I think that Remo Heads might help you. Well, now I'm using Portnoy's Remo heads setup. I took this reference from the Dream Theater Score DVD and SysDrumatic Chaos, and actually the hole drums sounds amazing and really worked for me. Now The Setup: -For Toms: Remo Clear Emperors on tops, Diplomats on bottoms -Snare: Remo Coated Controlled Sound (black dot)batter, Clear Ambassador snare-side. -BassDrum: Powerstroke 3 on kick batters, clear Emperors on front (with silver 6" holes).
the drumline im on uses Evans MX white series heads and we crank up our heads pretty high and im a tenor player and i change my heads when were 3/4 into the season that includes summer practices, then after i change em during championships to make em look nice =D
I have G1s on top, and genera resos on bottoms of my toms, aquarian studio X on my snare, and an old coated superkick 1 on my bass. it sounds like a cannon.
ya, since i posted that i've purchased an evans hazy 300 snare side head and did exactly what you are recommending here. i have a gretsch catalina stage snare drum, mahogany i believe, a notoriously deep sounding type of wood. i have an evans power center on my batter side(i regret not getting a power center reverse dot) and it sounds pretty good. i'm thinking about get a 13 X 7 maple snare drum though, with die cast hoops, i found one at a good price. thx for help all
same on my kit they sound amazing, and with an entry level kit! but im interested in the new evans ec2 reso heads(not to be confused with the batter ec2's). ive seen a demo of them and they sound incredible! Evans are truly the best
see i had some weather king's on before i got the hydraulics and put them on there but with them being pounded on for so long they didnt really sound right. i have found that getting that right sound is daunting.
dudeU2be, for jazz, you might want to try the eq1 frosted batter with the coated eq1 reso. The coated g1 on both sides works well to. I use Remo Ambassadors for that situation, but I think Evans maker excelkent products.
@drumsandknex321 its not just the heads, it's also the wood in the shell and the shell's thickness. so much goes in to making a drum's sound you can't just take advice from people on the internet. you're gonna have to try different things until you find a sound you like
@drumsandknex321 I'm assuming by 'screamo' you mean you want a well-projecting, punchy, and short sound. Try the Evans Hydraulic heads. Thick plies, but they don't choke off the sound of the toms. Short, wet, punchy sounds. I don't know about Remo, but I know those are some good Evans options.
@TheCemeterySymphony i agree totally all drumhead companies make bad product models you sometimes have to pick and choose... i use remo emperors on toms, an evans hd snare head and an aquarian superkick II....
i had a coated reverse dot evans head for my snare drum, and it sounded terrible. totally dry, and no tone at all. I switched that out with a remo controlled sound and couldn't be happier with it. However, i just got a G2 clear for my floor tom and it sounds remarkable. So, i don't know what any of that means, i guess... idk.
Hello, Probably i'm going to change my drumheads soon and i'm stuck. Can't decide what to get. My style is metal/rock. And i was thinking right now G2 batter heads, and keep my Remo stock resos. I was wondering, (I read on Drummerworld forum) someone tried EC2(batt) over G2(Reso) on 16 floor tom. Does anyone knows if its a good idea to put G2 (bat) over G2(reso) on my 16 floor tom? I fear that one G2 won't be enough, but i don't want to ruin it by adding a G2 reso.. Any advices? Thanks, peace
Evans are pretty good I been with remo most of the time but I got a chance to play on a DW custom kit with evans heads i loved the sound it had not bad it really just depends how your sound is gonna be what you like to hear in a drum the tone or warm or rough punch both are great companies enough said....don't start a war just play drums and love the music funk
Me Too... Evans 300 res and Genera HD dry for snare. All toms/Floor Toms The new EC2 clear and G2's on Bottom. Evans Emad 2 batter and EQ3 res on Kick... =)
@kerodean Please select mode of death: quick and painless, or slow and horrible "Yeah, I'd like to place a collect call." You have chosen 'slow and horrible' "Good choice!"
woah hold on there, I didn't know they had COATED Hydraulic heads! lol I've only seen Glass, Black, and Blue....where did you get it from? And sorry if they did have one, because I really didnt know.
