14 Drumhead Comparison! Which is your favorite? [Giveaway Ended]
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- Опубліковано 29 тра 2024
- ** The contest in this video has ended, but we'd love to hear your input! **
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Steve Jr set up this Ludwig 5x14" Supraphonic snare drum 14 times to see just how different these heads are!
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0:00 - Intro
2:52 - Remo Ambassador Coated
3:26 - Remo Ambassador Renaissance
4:04 - Remo Controlled Sound Coated
4:47 - Remo Emperor Vintage Coated
5:35 - Remo Emperor Clear
6:36 - Remo Fiberskyn Ambassador
7:26 - EVANS G1
8:18 - EVANS HD Dry
9:06 - EVANS '56 Calftone
10:02 - Aquarian Modern Vintage (Thin)
10:54 - Aquarian Deep Vintage II
11:34 - Aquarian Hi Velocity
12:15 - Aquarian Texture Coated
13:08 - ADC Medium Calfskin
The snare drum used is a 5x14" B-stock Ludwig Supraphonic Snare Drum, and the bass drum is a 16" Ludwig Classic Maple.
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Thanks for the comments everyone! Lots of good feedback here, I personally would have trouble choosing a favorite. They are all specialized and each have an application in their own right. We will work on responding and getting these heads out to the contest winners! We love what we do and could not do it without all of your support. Comment like and subscribe and you could potentially get your chosen head for free!
Oh, Mama! That Aquarian Vintage Thin is blissful. It's got wonderful control but still playful. Excellent tone, too. Thanks for this... fun!
Great stuff. This is actually a very useful video. I'll likely be referring people to it when they have head questions. I think my favorite is the Aquarian Modern Vintage but that ADC calfskin head would be delightful to use with brushes! Thanks for doing this.
Never played calfskin but heard drummers like Mel Lewis who were adamant that a calf head was the way to go and now I hear what he means: very warm articulate sound so the ADC really stood out. Evans 56 was impressive too. I use Remo Coated Ambassadors primarily for their versatility - you get all the drum has to offer- but dampening brings you many of the more focused dryer sounds. Thanks for the experiment. Very informative
Amazing head to head (pun intended) - and likely already overused! Having played a majority of these heads on various drums I’m always amazed how different one drum can sound with just one variable changing. To my ear, the last head was the fullest and most round sounding as I listened blind to the head choices.
Calfskin it is as I looked at the order in the description, what a head!
The Austrian Drumhead Company genuine calfskin sounds the best to my ears.
Greeting from Ruse , Bulgaria 🇧🇬
I am not sure if am suitable to participate to the “ contest “ but I will express my opinion anyway ✌️
ADC Medium Calfskin
Will be my temptation to say but skin drumhead, typically made from animal hides like goat, calf, offers a warmer, more natural tone with rich overtones. They often produce a deeper resonance and are preferred for traditional or acoustic settings due to their organic sound. In contrast, plastic drumheads are synthetic and provide a brighter, more focused sound with less sustain. but their consistency, durability, and ability to cut through amplified music, making them suitable for various musical styles and environments and i will say Remo Ambassador Coated is my first choice.
Cheers,
Dan
Thanks for the reply Dan! You are actually pretty close to where these heads are made so if you ever want to pick one up check out his website: austriandrumheadcompany.at/
Nothing is quite like playing on a real calf skin head. As for the Remo I hear you, they are tried and true. They work in almost any situation, good choice(:
ADC calfskin followed by the Remo control sound and Remo Renaissance sounds nice 👍. Thanks fun video guys.
I'm mostly a Remo guy, but the ADC Calfskin, Evans '56 Calftone, and Aquarian Modern Vintage heads all caught my ear. There was a warmth added without making the overall sound dull. I especially liked softer notes in the center with those heads - plenty of body while still being quiet. Thanks for doing this video!
Thanks for the lengthy effort for us! At the end of the day- in the grand mix without looking - e.g. a blind audition they all sound like a good snare drum.. it may come down to how it feels to the player when playing .... in choosing.
The clear emperor was the only one that seemed drastically different in sound...
Thanks for the comparison! I know they are a lot of work to put together. The Supraphonic is the perfect test bed for these tests. It's hard to beat the Coated Ambassador or G1, but the Modern Vintage and '56 Calftone sounded great as well.
