Superphonic help

LEDFOOT · #11 (**permalink**) 08-27-2010, 11:54 PM

ThanksI gonna try the CS this week.What do think is a good head for my Tama SCP birch snare?

tamamamama · #12 (**permalink**) 08-28-2010, 12:18 AM

Hmmm.. probably an Ambassador X. It's pretty durable and will give the b/b a well rounded tone to it with plenty of attack and warmth.

LEDFOOT · #13 (**permalink**) 08-28-2010, 12:56 AM

The drum is all birch not birch bubinga.

tamamamama · #14 (**permalink**) 08-28-2010, 01:32 AM

I was just assuming SCP stood for Starclassic Performer, my mistake. An Ambassador X should still work pretty nicely for a birch drum

LEDFOOT · #15 (**permalink**) 08-28-2010, 07:24 PM

Your rite I saw the b/b and thought you thought it was birch bubinga. I apoligize. thanks for the responses. The guy at GC told me to use an Emporer X. I don't know. Have you ever used one?

tamamamama · #16 (**permalink**) 08-28-2010, 08:41 PM

No I haven't, and I probably never will. They are to low and dead sounding for my liking, luckily they are incredibly durable. The thing with GC though is that the sales people are told to push certain products that the manufacturers want to sell. Sadly, the Emp X is one of those things

They try to sell me one everytime I go looking for a snare head. I do know that if you crank the living crap out of it it sounds pretty decent though.
But I'm just a CS guy lol

LEDFOOT · #17 (**permalink**) 08-28-2010, 09:26 PM

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Originally Posted by tamamamama

No I haven't, and I probably never will. They are to low and dead sounding for my liking, luckily they are incredibly durable. The thing with GC though is that the sales people are told to push certain products that the manufacturers want to sell. Sadly, the Emp X is one of those things

They try to sell me one everytime I go looking for a snare head. I do know that if you crank the living crap out of it it sounds pretty decent though.
But I'm just a CS guy lol

Thanks there so many choices Remo,Evans etc. You talk to some people they love Remo others hate them same thing said about Evans. I used Remo for 30yrs but they didn't have all these new fancy heads when I started. I do find Remo a little harder to tune then an Evans head.Both companies make some great heads it drives me nuts. When I started all there was from Remo was Ambassador,Emporer and Pinstripes.I never tried Evans back then because a guy at SA told me they were geared more for jazz players.What did I know I was young.I'll find my sound. Thanks again

**Tainojim** · #18 (**permalink**) 08-28-2010, 10:58 PM

OK now let's stop the dilemma. Here is Remo"s website. Contact them and let them tell you what models of heads are still available from them. They can also tell you where the local shops may have in stock. And while you're at it, please ask them if the "Weather Kings or Masters" are still available. I am a Gretsch and Ludwig type of guy. If their not, Let them tell what heads are compatible to the originals.

I have a set of Grecth now, and I use the Pinstripes. My old kit that was in really bad shape a few decade ago. They were Birch wood.

Remo - Products

Bo Eder · #19 (**permalink**) 08-29-2010, 03:13 AM

Yeah, Supraphonics had internal mufflers built into them up to about 1982 or so. I have a 1973 Supra with a muffler.

However, if you want the Bonham sound, I believe he used a regular ol' white coated Remo Emperor. Back in the day, if you didn't use the new fangled black dots, Diplomats, Ambassadors, or Emperors were your only choice. Clear versions of these heads came out about the same time Ludwig Vistalites hit the market.

I'm surprised no one has mentioned this yet, but I will since this is considered old-skool now, but I'll use either a white coated Ambassador or Emperor on my snare (or the equivalent in Evans, the G1 or G2), and cut out a ring from an old head, about 3/4" to an inch wide. This ring will rest on the outer perimeter on the new drumhead and muffle it just enough to cut out the ring. The cool thing about it is that it bounces up off the head when you hit it hard enough, and rest back down. So you get the drum wide open, and then it muffles itself when the ring comes down.