I agree. I used to be a staunch Remo guy and my buddy ALWAYS tried to get me to switch to Evans, but I was stuck in my ways. I finally made the switch 3 years ago and I haven't looked back!!!
You playing actually sounds crazy good on these (no surprise)! That opening improv with the constant stream of ghost notes was groovy as hell. Is it weird that I can almost hear these being used as a distinct 'sound' instread of just a quiet alternative to normal cymbals and heads?
When I was apartment living many years ago, these heads from Remo, Moongel or D'Addario were not available. I had to do my quiet practice on a wood set with gum rubber by Ralph C. Pace. I also used to use an elastic cymbal muffle on my left and right side rides. Today we got something for any situation. Although I wouldn't use steel hats or cymbals for anything.
Wow, thank you for the very thorough demo of these products. Lv your vibe when you talk. The word “sincere” just keeps popping into my mind when I am listening to you talk. Also you either demonstrated the exact questions I had as they were popping into my head or answered questions I had not thought about yet. I stayed focused on your content and not your delivery because I felt safe and felt you reaching out to the community to help us practice better. Bravo! Your success is well deserved because you care.
Ok, I am not a drummer (I did play snare in 4th grade) 😄 however, I just bought a Gretsch drum set for recording. Are these "quite cymbals" for recording purposes or just for practice? TY Subscribed!
I'm a church drummer and we are really trying to reduce the drum volume. We've been looking for solutions everywhere and these seem pretty promising. I'm assuming the reduced volume would mean we could actually EQ them and mix them into our space. Which would be especially helpful since we also stream each service. My only real concern is the snare since I tend to do a lot of edge of the head shots for certain songs. What are your thoughts on that? Or, would there be a way to use a traditional snare head but muffle it to get a similar volume? Great review, thanks!
Right on!!! I bet when you two get together you have a lot of fun. You both are very talented cats, and also explain things very well to us. I feel blessed to have come across both of your channels. Keep up the great work.
When you look at the Remo versions that are JUST mesh, they move no air in the shell. If no air is being moved, the reso head isn't resonating and you get no tone. Early adopters of "silent kits" were learning that putting some tape on the heads was allowing the reso head to resonate and thus produce some tone. Then folks started experimenting with different types of mesh heads from electric kits and were finding that 2 or 3 ply heads could produce tone. I had went with a very thick and tighter woven mesh head from GoEdrum in conjunction with the low volume Zildjian cymbals (14" hats, 16+18" crashes, 20" ride, 18" china). Part of the things that make these Evans heads sound as good as they do is the patch and the foam pushing air and allowing the reso head to produce tone! I'll definitely be picking some of these up to compare and most likely mix and match the best sounding for each head and cymbal.
Bro thanks so much for bringing these videos out time and time again, got into KZ IEMs because of you and no doubt products you bring to the channel in the future are gonna help big time. Big Love from Sydney, Australia 👊🏼❤️🎵
Super cool. The market for these must be booming for Evans to put out this set. Ive heard of guys using the cymbals for real small jazz cafe type gigs. Also bet after covid, tons of people got into music, and we're the only ones with out a volume knob. Until now!! Boom. Thanks Rob. Keep it cool man.
I just ordered a set of heads and can't wait for them to arrive. I live in an apartment and hope this will allow for more practice time. Thanks for the demo
is 80% enough for a wide-open living room that is 6x4 meters and 3.5 to the ceiling... what can I do in a living room? is the only place I got... any advice on how I can do my best to not disturb neighbours!? thanks
This is the review I've been looking for. A lot of vids out there of (well-meaning) people banging on the heads and cymbals, but you exercise the full range of strokes and effects on each piece, and that's really helpful. I also got a lot from your commentary which did not include a lot of extra and unnecessary hyperbole. Sorry if I'm sounding salty, but I've been watching Evans reviews for days looking for something like this.
Really cool product, thanks for the video. Would be cool to have a side by side comparison with same gear and mics gains (and room mic aswell) to really compare difference in volume. Maybe also with a db meter? 😜
Rob great review. You sold me on the rtoms. Like them because you can keep the mylar heads on . Only issue i dont like is the rims on the Rtom is a bit high. So which do you prefer now, the RTOM or the evans db1s?
