Something Else was my choice.....................
Full reso, no other muffling on either head except the built in muffling on the head, like a Remo Powerstroke 3 or an Attack No Overtone. Always a coated reso (and batter). On smaller diameter bass drums (18" and 20"), I usually cut between 1/2" to 1" off the width of the muffling ring all the way around. That opens it up for my tastes. I like a full, warm and resonant bass drum sound that's controlled. I detest the cardboard box sound, where the sustain is .000001 nanoseconds. My bass drums are controlled (no basketball boing) but it still sustains between 1 and 2 seconds. Just right for me. I usually play quiter gigs where I am not miced. If I am miced and the sound engineer wants a little more muffling, I can always put a small bar towel on the front head. I used to be in a band with a female lead singer. She would put her purse against the head, and it was a perfect amount of muffling for a mic. Plus, she had access to all her stuff right there behind her!