Evans EC2 Versus Emperor Coated

Evans EC2 Versus Emperor Coated, recorded on a Yamaha Recording Custom 10x7 12x7 14 x 13 20x15
I play West Australian made snares using local timbers
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[@telsonalves8060]

Muito bom o vídeo. Ajudou e muito a quem procura um novo som para a sua bateria. Sucesso para você.

[@chriscarrillo967]

to my ears the remo nail that more sort of "vintage" sound, maybe more akin to stuff you'd hear on rock records up to the 90s, generally speaking, and the evans have a more "plasticky" rebounding sound - which *does* sound good, but they have a different color and attack to it that i might associate that kind of sound more with something like gospel or rnb styling. doesnt mean it wont work for a modern rock styling. i think ultimately it is up to feel when playing them, what feels good to the drummer, but both have a good sound to me. definitely helps to have heard them tuned up really nicely , thanks Dean!

[@DeanWuksta]

very well described, would def agree!

[@sylwek217335]

The differnece is not too big, but I think EC2 has more „plastic sound”, I preffer Remo 👍

[@DeanWuksta]

nailed it, love the muted tones of the coated heads.

[@adrianlyord5300]

I have a set of the First generation of the Yamaha Stage Custom drums and I have a mixture of clear and coated heads and the coated heads sound great actually! Great job and salute 🫡!!!

[@rowintettero1255]

Remo anytime, there is room to maneuver. Evans is good but strict.

[@nplcdrums3746]

That's nicely put. I was an Evans g2 guy for years, and my latest kit came with emperors, so I finally sat and compared them all side by side and the remos ended up sounding better across the board. IN tune, or OUT of tune, high or low. the Evans had a much tighter sweet spot.

[@stevenquilliam3454]

What reso heads did you have on with the emperors?

[@DeanWuksta]

clear ambassadors

[@drummerdaveshouse5848]

Ive got Evans single ply coming Saturday and I’ll have them pitched about the way you are here with the same amount of resonance.

[@DeanWuksta]

i have them tuned for bottom end and short decay, they also sound great tuned up a bit which i currently have lately on this kit, purely personal to a large degree

[@dmgsoultogetherness6667]

nice a thuddy both ranges

[@HENRYTHEDRUMMER]

Do you have to put the heads on both sides or just the top?

[@DeanWuksta]

yes heads are on both sides, in the 70s it was popular to remove the bottom heads.

[@SuperJimmy971]

Are your Tom’s on a rack/stand ? Like to see your set up

[@DeanWuksta]

plenty of vids with front cam
view, toms are mounted on the bass drum, no rack, I used to use them 20 years ago but prefer stands

[@ivanbajovic3476]

14" is Remo Ambassador Coated

[@franciscoduenascatalan1254]

16

[@andywooten622]

I’ve always said Evans have an almost wetter tone, but sometimes Remo can sound a little plasticky but ultimately more resonant if you get that tune just right!!! So basically Evans are easier to tune😂

[@DeanWuksta]

any of the double ply thicker heads are easier to tune, emperors are easier to tune than the ambassadors

[@psnewsauditor-az5244]

Remo for my Reggae, Evans for my Jazz, Funk set, nice recording picked up the tones, Evans sustain, Remo less sustain

[@DeanWuksta]

totally agree

[@rockdahaus]

Hmm... i´m more the Remo guy, but sometimes i buy Evans too, because they sound good and only a little bit different. But the last time on one of my kits, the G2´s had a little less sustain and less overtones. If you don´t like overtones go for G2´s. I do like overtones, so Emperor. Because i can´t get overtones with the Evans G2´s, if do want less overtones, i can muffle the Emperor. And for example the EC2´s and the Pinstripe are sounding so similar, that in a blind test nearly no one could say... and in a band setting? No chance!

[@HuckFinn212]

You should have compaired the EC2's with the Remo Pin Stripes or the Emperors with coated G2's.

[@DeanWuksta]

I was going back to remo coated, so i took the opportunity to compare

[@BlastBe4st]

The real hero in this video is your snare sound.. holy shit.. how did you do that?

[@DeanWuksta]

Thanks, I think that’s my maple gretsch, just tuning, compressed and some verb, head is worn.

[@Krooksbane]

Tuning and proper love

[@elehnez5732]

Comparing coated and clear heads? Hm.
Sounding like compressed and EQed to me. All gets different when played live with other musicians.
Nice playing btw.

[@DeanWuksta]

using identical recording channels for both takes slightly processed, just heads were different, wasn’t about how raw they could sound, was about comparison under identical circumstances.

[@dalekay9ine]

Now throw some Evans coated G2s on and call it a day! Lol

[@AtTheSourceStudios]

Evans sound "good" in a way but very plasticy wet bubbley sound where Remo sounds like a drum like you can hear the wood

[@Pearl3Drummer]

I prefer single ply heads on birch kits

[@DeanWuksta]

interesting, why is that, and how do u tune, high med or low?

[@SONORSQ2guy]

Remo

[@DeanWuksta]

agreed!👍

[@fespiriquidiberto]

Remo wins

[@Ghostrider10xx]

Evans without a doubt. Best head on the market

[@poqrdaf]

On 14 floor tom remo ambassador,lol

[@arringtonallen7263]

EC2s sound balanced and controlled the Remos just sounded flat. It also looked like the EC2s push the stick back faster the Remo looked laboring.

[@DeanWuksta]

I tend to agree, altho I don’t mind the dryer tone of the coated 👍

[@Monsterdrumma]

Yeah I like sinking in to a drum and hate when a drum head fights my stick as you describe as pushing the stick back I don’t like that. I think the Remo’s sound flat a bit because they are thick batter heads on a recording custom which do not resonate on my Gretsch the same heads sing like crazy. But you have your taste and that is how it go’s different strokes!