Top: 1. Genera 4:39 (overall best no overtones) 2. Genera HD 12:15 ( med-high overtones) 3. Genera HD Dry 2:35 (low overtones) 4. Hybrid 3:57 (for piccolo no overtones) 5. Hydraulic Blue 7:25 (low overtones) 6. Hydraulic Black 13:37 (med overtones) 7. Onyx 15:00 (high overtones)
Yeah I almost think the Genera takes out too much. Am I the only one who finds it strange the Genera takes out more tone than the Genera HD or HD Dry? How does that work? Drums are weird sometimes.... In this video I actually feel like those hydraulics came out really well. Very nice combo of control but still with some tone. I actually expected them to sound "boxier." Those things are nice.
This really was an impressive video/videos. Sure lessons are good and extremely useful..... With that said there are lots of them. No on has done a video like this that I have ever seen. You truly have done something amazing here. More videos like these with toms, bass drum, and other brands of drum heads are just what the drum community needs and will always need. Once they are made I don't see how someone else will ever have the need to try to duplicate. There will be no need and you will not only have the first ones ever made but the ONLY ones!!! Thank you!
THANK YOU FOR THIS. There are way too many videos that poorly compare all kinds of musical equipment by neglecting to keep constant a bunch of important factors. You guys are awesome.
Just wanted to say that this is an awesome video! As someone who has been playing for almost 10 years, I gained a ton of insight and learned a lot. Thanks guys! I know that video could not have been easy to make. Your work is appreciated!
I always thought 2 ply heads were best for playing metal and heavy rock, but wow the Genera sounds really good! I think I'll try that next. And thank you for this! This video is exactly what I needed since I don't have the money to buy every head and try it out.
The hydraulic black head surely sounds amazing along with the genera hd. The have the perfect amount of resonance right after the hit with makes it sound amazing. Thanks for this video Jared ! Made me win time instead of having to go to a music store first to try the heads..
This series is a fantastic idea. I completely understand that only Evans heads are covered since you're an Evans artist. Would it be possible to do a series like this but with a Remo artist?
I'm not sure... The guys at Evans are so easy to work with and they really support what we do at Drumeo. I have never heard from anyone at Remo so I'm not sure they even know we exist.
Drumeo Common Remo! Get a rep to call Jared up!. I personally like the sounds of the clear Remo Emperors and the Ebony Emperors. But the kick has to be an Evans Emad. Will you be doing a comparison video of the kick batter heads next? I've always wanted to hear the difference between the Emad1, Emad2, and Gmad.
Evans heads are generally higher quality than most other brands, so I'm perfectly fine with them doing just Evans if those are the guys that are helping them out :)
Just adding a touch of extra knowledge from experience: the difference between the power center and the power center reverse dot is that the standard has higher overtones (kinda funky sounding) and the reverse dot has lower overtones (more rock and roll). The Hydraulic series heads have air bubbles that sound different (worse) than the head so if you hit them by accident your playing can sound a little inconsistent. The EC1 Reverse Dot tends to be way wetter than it sounds in the video at most tuning (maybe not the so much the one he used) but I found it tended to need dampening for any tuning lower than the demonstration in the video. The hybrid series drum heads are made for marching/field drums but there is one available that's a little more tailored for drum set, it is coated (as opposed to just having texture from the fibers), is nicer sounding at lower than marching tunings and is slightly more durable (due to the coating) so it can withstand even harder hits on even lower tunings. This is just my personal experience, I've owned one of each of those heads (plus an onyx but it sounded dead on) so you can take my word for this. However if anyone has had any contradicting experiences then please reply with them. I don't mind being wrong (I'm just trying to help people only have to buy one head to get what they're looking for and save money).
Yeah, the Genera HD surprised me. I would have never even considered a two ply head with a muffle ring but it sounded great on the vid. I'm gonna try that on my other snare for when I want something a tad darker. Thanks Jared!
I think my favourite is between the G14 and the Power Centre Reverse, which is probably a good thing because I'm using an Aquarian Texture Coated Dot at the moment (which is the equivalent of the Power Centre Reverse), and I was thinking about trying a G14 next anyway :)
Well these are raw sounds, no dampening or over tone control. The oil layer is designed for that reason. But, the Reverse Power center sounded good as well as the Onyx. Especially for hard music. The Hydraulic sounds great on kicks.
I love my Genera Dry. It's the head I use on both my snares, metal and wood, along with the 300 reso head. It cuts really well live and in mixes and is super easy to tune up really high or low
Thank you so much for this demo! I actually like the seperate videos uploaded with more info on each head. Turns out the head I play is NOT my favorite head demoed in your videos! Can't wait to try the Genera HD dry!! Thank again! Very helpful!
