What's The Best Head For Snare Drum?

Join us at The Ranch Production House as we took the powerful Tama Star Reserve 14x6.5-inch snare drum for a spin to find the perfect head. 🤔

To ensure a fair comparison, we fine-tuned each head to the same pitch. Our mic game was on point, using a consistent blend of spot mics, with just a touch of overheads and room mics for that perfect, natural sound.

🔊 Drumroll, please! Here are the contenders:

Evans HD Dry
Remo Ambassador
Evans G2
Evans Calftone
Remo Controlled Sound X Reverse Dot
Evans Black Chrome
Evans Hydraulic Red

Let us know your top pick in the comments!

🎙️ Microphone list:

Snare Top:
Shure SM57 Beta
Beyerdynamic M201
Snare Bottom:
Shure SM57

Overheads:
JZ V67 Pair (Recorder man)

Rooms:
Coles 4038 Ribbons

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