Don't get me wrong bruh... I love evans heads, they are currently on my entire GIGANTIC set of drums!! About a year before my dear friend AJ Pero ( Twisted Sister/Adrenaline Mob ) passed away, he said... "B-man... you're still playing those Aquarian heads...!!????!!" I replied, "why hell yeah Ant, no more endorsements for me... so, I am still playing the last of my Aquarian's!!" AJ said ... "Dude, Evans, which is really D'Addario now, has entire new line of heads... soup to nuts, I'll send ya a crapload of them, tell me what you think!!" He did, and that was the..... last time I heard his voice.... 😧 .... !!! We did text while he was out on tour with A.M., but..... well, it's not the same!!! Sooooooo, I am a believer of Evans and D'Addario & Pro Mark hickory, perhaps I'll be able to eventually afford that setup... BUT BROTHA... WHAT I REALLY WANT TO KNOW IS........ 🤔 WHERE DID YOU GET THOSE PUMAS....😳😲?!!? THEY ARE SOOOOOO LIT!!!! I GOTTA GET THOSE FIRST!!!!! 😆😜🤭🤫 ANYWAY, KEEP ON KEEPING ON BROTHER DRUMMER!!!!!!!!!! PEACE!!!!!!!!!!🤘🏼
I currently bought Remo silent stroke and with an added piece of tape they work and sound good. I'd like to try the Evans snare and bass drum head when they come to Canada in 2024.
Great review 🤩 I am a drum instructor at the School Of Rock and I wonder if these drum heads can handle a lot of the hard hitting from beginner to intermediate drummers?? I have about 10-14 students of all ages in a weekly basis…. Durability compared to standard drum head?? Either way it was a great presentation thank you for sharing new products it was very informal and educational, thank you again and I look forward to more awesome DRUM videos!
Great preview! I have a very specific question about the sound of the cymbals compared to the low volume zildians, where the attack sound of the stick is so loud that the cymbal sound is lost in the mix. Are the Evans cymbals better balanced; do they have a more musical sound than the L80’s?
Great video! These look very promising. I just moved back into a townhouse from a regular house and I’m still learning kit. I have the Evans Soundoff mesh heads and they work well. I’m now thinking about getting these new heads and using the Soundoffs as resonate heads. Those cymbals sound really nice too. How loud would you say they are compared to standard cymbals?
Just a quick FYI. I have a DIY eKit with Pintech RS-5 triggers with their trigger traps, and then these cymbals, with rack-mounted medium Condenser mics setup underneath the right and left-hand groups of cymbals. IE one mic between the hats and crash, and the other mic between the ride and crash. After a bit of EQ, slight compression to cut the over-tone push a bit, and volume balancing between my Drum module output and the over(in this case under)heads on my Mixer, The kit sounds amazing!
I just got these. Really cool so far. A few issues I've had personally with setup: The hihats are much shallower than my other stuff. I have a DW 3000 hihat stand and a Tama touch drop clutch. I had to put a thicker foam under the bottom hihat because the bottom of Tama's quick release mechanism was hitting the top of the plastic cymbal protector piece on the stem, preventing me from being able to fully close them. Also, if you have a ported bass drum reso head, you're probably going to want to change that out too because with it on, you get a pretty dead sounding bass. Tuning is a little finicky. You have to get the tom reso heads really in sync with the batters or you won't get anything from them. The floor tom is proving hardest to get right, but I also have a cheap $400 Ludwig kit. Overall, this set is really impressive. But there needs to be more tuning guidance than just a one sided pamphlet for people who are newer to drumming. Just be warned, this isn't something you're going to slap together if you decide you just want to play for a half hour at 1 in the morning. If you're GOOD, you can probably get it all changed out in a half hour.
Wow!, Thanks for reviewing (and playing these), Rob. Like yourself I love them hi-hats, I'd be keen to track a set of these down, not sure if they'd be easy to get for someone in New Zealand.
Thank you for the musical demonstration. They do sound almost recordable, and I can imagine that kinetic device on the bottom of the head is making it less bouncy hopefully. It all sounds good, but you also played them well, so they can’t have all the credit. I was wondering if you could order specific sizes though? Or is it just a standard set up as if everybody played the same sizes, which they don’t. Thanks man.
Hi, thanks so much for always providing such good content for us drummers to review, was wondering in your honest opinion how is this compared to the RTOM?
Great video - what do you think about using these in a church / live music setting? I'm trying to replace the old electric kit with my real kit, but volume is gonna be an issue.
Great review Rob, as always thank you for keeping it real 👍🏻 I’m curious how these heads and cymbals would work if I wanted to use my Yamaha EAD 10? Maybe adjusting the sensitivity on the EAD would work? Just curious.
