
EVANS DRUMHEADS
The most technologically advanced drumheads on earth.
The most technologically advanced drumheads on earth.
Get natural tone and genuine feel at conversational volumes. For the first time in history, you can hit hard and play naturally while keeping it down.
Evans UV Drumheads are made to withstand the heaviest hits. Their resilience is derived from heavy duty film, strengthened using ultraviolet light.
Evans EMAD enables instant adjustment of your bass drum's attack and focus, so you can get your ideal tone anytime, anywhere.
Though you can count on drumheads being round, other aspects, like diameter, ply, and coating vary. Drumheads are made with either 1 or 2 plies of film, only a few millimeters thick, secured with a metal ring around the perimeter. Depending on the head, there may be a coating applied to enhance durability, like on our UV heads. There could also be additional patches or areas of film, like on our Heavyweight Dry heads.
Before modern tech bettered our lives, drumheads were made with animal skin (we continue to replicate this with our synthetic Calftone heads). Nowadays, thin plastic film is most commonly used. The film is secured across a metal ring head, which is then placed atop the drum and tightened.
Drumheads are identified by their diameter or the measurement straight across the center of the drum. Common sizes for snare drums are 13” and 14”. Toms can vary from as little as 6” up to 18”. Bass drumheads are the largest drumhead in a standard drum and will usually be 20” or 22”.
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