder environment, I’ll be using the Onyx heads for my kit. No dampening needed for those heads either. Dark, short sustain, great attack, slick look, and durable. Evans is the ONLY brand I use or will ever use for my kit for life. Best heads I’ve ever owned. I’ve grown tired of using dampening rings on my toms, and having far too much ring without the rings. My floor tom has never sounded better. I can actually hear a tone now rather than a wonky thump sound.
Right on man👊🏾👊🏾👊🏾 I'm gonna try the red heads on my DW DESIGNER acrylic kit as well my safari kit.
Thank you, and do you know the difference in sound among all Hydraulic colours?
@@cristianch1 I prefer the black hydraulic heads for snare and toms. The blue are too bright for me, and the red make me angry (don’t even give any consideration to the clear ones). I also can’t stand seeing the actual oil in between the layers on those. The black heads are designed differently: you wouldn’t see the the oil sandwiched within the layers; you would only see the solid black drumhead. The black hydraulic snare head is also different: it has a black frost matte finish. I love it. I added just 1 extra moongel to make the sound even dryer as I use the snare equipped with that head for Church. I’ll likely endorse Evans drumheads for life.
@@vananon51 Excellent, so definitely I’m going to buy the black ones. The last question, for resonant patch, any special recommendation
@@cristianch1 None needed with the hydraulic heads as there’s enough oil in between the layers to dampen the overtones without additional moongels. In my opinion, more dampening will completely deaden the tones of the drums while using those heads. I also like the frosted black onyx heads for the rack toms; I use a floating overtone ring that just sits on the head, or if you like a more open sound and tone you don’t need dampening, or instead of the floating rings you could use a moongel or 2 (think the floating rings are made by Remo). I like those heads too because they have amazing tone, and I love the frosted matte finish as they won’t reflect light into your eyes while playing if there is lighting around you. Experiment with both the hydraulic heads and the onyx heads to hear which you prefer.
I love these heads, I honestly don't think I will ever use anything else.
I’ve tried many different Evans heads on my Yamaha Stage Custom but always return to these Hydraulic. Don’t like using muffling, so these heads are perfect.
i love these heads,i use the blue on my snare and all my toms,you can beat the shit out of them and they sound great, they cut out the ring and overtones too.
Nick D'Virgillio has an amazing feel
In the late 70s, Zickos acrylics came standard with your choice of hydraulics (clear, red or blue - batter and reso). Clear and red had the same sound - somewhat resonant. The blues were so dead, they only worked if you miked each drum. I was the only one I knew that had the reds, every other Zicko player in Minnesota had the blues and one had clears. W/o mikes, the toms with blue heads were click, click, click. Not even a thud. The Reds (and clears) could cut through a band much better. Keep in mind, virtually no local bands miked their toms back then. I never damped my kick or toms and they sounded great. In my opinion, the hydraulics (any color) were way to dead for wood drums, but they really help tame the acrylics. All this said, I don't know if the new hydraulics are the same as those from the 70s.
Definitely not man, these are excellent all around
Ha Give thanks to Nick for this fantastic demo,Again Tops.Nick you should be in a top pro band man,You are top draw drummer,I hope the sweetwater shop look after you for all your hard work,I used the blue ones back in the 70s.They sound lush on the kit,I had a collectors dw,Sold it on,Over raited and over priced,Im back and very happy with what pearl have out there.Happy Drumming to all drummers out there,KEEP SAFE.Im out doing a couple gigs again.Give Thanks,One love.
Evans Hydraulic with 70s Gretsch Jasper shells rang like rototoms with the mufflers off. VERY sweet sound wide open.
Yeah these heads are awesome. Sweetwater is the best. I used to shop at Musician's Friend but I've had several disappointing experiences with them shipping wise, so yeah Sweetwater is the way to go! Outstanding customer service too!
Evans Hydraulic is awesome...
cool...Nick you are so fun to watch play, good stuff
nice, I'm getting a Steely Dan vibe from those toms.
Ur drumming is fabulous to listen and super cool to watch.. u r a grt drummer sir
Nick you're a boss!
These heads would probably look best on a Pearl Crystal beat Ruby Red kit
The Boys3334 Thatd look amazing
Nah.. for better sound, a Remo Colortone in red on both batter and reso or red and smoke imo
@@hardrockboy85 I have a late 90s peavey Radial bridge 750 kit in burgundy stain. Remo colortone red on tom tops, and reso bass drum. Super cool!!!
Nick is just awesome!!!
