Evans Heads

[LiLdRuMmERbOy?]

Hey everybody, question about heads. I have a Pacific CX (2002 model) and I was wondering what kind of heads I should put on there. I'm looking to go w/ Evans unless they're just not good enough. Anyway, I would like to know what heads I should get such as: G1, G2, and so on. Also, I would like to know what you recommend for muffling to get a good sound. These are for my toms by the way.

PS: does anyone know Carter Beauford's head selection? If so, post that as well.

[Monday317]

Try going to www.evansdrumheads.com

Carter Beauford is an Evans endorser. There's nothing wrong with Evans' quality--in fact they are ISO9000 registered, meaning they meet VERY strict standards for quality control. They may not have a head that does what you want, but not because it's shoddy.

Check out their site--maybe Beauford's preferences are listed there.

[Joe Kool]

Have Evan's G/2 on a set of Rythum Travels. Give this set a pretty good sound a lots of rebound. Been using them for about six months with no problems yet. Since being a new drummer have hit them pretty hard when getting frustrated. Hope this helps.

[sk8drummer]

evans heads are bad. their manufacturing is bad, especially on their coated heads. I would recommend remo heads. their fuller and warmer. If you wanted G1's get diplomats or ambassadors. if u wanted G2's get emperors. if u wanted a G2 with a muffling ring on it get a pinstripe. there settled no evans.

[zildjianelx]

the G2 coateds have to be the best tom head ever made.
thegenra dry for the batter side combo'd with a hazy 300 on the resonside makes the best snare sound around, best sound there is.
eq3 is amazing.
i could go and on
-brad

[Jamie]

i heard evans coating lasts lots longer than remos, and that remo had some quality control problems in the past, hence the popularity of evans increasing greatly to halt remo's monopoly

[sk8drummer]

Remo's coating last longer than evans coating. If u look at the back of an evans coated head you will be able to see the bad manufacturing. Remos tom and snare heads are good. but their bass drum heads like Powerstrokes also have bad manufacturing. It looks as if it were wrinkled. basically ****ed up wen u look at the back. Since remo bass heads are bad (i mean heads meant for bass like the powerstroke) and im not a big fan of evans id probably get a pinstripe for my bass.id have to agree that evans EQ bass heads are really good. but i think thats where evans good heads stop. the rest just suck.

[Jamie]

remo's bassheads must be fairly good, why else would pearl put em on masters and loads of people use them? as for tom heads, i need to decide between evans g2s and remo emperors (clear or coated, cant decide). i want the best sounding, but if its pretty close then the most durable. what you guys reckon? ive also looked at smooth whites emperors, they sound prefect but some people say they arent very good and i cant find em here in the uk.
cheers
Jamie

[radbadass]

I've switched between emperors and g2's for the last few years and I've decided I am happier with evans heads.

[Jayloveya]

Maaann...........I've got evans on all of my drums--top and bottom. They can make the crapiest drumset sound like a masters custom. They've given my set the best acoustic sound I've ever heard. I recomend Evans. Remos are elementary in my opinion. Just make sure you know how to tune drums because if you don't, then you won't get that fat, open sound that you may be looking for.

[Jayloveya]

Maaann...........I've got evans on all of my drums--top and bottom. They can make the crapiest drumset sound like a masters custom. They've given my set the best acoustic sound I've ever heard. I recomend Evans. Just make sure you know how to tune drums because if you don't, then you won't get that fat, open sound that you may be looking for.

[duffman]

Any opinions about Aquarian? I've heard good things about their durability (coated) and the double-thins are supposed to sound pretty sweet. According to their website, their Respone2 heads are similar to Evans G2/Remo Emporer. I'm a new drummer w/ an ELX and playing metal - would G2s be the way to go?

[Shalaq]

Evans are very good skins I use G2 fos snares toms and bass drums. If U play heavy music choose them.If U play softer one take G1 .They are also good but more ringy and more dry( I use both:G2 on my main snare and G1 on a smaller one:) If U want your bass drum to sound extremly wet :) get a hydraulic on the batter side and a g2 on the front side ( I use this only in studio recording:) ok take care

[LiLdRuMmERbOy?]