I always use Ambassador coated on my '76 Supra. The Renaissance mellowed the sound some that the Ambassador coated had.
The Evans G1 coated sounded similar to the Ambassador coated.
Aquarian Modern vintage and '56 Calftone sounded good.
They all had a place in different musical settings on that drum. Cool demo man thanks.
The Aquarian Texture Coated, because it makes the snare sound like a wood-shelled drum. (The ‘56 Calftone Evans is noteworthy because it makes the drum sound like a wood-shelled drum with a Fiberskyn.)
the Remo CS! It's such a classic sound. The clear Emperor was a great dry sound - but a clear snare batter head seems so wrong!
I’m an ambassador/ g1 guy but I enjoyed the ambassador renaissance and modern vintage thin.
The ADC medium made me think of Mel Lewis and his brush work. I play a lot of brushes so I would love to play that head in my big band. 👍😎
Great episode! The videos cover interesting topics and have a very good quality. 'Remo Controlled Sound Coated': a great balance between control and focus, for feeling at home in a wide variety of musical styles: from jazz to pop, from Latin to rock. 👍👍
Love the calfskin. It’s unique nowadays and a great return to the primitive roots of this instrument.
Thanks for the comparison. I’m a huge fan of the coated CS on my 5x14 black beauty. But I like theses three heads a lot … Remo fiberskyn Ambassador, Evans 56, and that calf skin head! That calf skin did sound great! Awesome channel! Maxwell14
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I love the ADC Medium Calfskin
I like the Aquarian Texture Coated. It just feels the most open and classic to me. Great video guys!!! Love the shop and your service to the drumming community! Especially Noah!!! 😊 Always a good day when there is a new video from Maxwell's! 🥁❤️🥁
The Evans HD dry is my fav, I like its pop and lack of high pitch overtones. I;m working ina 80's sonor SIG hld-581 and replace the steel shell with a custom bell bronze one, I think the Even HD dry is what i need for the sound i want from it.
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I loved the Hi-velocity head! It sounds awesome, as a rock drummer, I need a really durable head. I think that head would work great. Thank you for you hard work. Maxwell 14.
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- Jake
For that particular test Ambassador followed by ‘56 calftone did the jazzette
You guys are great. Love your videos. I’m really diggin’ the Remo Renaissance- it found that snare’s sweet overtone spot! It brought out some really nice mids and has a sweet crack’ with that ( feel it in your gut punch) low middle range. That’s my favorite!❤️🥁
Thanks so much for this comparison. Although I've been using Remo Fiberskyn3 heads for the past 30 or so years, I was very impressed by the Evans '56 Calftone. Next time I need a snare batter head I'll try one.
I like the Evans G1 the most. Its bright like a Piccolo and gives the drum another level of funk. It seemed to also bring out the metallic sound of he snare more.
Hello, I personally liked the Evans 56 and the Aquarian deep drum heads... I like alittle bit of a dryer sound especially on medal snare drums. Thanks, Donny from Ohio😊
I've been loving the Evans '56 calftone, but the ambassador wins this one. I love the open sound it gives
Great idea, very useful and wonderful job Stephen.
I take this opportunity to evaluate all the heads characteristics also in combination with the different snare drums in my small collection, then I’ll write you my impressions.
Thanks for everything and best regards.
The Evans `56 Calftone has the best balance between tone and dryness in my opinion. Not too muffled, but still not too ringy. A perfect match to the rest of your open, jazzy, and well balanced drumsound. Nice demo!
Thanks for posting. I had another remo head drop the collar. I’ve been thinking about if I’m going to switch or not. This gave me some ideas. Still not sure, but Aquarian texture coated, vintage thin, and Renaissance were uniquely appealing
I really dug the Calftone and the Aquarian modern vintage for their organic tone, especially for Brushes. 😀🥁
Thanks for the video. I personally liked the ambassador coated, the evans g1, the aquarian coated and the aquarian modern vintage thin which is very similar to the diplomat but with a thicker coat. But I must say that the real calf skin was the best just because its the original!! Old School!!
