AquarianDrumheads Super-Kick II Drumhead Pack (SKII22)

I switched from Evans EMAD and the difference is night and day. These sound so much better. EMAD's have problems. EMAD's rattle and buzz in mysterious ways that are impossible to completely eliminate. On quiet material, you can definitely hear it in recordings and it is maddening. Also EMAD's make it impossible to use certain triggers. These Aquarians sounds open, rich and controlled while suffering from none of the problems I have with Evans. There's a reason people swear by Aquarian for kicks and now I've experienced it first hand.

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The head is two-ply hydraulic so it is not going to break. It is essenatially turning your bass drum into a cannon. The initial attack is etremely loud and thunderous. It is a blend of a loud punchyness but with a full deep bass sound (not a click). It has a medium decay. Although I love this head and it is worth every penny, in my opinion this is exclusively for loud modern music music. This is not a soft subtle sound. It is not gentle and easy.I purchased this for a vintage jazz kit and it does not sound natural with the sound of the other drums (mainly the toms) and music common to the period they were designed for, esp with white coated heads. This will be going on another kit for rock/metal where it will perform extremely well. Take the application into consideration when purchasing this head.

I originally had one of these on my very used BD for years. It was replaced with an Evans hydraulic head. The outside ply cracked in less than 8 months. So, it's back to a known and trusted workhorse. Not the cheapest head, but probably the best related to durability. The sound is good as well.

It's not too muffled with the padding that it comes with. I really enjoy this head on my bass drum.

If you have never put a superkick 2 on an old kick drum...... its like putting a mustang engine in a toyota Corolla. This is the third time I have experienced it and I always think it won't be as amazing as I remember.... but it was even more so.I bought a cheap used mapex. Kick sounded drab. Again, cheap kit...... after playing with tuning the remo head it had on it i finally ordered one of these.... absolutely amazing. I barely had to tune it at all. Thumps. This is the one most important thing you can do.I think with ducktape and a superkick 2 I can make any drumset sound amazing.

Been using them for over 25 years! Great tone and sound! lasts long before re-skinning!