For anyone wondering. 4:10 - EQ2 Clear 4:42 - G2 Clear 5:16 - EMAD Onyx 5:48 - G1 Coated 6:21 - EQ3 Frosted 6:54 - GMAD Clear 7:26 - Hydraulic Blue 7:59 - EMAD Coated 8:32 - G1 Clear 9:05 - G2 Coated 9:38 - EQ4 Frosted 10:10 - EMAD Clear 10:44 - EMAD Heavyweight 11:17 - EQ3 Clear 11:49 - EMAD2 12:24 - EQ4 Clear

my god imagine changing and TUNING every single one of those heads for "just" the video. amazing work! very insightful indeed! - EMAD Coated sounds just about right to me.

That was a pretty great and thorough demonstration, man. I'll betcha THAT took a while to shoot.

This is the approach of testing I was looking for for years. Thank you very much for your work.

I love Drumeo! These are very committed guys which makes watching the a lot more enjoyable! Keep up the good work!

Thanks for the Video Jared and Drumeo team. I always watch your videos and hopefully will be able to become a member one day. I really like at the end where you talk about playing what sounds good to you, and not just copying your favorite artist. Drums are a great way to express yourself, So be yourself, and dont worry about what other people are playing. Rock on guys!!!

I switched from Aquarian Superkick 3 (which sounded really good) to an Evans Emad clear Heavyweight and I could not believe the difference. With no internal muffling at all it has a solid deep punch with little to no overtones, by far the best sounding kick head I have ever used.

Thanks Jared. Everything you do is great - really helpful. I'm surprised in close-mic'ing how little difference there is. There are differences but the real differences are in the live sounds - thanks for mic'ing with a room mic. Most such "tests" only include close mic'ing.

Great vid man, very helpful. Thanks for taking the time to put it together.

This video is utterly fantastic. The most interesting thing I've learned about sound waves. None of these sound the same close up AND at a distance

Very good video! It's a pretty clear way of demonstrating and comparing the sounds. The room mic was the true test because the close mic always sounds great.

I love all of your lessons! You explain things so well. Thanks for all of this awesome content!

Thanks for a great demo and a lot of effort. I really needed this.

I've been going through the Evans line and your videos have been a fantastic help. As always, fantastic job- Thank you!

Thank you for making this video. It's immensely helpful!

Jared thank you guys so much for this video! There's no better way to preselect a drumhead because it will give you an initial idea of which direction to go. Great effort!

Close m. Room m. 4:13 4:22 EQ2 Clear 4:46 4:55 G2 Clear 5:19 5:27 EMAD Onyx 5:52 5:59 G1 Coated 6:24 6:33 EQ3 Frosted 6:57 7:06 GMAD Clear 7:30 7:39 Hydraulic Blue 8:02 8:11 EMAD Coated 8:39 8:46 G1 Clear 9:08 9:17 G2 Coated 9:41 9:50 EQ4 Frosted 10:14 10:23 EMAD Clear 10:49 10:56 EMAD Heavyweight 11:21 11:29 EQ3 Clear 11:53 12:00 EMAD2 12:28 12:35 EQ4 Clear

I enjoyed the EMAD2 the most, but its so hard to choose! Thanks for putting together this video, im sure it took forever to setup!

You should do a video like this for toms

Thanks for helping me out with this video! It helped me a lot choosing my bass drum head!

Thank you very much for this awesome video! Especially the room mic and cloce mic comparison is sooo helpfull! Thank you very much again!! :) Helped me a lot :)

I have the EMAD onyx with the thick ring. It is great for metal.

Every bass drum I've heard on KZfaq is a lie lol

wow I really like that low end sound and punch from the EQ3 clear.

Thanks for this overall perspective on interaction of heads, damping pillow and beater. The Evans®/D'Addario® EMAD Heavyweight™ in the batter position is capable of driving any other head this video in the resonant position; the REMAD front head might become a hit for recording engineers with a "tone-selected" batter for a particular session (especially with the broad foam on the REMAD to arrest movement under batter impact to mitigate depletion at the kick microphone). On my own Tama®/Hoshino® New Imperialstar™ kit, the BD22EMADHW proved the perfect batter for any need I may be asked to fill, especially driving the Tama®-branded Remo® Ambassador Ebony replacement reso (Hoshino Gakki P/N BH22B, from Remo ES-1022-00). Were I specifying a Ludwig®/Conn-Selmer Clasic Maple "Bellsie" kit for big-band (viz., dual LC-B884/LAP-15FP pedals, LC-F846 and LC-F868 floors, LC-T882 rack, LC-S484-DX snare with P87/P34/L1108 guts package), my first choice for kick batters would be the Evans®/D'Addario® BD24EMADHW with narrow foams, no pillows, and Vic Firth® VKB-1 beaters. (The Evans® BD24RGCW-NP's would be useful for replacing the stock Ludwig® LW-4224-V Weather Master® Heavy crimplock resonants when the need arises.)

Genuinely, extremely helpful video. I appreciate y'all a lot. The GMAD segment has some mic-switching errors, just so you know ;)

Thanks so much for the phenomenal video!