@coolbeans123d sure. The bass heads do cost the most, but STILL! if you're paying more than $30-35 you are definitely getting robbed. Go to another shop, go online, anywhere else. Search for "The Music Center" in Kenosha Wisconsin. I used to live in chicago, and they were always the best. Even though it was nearby, i regularly had them ship stuff (pay postage but no tax) and it worked out in my favor.
can anyone please let me know if they have found the perfect batter side snare head that accentuates ghost notes very well? i've been playing for about 7 years and i can't find one that's just perfect. maybe im just too picky. i don't know, any reccomendations welcome. peace
Remo had more resources too. Chick Evans introduced the mylar head to Remo. Remo owne a successful drum shop in Hollywood. Mr Evans was molding heads in his dining room.
@angelrend The only thing I DON'T like about Remo, is their coating is really thin, and wears out extremely fast. I have coated studio x heads that are like 8 years old, and they still have 99.9% of their coating left.
I gotta say, I've never tried Evans on my kit, but I'm starting to think it would be a good idea. My Remo snare head coating sucks, and I've had a couple heads that pull out of the ring. Bleh.
remo was the first ever drum head for rock n roll and i love them caues eric carr from kiss used them they rock and there thicker then evans and have a warmer tone i tryed evans out and not that good maybe for beginners you want evans but you really want to rock go for remo. remo rocks!
for my bass emad2 my toms 12-13-16 ec2 heads my sanre is a genera snare might get their hybrid coated snare head eveans all the way on a tama superstar custom
Ironic. They're in the "Drum" business but the background "NOISE" sounded like the electronic version. I think I would have preferred to be water-boarded.
@Longjuyt2InTuBe78 they all make good heads, some sound better on different drums than others do. like I love Studio X heads on one drum, but they dont' sound as good on another.
Playing for years with these heads, and very interesting to finally see how they are actually made.
I think that Remo Heads might help you. Well, now I'm using Portnoy's Remo heads setup. I took this reference from the Dream Theater Score DVD and SysDrumatic Chaos, and actually the hole drums sounds amazing and really worked for me. Now The Setup:
-For Toms: Remo Clear Emperors on tops, Diplomats on bottoms
-Snare: Remo Coated Controlled Sound (black dot)batter, Clear Ambassador snare-side.
-BassDrum: Powerstroke 3 on kick batters, clear Emperors on front (with silver 6" holes).
Sound drops out and in?
the drumline im on uses Evans MX white series heads and we crank up our heads pretty high and im a tenor player and i change my heads when were 3/4 into the season that includes summer practices, then after i change em during championships to make em look nice =D
I love the background music, nicely done!
I've tried to get into Evans heads, but keep coming back to Remo.
Wow great to see how my heads are made. Great work!
David Curtis Drumming
I have G1s on top, and genera resos on bottoms of my toms, aquarian studio X on my snare, and an old coated superkick 1 on my bass. it sounds like a cannon.
Absolutely beautiful! Love Evans!
ya, since i posted that i've purchased an evans hazy 300 snare side head and did exactly what you are recommending here. i have a gretsch catalina stage snare drum, mahogany i believe, a notoriously deep sounding type of wood. i have an evans power center on my batter side(i regret not getting a power center reverse dot) and it sounds pretty good. i'm thinking about get a 13 X 7 maple snare drum though, with die cast hoops, i found one at a good price. thx for help all
same on my kit they sound amazing, and with an entry level kit! but im interested in the new evans ec2 reso heads(not to be confused with the batter ec2's). ive seen a demo of them and they sound incredible!
Evans are truly the best
i got a pdp drumset. the tom sizes are 12, 13 and 16. snare is 14. bass is 22. should i buy remo pinstripe?
Hi, I want to change my drumheads and I want to buy heavy metal drumheads, what drumheads dou you recomend me?. Please answer me. Thanks
on another note what would be the best resonant head for use with the Evans hydraulic?
see i had some weather king's on before i got the hydraulics and put them on there but with them being pounded on for so long they didnt really sound right. i have found that getting that right sound is daunting.
dudeU2be, for jazz, you might want to try the eq1 frosted batter with the coated eq1 reso. The coated g1 on both sides works well to. I use Remo Ambassadors for that situation, but I think Evans maker excelkent products.
I always played with Evans g2 clear and a G1 resonant clear. I just bought the Onyx for my tom batter sides... Oh my god... amazing!