Great videos Rob, been working on some of your beginner exercises. I've been attempting to learn on an old Yamaha DTX and not a big fan of the feel. Wondering if this is a better alternative for my acoustic kit. Since nobody let's me play the acoustic due to the volume.
Bless up, Rob. I'm thinking of buying a Yamaha Stage Hip with an EAD10 module and 3 Yamaha Triggers. I would like to hear your opinion and, if possible, do a video on using Evans DB One Low Volume Set on the Stage Custom
Bought the cymbals... Love em. Bought the snare head... Love it. Cheaped out on the kick and toms to save money and got Tama silent mesh.... Hate em. 😅 About to complete the set with all Evans DB's. Absolutely brilliant. 👍👍👍
Im an evans gouy for a few years now and I love the idea. I don’t need them but if I would buy them. Would the cymbals come in differrent sizes too? I play 20/24/15 Zildjian K Con Proto’s as a main set.
Hey Rob - another great video. Question for you - would these work in a small church setting? Mic it up like a regular kit without the extra stage noise? Do they put out enough volume for that or would the wedges completely overpower them? Thanks man.
I've waited for this video for quite a long time. I saw the dB heads on their website and I was thinking of getting those heads to add on to my kit with some low volume cymbals. But, I have a question. Does the snare head allow you to still use your snare wires on the snare drum or you just have to remove it and use the drum head like that?
Great review as always!! I'll be real- when I saw what looked like another quiet head and cymbal pack I didn't think it would be anything special, but oh man was I wrong, this is so cool!! The heads seem like they combine a standard mesh head like the Evans SoundOff with the RTom Black Hole pads and EMAD tech (though not removable) to get the ultimate combination of awesome features on one set of quiet drumheads. The snare head is really cool as well, I don't like how many quiet heads take away the body of the snare and response from the wires so this one actually gives us that snare sound. The only question I have for you is how you'd compare these to the Evans SoundOff drumheads in terms of sound and feel. And as a big fan of thinner cymbals, seeing a cool set of really thin quiet cymbals with good stick definition is really nice. The studio I teach at has a set of L80 cymbals which do the job but feel a bit too heavy for my liking, especially compared to my usual thinner AAX crashes. I was looking into buying the Sabian Quiet Tone cymbals which I know are thinner but I may have to give these a try first.
Its really interesting to me, especially when you dont have a room where you bother your neighbours and other people. Plus it sounds really good and it seems that you have the same feel like with normal heads (rebound, ghost notes etc.) But how often do you have to change the heads? Is the durabilty like on the regular ones? Thanks for the video.
Thanks for the review Rob! Never heard of these before. Would you recommend using them at a church worship services? Our building is a commercial warehouse with very high ceilings and seats about 150.
Live performance/playing wasn’t necessarily the goal for these heads and cymbals. But minimally mic’d in a mostly acoustic setting, it could be very cool and worth experimenting with. A bit of added gain on the mics may be enough to bring them up in the mix.
I love it when I show up to a small room or jazz gig and hear: "Can you play brushes all night?" Me: Yes, if the music calls for it. Can you play on just the white keys all night and not use the sustain pedal? Or the other one when I showed up for a reunion gig about 10 years ago. I hadn't even set down my bags and got: "What's the smallest kit you can play tonight?" I said, "The one I brought." Don't be asking your drummer to down size a 4 or 5 piece kit when one less tom will not change anything on the drum foot print on a stage. Move the trumpet player off the stage to the side. Or! and you going to love this...."can you move back a little?" Wait a second, I have several stands and drums on a rug to move and you want 8" more space? You think you could move your amp a little to the left and step over a bit instead? One thing you have to move, but you want your drummer to move all his stuff. ?! You're welcome.
Got the db zero yesterday and I love it so far. It doesn't have the snare sound but it works for my apt. I can still do sticking excercises and not worry about my neighbors. I do plan add a trigger to it soon. I'm really curious about adding triggers to the cymbals as well. Making real feal e kit
Thanks for this review Rob. It would have been nice to hear a backbeat with rim - that's where the usual volume and timbre comes from. I was hoping to record using these heads, but no go - just a 'quiet' practising aid...
Can you use Drum Triggers with these Db One drum heads, I have the Stainless Steel Lo Volume Cymbals they match my Drum Kit Chrome Rings and they Sound Amazing in my Apartment, and doesn't piss off my Neighbors, like before when i had the Regular Brass Cymbals they were very loud .👍
It's amazing how many of these garage rock drummers are on You Tube. Equally amazing is the fact that they all sound virtually the same. Note: this one is a bit different as for being a bit quieter.
