How to Choose a Concert Snare Batter Drumhead
Concert snare batter drumheads can have a meaningful influence on the sound of your drum. EVANS makes a few concert snare heads, used by some of the most successful percussionists around—so you know you can count on them.
To choose a concert snare drumhead, you need to first pick a size. You’ll find our concert snare heads are mostly 14”, though we do also have a 13” Orchestral Coated snare batter.
Once you know the size of your snare, you have a few options for tone, feel, and response.
EVANS 14" Orchestral Staccato Coated Snare batter drumhead caters to both professionals and students, featuring a single ply of 7.5mil film that offers an open and airy tonal quality. EVANS Strata 700 & 1000Concert snare drumheads feature a single ply of film with a coating that closely resembles traditional calfskin for a traditional tone. They also each come in staccato options.
See all the EVANS concert snare batter options we’ve got here.
Features a darker timbre and warm tone with added overtone control., ,From $43.90
Features a single ply of 7.5mil film that offers an open and airy tonal quality., ,From $47.99
Features a single ply of 7.5mil film with added overtone control., ,From $55.99
Offers balanced sustain with added overtone control., ,From $44.99