The input source of GMAD head (7:17) was wrong I think.. It's still using the close mic when it's supposed to be room mic

Amazing ! Very helpful ! Thank you !

Well.. I'm grateful for the effort the hard work put in making this video. Every head sounded amazing to me. Although my kit is not like he's, she still sounds amazing when I use the Evan Heads. I have a Yamaha Stage Custom and she still sounds sooo beautiful. Everyone here has their own kits as myself and everyone will get different results due to the type of wood your kit's made of. NOW LET'S HAVE FUN DRUMMING Y'ALL !!!!! 👍

Thank you. This was really helpful. My preferences are the EQ4 frosted and the EQ4 clear.

Thank you guys! This is helpful!! God bless you!!

You are a lifesaver dude! Loved this.

This and the snare head video is fantastic. Very helpful.

I'm a huge evans fan love em. bout to make a evans drumhead video tonight! thanks for this @drumeo @evans

Very helpfull video. Thanks guys!

Great job! Thanks for this!

Depends on what I'm playing or recording. My two go-to setups are EQ4 with an EQ3 or Remo Coated Emperor with a Smooth White Ambassador and felt strips. The Coated G2 and Smooth White Evans just don't quite sound the same, I have tried! LOL A great bass drum resonant head is the EQ1 Resonant. Full front head, with a felt strip kind of sound. Yum!

It’s crazy how much the mics change the sound, I always think without my ear protection my drums sound like ass, but with them on they sound pretty good. It’s just like mics, picking up differnt sounds

Can you do the same with Evans Tom Heads ? G1, G2, EC2, TT & EC Resonant control ?

Wow I know that was a lot of work to put all that together. I just wanted to say “ thanks and it did help” keep those awesome vids coming.

I am your number one fan here in Philippines. I always watch your clips here on your channel. I love your grooves, drums techniques tutorial, and also the way you drums. I've learned a lot! Thanks :) PS: I want to have EVANS drums for my better future drumming, hope you appreciate and agreed upon my request :)

Coated always sounds best to me. Great job guys!

That was quite interesting. Thank you.

Coated Emperor on the batter head with a small kick pad purely to protect the head and a coated ambassador on the resonant side. I use 2 felt strips on both heads and that's it. I developed a big band sound on my drumset early on and I've stuck with it no matter what I play. I love the technical definition and the cutting sound of my snare and the jazz-ish but more thumpy toms that fit big band playing.

Something about the G2 Coated just makes sense to me. My bass drum came with an emad 2 when i got it used. Been on there for so long that the part that holds the foam ring on it has cracked and peeled off. All of my toms have the G2 Coated and im seriously contemplating making the bass batter match the set. The next thing is to decide what res head to get because that one is many years old too.

What a pain in the ass to go through all the head changes, you sir are a bad ass and a gentleman!

Your super good at your job dude. keep it up.

Why did the stop making my favorite head. The EQ2. Thanks for this video. After hearing this I’m going to settle for the EQ4 as it sounds closest to the EQ2 that works so well with my bass drum and music I play.

Such a specific video! Like it!!

I started with an EQ4 that came with the kit, I switched to the EMAD2, I wanna go back to the EQ4, or mabe the EQ2, sounds AMAZING

Thanks for the awesome reference!

Hey man! Thanks for the very detailed video. I wanted to know more about the right head for my very used but new bass drum. it is 20 inches and I am focused on producing Indie Rock. I really love the tone from the EQ 2 clear at the right beginning. If my bass drum doesn't have holes in it like yours, should I drill some? I really have no clue about how to making it sound the best possible even though I paid 40 dollars for it. Thanks!

Man, so good. Thank you!

Excellent reference demo, thanks for this! In the future, maybe turn off the snare since we're really focusing on the kick sound.

Nice video Jared (Huge fan)

I wanted time stamps with no clicks, so, hopefully, here’s that: 4:14 - EQ2 Clear 4:47 - G2 Clear 5:19 - EMAD Onyx 5:52 - G1 Coated 6:25 - EQ3 Frosted 6:58 - GMAD Clear 7:31 - Hydraulic Blue 8:03 - EMAD Coated 8:36 - G1 Clear 9:09 - G2 Coated 9:42 - EQ4 Frosted 10:15 - EMAD Clear 10:48 - EMAD Heavyweight 11:21 - EQ3 Clear 11:54 - EMAD2 12:27 - EQ4 Clear Thanks to @twhdrummer13 for making the original list, which made this 1,000x easier.

Loved both this and the snare drum videos. Is a how to choose tom heads in the near future??

I have an EMAD2 and I dig it but the EMAD Onyx really boomed to me in this vid. I will try that next time. I play rock and metal.

Amazing video! Great!

Opinion time! Commenters! What was the best Metal Bass drum head? I really liked the Emad Clear.

Great video!

I really like the sound of the Hydaulic head but I have an 18" bass drum. As far as I can tell, they only come in 20" and 22" for bass drums... Is there an equivelant you would suggest that comes in that size?

Im gonna try the Gmad clear...sounds great to me..