I remember an individual who chose to use a certain snare drum as his primary snare that he loved but musically it sounded completely out of place with any songs he played to. Other people approached me about this problem. It was a learning experience for me to remember that the snare drum should fit the music even if I like other types better. Love your program and appreciate your help.
Holy guys, thank you so much for this! That's an incredible amount of effort to put in for a product demo. You won't find this anywhere else but on drumeo, fantastic content.
i’m finally working towards upgrading my heads from the ones my drums came with. this video is super helpful, but i can’t imagine how long this took to film!
I love this video. I purchased a Dialtune snare drum (awesome) and aside from using a dial to change tuning in mere seconds, it allows you to change the head in under a minute. I've got a G1, Calftone and HD Genera Dry already. Every head in the video sounds pretty darn good to me. Hopefully I won't let my collection get out of hand but I can't make any guarantees.
I've been a player of Evans Drum Heads ever since I started playing 11 years ago, and out of all my heads that have come and gone, I still have an Onyx Black from 2008 that I put on my snare for studio work along with an HD Dry, and an EC1 for live playing.
This video helped me tremendously Jared. Thanks for making it. I can't afford to buy everything Evans makes to suite my playing, thanks to you I found the Onyx to be the best snare head I've ever played! Before this video I had to settle for what I was already playing. When will the Tom video be released?
One thing I struggled with on your video was listening to them and trying to hear them without the ringing. I absolutely hate ringing, especially in the confined space I have to work with. But it was super cool of you to do all of them, you narrowed my search down quite a bit. You're the best, Drumeo !!
Thank you for this video! Can you do one for toms, too? Would love to hear different cymbals - I know that would be a huge task because there are so many, but that would be awesome and helpful!! I am so freaking picky with what I hear.
I have the onyx on my snare and it's fantastic. It actually made me switch brands from Remo to Evans. It rings when I want it to, or if I want less I toss on a moongel and its gone. Beautiful head, unique look, great sound.
...I've used the Evans Hybrid for a while now with a bit of dampening, like moongel, and ohmygod bruh- its SOOO GOOD! I thank you, Drumeo, for showing me this head.
One that sounds like a total beast for metal music is Evans Black Chrome, although it's not technically a "snare head". A ton of volume and very nice crack that cuts through the guitar wall easily with good definition. Not suitable for lighter music or brushes, but for heavier stuff...it's a killer! Waiting for the tom series, as those are next to be updated on my kits. Thanks for these and props for being featured on the front page of Evans!
Thanks a lot for doing this! I am going to try the Power Center because of this video. I was raised with and used Remo for 16 years. I tried Evans once 4 years ago and never went back to Remo. The durability is twice as good as Remo for the coated heads from my experience.
I just ordered all new heads for my kit on cyber monday. I got a free Genera HD Dry for ordering G2 Coated tom heads. This made me really excited to give it a try! :D
Really helpful!! Wanted to hear the Level 360, but I love the HD Dry sound. Sharp attack and very little ringing overtones. Sweet! I’ve been a Remo man for years but the guys at Studio Instrument Rentals in San Francisco have turned me on to Evans. I’m liking your heads.
This was so helpful! I have a beginners Rogue drum set and want to upgrade all the heads from the original stock heads. I figured I’d start with the snare. I feel so much more knowledgeable about what I like! I’ve been a little frustrated at how a lot of drum videos say to just get what sounds good to you/tune your drums to the pitch you like, but I have little to no knowledge of what actually sounds GOOD let alone what my personal preference is. So these comparison videos are opening up my whole world! I liked the Genera HD Dry and the Hydraulic Black best. Now to decide which one to buy first!
I really liked the Genera it was a nice full sound that didn't ring out too much. Right now I'm using the Remo White Suede on my snare and it gives a full sound but rings a little too much. I use remo ebony's on my toms and use white coated on the resignation side. And I use ebony's on my bass and floor tom as well. I also have a 14" zbt hihat, a 16" zbt crash, an 18" K custom crash ride, and a 20" zbt ride.It all sounds amazing except my snare which is probably the most important. Thanks for making this video Jared.
This is the most useful lesson I have seen in a long time. It helps me especially as I am looking for a new snare head. I bought a new kit and the stock heads suck.
I personally have the Genera HD and I absolutely love the sound of it. I thought this video was pretty cool, finding out how all their snare drum heads sound.
I am using Evans Genera HD Snare Heads for years and I think that these are the best sounding Snare heads, but I also liked the EC 1 reversed Dot in this demo!
