What Heads Would You Recommend

greeninc13 · Little Goldfish Joined: 29 May 2004 Posts: 53

Hi i recently bought a 5 piece Tama Rockstar Custom (a beautiful mohagony fade finsh might i add). The stock heads on this set are preety crappy. Im looking to get new heads but im not sure what to get. i play loud rock music, and i hit preety hard. What would u guys recommend?
thanx

blazendreadlocks · Alley Cat Joined: 03 Aug 2003 Posts: 184

Well most the guys on here will say it depends also on how u want your toms to sound, i personally like remo ebony pinstrips, they have a nice dalmost dead sound, deep tone, and are very durable may want to check them out.

bytor · Admin Joined: 12 Aug 2003 Posts: 5260 Location: Kansas

On the toms, I'd probably go with either dotted Studio-Xs or Response 2s. For the kick drum, you just can't beat a Superkick II batter with a Regulator resonant. For the snare, go with a Classic Clear or Hi-Performance snare side head with a Focus-X batter (for a dry sound) or a Texture-Coated Dot Underneath batter (for a little more ring). They're both pretty darn tough, but the latter is extremely durable and would do well for heavy hitters. All of these heads are made by Aquarian, btw. They aren't the only good heads out there, but they're my favorite, as most here already know, heh.

Jonesie67 · Posted: Wed Jun 02, 2004 11:31 am Post subject:

evans G2's on the toms, Aquarian Studio X on the snare, and Aquarian Superkick II on the bass drum.
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Snake · Big Lion Joined: 10 Feb 2004 Posts: 989 Location: DFW

I have Rockstar Customs too and I've been really happy with Aquarians on them. For your style of music, I would go with a Super Kick II batter and Regulator reso on the kick, a Hi Energy batter and Classic Clear snare reso on the snare and Response 2 batters and Classic Clear resos on the toms. I've used all of those on my RCs at various times and they all sound good. The other suggestions by bytor and Jonesie are good choices too. Check this out for more info: Aquarian drumhead descriptions
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