Remo 14" Ambassador Coated Set

The batter drum head of this set is the quintessential snare drum head for a reason. It can take the hard hit of a blast beat and respond to the soft touch of brushes. I play in a rock pop band, but I have also used this snare head for projects in other genres such as funk, grunge, punk and hard rock, and the sound I get from this snare head every time is the one I need. I kill unwanted overtones with some gaffer tape, which leaves no glue residue (gel pads being of course another dampening option).

The resonant head responds very well to the snares and resists high tuning. Don't crank it up too much, though: you want it responsive, not cracked.

Overall, a great set of drum heads that works for most situations.

My friend recommended I use this as my resonant head for a better sounding bass drum in the jazz idiom, so this is generally what I use it for. It sounds best to me when tuned high and tight. Deciding which head to purchase solely depends on what kind of sound you want. If you want a "fat" low pitched sound for instance,a pinstripe ebony works well. But if you want a bright "punchy" sound, then this head will suffice. The standard batter head is the powerstroke 3 (which is a good head to start with); but once you've developed an ear for it, i supposed you can begin to deviate from that as well.