A Drummer’s Logic
Follow me, if you will, through the mindset of a drummer deciding to buy new drum heads:
“Well, I really liked that Evans EC2 head Phil had on his drumset. It seems that I should put them on my toms.” Cost so far: $66.
“And while I’m at it, the snare batter head is getting pretty beat up. I should probably replace it, too. That Evans St Dry head looks to be exactly the kind of sound I want, especially compared to my current head.” Cost so far: $80.
“Hmmm…while I’m at it, I might as well replace the bass drum batter head. That Evans EMAD head is getting very positive reviews and drummers I like with very nice sounding bass drums use it. I should get one.” Cost so far: $117.
“Oh, I also need a patch for the bass drum head so I don’t break it.” Cost so far: $122.
“Oh, oh, the head on the bottom of my snare drum has never been replaced. That means it’s been on the drum for 10 years! I should get a new one, while I’m replacing heads.” Cost so far: $132.
“Now that I think about it, I can’t have Evans drumheads everywhere else on my drumset and have Remo heads on the bottom of the toms. I mean, isn’t the best way to ensure compatibility and good sounding drums to use the same brand on the top and bottom of the drum? I’d better get those G1 heads for the bottom of my toms.” Total cost: $175.
January 21st, 2006 at 7:17 pm
That makes perfect sense to me. I don’t see what the issue is.
But I have a history of banging on things myself.