Hi I was just wondering if I could get some thoughts on a selection of heads I am thinking of getting. Normally I play fibreskins or coated G1s over clear G1s as I play mainly jazz. But I have my performance exam coming up and I need to pick heads that will work for the varied pieces.
My Program
Crazy Army (Steve Gadd)
Escape from Oakland (Garibaldi funk playalong)
Equinox (Playalong from Billy Harts book ‘Jazz Drumming’
Satch & Diz (Up tempo swing from John Riley’s book ‘Art of Bop Drumming’
Embraceable You (Brush playalong from Billy Harts book ‘Jazz Drumming’
So for Crazy Army and the Garibaldi piece I want that big, fat, thud that is the Gadd/Garibaldi sound, where as for the other pieces I would want a higher more open tuning, so I need to make some good decisions here.
I should also mention that I have always had trouble tuning the floor tom. It is 16x16 and a basswood shell, but I have always had trouble with getting a nice solid, clear tone. It ends up sounding ‘poxy’ and has overtones.
I was thinking…
22x16 Kick – EMAD over EMAD resonant
12x10 Tom – Coated G1 or Coated EC1 over clear G1
16x16 Floor Tom - Coated EC2 over clear G1
14x5.5 Snare – Coated G1 over Hazy 200
Other thoughts where, for the kick a coated EMAD, but im leaning towards the clear. Also with the EMADs can you take both the dampening rings out and get a fairly open sound?
I was also considering a hydraulic for the floor tom batter but I think it would be too dead for the jazz tunes although I just want to control the floor tom; (I’m not going for a high, open jazz tuning for the jazz tunes clearly, but the above selection would still work quite ok..)
I've also thought about the EC-Reso, but in Bob Gatzen’s video he says it gets rid of overtones and increases resonance, and that for shorter sustain one would want a thinner head, but on the EVAN’s site it shows that a thinner head (G1) on the reso gives a more open sound, so what’s going on there?
So what do you think? Any suggestions and advice appreciated.
Thanks
My Program
Crazy Army (Steve Gadd)
Escape from Oakland (Garibaldi funk playalong)
Equinox (Playalong from Billy Harts book ‘Jazz Drumming’
Satch & Diz (Up tempo swing from John Riley’s book ‘Art of Bop Drumming’
Embraceable You (Brush playalong from Billy Harts book ‘Jazz Drumming’
So for Crazy Army and the Garibaldi piece I want that big, fat, thud that is the Gadd/Garibaldi sound, where as for the other pieces I would want a higher more open tuning, so I need to make some good decisions here.
I should also mention that I have always had trouble tuning the floor tom. It is 16x16 and a basswood shell, but I have always had trouble with getting a nice solid, clear tone. It ends up sounding ‘poxy’ and has overtones.
I was thinking…
22x16 Kick – EMAD over EMAD resonant
12x10 Tom – Coated G1 or Coated EC1 over clear G1
16x16 Floor Tom - Coated EC2 over clear G1
14x5.5 Snare – Coated G1 over Hazy 200
Other thoughts where, for the kick a coated EMAD, but im leaning towards the clear. Also with the EMADs can you take both the dampening rings out and get a fairly open sound?
I was also considering a hydraulic for the floor tom batter but I think it would be too dead for the jazz tunes although I just want to control the floor tom; (I’m not going for a high, open jazz tuning for the jazz tunes clearly, but the above selection would still work quite ok..)
I've also thought about the EC-Reso, but in Bob Gatzen’s video he says it gets rid of overtones and increases resonance, and that for shorter sustain one would want a thinner head, but on the EVAN’s site it shows that a thinner head (G1) on the reso gives a more open sound, so what’s going on there?
So what do you think? Any suggestions and advice appreciated.
Thanks
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