Nice, thanks for making this. I have a Black Beauty and have tried most of these. My snare seems to favor the Aquarian Modern Vintage II and Hi Velocity, and occasionally I'll throw on a Remo Controlled Sound. Great video, wish more comparison videos like this existed, great way to see how they all differ.
Hey guys! Thankyou for doing this awesome comparison! I quite liked the Remo Ambassador Fiberskyn because I felt like it controlled the overtones perfectly in my ears. It seems to me that it's a perfect balance between an Remo Sound Controlled and Emperor.
Nice job Steve! 👍🏼 Fantastic experiment 👂🏼! I've played Remo Coated Ambassadors my whole musical life... using assorted muting techniques and changing only to a few Aquarian heads for specific genres or musical settings. Your video opened my ears to the Evans '56 Calftone, Evans HD, Aquarian Modern Vintage Thin, that I really liked a lot. The Calfskin head was beautiful, too... but we all know how susceptible they are to humidity. Great job! Thank you for your research. I appreciate it.
For me, it is the Remo Rennaisance, hands down. The rimshot had some toneful "toonk" to it.
Evan's calftone was amazing! I always wanted to try one of those.
I really love Coated Ambassadors! The right amount of attack, warmth and sensitivity and I think really lets any drum sing!
Thanks for such an in depth comparison! Can't imagine the work that went into this! I liked the Emperor Vintage Coated. This is the head I've been using for the last year. I like the extra thick sound of the two ply heads. I had to listen multiple times to really make sure that was the one!
Aquarian Modern Vintage. Loved the subtle pop and classic dry sound.
Thanks for the great video! I’ve always been a huge Evans fan, so every head by them is home to me. But the heads that really caught my attention were made by Aquarian , specifically the Modern Vintage Thin and Deep Vintage II. I’ve never played on one of those heads before due to their scarcity at big box music stores, they just don’t carry stuff like that. I’d be curious to do a demo on my own channel of my Kentville snare head, my hand tucked “recycled” calf head, and Evans 56 compared to the aquarian heads mentioned above. Thanks again for the great video guys!
Remo controlled sound coated just sounds solid with just the right amount of ring from the shell with good attack making the snare sound gorgeous 🥁
the ambassador is great, but im leaning slightly more towards the remo controlled
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- Jake
My favorite drum heads are Remo coated ambassadors because it can do most genres pretty well.
The Controlled sound coated would be perfect for my Supra. Excellent video!!
Thanks for this great video.. It's really nice to see so many heads On the same drum. Very hard choice for me as I play multiple genres. The standouts The ambassador The remo renaissance The Evans 56 Calftone The aquarium modern vintage and The other single ply aquarium And the Australian Genuine calfskin. Definitely giving me some new ideas for head choices
Oh my fav is the remo vintage emperor. Love your channel and I hope I win!
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even though I'm 95% of the time a REMO guy, absolutely loved the EVANS 56 calftone and Aquarian texture coated...both allowed the metallic ping to shine through while maintaining a great body - either one would be great on my 14x7, 3mm steel snare or 14x6 mahogany
Great video, Steve. My personal favourite is the Remo coated ambassador. Out of all the Drum heads, I believe it’s the most suited to bring out the natural characteristics of any Drum shell and not colour the sound. Thx
My pick... (Surprised me)
Aquarian Texture Coated.
Why? I like the Remo Ambassador Coated along with the Evans G1 Coated. In this comparison, the Aquarian Texture Coated just had a higher tone and pitch that was over both aforementioned Heads from Evans and Remo. This Aquarian also gently and lightly suppressed the overtone ring that both the aforementioned Remo and G1 couldn't. I'm happily surprised. Will be giving the Aquarian Texture Coated next head change on my Supraphonic. Thank again. 👍😁🎶🎵🥁
Im trying to get back into playing for the first time in 12 yrs - Its always a new challenge trying to search for new heads , but that coated G1 made it easy
It's gotta be that calfskin. There's just a certain je ne sais quoi there. It has that vintage tone that just sounds right to my ear, something about vintage drums just feels right with a real calfskin head.
Think I liked the Renaissance best. Organic but still with a little bit of tension that the natural calf seemed to lack.
My favorite is the adc calf head because it sounds the fullest and most organic and rich. My 2nd favorite is the modern vintage thin.