Ok, I think I'll go with the G2's. Now, what kind of muffling and how much are we looking at here? Just some Deadringers in there or some RemO's or what?

[sk8drummer]

take remo coated emperors.

[RedHotMuDMath]

I've been using Remo my whole drumming "career" (4 years) and I just recently purchased a complete set of Evans heads, and I must say, I don't know why I used Remo in the first place. Evans heads are constructed better, they don't do that annoying crackling sound when you put them on for the first time like Remo's heads do, and they tend to stay in tune longer. For toms, I was using Emperors on the batter and used Pinstripes on the reso, now I'm using Coated G1's on the batter and Clear G1's on the reso, and they give off the best sound ever! I also got a Genera ST Dry snare head, and once again, that's amazing as well. And the EMAD kick head, don't even get me started, woot!

Anyways, you'll find that Evans heads are really top quality, my G1's don't need any muffling at ALL, and I have a forum for Pete's sake!

[LiLdRuMmERbOy?]

that really helps, thanks a lot man

[OWIMdrummer]

Both Evans and Remo make good drumheads. Its just a personal preference as to which you like. I love clear Remo emperors for my toms. I have an ambassador top and bottom on my snare. I don't really like the powerstroke 3 bass heads though.

[OWIMdrummer]

Originally posted by RedHotMuDMath
I've been using Remo my whole drumming "career" (4 years) and I just recently purchased a complete set of Evans heads, and I must say, I don't know why I used Remo in the first place. Evans heads are constructed better, they don't do that annoying crackling sound when you put them on for the first time like Remo's heads do, and they tend to stay in tune longer. For toms, I was using Emperors on the batter and used Pinstripes on the reso, now I'm using Coated G1's on the batter and Clear G1's on the reso, and they give off the best sound ever! I also got a Genera ST Dry snare head, and once again, that's amazing as well. And the EMAD kick head, don't even get me started, woot!

Anyways, you'll find that Evans heads are really top quality, my G1's don't need any muffling at ALL, and I have a forum for Pete's sake!

No wonder your toms sounded crap. Pinstripes on the reso side! Errk! Don't use 2 ply heads on the reso side! Btw, emperors are 2 ply heads and G1s are 1 ply heads so maybe you just prefere 1 ply heads.

[Jamie]

ok, i think im gonna go for coated emperors or g2s unless someone can convince me that clear is better-what would be a good reso side for these? ambassadors, g1s, evans reso? also, what is the best snare batter+reso head to give a good crack with not too much ring, but also some sensitivity?
thanks
Jamie

[RedHotMuDMath]

OWIMdrummer - i know it's not good to put 2 ply heads on the resonant side. I actually liked the sound it gave off, i was satisfied with it. But basically my point was that Remo's heads tend to have more inconsistencies and QC issues (in my experience, at least) than Evans. my post wasn't really commenting on the sound (well i was, but it wasn't my main focus), but more about the quality of the heads.

Hope that cleared things up.

[sk8drummer]

every1, for toms, batter=2 ply reso=1 ply. This for the best sound of toms. now floor tom, batter=2 ply reso=2 ply. This gives off the best floor tom sound.

[Strad]

I have a 1998 Pearl export kit (8,10,12,14,16TT 22BD)

Tried Attack heads - found them very flat and "dead".
Tried Evans G2 top G1 bottom (clear) - these were better but lacked guts (I know, tune, re-tune, re-tune ,re-tune etc.etc...).
Changed all the tom mounts to optimounts and rim mounts - vast improvement, but I found that the Evans heads "died" quite quickly.
Now have Remo pin-stripe (clear) with Evans G1 (bottom) - love the results - toms have tone and depth - suits me ok -
Put Remo Center spot (under head) coated on snare (metal 5.5" Pearl) and am very comfortable with the sound and feel.

Just FYI, I put the above old Evans G2s on my old Premier APK kit and they are superb.

Cheers

Strad