Are Remo Pinstripe heads good?
The Remo Pinstripe Clear has a strong attack, with a boost to the midrange and low-end. This drumhead gives excellent focus, and reduces unwanted overtones. The two 7mil plies make the Pinstripe a durable drumhead, well suited to medium and higher volume playing… This head can handle some heavier hitting when needed.
Is Remo Pinstripe 2 ply?
Pinstripe® Clear Drumhead, 18″ The Pinstripe® Clear features midrange tones with low-end and increased durability. Constructed with 2-plies of 7-mil Clear film, Pinstripe® Clear drumheads have an overtone reducing agent applied between the 2-plies providing overtone control with increased attack.
How much difference do drum heads make?
Jazz drummers tend to prefer a warmer sound so they often choose two-ply drum heads. Rock drummers, on the other hand, looking for a brighter, louder sound will often pick one-ply. The difference between coated and non-coated drum heads is that coated heads provide a warm, focused sound.
What size drums did John Bonham?
From 1970 on, he used a 14″ x 26″ Bass Drum which was the most identifiable part of his setup. He used 16″ x 16″ and 16″ x 18″ Floor Toms and occasionally changed his Tom sizes between 9″ x 13″, 10″ x 14″ and 12″ x 15″ Mounted Toms. Drum Heads: Bonham played Remo Drum Heads throughout his career.
What size Gong did Bonham use?
Bonham often sat with a 36inch or 38inch Paiste symphonic gong placed behind him on stage. Jeff Ocheltree remembers: “There were three gongs I definitely know about. The first Paiste gongs had Chinese caricature letters on them. Later on they had ‘Paiste’ on them.
Are Remo Drums any good?
Remo Pinstripe heads are the classic, trusted drum head for rock style drumming. I’ve used these heads when playing in rock bands and they sound great. They give a great, punchy low-end sound with short sustain and hold up very well to hard playing. A definite winner of a drum head in my book.
Why do drummers remove bottom heads?
To make it easier to tune – one head instead of two. Possibly to place a mic under the batter head to get more attack rather than resonant tone from the drum (i.e. the concert tom sound mentioned by Radio King).