Great demonstration! Really helpful for choosing something different than what I have currently. I may try the Evans 56 calf tone on my Slingerland but the coated emperor seems to be sounding great. You sure know how to tune and play the drums ❤😊
Great video! So fun to see what the head changes does to the sound of the drum… Love the Calfskin! Never owned one before but it seemed to really have a nice dry sound.
Love the drums, I'm going to swing by, I'm a Chicagoan, and start up StacheNats 2024
I tend to prefer Remo Emperors for aluminum and steel snare drums. Cuts just enough of the overtones and gives you a fatter backbeat sound. Dig the comparison. Might as well do the same for tom and bass drum heads too.
Cheers🍻
Before I comment, please understand that I am a jazz player who needs sensitivity in acoustic, small venues. I play lightly and use a lot of brushes. Also, I use wood-tip sticks and wire brushes in varying thickness and profiles according to my needs.
I've used many brands over the years and now use primarily Remo Ambassador Renaissance batter heads on my snare drums because of the musical sensitivity and durability of the textured - non-coated - head which seems to last forever. All of my brushes sound fantastic with them.
Although I haven't tried them yet, the Remo Ambassador Fiberskyn sounds equally as good on video - but I would have to hear them in person before I commit myself.
If I was a rock drummer - which is what I played back in the 60's - the Remo Controlled Sound Coated sound great.
When all else fails, Remo Ambassador Coated are the universal head to fall back on for sticks and brushes.
I would like to have heard some brushes and also a wood shell snare drum. Other than that, this was a great video!
So many choices! As others have said, it's hard to beat an Ambassador. But in addition to that head, I really liked both Modern Vintage heads, the calf head and the Texture coated. I will admit being partial to Aquarian, but I like the warmth of the calf & vintage style heads, and I really like the feel you get from them. A close favorite was also the CS, which was my head of choice years ago. My least favorite was the clear Emperor. It sounded fine for backbeats, but once Stephen started playing ghost notes, I just heard a plastic sound from the head.
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You guys are all really getting good drumming.I watch you guys over the years you have all improved. Even Steve. I like the Remo fiber skins ambassadors on my Gretsch broadcaster. I’m trying to get more fiber in my diet. Thank you very much.
@UCcz-fV2w751oNEr1FNweuzQ love your playing Steve as well as your son and the young guy from Texas. Loving my Broadkaster from you a few years back. Early Rupps
I liked the controlled, mellow sound of the Aquarian Deep Vintage II.
Great video Steve!..incredibly informative, it's amazing the differences in the heads, but my favorite is the Evans '56 Calftone, to me the tone and articulation is the best to my ears. As well as they look amazing!
Great video! Remo and Aquarian are great heads!
I’ve used a controlled sound for years, but this has me wanting to check out a ‘56 calftone or the aquarian modern vintage.
Totally helps that my main snare is a ‘79 Supra! Maxwell14
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I liked several but for me it came down to the Remo Ambassador or the Remo Ambassador Renaissance. I preferred the control on the ring the renaissance gave so I’ll go with the Remo Ambassador Renaissance.
I'm an Evans guy but the coated Remo Ambassador sounded the best to my ears. It was open yet seemed really sensitive (if that makes sense). Anyway, Remo Ambassador.
Thanks Steve Jr. for your efforts. I love this stuff. My favorite is usually a C.S. coated ambassador. I also like the Evans56 on some snares.
Modern Vintage paired well with this drum. Thanks for the demo.
Great comparison video! I have used Evans '56 and still do, the coolest thing was being able to hear them vs the Fiberskyn vs Real Calf. I loved the calfskin, it had a warmth and dryness, would like to try one of those on a Craviotto 5.5 Maple.
I’ve been excited & patiently waiting since the snare wires experiment. This comparison is amazing. In recent years - my experiments had been ambassador into Ambassador Fiberskyn. I was weirdly drawn to the renaissance head. I’ll be checking out the renaissance in the future. Lastly, thank you for including the calfskin head in the video. I appreciate the fiberskyn head & it’s similar simulation of calfskin thanks to this video. 10 out of 10! Keep up the great work. TY 🙏🏻
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For me, the best one based on sound was the Evans Dry followed by Aquarian Modern Vintage and Evans Calftone, and the real calfskin head sounded good, too. I really didn't like the Emperor clear. They work great on toms, but I didn't care for it on the snare.