Hey Sweetwater, loyal customer here, could you guys review some drum heads like the Response 2 black coated, and Evans Onyx
The colors could definitely have different sound. Probably not much, but different pigments have different chemical makeups, weights, etc. I’ve got some oil paints and all of them take about 2 days to dry but the black and the dark blue take closer to 4 days so different colors have different properties. So mixing the pigment with plastic in the head could make it sound just a little different just from the way they mix
The old Evans catalog from the 80's mentioned that.
Man, that intro song had very serious Sega GT 2002 menu vibes.
Nice ,Nick!
I took an 18in emad and put it on my floor tom top it was tough you have to do a lot of lining up but it sounds great in the emad 16 worked a lot better on the 16 in floor tom seem to fit a little bit better they should make them with a thinner rim they fit better on the hoop Dam they sound good
The colors are different thicknesses on the layers. The blue and red are identical except for the color.
Good Video
Great equipment
..wicked Nick!!
Just wondering how they sound with open bottoms, my 69 slingerland 5 piece is a concert set with open toms
Same here. I'm thinking about putting them on my Pearl Rhythm Traveler kit
I just put the evans hydraulic heads on my slingerland open bottom concert set and they sound great, easy tuning and a deep soft sound, no more high pitch..
I must be weird....but I don't think these sound dead at all. In fact on my 16 and 18 floor tom I use wide overtone rings in addition to the hydraulics (G1 clear on the reso). Either tom will ring for 5-6 seconds after being hit.......smooth, warm, clear tone. A little less projection/volume.....perhaps. The only thing bothers me is the air bubbles. Seems like there should be a way to figure that one out.
It's not air its oil. Supposed to kill the overtones. Works great for the rack toms and snare but my floor toms and kick need dampening too. Still sound amazing though.
If someone can agree with me, these heads would work better with the snare not tuned up so high and on such a modern kit!
Drum Whisperer more modern kit, yes. Snare tuned lower, no.
Loved it!
And now I want a DW Performance bad again.
Pull the trigger on them! You won't regret it!! Nick did a video on the black stain gloss Performance kit. Because of that video, I bought a 5 piece kit with 18x24 cannon, I mean, kick!!
suhweet
Danny Birge I've got the same canon
great.. now my drum set has an oil leakage...
this guy is a beast
I've played these type of heads before.... acoustically they can get lost in the mix if they are not closely mic'ed up.
love it
*check it out! it's red!*
I have a DW Collectors Birch 10, 12, 14, 16 and 18 X 24 BD and I'd be curious to hear the difference between it and maple with red Hydraulics. Is it possible? Thank you!
is there any difference between the evans hydrauilc snare and the evans hydraulic tom or floor tom?
i mean is there any difference between the evans hydrauilc coated and evans hydraulic level 360?
I'm confused because I put the evans red hydraulic on the tom and on the floor tom. on the skin there is written: level 360 a daddario innovation.
now I would like to buy the hydraulic skin for the snare and I wanted to know if I have to take a normal evans hydraulic like those that i put on the tom, or there is the specific hydraulic skin for the snare?
Hey, Alessandro. There is a difference between the hydraulic snare and tom. The snare batter head has their UV-coating for durability. All Evans heads feature the Level 360. There is a specific snare hydraulic head. Check out this page:
www.evansdrumheads.com/EvProductDetail.Page?ActiveID=3567&productid=597&productname=Hydraulic_Red_Coated_Snare_Batter
Thanks for your interest.
Jason Thiele, Senior Sweetwater Sales Engineer, (800) 222-4700 ext. 1391, jason_thiele@sweetwater.com
I can't believe you never mention what Reso heads are used
Thanks for the review. Would i need to change out the resonant heads as well? I recently purchased DW Performance 7 piece white Ice from you guys at Sweetwater. Tell Ian I said hello. Great customer service. I read all of the comments here. Very helpful. Wish i could play as good as you. Soon i hope....lol
Don't put these on the reso side whatever you do. Get a thin 1 ply head for that. G1s or ambassadors. Having these on batter and reso will leave you with the tone of a piece of cardboard most likely. Haha. Not sure of that's what you were asking but just in case.
lol. Thanks
Le mie preferite su toms e floors
Now realistically to buy everything that was mentioned in the video how many thousands would that cost ?
Great review as always Nick! but I have to ask again, where we can find those killer backing tracks? Thanks!
i think he mentioned they are just samples included with the DAW
quels batteurs celebres ont déjà joué sur de tels peaux ? c'est un son qui me parle mais j'arrive pas à mettre un nom dessus
What are the Reso heads?? That's totally important.