@@Calz70 they are a little springy but less so than the Remo mesh heads that I had before. I think the tone is way better as well. I also prefer the cymbals to my low volume Zildjians and the set came with TWO crashes, which was nice, and also a cymbal bag.
Thanks for the review. I have the Evans "sound off" currently on a practice kit and am very happy with them. Had just seen the cymbals come out and they sound good as well. I have the Zildjian L80's, but only hats and a crash/ride. These dB ones sound as good or better than the L80's (in headphones, anyway).
Nice demo Rob. I teach at a school on a Tama Swingstar. The heads are shot on both sides. Pinstripes pitted and tightened to the max. Small room and young❤ sensitive ears. Was thinking Evans Hydraulic and G1 for resonants for toms and HD dry for Snare with these cymbals. What do you think. Nice lil groove. I’m gonna lift it😂
I used the same method in 2003 in making my Shelter CD. Used the mesh heads with D-Drum triggers into a MIDI sample pack. Then overhead mics for the live cymbals. It worked great. The cymbals are a new twist.
hey rob, put a couple of rivets through the holes on bottom of hat and check it out. i put them on mine and great auxillary hat. Can you do a video on it
Thank you Rob for the analysis of this welcomed addition from Evans! But appart from the analysis.. I was curious about the sticks you are using. Im a hard hitter drummer and I would love to try those. Would you please share the stick model you used here? Thanks in advance!!
Considering you are set up to record your drums go ahead and record the low volume set. And then import them into something likeSD3 tracker or equivalent. No triggers needed for tracking at least. You will probably have to add cymbal chokes but it dose a great job on the high hats etc. going to order some of those. Nice review. Thanks
Hello! Thank you for a great video! What do you think about putting these on a jazz set? I am studying drums at a music school but I really need to up my practice hours and the schools doesn't really have any rooms for me to practice alot in. Would these on a bop-set be nice? Do you think I could get that jazzy Tom tone out of these head and on the 18" bass drum? Thank you :)
Great review, this video definitely helped me rule out some other brands I was looking into. I am always partial towards Evans since I use them on my current drum set.
Personal preferences aside, I have to say Evans' R&D is outstanding.
I agree. I used to be a staunch Remo guy and my buddy ALWAYS tried to get me to switch to Evans, but I was stuck in my ways. I finally made the switch 3 years ago and I haven't looked back!!!
absolutely LOVE the fact that you demo'ed them miced up, rather than with triggered samples
Love the comments from the drummers not wanting to annoy their neighbors. Truly believable_4_ reals. 🤘
You playing actually sounds crazy good on these (no surprise)! That opening improv with the constant stream of ghost notes was groovy as hell.
Is it weird that I can almost hear these being used as a distinct 'sound' instread of just a quiet alternative to normal cymbals and heads?
There's plenty of room for experimentation with these for sure.
Due to your input, my new dB1s arrived today! Looking forward to checking them out! Thanks so much!
When I was apartment living many years ago, these heads from Remo, Moongel or D'Addario were not available. I had to do my quiet practice on a wood set with gum rubber by Ralph C. Pace. I also used to use an elastic cymbal muffle on my left and right side rides. Today we got something for any situation. Although I wouldn't use steel hats or cymbals for anything.
Wow, thank you for the very thorough demo of these products. Lv your vibe when you talk. The word “sincere” just keeps popping into my mind when I am listening to you talk. Also you either demonstrated the exact questions I had as they were popping into my head or answered questions I had not thought about yet.
I stayed focused on your content and not your delivery because I felt safe and felt you reaching out to the community to help us practice better.
Bravo! Your success is well deserved because you care.
Amazing playing my goodness
Ok, I am not a drummer (I did play snare in 4th grade) 😄 however, I just bought a Gretsch drum set for recording. Are these "quite cymbals" for recording purposes or just for practice? TY Subscribed!
They’re usually used for practice
The heads and cymbals sound great. It would be great to hear the heads a/b'ed against the new RTOM low volume heads.
I'm a church drummer and we are really trying to reduce the drum volume. We've been looking for solutions everywhere and these seem pretty promising. I'm assuming the reduced volume would mean we could actually EQ them and mix them into our space. Which would be especially helpful since we also stream each service. My only real concern is the snare since I tend to do a lot of edge of the head shots for certain songs. What are your thoughts on that? Or, would there be a way to use a traditional snare head but muffle it to get a similar volume? Great review, thanks!