Excellent video. Some of those beads i know very well, but the one I liked the most that was new to me was the Aquarian Modern Vintage thin.
Evans G1. It just does it all with great tone.
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Evan’s 56 calftone, they sound so warm and rich
Awesome video Steve it’s hard to choose between the Remo ambassador coated and the Remo ambassador fiberskyn but I guest I would go with the coated. Thanks for he video.
To my ear the Aquarian Modern Vintage II and the A D C Medium Calfskin heads sound similiar with the calf head just a bit darker. So those being the two I like the most given the sound they create I would go with the Aquarian Modern Vintage II and that's only because of calfs tendancey to stretch and tighten due to weather conditions. Both heads are great for brush playing with the calf head being the best suited for brush work.
Great video! Ambassador for me with 56 Calftone in 2nd place.
I'm most impressed with the adc medium calf. It just sounds so warm and full bodied. I usually go with remo fiberskyn.I wish real calf was affordable. I just got someones homemade supersensitive supraphonic on a trade I could really use the head for. Currently I have a kevlar head on it kinda weird but cool. Thanks
Loved it Steve..great job!
big fan of the 56 calftone!
That was well done. Thank you. 😁👍
My ears are not that young anymore because they all sounded good but slightly different. For me the Remo Vintage Emperor sounded really nice.
Thank you for this video. Very helpful. I overall like the coated Remo Ambassador. This head covers rock to jazz. Maxwell14
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Very useful...thank you...and kick sounds great too
The Aquarian Modern Vintage sounded the best to me. Next would've been the standard Remo Ambassador. I liked the thin Modern Vintage probably because it was thin. I've put top and bottom thin diplomats all over my set, except for the bass drum. If you play the drums instead of beating them, thin heads work just fine. However, the coated emperor sounded really bad to me. If you go back and listen you can hear the pitch bend from the drum after each stroke. The emperor really made that snare sound bad. This video made me realize that I don't think I like metal snares very much. They seem to ring too much for my taste.
This is so cool! You guys are great. I love the Evans calftone for my home recording needs. Great tone. They're good as reso heads too!
After playing for decades on various heads.
I find that the calfskin unique and with a rich deep texture. I do play a Ludwig supraphonic. Amongst other drums, it would be an honor to have this. In my arsenal, thank you for all you do for the drum community
Remo emperor vintage coated. Sounds controlled but not muffled. Would love to hear it on my gretsch maple wood snare.
I'd be interested to know how they feel to you playing them.
Great video,tried many new heads,seems I always go back to the Coated Ambassador,love your vids!
Thanks for this demo...🎉 it was great. Love your dad and everyone 🥁. That being said, thanks for enlightening me on Australia drumhead Co. Never heard of them but when I heard it , my ears said.... ohh my.!!!!!.😮... how amazing it would be on 8 lug 6.5 x14 black beauty. Also I never heard aquarian drumheads😂 and love the aquarian vintage for sonor kompressor steel snare drum . The two heads I mentioned just seems as though they give new life or maybe that feeling of putting on a new suit on the snares that really feels good and you know you drums wear them well.😊 hope I am fortunate to win the drum heads , but if I don't I still came out winning because you introduced me to new drum companies and sounding snare heads, thanks !!!!
I really dug the Aquarian Deep Vintage II, I think it projected the tone of the shell beautifully! Maxwell14
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@@stevemaxwelldrums thank you!
What a great video! Thanks so much-it would cost a small fortune to try all these out in person.
My picks:
1. Austrian Drumhead Co. Genuine Calfskin (Medium): gimme that calfskin! nothing like it!
2. Evans Calftone '56: close!
3. Aquarian Modern Vintage (Thin): hard to choose between this and the Evans.
Maxwell14
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Remo controlled sound ambassador
First I want to commend you guys for taking the time to do the the comparison with such a variety. I’ve used Remo Ambassador and reverse dot on my Supra for years but the Evans 56 calf tone and Aquarian modern vintage thin also sound great in your video. Hope you and Dad keep up the good work.
I'm a huge fan of Evans HD Dry, they give me the control and crack I crave with my Supraphonic.
Great vid!
Emperor Vintage Coated - Hubba Hubba!