Ledfoot
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Hi my name is George glad to be a part of your forum.I play a Tama Starclassic Performer kit all birch drums 10,12,13,14,16 & 18x22.I always used Remo heads clear emporers,ambassador on toms powerstroke 3 clear on kick and a varitey on snare. I was thinking on trying Evans. What do you think? I hear good and bad things about them.Is it my imagination or do Evans sound a little flat.If you like Evans maybe you can tell me wich heads I should try.Thanks 
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roger strange
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Used both Evans and Remo for decades. They both make decent heads in certain areas. At the moment I'm using Aquarian heads and I'll never go back.
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James Walker
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Couldn't hurt to give 'em a shot. Maybe pick up a couple of different Evans heads to fit your 10" tom, and see what the results are - do some test driving before spending big bucks to outfit your kit with new heads all 'round.
I'm probably not the guy to ask, tho - I'm just not that picky about brands of heads. I've got some Remos on my old Ludwig kit, and just replaced the Evans batters on another kit with some new coated Aquarians (both sound really good), I've got Attack single-ply coated heads on my bop kit, and just about every brand you can think of represented on my various snare drums.
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Tea Bag
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Definitely try them out; they're all good... but make sure you get the right thickness for whatever style you play. For example, I've tried out snare heads that were too thin and they were just so twangy (sensitive) they buzzed like crazy. I currently use Evans Genera G1 coated on my snare, Aquarian Studio-x or Remo Emporers on toms and either a Remo Powerstroke3 or Evans Emad on the kick.
- My own observations about the differences between the 3 main brands (YMMV!):
* this is not scientific - just what I've run into *
- Aquarians are dead simple to tune up - and they hold the tuning for ever. They seem to eventually lose their zing slowly over time, but seem to have a long shelf life.
- Remos are trickier to tune; I usually have to stretch them and 'break the glue' by pressing till you hear the crack.. then retune.. and usually a day or 2 after. Once seated they last a long time, gradually fading into oblivion.
- Evans esp. on the snare I find have a really nice dynamic, crisp sound. They tune up nicely and hold it without any problems.. the only thing I've found.. and it may just be because I use it on the 'often whacked' snare - is they tend to not last as long - and when they do they usually go fast.. it's like the snare suddenly loses it's zing; and it doesn't hold the tuning - sure signs the head is about to bust. I always carry a couple of spares with me on gigs just for this reason..
Having said that - I don't know if anyone else has found this?? - or I just got unlucky with a few heads.
Quality control issues maybe; or maybe 'factory seconds'. Beware of special 'deals' like in-house branded heads where they replace the brand logo with the music stores logo.
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Ledfoot
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What do you use on your toms?
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Tea Bag
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On my birch Yamaha RC's I'm using Aquarian Studio-X. They give a nice punchy focused sound.. and they've lasted a long time. They record really well also ( but then again they are RC's!)
On my birch Premier's I use Remo Emporers which are a little brighter but also sound great. I've also tried Pinstripes on them which are pretty good.
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Ledfoot
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Thanks for the info.
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