Evans hydraulic drum heads: because who needs moongel when you have pan oil.
Evans hydraulic heads are phenominal, to have this sound on your drums increases the value of the drummer and the kit.
These available for my 24" kick?
How were the Tom reso heads tuned in this to get the same sound?
What head were you using on the snare Nick? killer video thanks!
Hi Christopher,
that was a Evans Power Center Reverse Dot. Here is a link if you want more info:
www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/B14G1RD
All the best!
Nick
+SweetwaterSound thanks a lot Nick! I currently have genera g2s... these sound great too!
What are the resos?
Nick, how would the hydraulic red sound on a heavy steel snare? I know the blue and black hydraulics are marketed as snare heads, but for some reason the red isn't?
They make coated ones for the snare but you can use the the clear ones. Doesnt sound as good though.
hey nick what u got on the reso side thanks
Which resonant head were used? Which would you recommend to pair with the hydraulics?
William Mueller Evans G1’s or Remo ambassadors would work very well
quale è la pelle del rullante ?
Do the various colors have different sounds?
Hey, minnesotajack1. Thanks for your interest. They do not. They sound the same.
I hope this helps.
Jason Thiele, Senior Sweetwater Sales Engineer, (800) 222-4700 ext. 1391, jason_thiele@sweetwater.com
They should have gotten a red snare drum head
What resonant heads are you using? I'd really like to know.
Hi Aidan,
If I remember correctly those were the stock DW reso heads. They are basically just single ply clear heads like a Remo Ambassador. Take care, Nick
I often gig without close miking my kit in medium volume settings. Having my toms cut through the amps is important, will these have enough attack to be heard over a couple guitars and bass?
Probably not
+Rob Burgess I didn't think so... Can someone get Evans to make red G2s?
These heads have the most attack I've ever heard. theyd be fine lol
What is the bottom heads used for the toms in this video?1
nickinek either G1 Reso or Stock Reso heads (Remo) from DW
I'm interested in these drumheads... Do you ship to Brazil?
Hey Hudson ToRRes! Give us a call at (800) 222-4700 or email us at sales@sweetwater.com. One of our sales engineers will be happy to look into the shipping for you!
SweetwaterSound How much are these heads
This whole video had me with the stank face on
anyone got a good match on the reso side with em
Kenneth Sprang try G1’s or ambassadors
Great Heads for getting lost in a mix.
But put it on the snare
2:12, 2:14
When these heads wear out will some oil leak from the head?
I have an old set of Hydraulic, and they are completely screwed. The oil only came out when it ripped at the top
You should never play on a set of heads so they get to that point.
+Kevin Richards Rock the Stage NYC They were fine, ripped mid session, it wasn't as if I was playing ripped heads if you understand what I mean?
Michael Shenton
"I have an old set of Hydraulic" - heads should never get to the point of being "old" just like guitar strings. Change them before they get that way.
+Kevin Richards Rock the Stage NYC By old I mean spare, since the rip happened I replaced then immediately
We make them but don't know if they sound different, so you'll have to buy them all to find out! Really? Very cars salesman.
I wish I had a GoPro crama.
I played Hydraulic heads which we're blue in the 70's along with concert toms looking back what a dreadful sound !
Hard to tell how they really sound .... since Nick can make a trash can lid sound like a million bucks ... lol
In my opinion, the best way to to kill the sound of a drum kit...
I would think that fire would kill it more.
Honestly, these are the only heads I can count on for 6+ months of playing as hard as I hit. They do sound great on my high end kit, certainly not as open as I'd like, but they are exactly what Nick said, warm, focused and fat.
Larry Dicus I have heavy cymbals, use the hybrid snare batter head, and use Thomas Lang sig. sticks. Honestly, if I were to go any other route, I'd be changing out heads every other week.
Shoulda saw my old kit run through a wood chipper…
Loud pillows.
What kind of reso's You suggest for those heads?
Hey, Kert. Thanks so much for your interest. That would be personal preference but I prefer the reso heads to be on the thinner side. I do like the Evans Genera Resonant:
www.sweetwater.com/store/search?s=genera+resonant
I hope this helps.
Jason Thiele, Senior Sweetwater Sales Engineer, (800) 222-4700 ext. 1391, jason_thiele@sweetwater.com
Wow 3,000$ worth of mic's and laptop to make a 3000$ kit sound great 😂
He said go pro crama lol
One review costs a total "live" (p.a)
:P
They're not the same as they used to be...Now they're just dead and have hardly any volume ...Maybe just for solo practice or recording....but with a band they won't be heard