For the bassdrum the powerstroke 3 is better...or if you want a warm sound is also good the "Feberskin powerstroke 3 FE"
Me Too. Pearl Masters 14" x 6.5" sounds SICK
what should i buy? remo or evans?
This is from 07 and they were making black chrome heads which very recently were released.
remo was the first drum head and will allways be my top drum head for rock n roll
I play evans and remo they both make great drumheads!
@RubenFeedjewz exactly, just like cymbals. all the major brands make ones some people like, and ones some people don't.
@drumsandknex321 its not just the heads, it's also the wood in the shell and the shell's thickness. so much goes in to making a drum's sound you can't just take advice from people on the internet. you're gonna have to try different things until you find a sound you like
@drumsandknex321 I'm assuming by 'screamo' you mean you want a well-projecting, punchy, and short sound. Try the Evans Hydraulic heads. Thick plies, but they don't choke off the sound of the toms. Short, wet, punchy sounds. I don't know about Remo, but I know those are some good Evans options.
whats better for the toms evans or remo?
coated or ehh clean... ?
If you had to choose which is the better head, Evan's or Remo?
already bought remo pinstripe coated for my snare. and the clear once for my toms. i dont know what to buy for the bass. :|
Clear or coated?
remo are sweet .
never used evans drum heads yet im a beginner on drums .
I use an Evans floor Tom. I love the great sound!! :P
@TheCemeterySymphony i agree totally all drumhead companies make bad product models you sometimes have to pick and choose... i use remo emperors on toms, an evans hd snare head and an aquarian superkick II....
@TheCemeterySymphony good god, i love the wet sound my remo heads give me on my toms.
Awesome video, very informative!
coated for snare to kill unwanted overtones... clear for toms for full resonating toms which reall sounds nice for a 10 inch tom!
which is better evans or remo? if ur a screamo drummer?
been using remos for years. i tried evans once and they sound good, but they seemed to have a somewhat narrow tuning range.
is it just me or is that song in the background Projections Of (What) Might by Glenn Kotche?!?!
@TheJonathanPace yea, it's probably to make sure they have a 100% clean cut or something.
@daaviud I have coated G1s on my toms, and they sound great.
i had a coated reverse dot evans head for my snare drum, and it sounded terrible. totally dry, and no tone at all. I switched that out with a remo controlled sound and couldn't be happier with it. However, i just got a G2 clear for my floor tom and it sounds remarkable. So, i don't know what any of that means, i guess... idk.
@kerodean what do my drumheads and me have in common? we don't "pull out"
LOL i got Evans G2 clears on all my batter toms=) there have great sound with G1s on bottom.
Hello,
Probably i'm going to change my drumheads soon and i'm stuck. Can't decide what to get. My style is metal/rock. And i was thinking right now G2 batter heads, and keep my Remo stock resos.
I was wondering, (I read on Drummerworld forum) someone tried EC2(batt) over G2(Reso) on 16 floor tom. Does anyone knows if its a good idea to put G2 (bat) over G2(reso) on my 16 floor tom? I fear that one G2 won't be enough, but i don't want to ruin it by adding a G2 reso.. Any advices? Thanks, peace
Evans are pretty good I been with remo most of the time but I got a chance to play on a DW custom kit with evans heads i loved the sound it had not bad it really just depends how your sound is gonna be what you like to hear in a drum the tone or warm or rough punch both are great companies enough said....don't start a war just play drums and love the music funk
Me Too... Evans 300 res and Genera HD dry for snare. All toms/Floor Toms The new EC2 clear and G2's on Bottom. Evans Emad 2 batter and EQ3 res on Kick... =)
@kerodean
Please select mode of death: quick and painless, or slow and horrible
"Yeah, I'd like to place a collect call."
You have chosen 'slow and horrible'
"Good choice!"
woah hold on there, I didn't know they had COATED Hydraulic heads! lol I've only seen Glass, Black, and Blue....where did you get it from?
And sorry if they did have one, because I really didnt know.
@coolbeans123d sure. The bass heads do cost the most, but STILL! if you're paying more than $30-35 you are definitely getting robbed. Go to another shop, go online, anywhere else.