I think you should do a tom head demo... well 3 toms, with every head and two heads a pop would take forever. So maybe consider pick a common size, and demoing all the batters on that one size. And either use a single reso head (constant), or no reso head for all of the tests. sorry if this is a huge work load.
I can't say I'm a big fan of the snare choice - but at the same time a really bright snare really exaggerates the difference between each heads affect on the over all EQ of snare. I wish I Saw this sooner.
my suggestion is put some interactive aspects to the video.. so what that means is by the use of annotations have a time table at the bottom or top of the video for every single snare drum head so people can compare certain heads directly by pushing annotations, instead of searching exactly for the right time and mistakingly listening to other drum heads. good video btw! thanks!!
Drumeo , you're all guys doing such a great job. I've got my new Evans Ec Reverse Dot snare drum head, because of this video. Nice explanation. A very good tool for drummers. Greetings from Argentina ! 💪🏻
It might just be me, but they all sound very similar, non of them have much in the way of low end, they're all very treble heavy.. I've always played Remo PS3's and never had a problem, but thought I'd check out this video to see if I was missing anything. I bet this took a looooong time to film so cheers for that! :)
Since this video aired, Evans Drumheads Div., J. D'Addario & Co., developed a new model: The B14UV1, which packs an ultraviolet-cured top coating intended for better durability than existing coatings. Tone should be in the ballpark of the B14G1 and B14GEN.
G1 coated and Onyx sounded exactly the same to me. Also both of those seem to alow me to here the most ring from the shell than the others. That way a tone ring could tame it on some songs and no tone ring at all for wide open sound for other songs. The most versatile. ALSO 30 years ago when I tried the Hydraulic heads I remebered they had a thud dead sound but here it didn't sound bad at all. I may try one once more after hearing it on this video. My thoughts back then were that the Hydraullic heads were only good for crap drum with bad un-even bearing edges
I switched to Evans heads years ago (from Remo) and the sound quality was so much better. Unfortunately, I found that after two weeks I couldn't get a good sound out of them (especially the toms). I have not dared to try Evans again as I have never been in a position to replace heads that frequently. I now play Aquarian as I find these a great balance between sound and durability.
Thanks so much for taking the time to make this video man! I just got a job at a drum department and I have to learn all of this stuff so this is Gold at its finest! Thank you!
Yes, but these videos take a long time to film and edit. I have the bass drum ones done and they'll launch next. After that I have to film the tom videos. My hands get super sore from changing so many heads in one day so I take breaks in between shooting the videos :)
Drumeo ...even with a drum key drill bit in a cordless drill? I know, it would still be a major undertaking. Thank you! Looking forward to the bass drum vids!
Please, oh PLEASE do the Toms video! On the side note, I hope you won't mind me telling this - but I hope there won't be any differences in mic positioning since it would make a huge (and deceptive) impact on the sound. Thank you in advance! Your channel is a great inspiration to us all!
I currently play on a Power Center reverse dot. But I'm gonna try out a Genera. It sounds really freaking good. Not too dry and the ring response is well balanced IMO
This is a GREAT video!. I listened and studied with intent (and headphones)...It helped me a TON... For me...Genera HD for the win!. Just beat out the G2, which is pretty ringy, the ST, with still just a little too much ring, and the HD dry which is just a little too dry...for me anyway. The Genera HD's got just the right amount of everything with just a little bit of ring, lots of power and good bottom. Stoked! 🎶🎵🔥💥
I use g2 coated on my 10, 12, and 14 inch toms. Those being the only toms I have. And a general dry with hole for my snare. I have aquarians on my bass.
I have a pearl sensitone steel snare. It's not a high class snare but it gets the job done. I knew of the hybrid snare head because i used it in marching band. But I didn't know Evans made a coated version of it and drummers have been using it as a Set snare head. Awesome head. But it's $40-50 depending where you get it from. I guess the perks of it costing that much is it's durability. I need that head. lol
I've had an Onyx head for over a year now, and the coating is just now coming off! Anyway, I'm certain that this took quite a bit of time to put together, so thanks so much for this Drumeo folks! :)
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For anyone wondering.
2:30 - Genera HD Dry
3:13 - Power Center
3:54 - Hybrid
4:35 - Genera
5:16 - Heavyweight
5:58 - J1 Etched
6:40 - EC1 Reverse Dot
7:23 - Hydraulic Blue
8:03 - G14 Coated
8:44 - EC
9:27 - EC Reverse Dot
10:07 - ST Dry
10:48 - G2 Coated
11:29 - Power Center Reverse Dot
12:10 - Genera HD
12:52 - ST
13:33 - Hydraulic Black
14:15 - G1 Coated
14:56 - Onyx
Not all heroes wear capes
TreDrummer13 Thanks this made it way easier to compare
Thanks bro, this helped a lot
useful
thanks a lot bud!!
