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Offline JonathanLR

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opinons wanted on drum heads & cymbals
« on: September 13, 2007, 11:25:57 PM »
im gonna buy new heads this sunday a some cymbals. for the bass i know im gonna with the aquarian super kick II, the snare will ofcourse be evans, im wondering what heads should i get for the toms? 10 12 13 16 inch if it matters. i currently have aquarian performance II which i love but im just wondering if theres better in your opinions. also im gonna 8 and 10 inch splashes and a 14 inch crash. recomendations? thanks in advance. God Bless
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Re: opinons wanted on drum heads & cymbals
« Reply #1 on: September 13, 2007, 11:36:06 PM »
Toms: Clear EC2's or Pinstripes( :-\),  Im not the biggest fan on Pinstripes but.....

Splash/Crash!... GMS/Sabe/J_Kay can help you out in that area...
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Re: opinons wanted on drum heads & cymbals
« Reply #2 on: September 13, 2007, 11:46:05 PM »
ec2's are evans right? im not so familiar with evans heads.
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Re: opinons wanted on drum heads & cymbals
« Reply #3 on: September 14, 2007, 01:14:25 AM »
Quote from: JonathanLR on September 13, 2007, 11:25:57 PM
im gonna buy new heads this sunday a some cymbals. for the bass i know im gonna with the aquarian super kick II, the snare will ofcourse be evans, im wondering what heads should i get for the toms? 10 12 13 16 inch if it matters. i currently have aquarian performance II which i love but im just wondering if theres better in your opinions. also im gonna 8 and 10 inch splashes and a 14 inch crash. recomendations? thanks in advance. God Bless

What kind of drum set do you have? wood? etc. GB.
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Re: opinons wanted on drum heads & cymbals
« Reply #4 on: September 14, 2007, 08:45:45 AM »
First question, all important question, whats your budget like with the cymbals?
Then, What is your current cymbal setup? Why a SuperKickII for your bass drum?
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Re: opinons wanted on drum heads & cymbals
« Reply #5 on: September 14, 2007, 10:11:13 AM »
i got a pearl session series, its wood yes. the budget for my cybals would have to be like 130 the most per cymbal of course smaller ones would be cheaper bringing up the price for the 14 inch. my current cymbals is first a 12" B8, 10"B8, 16"pro sonix, on top of that an 8"B8 pro, then a broken 14"zildjian, then a 20"Paiste 1000 ride. and im replacing the 8,10, and 14 inch cuz they are way to old and messed up. and if you havent heard the super kickII, it is the best sounding head IMO, i love it so much, the built in muffling thingy makes it sound just, beautiful.
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Re: opinons wanted on drum heads & cymbals
« Reply #6 on: September 14, 2007, 10:31:08 AM »
I have heard the superkick. To each his own. IMEHO it chokes the life out of the kick. I love the EMAD or EMAD2. OK, with a nice shell like the Pearl Sessions, if you want to go with EVANS, I would say go with a G2 clear or coated on the batter side with a G1 on the reso side. If you want to try the EC heads (EC means Edge Control) then I would recommend the EC1's which are a single ply. They will not take away from the drum as much as a the 2 ply. If you go with the EC's use a Reso Glass head on the Reso side of the tom.

For your cymbals...what brand do you want to go with? Do you want beginner cymbals still or do you want to step up in quality?
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Re: opinons wanted on drum heads & cymbals
« Reply #7 on: September 14, 2007, 10:37:46 AM »
i definatly got to step it up from the B8's man
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Re: opinons wanted on drum heads & cymbals
« Reply #8 on: September 14, 2007, 10:57:07 AM »
Quote from: JonathanLR on September 14, 2007, 10:37:46 AM
i definatly got to step it up from the B8's man

Cool. Now obviously, Sabian Cats can give you some other options, but this is a starting point.
I would go with a Sabian HHX Evolution 10" Splash. its about $129
Something cheaper is the 10" Sabian AA Metal X splash. its about $99
Regular Sabian AA Splashes would be a third option. Brilliant Finish: 8" is $79 and 10" is $99

Now on to the crash:
There are too many options to mention, but you can get one from $129 up to $199.

The best advice I would give you would be this: Choose whats more important for you, Crash or Splashes. Once you know what you want more, say for example its the Crash, search for the crash that sounds great to your ears, under your sticks. Once you do that, then search for your splashes to compliment the Crash.

Good Luck and God Bless.
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Re: opinons wanted on drum heads & cymbals
« Reply #9 on: September 14, 2007, 11:15:29 AM »
Quote from: JonathanLR on September 14, 2007, 10:11:13 AM
i got a pearl session series, its wood yes. the budget for my cybals would have to be like 130 the most per cymbal of course smaller ones would be cheaper bringing up the price for the 14 inch. my current cymbals is first a 12" B8, 10"B8, 16"pro sonix, on top of that an 8"B8 pro, then a broken 14"zildjian, then a 20"Paiste 1000 ride. and im replacing the 8,10, and 14 inch cuz they are way to old and messed up. and if you havent heard the super kickII, it is the best sounding head IMO, i love it so much, the built in muffling thingy makes it sound just, beautiful.