Right on!!! I bet when you two get together you have a lot of fun. You both are very talented cats, and also explain things very well to us.
I feel blessed to have come across both of your channels. Keep up the great work.
When you look at the Remo versions that are JUST mesh, they move no air in the shell. If no air is being moved, the reso head isn't resonating and you get no tone. Early adopters of "silent kits" were learning that putting some tape on the heads was allowing the reso head to resonate and thus produce some tone. Then folks started experimenting with different types of mesh heads from electric kits and were finding that 2 or 3 ply heads could produce tone. I had went with a very thick and tighter woven mesh head from GoEdrum in conjunction with the low volume Zildjian cymbals (14" hats, 16+18" crashes, 20" ride, 18" china). Part of the things that make these Evans heads sound as good as they do is the patch and the foam pushing air and allowing the reso head to produce tone!
I'll definitely be picking some of these up to compare and most likely mix and match the best sounding for each head and cymbal.
Bro thanks so much for bringing these videos out time and time again, got into KZ IEMs because of you and no doubt products you bring to the channel in the future are gonna help big time. Big Love from Sydney, Australia 👊🏼❤️🎵
Great stuff here, man!! Evans bringing the FIRE for us drummers not wanting to annoy the neighbors! 😎
Perfect timing brother. I play an E-Kit and don’t like the feel of the cymbals. I have been looking for low volume gear.
Super cool. The market for these must be booming for Evans to put out this set. Ive heard of guys using the cymbals for real small jazz cafe type gigs. Also bet after covid, tons of people got into music, and we're the only ones with out a volume knob. Until now!! Boom. Thanks Rob. Keep it cool man.
What kind of reso heads do you recommend using with Evans dB One?
I just ordered a set of heads and can't wait for them to arrive. I live in an apartment and hope this will allow for more practice time. Thanks for the demo
Did these help? Or still too loud?
Could you put a 14” DB one tom head on the snare, and just use your regular snare wires?
Yep was nodding all alone for the less hole engineering on the hi-hat. Well thought out.
Thanks for all the tips and help to improve my drumer skills sir.
Man these are sweet. I just wish they made the kick drum in 16" as well. Great review!
is 80% enough for a wide-open living room that is 6x4 meters and 3.5 to the ceiling... what can I do in a living room? is the only place I got... any advice on how I can do my best to not disturb neighbours!?
thanks
This is the review I've been looking for. A lot of vids out there of (well-meaning) people banging on the heads and cymbals, but you exercise the full range of strokes and effects on each piece, and that's really helpful. I also got a lot from your commentary which did not include a lot of extra and unnecessary hyperbole. Sorry if I'm sounding salty, but I've been watching Evans reviews for days looking for something like this.
Really cool product, thanks for the video. Would be cool to have a side by side comparison with same gear and mics gains (and room mic aswell) to really compare difference in volume. Maybe also with a db meter? 😜
Rob great review. You sold me on the rtoms. Like them because you can keep the mylar heads on . Only issue i dont like is the rims on the Rtom is a bit high.
So which do you prefer now, the RTOM or the evans db1s?
Don't get me wrong bruh... I love evans heads, they are currently on my entire GIGANTIC set of drums!! About a year before my dear friend AJ Pero ( Twisted Sister/Adrenaline Mob ) passed away, he said... "B-man... you're still playing those Aquarian heads...!!????!!" I replied, "why hell yeah Ant, no more endorsements for me... so, I am still playing the last of my Aquarian's!!" AJ said ... "Dude, Evans, which is really D'Addario now, has entire new line of heads... soup to nuts, I'll send ya a crapload of them, tell me what you think!!" He did, and that was the..... last time I heard his voice.... 😧 .... !!! We did text while he was out on tour with A.M., but..... well, it's not the same!!!
Sooooooo, I am a believer of Evans and D'Addario & Pro Mark hickory, perhaps I'll be able to eventually afford that setup... BUT BROTHA... WHAT I REALLY WANT TO KNOW IS........ 🤔 WHERE DID YOU GET THOSE PUMAS....😳😲?!!? THEY ARE SOOOOOO LIT!!!! I GOTTA GET THOSE FIRST!!!!! 😆😜🤭🤫
ANYWAY, KEEP ON KEEPING ON BROTHER DRUMMER!!!!!!!!!!
PEACE!!!!!!!!!!🤘🏼
That sound is flabbergasting impressive
I currently bought Remo silent stroke and with an added piece of tape they work and sound good. I'd like to try the Evans snare and bass drum head when they come to Canada in 2024.
