The actual non snare sound without the wires was very earthy with much darker overtones than a normal ambassador, the snare response also sounded dark, rich, and woody in tone. I definantely liked what the fiberskyn did! With the Fiberskyn it was more defined and more succint tone yet retaining the fatness of the lower tuning. The sound I get from a normal ambassador is a full wide sound with the snares sounding like they are well spread out and fat. I was very surprised with the amount of snare response the Fiberskyn gave me, as it gave more snare response than a regular ambassador at the same tension. I always tune the snare side head a little lower than your average person so the snares can react and breath and respond to dynamics better Overall the drum reacts well to a very wide tuning range with a thick note, but the snares usually blend in so neither drum nor snare wires dominate the sound one more than the other in most tunings.

The stock gibraltars sounded crisp, clean and bright, whilst premium 20 strand brass puresounds made the tone richer and a little less crisp, but still similar. It has alot of snare sound in particular, depending on what snares you put on. The general sound of my snare drum is sensitive, crisp, clean and defined. To understand the effects I will explain the general sound of my snare drum, and what the same tuning does with a regular coated ambassador.

I heard the heads crack as is standard on remo heads, but I noticed it didnt crack nearly as much as a regular coated ambassador. I turned the bolts a whole turn in the standard alternating clockwise pattern. I removed my regular ambassador batter and wiped down the bearing edges, fitted the head and proceeded to place the tuning bolts back on the hoop. Pincering my fingers together on either side of the head I found it to be slightly thicker than an normal coated ambassador but still not nearly as thick as an Remo Emporer or Evans G2.Īn initial tap of the head its self gave a low fundamental note similar to a normal ambassador but with less wobble. I inspected the glue ring collar and it was nice and thin and you could see the shiney clear glue/plastic forming a strong bond beetween the fleshhoop and the fiberskyn material itself Comparing this head to another 14' fiberskyn, it was apparent that it was a random pattern. The simulated calfskin has a lovely vein structure. My initial thoughts of the head was its stunning appearance. Yesterday I bought a 14' Fiberskyn amb batter to put on my 14 x 5.5 Gretsch Hammered Brass Snare.

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