Pearl session kits are either Birch or Maple, thats what he was asking when he asked wood? but at any rate dude you can def beef up your cymbal game if u can spend up to $130 per cymbal, split it up get you a decent crash for 130x3=390, you can get a 16in Sabian AAX, or Zildjian A cst for $160 and avg $115 per splash, 8in A cst about 89.99 and a 10in 99.99 and dude bargain, especially since your buying more than 1 item at a time
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Re: opinons wanted on drum heads & cymbals
« Reply #10 on: September 14, 2007, 01:57:10 PM »
...man, I was going to help but poster stated that the Aquarian SKII is the best head out.  This quote is coming from a cat that answered, "Yes, the Sessions is wood."  I guess it's time for me to go to another thread. LOL  j/k



Okay let me get serious.  If your Sessions kit is made out of Birch Wood I would say that it's cool to stick Clear Remo Pinstripes on it.  I've heard two Pearl SBX's (Birch Wood) with Remo Pinstripes and they sounded outstanding. :o  Yeah I said it.  Okay so if you have the Pearl SMX (Maple Shell) which I use at church, you can use these:  A.  Clear Remo Emperors/Batter Side
                           Clear Remo Ambassadors/Resonant Side

                      B.  Clear Evans G2's/Batter Side
                           Clear Evans G1's/Resonant Side

                      C.  Coated Evans G2's/Batter Side
                           Clear Evanss G1's/Resonant Side

                      D.  Clear Evans EMAD II with the thick ring for your kick drum.

I hope this may at least point you in the right direction.

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Re: opinions wanted on drum heads & cymbals
« Reply #11 on: September 14, 2007, 02:28:19 PM »
You man just go with meat and potatoes! Remo Clear Emperors on top and clear Ambassadors on the bottoms!!!!! As for cymbals, go to your local music store and hit them..If you like the sound buy it!
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Re: opinons wanted on drum heads & cymbals
« Reply #12 on: September 15, 2007, 11:09:19 PM »
i bought me 14 and 15 inch AAX studio crashes, sound amazing  :o. i bought Remo Clear Emporers for the toms, and a Super Kick I becuase they didnt have the II... :-\. Why dont you agree the II is the best head? i love that mother.... i just has that nice umph that i like. and i cant beileve i said "i got a pearl session series, its wood yes." thats just me being tired  ;D yeah..
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Re: opinons wanted on drum heads & cymbals
« Reply #13 on: September 16, 2007, 05:38:54 AM »
Quote from: JonathanLR on September 15, 2007, 11:09:19 PM
i love that mother....
hush yo mouf!!!   ;D
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Re: opinons wanted on drum heads & cymbals
« Reply #14 on: September 16, 2007, 08:05:13 PM »
Quote from: j_kay on September 16, 2007, 05:38:54 AM
hush yo mouf!!!   ;D


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Re: opinons wanted on drum heads & cymbals
« Reply #15 on: September 16, 2007, 09:24:17 PM »
Woohoo! More Aquarian heads in here!


and I thought I was alone...  :'(


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Re: opinons wanted on drum heads & cymbals
« Reply #16 on: September 17, 2007, 08:01:06 AM »
Quote from: fretai03 on September 16, 2007, 09:24:17 PM
Woohoo! More Aquarian heads in here!


and I thought I was alone...  :'(


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Re: opinions wanted on drum heads & cymbals
« Reply #17 on: September 17, 2007, 10:18:43 AM »
Quote from: bigblackdrummer on September 14, 2007, 02:28:19 PM
You man just go with meat and potatoes! Remo Clear Emperors on top and clear Ambassadors on the bottoms!!!!! As for cymbals, go to your local music store and hit them..If you like the sound buy it!
its a no brainer especially when your on a budget i would recomend battered g1's with a reso on the bottom g2 clear with reso on bottom its the exact set up as what "BLACK" said
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Re: opinons wanted on drum heads & cymbals
« Reply #18 on: September 17, 2007, 11:49:40 AM »
Remo Heads are nice but sometimes they wear out quick!.. I think that the Evans Heads are slightly warmer too ::) :)..
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Re: opinons wanted on drum heads & cymbals
« Reply #19 on: September 17, 2007, 02:13:02 PM »
i put them on today and they sounded terrible!!!! i tuned them up a little quick so ill have to get back at it again, and the aqaurian head was 20 inches and it was supposed to be 22 :'( now i gotaa go back  :'( :'( :'( :'(
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