Thanks a lot! Let me help you out:
2:34 Genera HD Dry
(5mil outer ply; 5,5mil inner ply; 2mil ctrl ring; dry vent holes)
3:12 Power Center
(10mil ply; 5mil patch)
3:53 Hybrid
(one ply; unique 2 fiber weave)
4:35 Genera
(10mil ply; 2mil ctrl ring)
5:20 Heavyweight
(10mil outer ply; 10mil inner ply; 5 mil pacth)
6:01 J1 Etched
(10mil ply; etched coating)
6:43 EC1 Reverse Dot
(14mil ply; reverse dot; SST rings)
7:24 Hydraulic Blue
(7mil outer ply; 7mil inner ply; oil middle layer)
8:05 G14 Coated
(14mil ply)
8:46 EC
(7mil outer ply; 10mil inner ply; SST rings)
9:29 EC Reverse Dot
(7mil outer ply; 10mil inner ply; SST rings; reverse dot)
10:10 ST Dry
(7,5mil outer ply; 7,5mil inner ply; dry vent holes)
10:50 G2 Coated
(7mil outer ply; 7mil inner ply)
11:32 Power Center Reverse Dot
(10mil ply; 5mil patch)
12:13 Genera HD
(5mil outer ply; 7,5mil inner ply; 2mil ctrl rings)
12:55 ST
(7,5mil outer ply; 7,5mil inner ply)
13:37 Hydraulic Black
(7,5mil outer ply; 6,6mil inner ply; oil middle layer)
14:17 G1 Coated
(10mil ply)
14:56 Onyx
(7,5mil outer ply; 7,5mil inner ply; black coating)
Thank you for putting the attributes in the time sigs. Really helps putting heads side by side and finding them.
Top:
1. Genera 4:39 (overall best no overtones)
2. Genera HD 12:15 ( med-high overtones)
3. Genera HD Dry 2:35 (low overtones)
4. Hybrid 3:57 (for piccolo no overtones)
5. Hydraulic Blue 7:25 (low overtones)
6. Hydraulic Black 13:37 (med overtones)
7. Onyx 15:00 (high overtones)
+briedisvilks Accurate - deserves more upvotes
but I love my overtones :,(
Yeah I almost think the Genera takes out too much. Am I the only one who finds it strange the Genera takes out more tone than the Genera HD or HD Dry? How does that work? Drums are weird sometimes.... In this video I actually feel like those hydraulics came out really well. Very nice combo of control but still with some tone. I actually expected them to sound "boxier." Those things are nice.
Hidraulic Black sounded the best for me :)
This really was an impressive video/videos. Sure lessons are good and extremely useful..... With that said there are lots of them. No on has done a video like this that I have ever seen. You truly have done something amazing here. More videos like these with toms, bass drum, and other brands of drum heads are just what the drum community needs and will always need. Once they are made I don't see how someone else will ever have the need to try to duplicate. There will be no need and you will not only have the first ones ever made but the ONLY ones!!! Thank you!
Thanks Jordan!
***** Evans have a similar thing already on their website.
Drumeo What kit did you use in this video i would be interested in getting one.
+May contain traces of drumming it looks like it could be Pearl in my opinion.
+Matt White it's a Yamaha maple custom hybrid
THANK YOU FOR THIS. There are way too many videos that poorly compare all kinds of musical equipment by neglecting to keep constant a bunch of important factors. You guys are awesome.
Genera - 4:35
Genera HD - 12:10
Genera HD Dry - 2:31
Power Center - 3:12
Power Center Reverse Dot - 11:29
EC - 8:43
EC Reverse Dot - 9:25
EC1 Reverse Dot - 6:39
Hybrid - 3:53
G1 Coated - 14:14
G2 Coated - 10:48
G14 Coated - 8:02
ST - 12:51
ST Dry - 10:06
Hydraulic Blue - 7:20
Hydraulic Black - 13:33
Heavyweight - 5:16
J1 Etched - 5:58
Onyx - 14:56
Why are they all mixed up?
they should make a video showing tom heads.
human never get enough
Just wanted to say that this is an awesome video! As someone who has been playing for almost 10 years, I gained a ton of insight and learned a lot. Thanks guys! I know that video could not have been easy to make. Your work is appreciated!
Great vid -- I liked:
EC1 Reverse Dot - 6:43
G2 Coated - 10:51
Power Center Reverse Dot - 11:32
Onyx (surprised at that one) - 15:00
I always thought 2 ply heads were best for playing metal and heavy rock, but wow the Genera sounds really good! I think I'll try that next.