Search for "The Music Center" in Kenosha Wisconsin. I used to live in chicago, and they were always the best. Even though it was nearby, i regularly had them ship stuff (pay postage but no tax) and it worked out in my favor.
i have aquarian response 2 heads and they are the best and my bass head is a super kick and its the best ive ever heard
Kind of ironic how they're using electronic music on a video about acoustic drum making?
Though a deaf percussionist though!
love evans drumheads
@samoskillo I know right? I was thinking the same thing when I saw only one machine torching the perforated hoops -__-
the song is by glenn kotche
i luv them too
can anyone please let me know if they have found the perfect batter side snare head that accentuates ghost notes very well? i've been playing for about 7 years and i can't find one that's just perfect. maybe im just too picky. i don't know, any reccomendations welcome. peace
I want to see how they mace Kevlar marching drum heads.
Remo had more resources too. Chick Evans introduced the mylar head to Remo. Remo owne a successful drum shop in Hollywood. Mr Evans was molding heads in his dining room.
same for me. i don't know what it is but evan's snare heads just don't give me the sound i'm looking for anymore.
Now all of Evans heads are made with the 360 Tech. \m/
best drumheads ever made!!
does anyone know what the blue things are at 1:47?
Evans are the best drumheads!! in the world! I love Evans!!! go!! EMAD!!
Bending machine lol.
"So what do you do Bender?"
"Oh I'm a bender."
Super-fascinating stuff, no sarcasm ^_^
I love my EC2s
@kerodean its called a machine operator for Gods sake
More involved than I though, Guess I won't complain on the price anymore after seeing what it takes to make a great drum head.
With the Diplomat weight film too (7 mil).
Sweet video.
remo and evans work for me
evans all the way i love the ec2 heads
Man with all that klangin' back ground music, who needs drums? ;)
@angelrend The only thing I DON'T like about Remo, is their coating is really thin, and wears out extremely fast. I have coated studio x heads that are like 8 years old, and they still have 99.9% of their coating left.
I gotta say, I've never tried Evans on my kit, but I'm starting to think it would be a good idea. My Remo snare head coating sucks, and I've had a couple heads that pull out of the ring. Bleh.
@TheJonathanPace its not just one thin piece of plastic is 100's and if u dont drill it that way pices will break and mess up the whole entire stack
@coolbeans123d i know man i always feel ripped off especially with drum sticks cause they break way more than skins
remo was the first ever drum head for rock n roll and i love them caues eric carr from kiss used them they rock and there thicker then evans and have a warmer tone i tryed evans out and not that good maybe for beginners you want evans but you really want to rock go for remo. remo rocks!
@TheFrankseitz i use both
Remo for the snare
Evans for the toms and Bass drum (EMAD PWNS!!!)
yes, i refer to the genre. Thanks
Glenn Kotchie - Projections of (What) Might
for my bass emad2 my toms 12-13-16 ec2 heads my sanre is a genera snare might get their hybrid coated snare head eveans all the way on a tama superstar custom
I play remos,but those EC2's are good.
@dunDaan youve never seen any other how its made episodes.
At least I now know that all the cash I've dropped on Evans drumheads has gone into some solid production.
wise choice sir
I couldnt focus because of that god awful background noise...
Ironic. They're in the "Drum" business but the background "NOISE" sounded like the electronic version. I think I would have preferred to be water-boarded.
come on uploader... the audio is screwed on this video. cuts in and out.
I prefer Remo but I like the Evans heads with the oil between plys
@mono1490 thanks :)
You HAVE to get a Evans Genera Hd dry head for your snare batter head. you never go back to Remo again. ESPECIALLY if you have a wood snare...
@dheim293 hell yeah i was JUST about to type that
That music makes me want to buy from another company!! AHHHH!
The background music is exactly as it was when How its made was on The Discovery Channel, it’s not some music just made up for a you tube video kids.
@blahblibidyblahblah the only good music shop in tucson az recently closed, i think ill shop online now.
evans ftw.
@Ellsbells5xoxo like a glue dispenser or something... just guessing, don't take my word for it.
The background music is horrible. Interesting video, though!
@Longjuyt2InTuBe78 they all make good heads, some sound better on different drums than others do. like I love Studio X heads on one drum, but they dont' sound as good on another.