resonant heads

[dr.colossus]

i have never bought resonant heads before as they tend not to wear... however, at the moment i am putting together an old kit and went to the local drum store to pick up some new heads... i sorted through and found some clear ambassadors for the batter heads, but i couldn't find anything i would call a good resonant head... so i asked the guy to ship some resonant heads in, he looked at me funny and said "why dont you just use ambassadors" i said i'd rather not.... any way the caonvertation went on for a while after that, adn basically my question is....

what do you guys use for resonant heads?

 

[elevate]

Something like Remo Diplomats will work, or Evans has heads specifically suited to be resonant heads. Basically, you want something pretty thin.

 

[fenix]

i use those evans resonant heads and they are awesome...remo seems to be stuck in 1979 when resonant heads weren't desired. Remo needs to design a good resonant head...they also need to design a good kick drum batter head--the aquarians rule over remo when it comes to this (they're also almost twice the price)

 

[charger]

Try Aquarian Classic Clears. They've probably got what you're looking for. A hug difference from my stock Remo resonant heads.

 

[Tim Brown]

To me, the Ambassadors are only good for Resonant heads if you are using Pinstripes.
I personally, prefer Diplomats as resonant heads.

I haven't tried Aquarians or Evans (they don't come in a 20" Floor tom head, and I like to have the same heads on my toms for a consistent sound) so I can't really comment on them.

Tim