And thank you for this! This video is exactly what I needed since I don't have the money to buy every head and try it out.
The hydraulic black head surely sounds amazing along with the genera hd. The have the perfect amount of resonance right after the hit with makes it sound amazing. Thanks for this video Jared ! Made me win time instead of having to go to a music store first to try the heads..
This series is a fantastic idea. I completely understand that only Evans heads are covered since you're an Evans artist. Would it be possible to do a series like this but with a Remo artist?
I'm not sure... The guys at Evans are so easy to work with and they really support what we do at Drumeo. I have never heard from anyone at Remo so I'm not sure they even know we exist.
Drumeo Common Remo! Get a rep to call Jared up!. I personally like the sounds of the clear Remo Emperors and the Ebony Emperors. But the kick has to be an Evans Emad. Will you be doing a comparison video of the kick batter heads next? I've always wanted to hear the difference between the Emad1, Emad2, and Gmad.
***** Kick comparison videos will be out in a week or so.
Evans heads are generally higher quality than most other brands, so I'm perfectly fine with them doing just Evans if those are the guys that are helping them out :)
beatleguy64 in this day and age, evans and remo should have their own youtube channel and be making these videos themselves to show of their products
Great video for drummers alike. I've been a HUGE fan of the Genera Coated for almost 3 plus years now. It's a winner for all my snares.
Just adding a touch of extra knowledge from experience: the difference between the power center and the power center reverse dot is that the standard has higher overtones (kinda funky sounding) and the reverse dot has lower overtones (more rock and roll). The Hydraulic series heads have air bubbles that sound different (worse) than the head so if you hit them by accident your playing can sound a little inconsistent. The EC1 Reverse Dot tends to be way wetter than it sounds in the video at most tuning (maybe not the so much the one he used) but I found it tended to need dampening for any tuning lower than the demonstration in the video. The hybrid series drum heads are made for marching/field drums but there is one available that's a little more tailored for drum set, it is coated (as opposed to just having texture from the fibers), is nicer sounding at lower than marching tunings and is slightly more durable (due to the coating) so it can withstand even harder hits on even lower tunings. This is just my personal experience, I've owned one of each of those heads (plus an onyx but it sounded dead on) so you can take my word for this. However if anyone has had any contradicting experiences then please reply with them. I don't mind being wrong (I'm just trying to help people only have to buy one head to get what they're looking for and save money).
+D Kerr thanks man!!!
The best two in my opinion were the Genera HD and the Onyx. Those two were amazing! Great video Jarad!
Scott Bainbridge Thank you!
Completely agree with you
Yeah, the Genera HD surprised me. I would have never even considered a two ply head with a muffle ring but it sounded great on the vid. I'm gonna try that on my other snare for when I want something a tad darker. Thanks Jared!
Scott Bainbridge genera HD all the way!
Onyx all the way bro!
I think my favourite is between the G14 and the Power Centre Reverse, which is probably a good thing because I'm using an Aquarian Texture Coated Dot at the moment (which is the equivalent of the Power Centre Reverse), and I was thinking about trying a G14 next anyway :)
The difference in sound between the heads is incredible. Very useful video. :)
Call me crazy, but I liked the hydraulic heads the best. It was just a pure snare sound. No ringing or other junk happening.
Same here man
yeah same here
+S. Austin Davis You're crazy!! :P
just kidding, same here...
Well these are raw sounds, no dampening or over tone control. The oil layer is designed for that reason. But, the Reverse Power center sounded good as well as the Onyx. Especially for hard music. The Hydraulic sounds great on kicks.
I like the genera hd dry and hydraulic black
I love my Genera Dry. It's the head I use on both my snares, metal and wood, along with the 300 reso head. It cuts really well live and in mixes and is super easy to tune up really high or low
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My top pick:
3:57 4:29 Hybrid
The Others:
4:39 5:10 Genera
12:15 12:46 Genera HD
2:35 3:06 Genera HD Dry
12:56 13:27 ST
10:11 10:42 ST Dry
7:25 7:57 Hydraulic Blue
13:37 14:09 Hydraulic Black
14:19 14:50 G1 Coated
10:52 11:23 G2 Coated
8:06 8:37 G14 Coated
3:16 3:47 Power Center
11:33 12:04 Power Center Reverse Dot
8:48 9:19 EC
9:29 10:00 EC Reverse Dot
6:44 7:15 EC1 Reverse Dot
6:02 6:33 J1 Etched
5:21 5:52 Heavyweight
15:00 15:31 Onyx
Same for the top pick, controlled, balanced, sweet, just right for my ears.
