Need some tom head suggestions.

[Loren Littlejohn]

Title of the thread, I need some suggestions for the top heads. I'm gonna use G1s on the bottom unless someone has a better suggestion.

I was thinking EC2 heads for the top, but are they going to decay to fast?

 

[Loren Littlejohn]

Never mind, decided to go powerstroke 3/G1.

 

[~BURNY~]

Too late then, but G2 or Emperor.

 

[Trevoire520]

I like G2's over G1's.

 

[mva801]

Clear emperor. G1 or ambassador on the bottom.

 

[botus99]

I like G2's over G1's.

+1

I do love the sound of well-tuned Powerstrokes though

 

[Loren Littlejohn]

You guys prefer G2s as dampener heads?

But yeah to late, I'm good with my choice. I only went with G1s because I dig how that head sounds as the bottom head on my snare (even with the snares are turned off).

Whatever I'm sure I'll be fine. haha

I did consider emperors as well for the top, but ended up with powerstroke 3s based on what I looked up.

 

[Loren Littlejohn]

Also: Finding Tama parts is a mother fucking piece of motherfucking shit.

 

[CatharsisStudios]

used to swear by ec-2.

fucking hate them.

pinstripes

 

[Trevoire520]

You guys prefer G2s as dampener heads?

G2's over G1's = G2's on batter/top and G1's on reso/bottom

 

[greyskull]

Love Ec2's

 

[Darren "Jenk" Jenkins]

EC2's for top heads are great for faster type rock/metal because they don't resonate as much. I'm not a big fan of Evans heads so for most recordings I recommend Remo Pinstripes (for lots of attack) or Clear Emperors (a bit warmer, halfway between a coated head and a pinstripe). Ambassadors for the bottoms.

 

[tempe]

Coated ambassadors for the batter paired with a small diaphragm condenser. Thank me later

 

[heshian46]

Im an Evans guy. I played EC2's for a couple years, but soon realized that I didn't like how it killed the high end attack. I feel like they're a better fit for a live situation. I much prefer G2's in the studio. Its a nice open head with a wide tuning range and a decent life span.

Also, u cant go wrong with pinstripes if your more partial to Remo.