Very cool for practice..I would like to see them mic'd for a small venue scenario-
Very nice Rob. They sound nice and you were able to mic them.
Great review 🤩
I am a drum instructor at the School Of Rock and I wonder if these drum heads can handle a lot of the hard hitting from beginner to intermediate drummers?? I have about 10-14 students of all ages in a weekly basis….
Durability compared to standard drum head??
Either way it was a great presentation thank you for sharing new products it was very informal and educational, thank you again and I look forward to more awesome DRUM videos!
Great preview! I have a very specific question about the sound of the cymbals compared to the low volume zildians, where the attack sound of the stick is so loud that the cymbal sound is lost in the mix. Are the Evans cymbals better balanced; do they have a more musical sound than the L80’s?
Great video! These look very promising. I just moved back into a townhouse from a regular house and I’m still learning kit. I have the Evans Soundoff mesh heads and they work well. I’m now thinking about getting these new heads and using the Soundoffs as resonate heads. Those cymbals sound really nice too. How loud would you say they are compared to standard cymbals?
Nice ,nice!! I love the sound of the cymbals, so crisp and clean, but low! I dig it also! Would try em myself! Great job, Thanks for sharing!
Very cool. Thanks. I’m new to drums and I live in an apartment. It’s nice to see other options to electric, though it’s pricey.
Just a quick FYI. I have a DIY eKit with Pintech RS-5 triggers with their trigger traps, and then these cymbals, with rack-mounted medium Condenser mics setup underneath the right and left-hand groups of cymbals. IE one mic between the hats and crash, and the other mic between the ride and crash. After a bit of EQ, slight compression to cut the over-tone push a bit, and volume balancing between my Drum module output and the over(in this case under)heads on my Mixer, The kit sounds amazing!
OK, I’m impressed. That’s the best solution that I have seen/heard for this goal. Will check it out. Thanks.
430$ for the set is not outrageous. They sound nice
It's pretty reasonable for everything you're getting in the package.
I'd use these cymbals on my jazz set
I just got these. Really cool so far. A few issues I've had personally with setup: The hihats are much shallower than my other stuff. I have a DW 3000 hihat stand and a Tama touch drop clutch. I had to put a thicker foam under the bottom hihat because the bottom of Tama's quick release mechanism was hitting the top of the plastic cymbal protector piece on the stem, preventing me from being able to fully close them. Also, if you have a ported bass drum reso head, you're probably going to want to change that out too because with it on, you get a pretty dead sounding bass. Tuning is a little finicky. You have to get the tom reso heads really in sync with the batters or you won't get anything from them. The floor tom is proving hardest to get right, but I also have a cheap $400 Ludwig kit. Overall, this set is really impressive. But there needs to be more tuning guidance than just a one sided pamphlet for people who are newer to drumming. Just be warned, this isn't something you're going to slap together if you decide you just want to play for a half hour at 1 in the morning. If you're GOOD, you can probably get it all changed out in a half hour.
Wow!,
Thanks for reviewing (and playing these), Rob.
Like yourself I love them hi-hats, I'd be keen to track a set of these down, not sure if they'd be easy to get for someone in New Zealand.
Thank you for the musical demonstration. They do sound almost recordable, and I can imagine that kinetic device on the bottom of the head is making it less bouncy hopefully. It all sounds good, but you also played them well, so they can’t have all the credit. I was wondering if you could order specific sizes though? Or is it just a standard set up as if everybody played the same sizes, which they don’t. Thanks man.
Came to hear the db one drumheads, stayed for the playing. Amazing playing man.
I presume you could use gen16 pickups with the evans cymbals?
Hi, thanks so much for always providing such good content for us drummers to review, was wondering in your honest opinion how is this compared to the RTOM?
Great video - what do you think about using these in a church / live music setting? I'm trying to replace the old electric kit with my real kit, but volume is gonna be an issue.
Have you thought about putting the close tom mics on the resonant side? Obviously not a recording kit but would be interesting to hear.
Great review Rob, as always thank you for keeping it real 👍🏻 I’m curious how these heads and cymbals would work if I wanted to use my Yamaha EAD 10? Maybe adjusting the sensitivity on the EAD would work? Just curious.
Great videos Rob, been working on some of your beginner exercises. I've been attempting to learn on an old Yamaha DTX and not a big fan of the feel. Wondering if this is a better alternative for my acoustic kit. Since nobody let's me play the acoustic due to the volume.
