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Performance II Clear Drumheads

Aquarian

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Performance II drum heads are designed for loose tuning to get depth and punch with no over-ring. This head is sealed around the edge to create that really deep sound on toms. No muffling needed.
Aquarian Performance II Drum Head 12 in.
Aquarian Performance II Drum Head 12 in.

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4.45

22 Reviews

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of respondents would recommend this to a friend

Most Liked Positive Review

4

PII for live performance mic'ed up

Over the years I've used all sorts of mufflng techniques on toms to control what I consider to be too much ring. For some time I have taken the scissors to my old heads to make my own o-rings. Don't need them with these heads. I put them on my 12, 13, and 16 tom set-up. Tuned up easy and quick. Mic eq and set-up was painless. These heads make it easy to get that "fat" tom sound. If you are not concerned about micing the kit then the single ply Studio-X heads may be more to your liking as they are a bit louder and just a bit ringier.

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Very Dissapointed

After spending this much on new heads you'd expect these heads to at least produce similar tones between toms ... they don't. I've NEVER been more mad about a drum equipment purchase! I bought these to replace my 4 year-old Evans Hydraulics and I'm going to put my Evans right back on. First, the 10" tom is made of a cloudy material and is muffled like crazy in comparison to my 12" and 14" heads, which are made of a clear mylar . Second, birch is a naturally low sounding, very dense wood and I can't even get low tones out these heads. They produce that "slap" sound you get from loose heads even when they're tuned higher. I'm royally aggravated. If I could return these I would. The only upside is that I got a Hi-Energy snare head when I bought these, which is awesome, but, I'm jumping on the Remo band wagon as soon as possible. At least they make the same style head out of the same material. These only get 2 stars because they look cool.

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Reviewed by 22 customers

  • I would definitely buy these products again

    5

    submitted4 years ago

    byTito

    fromHereford TX

    It has a nice deep sound that I like.

  • Will purchase these heads again.

    5

    submitted5 years ago

    bydrummer

    fromVirginia

    Time will tell of durability with heavy rock beats.

  • I will buy again

    5

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    submitted7 years ago

    byCHRISTOPHER

    fromundisclosed

    Great sound

  • Tamed my 16" floor tom without sucking the life out of it

    5

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    submitted9 years ago

    byJames

    fromBoston, MA

    Popped one of these on my 16" floor tom and tuning it was a dream. Seems to hold its tuning well, too. Wouldn't recommend it for smaller drums, though. Resonance is your friend.

  • I'm hooked

    5

    submitted12 years ago

    bycaleb barnett

    frombiloxi

    I have been a Remo fan for 12 years. Then my friend gave me an Evans onyx to tryout i was immediately changed by the sound it produced. My friend then told me if i liked Evans than i would love Aquarian! Sure enough i was i bought one 12" performance 2 clear, and another for my 14" floor tom. For the bottom I purchased Aquarian Super 2. I Tuned them using idrumtech on my phone and a pair of isolating head phones. they sound great! Im hooked for life.

  • Awesome for Rock

    5

    submitted13 years ago

    byCayetano Garcia-Cachay

    fromMichigan

    I bought these to replace the stock heads on my kit, and came across thse, so picked them up, and i'm ver impressed. These heads are meant for loose tuning (so mostly for rock and metal), which is of course, exactly for what I use them for. They have awesome tone, and especially the muffling ring works really well, But i also use them for other genres as well, such as jazz, or swing (sometimes swing combined with metal). And work pretty good for those too, BUY THESE HEADS.

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  • submitted2 years ago

    asked byRyder

    fromLUBBOCK TX

    I have a 12, 14, 16, 18 set that I need heads for. But I'm new to the drum world and don't understand which of these I need. The picture shows multiple sizes but the selection only lists one size… Which one do I need to get these for sizes?

    I have a 12, 14, 16, 18 set that I need heads for. But I'm new to the drum world and don't understand which of these I need. The picture shows multiple sizes but the selection only lists one size… Which one do I need to get these for sizes?

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