Jared Falk: what bass drum head do you normally use when testing out different snare heads? Ive seen your videos on Amazon... especially when you tested out the Evans hybrid snare head. The deep sound your bass drum makes is something im desperately searching for.. currently Im using Evans Clear EMAD2 with the thicker muffling ring and a black remo reso head with a 5 or 6in diameter hole cut out the front. Or does the deep sound come from your mic's inside the bass drum? Im also curious what type of kit your using... what wood is it made of? Whats the sizes? How deep is the bass drum? I personally want to thank you for posting these awesome videos.. i just wish there was more info on what resonant heads your using and what type of bass drum you showcase these bass drum heads on

I use the Evans hydraulic red on my Mapex Mars kit every drum. I switch my snare with an Evans HD dry when I want certain tones and better feel, hydraulic for the snare feels thick and not as responsive.

WOW, thanks guys for this vid. makes me want to have all of those heads. lol

I don't like the sound of the hydraulic blue head on a snare but I really like it as a bass drum head because I play alt. rock and hard rock so I need a kinda low pitch quick decay for a bass head so Jared which Evans bass drum head do u prefer

A big thanks Jared

Never gave Evans drum heads a chance. After watching these and the snare vids I'm willing to try them.

Awesome video, helps a lot :) Now tom heads next ;-) seriously though, if you covered tom heads to, that would be awesome. I do appreciate how much time these types of videos must take though, which is even more a reason why you guys are so awesome! P.S. currently loving my Drumeo Edge membership, will be getting a full membership soon now my student loan has come through ;)

Good stuff. Thanks bro! r

Hey jared,i need some help,i taught myself heel toe with the help of your vids,learned on a pearl demonators,took a break for a couple years,no playing at all,got myself another kit with the gibraltar 6711 series db kicker,i can not find anything wrong with it but seems right pedal(im right footed)is way looser than the slave side,thought it was springs,not that,thought it was my weak left foot but cant still b an issue after 2 months.u have any ideas of what it might be?the cams r lined up allong with beAter hight n angle,i was thinking maybe the head isnt tuned right and thats why i feel theres more rebound on the left side?i dunno,really fristrating

That snare sounds awesome! What head do you use on the batter side? G1?

I just got a used Yamaha Stage Custom Birch drum set, and the heads are pretty beat up, and the resos are kind of old as well. Do you guys have any recommendations for some good heads for the bass, snare, snare reso, toms, etc?

How was the front head tuned/muffled to get those sounds? That's a big variable, particularly on the external mic.

I think they all sound pretty much the same with closed micing. Thanks a lot for the time you invested in recording and editing these videos, it must be realy long and tidious job if you dont have a tunebot. I hate the thought of having to tune one drum, talk about over 10 bass drums in one day lol

Thanks!

I need a new batter and resonant head for my bass drum, I play jazz and Latin music. Any suggestions?

please make a vid on how to chose tom heads and type of snare drum

Clear EQ 2 all the way! What kind of bass drum mic was used?

Evans sure seems cool. I'll try them out soon, based on all these videos.

I normally don't like drums in solid colours, I'm more into wraps, exotic woods and sparkly kits. And while red is my least favourite kit colour (aside from black) that bass drum is gorgeous.

Thank you

I always went for EMAD2 mostly because it was the only one that I woukdnt put a hole thru in a few days and they are like $50. I'll get the sound I want out of it and put a patch to even ads to the durability.

Had some microphone trouble for the gmad Weird looking heads I use Remo

This was very helpful but what about the bass reso head? My band teacher said that most of the tone actually comes from the bass reso.

+Drumeo can you help me what tom heads are better for hard rock? Evans G1 coated or G2 coated??

Jared you're awesome.

Thanks a EVANS and thanks for you Greatest DRUMMER !

7:59 is what rdavidrs bass drum basically sounds like. Almost exactly. He uses a EMAD coated.

Is this a yamaha 20" red bass drum absolute hybrid maple setup?

What resonant head did he use?

It would be nice if you could do these videos with other manufacturers, Like Remo and Aquarian. Evans tend to change the sound of your drum to much and take away the drums own character and sound. I have found that I can make a cheep kit and an expensive kit sound fairly similar. So For this reason I’ve not ventured to much into other Evens heads. But still very interesting. Thanks. For doing these.

EQ3 or G1 fer me, but Im still on that long hunt for Frank Beard's kick on the Tejas album. Vinyl that thru a hi fi and you wont be but floored. That cannon has this punch, slight sustain, and this haunting sound Ive not heard since. Anyone??

Hi can u tell what kind of mic you have in the bass drum??? and have woofer on it or not?? nice sounds 👌🏼

This such a great video, thanks.

What bass drum brand is being used please as I have never seen more than 2 vent holes used on the actual shell? Interesting?

The EQ4 sounds amazing! I kinda guess you are sponsored by Evans (or not), but if you could do the same with Remo and Aquarians, that would be so awesome.

Please, is there ANY chance you'll be doing "How To Choose A Tom Head"? :) Of course, with the full line-up of Evans models :)