Over 30 Bass Drums Heads Compared In The Studio!

Huge bass drum head comparison video done in my studio. Good speakers or headphones recommended for best listening accuracy.

Resonant head - Evans EQ3 resonant with porthole.

Batter heads compared -
Evans EQ2 Clear
Evans EQ3 Clear
Evans EQ4 Frosted
Evans GMAD Clear
Evans EMAD Clear
Evans EMAD Heavyweight Clear
Evans EMAD Coated
Evans EMAD 2 Clear
Evans 56’ EMAD Calftone
Evans 56’ Calftone
Evans Hydraulic
Remo Powerstroke 3 Clear
Remo Powerstroke 3 Black Dot Clear
Remo Powerstroke 3 Smooth White
Remo Branded Dunnett Res-O-Tone Felt Strip
Remo Powerstroke 3 Coated
Remo Powerstroke 4 Clear
Remo Powerstroke Pro Clear
Remo Powerstroke Pro Coated
Aquarian Force I Coated
Aquarian Superkick I Clear
Aquarian Superkick I Coated
Aquarian Superkick I Modern Vintage
Aquarian Superkick II Clear
Aquarian Superkick III Coated
Remo Controlled Sound Black Dot
Remo Pinstripe
Remo Emperor Coated
Remo Ambassador Coated
Remo Emperor Clear
Remo Branded Stock Crush Clear

Kit used - Crush Sublime AXM ash/maple blend
22x18 bass drum
Snare drum - Crush Multi-Species 14x6.5 wood (42 strand stock wires)
Pearl Eliminator Pedal with wooden Danmar Beater
Evans EQ pillow inside bass drum

Recording Equipment -
Overheads - Shure KSM 32 as a spaced pair into CAPI VP 312’s
Kick In - Electro-Voice ND68 into CAPI VP25
Kick Out - Warm Audio Fet47jr into CAPI VP25
Snare Top - Shure SM57 into API 512C
Snare Bottom - Shure MD441 into CAPI VP26
Room - SE 4400a pair in Blumlein into CAPI VP312’s

Interface - ‪@Audientworld‬ ID44
DAW - ‪@presonus‬ Studio One Pro