Thanks for the detailed review sir! You've been consistent for a long time; I admire that.
Bless up, Rob. I'm thinking of buying a Yamaha Stage Hip with an EAD10 module and 3 Yamaha Triggers. I would like to hear your opinion and, if possible, do a video on using Evans DB One Low Volume Set on the Stage Custom
Bought the cymbals... Love em. Bought the snare head... Love it. Cheaped out on the kick and toms to save money and got Tama silent mesh.... Hate em. 😅
About to complete the set with all Evans DB's. Absolutely brilliant. 👍👍👍
Glad I came across this. Just ordered the dB1 cymbal set from SW.
Im an evans gouy for a few years now and I love the idea.
I don’t need them but if I would buy them.
Would the cymbals come in differrent sizes too?
I play 20/24/15 Zildjian K Con Proto’s as a main set.
Hey Rob - another great video. Question for you - would these work in a small church setting? Mic it up like a regular kit without the extra stage noise? Do they put out enough volume for that or would the wedges completely overpower them? Thanks man.
wedge overpower
Thanks Rob! Just purchased last week , but haven’t set up yet……sound great!!!
I've waited for this video for quite a long time. I saw the dB heads on their website and I was thinking of getting those heads to add on to my kit with some low volume cymbals. But, I have a question. Does the snare head allow you to still use your snare wires on the snare drum or you just have to remove it and use the drum head like that?
They recommend you rock it snares off. But your call.
Just have to turn your snares off. Don’t have to actually remove them.
Great review as always!! I'll be real- when I saw what looked like another quiet head and cymbal pack I didn't think it would be anything special, but oh man was I wrong, this is so cool!! The heads seem like they combine a standard mesh head like the Evans SoundOff with the RTom Black Hole pads and EMAD tech (though not removable) to get the ultimate combination of awesome features on one set of quiet drumheads. The snare head is really cool as well, I don't like how many quiet heads take away the body of the snare and response from the wires so this one actually gives us that snare sound. The only question I have for you is how you'd compare these to the Evans SoundOff drumheads in terms of sound and feel.
And as a big fan of thinner cymbals, seeing a cool set of really thin quiet cymbals with good stick definition is really nice. The studio I teach at has a set of L80 cymbals which do the job but feel a bit too heavy for my liking, especially compared to my usual thinner AAX crashes. I was looking into buying the Sabian Quiet Tone cymbals which I know are thinner but I may have to give these a try first.
These heads sound great! Love your playing too... especially a bit of crazy army on snare... awesome!
I’m wondering why the new DB one heads that I just ordered look nothing like these. Hopefully it’s just a aesthetic change. Because they sound great
Would using these on the reso side of the drum be a good idea and make for an even quieter playing experience?
These sound so good! This might be the answer (along with a Yamaha EAD10) for my church.
Its really interesting to me, especially when you dont have a room where you bother your neighbours and other people. Plus it sounds really good and it seems that you have the same feel like with normal heads (rebound, ghost notes etc.) But how often do you have to change the heads? Is the durabilty like on the regular ones?
Thanks for the video.
Thanks for the review Rob! Never heard of these before. Would you recommend using them at a church worship services? Our building is a commercial warehouse with very high ceilings and seats about 150.
Live performance/playing wasn’t necessarily the goal for these heads and cymbals. But minimally mic’d in a mostly acoustic setting, it could be very cool and worth experimenting with. A bit of added gain on the mics may be enough to bring them up in the mix.
I love it when I show up to a small room or jazz gig and hear: "Can you play brushes all night?"
Me: Yes, if the music calls for it. Can you play on just the white keys all night and not use the sustain pedal?
Or the other one when I showed up for a reunion gig about 10 years ago. I hadn't even set down my bags and got: "What's the smallest kit you can play tonight?" I said, "The one I brought."
Don't be asking your drummer to down size a 4 or 5 piece kit when one less tom will not change anything on the drum foot print on a stage. Move the trumpet player off the stage to the side. Or! and you going to love this...."can you move back a little?" Wait a second, I have several stands and drums on a rug to move and you want 8" more space? You think you could move your amp a little to the left and step over a bit instead? One thing you have to move, but you want your drummer to move all his stuff. ?!
You're welcome.
Lmfao.......it's not just me then!😂
I like the Puma's you're wearing. Are they the driving shoes?
Got the db zero yesterday and I love it so far. It doesn't have the snare sound but it works for my apt. I can still do sticking excercises and not worry about my neighbors.
