Goki wrote:
I bury the batter - that's true, Greg - I can't do better with the Signature peal i use (unless I rearrange everything with the pedal)...
I tried the Coated Ambassador once - too thin for my taste. But - I also hate clear batter heads on bass drums (although almost all of my drums had those
)
The bass sounded great when he played it, upfront - but he was more focused on the toms, I must say...
When I play the bass without the band - the air inside makes an extra movement that rattles everything...
With the band - it's a bit better but when Marta and me do a solo piece...problem...
The Signature pedal is slow, but that's its only real drawback. Not sure why it should cause you to bury the beater. But perhaps buried beater is what you like, and I'm not contesting that. What I was asking was: How is your bass technique (stroke) different from a technique that sounded great to you?
Can you say more about "rattles everything"? Rattles are hard bits knocking against each other, and I assume that isn't what's happening, but if you are getting flapping head noise, it may sound like rattling. Have you tried tuning the bass heads up?
This is a difficult conversation but one probably worth having. The hole-and-laundry solution, for me, is the last choice, the I've-given-up-all-other-options-and-now-it's-time-to-murder-the-drum option. I realize that many astute drummers do precisely that, but I guess they're trying for something - or are in a musical situation- that I'm not.
FIberskyn is quite different than a clear or coated Amb weight head; it has considerably more damping. I use it on both Classix and Designer, with felt on the Classix to reduce stray resonance a bit. Not sure if that was a tuning flaw of mine when I set it up, but I like its sound so well I have never tried removing the felt and retuning.
As a general rule, Evans heads on Classix bass have a brighter, more attack heavy characteristic than Remo, and so augment the brittle, attack heavy characteristic Classix already have. Remo will give you a softer impact (though still very articulate) and more warmth. On the Classix toms, I find Evans coated to be fine, but coated Remos would be an interesting shift - never tried 'em.
Login
Register
FAQ
, heaps better than the plastic like slap you get from the PS3 Clr.
. 
Perhaps the store sold its only PS3.... 
Wait... you mean the batter is a clear PS3?
I've tried that head, on Signature, Classix and Designer maple. I still have at least one, in its box, on the shelf. 