Snare heads

[RideTheCrash]

I'm trying to get over to a local music store soon to buy a new snare head. Right now I'm using a coated ambassador head, but it's old, lost tone, etc. People have suggested a thicker head a whatnot. I'm just wondering what you guys think of a Powerstroke III head and a CS dot head? Thanks.

[JSXtremist]

The Remo CS is a good head, Mind you it's Single PLY. It has the Dot in the middle to control overtones which is nice. I dont like PS3's on my snare, They dont have enough Crack. I would suggest trying a Remo Emperor or the CS is a good choice.

[SLIPKNOT1]

I like a two ply head, Coated Emperors work great fore me.

[Drabnak]

I have a Remo Coated Emperor on my snare, and it's perfect for me. I've had it for 5 months and it still sound good.

[RideTheCrash]

I think I'll try an Emperor, which is kinda nice cause I think the store within walking distance has one (I'm too lazy to learn how to drive).

[RideTheCrash]

I'm reading in this tuning bible that Emperor is a single ply muffled head...?

[JSXtremist]

Originally posted by RideTheCrash
I'm reading in this tuning bible that Emperor is a single ply muffled head...?

No, Emperors are 2 PLY ummuffled heads.

[Talon]

You could also try an Evans head. IMO they generally have a better overall coating than the other 2 big companies. There was an ambassador on my school's snare and it seemed weak to me. We played concert music on it, but it still seemed like I could break it with a good hard pop.

[greenjo]

do you need it to be coated? If not I use clear powestroke 3's with a clear dot on my metal snares. I deffinatly get plenty of crack out of it. But if your using a wood snare I wouldn't recomend it, I would go with an emperor or the CS for that application. In the end its all personal preference.

[PureRockFury]

Coated CS w/dot underneath is probably one of the best snare heads out there. You don't want to use two ply heads on snares they lose all sensitivity, projection, and character. There is also a lot of "I use..." replies in here the ultimate decision is up to you, what you want not what people here play

[Duck]

i like the aqaurian hi-energy snare head
its so durable.. it cantake anything u dish out and still sounds great

[Monday317]

Ride--

The big question I'd have is what kind of snare? And what are you playing? Jazz on a maple snare might require a different head than Death Metal on an UltraCast.

Right now, I have an older Sensitone Brass, 6 1/2 X 14, which sounded OK with the coated Ambassador that came with it. I am trying a FiberskynIII Ambassador on it, beacause I'm looking for a fatter jazz sound.

If I had an UltraCast, and needed serious crack, I'd probably go for the CS head, or the new Emperor-X from Remo. But bear in mind that the UltraCast is an intrinsically loud drum, so any good head will give you a hell of a crack...

What music and drum are you playing?

[RideTheCrash]

I generally play rock music. I bought a coated Emperor on Saturday, it's pretty good, a bit of ring (have one moongel piece on it) but whatever. They had the Powerstroke there for the first time so I was taking my pick. My snare is just some piece of crap metal thing that came with my drums.

[ChoBo]

Didn't want to create a new thread. Do you loose mutch sensivity with a two-ply snare head (Emperor) ?

[rikerbeard]

I dont think you lose much sensitivity with a 2-ply head on a snare. There may be a little but I doubt it will be noticeable.

[rikerbeard]

Anyone here ever try the new Emperor X head? Looks cool!

[PinkSpaceDrummer]

I'd go with the coated Remo CS dot! a nice warm sound but you still get that loud punching crack that we know and love! Let you snares fly people! i'm not a fan of muffeling up the snare head...spend some time and tune it up right then you wont need that ****!