Thank you so much for this demo! I actually like the seperate videos uploaded with more info on each head. Turns out the head I play is NOT my favorite head demoed in your videos! Can't wait to try the Genera HD dry!! Thank again! Very helpful!
Currently LOVING my onyx!!! Has a great attack, and perfect sustain. Great for any style
I remember an individual who chose to use a certain snare drum as his primary snare that he loved but musically it sounded completely out of place with any songs he played to. Other people approached me about this problem. It was a learning experience for me to remember that the snare drum should fit the music even if I like other types better. Love your program and appreciate your help.
Holy guys, thank you so much for this! That's an incredible amount of effort to put in for a product demo. You won't find this anywhere else but on drumeo, fantastic content.
i’m finally working towards upgrading my heads from the ones my drums came with. this video is super helpful, but i can’t imagine how long this took to film!
It was about time that someone did something like that and always drumeo is one step ahead, great job and thanks from spain guys !
Hi Jared. Thanks for this demo of all the Evans snare heads. So much more to choose from then a few years ago.
I love this video. I purchased a Dialtune snare drum (awesome) and aside from using a dial to change tuning in mere seconds, it allows you to change the head in under a minute. I've got a G1, Calftone and HD Genera Dry already. Every head in the video sounds pretty darn good to me. Hopefully I won't let my collection get out of hand but I can't make any guarantees.
I love the hybrid. Thanks Jared
I've been a player of Evans Drum Heads ever since I started playing 11 years ago, and out of all my heads that have come and gone, I still have an Onyx Black from 2008 that I put on my snare for studio work along with an HD Dry, and an EC1 for live playing.
This video helped me tremendously Jared. Thanks for making it. I can't afford to buy everything Evans makes to suite my playing, thanks to you I found the Onyx to be the best snare head I've ever played! Before this video I had to settle for what I was already playing.
When will the Tom video be released?
Damn. How long did this take you to film?
LONG!
Drumeo and we appreciate it! :p
Drumeo What is one that is loud but have a "pop" sound, can be BEAT, but can also play dynamics?
@aaron probably the heavyweight it there thickest head
About 17 minutes.
One thing I struggled with on your video was listening to them and trying to hear them without the ringing. I absolutely hate ringing, especially in the confined space I have to work with. But it was super cool of you to do all of them, you narrowed my search down quite a bit. You're the best, Drumeo !!
my favorite personally was the hybrid and the hydraulic black i like dry sounding snares with little to no ring
Thank you for this video! Can you do one for toms, too?
Would love to hear different cymbals - I know that would be a huge task because there are so many, but that would be awesome and helpful!! I am so freaking picky with what I hear.
I have the onyx on my snare and it's fantastic. It actually made me switch brands from Remo to Evans. It rings when I want it to, or if I want less I toss on a moongel and its gone. Beautiful head, unique look, great sound.
...I've used the Evans Hybrid for a while now with a bit of dampening, like moongel, and ohmygod bruh- its SOOO GOOD! I thank you, Drumeo, for showing me this head.
That was a great video.
Very consistent playing Jared ! 👍🏻😃
The winner is the G1 coated.
Hands down best sound.
The Evans Hybrid head sound really really really good.. im going to go get one.. except Sam ash doesnt seem to sell it..
That Hybrid Snare Head sounded extremely good !
One that sounds like a total beast for metal music is Evans Black Chrome, although it's not technically a "snare head". A ton of volume and very nice crack that cuts through the guitar wall easily with good definition. Not suitable for lighter music or brushes, but for heavier stuff...it's a killer! Waiting for the tom series, as those are next to be updated on my kits. Thanks for these and props for being featured on the front page of Evans!
I love the EC reverse dot. I've been using it for years.
Great video!!! I've been using the Hybrid and it's become my favorite snare batter head.
Genera was the pick of the bunch for me, followed by the Genera HD DRY
the hydraulic black sounded fantastic to me
Same, it has a clean and fat sound to it
they record exceptionally well!
Very informative, thank you so much! I think I should definitely give Genera a try, very nice body/ring balance.
Thanks a lot for doing this! I am going to try the Power Center because of this video. I was raised with and used Remo for 16 years. I tried Evans once 4 years ago and never went back to Remo. The durability is twice as good as Remo for the coated heads from my experience.
I like the G2 as well
I just ordered all new heads for my kit on cyber monday. I got a free Genera HD Dry for ordering G2 Coated tom heads. This made me really excited to give it a try! :D
Thank you so much. This helped me tremendously. It's between the Genera or the Hydraulic Blue for me. I like low to no overtones.
I love the appearance and tone of the Heavyweight, the Hydraulic Black, and Onyx heads. Those 3 will be my choices for my next main snare head.