I do plan add a trigger to it soon.
I'm really curious about adding triggers to the cymbals as well. Making real feal e kit
Thanks for this review Rob. It would have been nice to hear a backbeat with rim - that's where the usual volume and timbre comes from. I was hoping to record using these heads, but no go - just a 'quiet' practising aid...
Which ones feel and sound better? These or the Rtom black holes?
Awesome! Drummers please use these all the time. ;)
That second Tom had a nice boing sound to it with those heads.
Can you use Drum Triggers with these Db One drum heads, I have the Stainless Steel Lo Volume Cymbals they match my Drum Kit Chrome Rings and they Sound Amazing in my Apartment, and doesn't piss off my Neighbors, like before when i had the Regular Brass Cymbals they were very loud .👍
Very cool. I was looking at the dw pad set but this looks much better for me
I'm running the 14" floor tom head on my snare and use the wires. I think it sounds more realistic.
It's amazing how many of these garage rock drummers are on You Tube. Equally amazing is the fact that they all sound virtually the same.
Note: this one is a bit different as for being a bit quieter.
I bought a set of these after seeing this demo and I love them! Really nice.
@@Calz70 they are a little springy but less so than the Remo mesh heads that I had before. I think the tone is way better as well. I also prefer the cymbals to my low volume Zildjians and the set came with TWO crashes, which was nice, and also a cymbal bag.
Nice tip of the hat to Steve Gadd. Smooth.
Excellent heads! However, I can't tune the bass drum. a technique? Tune bot does not work with this 20" db one…
Thanks for the review. I have the Evans "sound off" currently on a practice kit and am very happy with them. Had just seen the cymbals come out and they sound good as well. I have the Zildjian L80's, but only hats and a crash/ride. These dB ones sound as good or better than the L80's (in headphones, anyway).
Outstanding vid. Covered all the bases.
Nice demo Rob.
I teach at a school on a Tama Swingstar. The heads are shot on both sides.
Pinstripes pitted and tightened to the max.
Small room and young❤ sensitive ears.
Was thinking Evans Hydraulic and G1 for resonants for toms and HD dry for Snare
with these cymbals.
What do you think.
Nice lil groove.
I’m gonna lift it😂
I used the same method in 2003 in making my Shelter CD. Used the mesh heads with D-Drum triggers into a MIDI sample pack. Then overhead mics for the live cymbals. It worked great. The cymbals are a new twist.
Shelter? Like HC band Shelter? Ray Capp
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@@williamperri3437 No it was on the "Shelter CD by myself Shawn Cole. iTunes ETC
Which db one is on the snare? Think they offer 2 different kinds of “db one”
hey rob, put a couple of rivets through the holes on bottom of hat and check it out. i put them on mine and great auxillary hat. Can you do a video on it
Great info man. How'd they compare to the Black Hole heads?
Thank you Rob for the analysis of this welcomed addition from Evans! But appart from the analysis.. I was curious about the sticks you are using. Im a hard hitter drummer and I would love to try those. Would you please share the stick model you used here? Thanks in advance!!
Your playing never fails to impress.
Considering you are set up to record your drums go ahead and record the low volume set. And then import them into something likeSD3 tracker or equivalent. No triggers needed for tracking at least. You will probably have to add cymbal chokes but it dose a great job on the high hats etc. going to order some of those. Nice review. Thanks
Hello! Thank you for a great video! What do you think about putting these on a jazz set? I am studying drums at a music school but I really need to up my practice hours and the schools doesn't really have any rooms for me to practice alot in. Would these on a bop-set be nice? Do you think I could get that jazzy Tom tone out of these head and on the 18" bass drum? Thank you :)
What effect does it have rubbing on the sound edge ? its mesh all the way out to hoop correct?
These sound great but I heard that they don't make an 8" head. So is there any way to make an 8" sound like the rest without using the kinetic foam?
great video! what kind of sticks are those?
Just bought them. I agree 100%. Great stuff. Just doubled my practice time.
Perfect for places where playing drums at a lower volume is good. I like that very much. Cheers, Rob! 👍👍✌️🥁
Do you have a tutorial on the beat you played in the opening of this demo?
Enjoyed your opening solo.
Great review, this video definitely helped me rule out some other brands I was looking into. I am always partial towards Evans since I use them on my current drum set.
I use rtom blackholes on my kit. Works for me. Just pop them off when noise is required.
The hihat foot splash is my favorite technique that I think is under-utilized