Really helpful!! Wanted to hear the Level 360, but I love the HD Dry sound. Sharp attack and very little ringing overtones. Sweet!
I’ve been a Remo man for years but the guys at Studio Instrument Rentals in San Francisco have turned me on to Evans. I’m liking your heads.
Wow! I cant even imagine how much work that video took to be recorded! Good job
Sounds like tuning skills and drum choice are much stronger factors in your sound. Great video!
I really like the HD, HD Dry, Power Center, Power Center RD and the G2 Coated
My god, this must have taken even longer than my Level 360 review! Great work guys - superb reference resource here.
probably the most useful thing I've ever watched
“Clear coating” - Jared Falk
I think I like that hybrid
check the price on that one! I guess we all like the sound but dislike the price!
22,90 euro? lol
70,90 euros on Thomann.de
www.thomann.de/de/evans_14_hybrid_snare_batter_coated.htm?ref=search_prv_7
oops my bad mixed up hybrid with hydraulic...
Markos Vassiliou ya but I'm in the states..
This was so helpful! I have a beginners Rogue drum set and want to upgrade all the heads from the original stock heads. I figured I’d start with the snare. I feel so much more knowledgeable about what I like! I’ve been a little frustrated at how a lot of drum videos say to just get what sounds good to you/tune your drums to the pitch you like, but I have little to no knowledge of what actually sounds GOOD let alone what my personal preference is. So these comparison videos are opening up my whole world! I liked the Genera HD Dry and the Hydraulic Black best. Now to decide which one to buy first!
2:30 Genera HD Dry. 3:11 Power Center. 3:53 Hybrid. 4:34 Genera. 5:16 Heavyweight. 5:58 J1 Etched.
6:40 EC1 Reverse Dot. 7:20 Hydraulic Blue. 8:02 G14 Coated. 8:43 EC. 9:25 EC Reverse Dot. 10:06 ST Dry.
10:47 G2 Coated. 11:29 Power Center Reverse Dot. 12:10 Genera HD. 12:51 ST. 13:33 Hydraulic Black.
14:14 G1 Coated. 14:56 Onyx.
Jared were you using a metronome on your earphones?
I really liked the Genera it was a nice full sound that didn't ring out too much. Right now I'm using the Remo White Suede on my snare and it gives a full sound but rings a little too much. I use remo ebony's on my toms and use white coated on the resignation side. And I use ebony's on my bass and floor tom as well. I also have a 14" zbt hihat, a 16" zbt crash, an 18" K custom crash ride, and a 20" zbt ride.It all sounds amazing except my snare which is probably the most important. Thanks for making this video Jared.
I'll give my thumbs up for Evans snare drum heads and Aquarian snare drum heads, especially Aquarian Performance II coated snare head.
This is the most useful lesson I have seen in a long time. It helps me especially as I am looking for a new snare head. I bought a new kit and the stock heads suck.
I personally have the Genera HD and I absolutely love the sound of it. I thought this video was pretty cool, finding out how all their snare drum heads sound.
I am using Evans Genera HD Snare Heads for years and I think that these are the best sounding Snare heads, but I also liked the EC 1 reversed Dot in this demo!
This is a wonderful video for those of us that can't buy various heads to try out. Like guitar effects nice to hear privately with iem on
Thank you for making this video! I just cranked up my old head yesterday, so this comparison is making it a whole lot easier!
that hybrid head sounds absolutely godlike
I think you should do a tom head demo...
well 3 toms, with every head and two heads a pop would take forever.
So maybe consider pick a common size, and demoing all the batters on that one size. And either use a single reso head (constant), or no reso head for all of the tests.
sorry if this is a huge work load.
I can't say I'm a big fan of the snare choice - but at the same time a really bright snare really exaggerates the difference between each heads affect on the over all EQ of snare.
I wish I Saw this sooner.
That Hybrid head with the unique fiber weave has my ears sold...by far!
my suggestion is put some interactive aspects to the video.. so what that means is by the use of annotations have a time table at the bottom or top of the video for every single snare drum head so people can compare certain heads directly by pushing annotations, instead of searching exactly for the right time and mistakingly listening to other drum heads.
good video btw! thanks!!
Drumeo , you're all guys doing such a great job. I've got my new Evans Ec Reverse Dot snare drum head, because of this video. Nice explanation. A very good tool for drummers. Greetings from Argentina ! 💪🏻
It might just be me, but they all sound very similar, non of them have much in the way of low end, they're all very treble heavy.. I've always played Remo PS3's and never had a problem, but thought I'd check out this video to see if I was missing anything. I bet this took a looooong time to film so cheers for that! :)
Since this video aired, Evans Drumheads Div., J. D'Addario & Co., developed a new model: The B14UV1, which packs an ultraviolet-cured top coating intended for better durability than existing coatings. Tone should be in the ballpark of the B14G1 and B14GEN.
Genera sounds #1 to me! :) Thanks, wish you showed ALL the manufacturers lines! THAT would be a true comparison.
Using just my ears im liking the ST. Just the right amount of overtones & not too dead.
I am playing at church tell me which 1 should I use ??? And I really appreciate the work drumneo and all your team doing ..
G1 coated and Onyx sounded exactly the same to me. Also both of those seem to alow me to here the most ring from the shell than the others. That way a tone ring could tame it on some songs and no tone ring at all for wide open sound for other songs. The most versatile. ALSO 30 years ago when I tried the Hydraulic heads I remebered they had a thud dead sound but here it didn't sound bad at all. I may try one once more after hearing it on this video. My thoughts back then were that the Hydraullic heads were only good for crap drum with bad un-even bearing edges
I agree I think the st sounded like them as well
The Hydraulic Black Coated sounded amazing in my ears, I think I'm gonna have to get that, also seems to fit the genre of music I'm playing.
Dang seemed like a tona work man. Thumbs up
3:16 Power Center
3:57 Hybrid
4:39 Genera
5:20 Heavyweight
6:02 J1
6:44 EC1 Reverse Dot
7:25 Hydraulic Blue
8:06 G14 Coated
8:47 EC
9:29 EC Reverse Dot
10:10 ST Dry
10:52 G2 Coated
11:33 Power Center Reverse Dot
13:37 Hydraulic Black
15:00 Onyx
On this vid with the earphones in, I'd have to go with the G14, a nice attack with a really nice tone decay to my ears anyway, thanx for this!
Huge amount of work guys...much respect. G14 Coated for me.
I switched to Evans heads years ago (from Remo) and the sound quality was so much better. Unfortunately, I found that after two weeks I couldn't get a good sound out of them (especially the toms). I have not dared to try Evans again as I have never been in a position to replace heads that frequently. I now play Aquarian as I find these a great balance between sound and durability.
Great video comparing the Evans snare head lineup. Many thanks!
I like the EC1/EC Reverse Dot, EC & Hybrid👍🥁
Thanks so much for taking the time to make this video man! I just got a job at a drum department and I have to learn all of this stuff so this is Gold at its finest! Thank you!
I like the dead sound with a little bit of over tone. And great video by the way! I'm off to the music shop to go buy myself an Evans drum head!
Evans uv1 in my birch Yamaha stage custom 14”*5 and Evans reverse dot in my Mapex maple 13” *6.5!
Would u do the same with toms?
Yes, but these videos take a long time to film and edit. I have the bass drum ones done and they'll launch next. After that I have to film the tom videos. My hands get super sore from changing so many heads in one day so I take breaks in between shooting the videos :)
Drumeo ...even with a drum key drill bit in a cordless drill? I know, it would still be a major undertaking. Thank you! Looking forward to the bass drum vids!
Please, oh PLEASE do the Toms video! On the side note, I hope you won't mind me telling this - but I hope there won't be any differences in mic positioning since it would make a huge (and deceptive) impact on the sound. Thank you in advance! Your channel is a great inspiration to us all!
I currently play on a Power Center reverse dot.
But I'm gonna try out a Genera. It sounds really freaking good.
Not too dry and the ring response is well balanced IMO
The amount of work that must have gone to this video. Great work!
This is a GREAT video!. I listened and studied with intent (and headphones)...It helped me a TON...
For me...Genera HD for the win!. Just beat out the G2, which is pretty ringy, the ST, with still just a little too much ring, and the HD dry which is just a little too dry...for me anyway.
The Genera HD's got just the right amount of everything with just a little bit of ring, lots of power and good bottom. Stoked! 🎶🎵🔥💥
I use g2 coated on my 10, 12, and 14 inch toms. Those being the only toms I have. And a general dry with hole for my snare. I have aquarians on my bass.
Experimenting is the best way I fell in love with the onyx for snare drums cause of its flexibility
You guys are awesome. I thank you heaps for always making great videos and lessons!
I have a pearl sensitone steel snare. It's not a high class snare but it gets the job done. I knew of the hybrid snare head because i used it in marching band. But I didn't know Evans made a coated version of it and drummers have been using it as a Set snare head. Awesome head. But it's $40-50 depending where you get it from. I guess the perks of it costing that much is it's durability. I need that head. lol
I've had an Onyx head for over a year now, and the coating is just now coming off! Anyway, I'm certain that this took quite a bit of time to put together, so thanks so much for this Drumeo folks! :)