Evans 14" Genera HDD Coated Snare Reviews

Great

It’s got a great sound and feel. The quality is great

Perfect

Like the title says, I recommend these drumheads.

Great sounding snare head

I was a little worried that putting this snare head on my 14x6,5 Pears Sensitone snare would kill it's sound because of the dry nature of the head, but boy was I wrong. This snare head is great.

Evans

Evans drum skins are top quality. The sound is perfect, they are durable and last long. I would highly recommend Evans over and above any other skin brand.

As for Snare batters - simply from personal flavour in sound I definitely prefer the ST and HD dry skins. This Genera is great, but I find the sound a little hard to tame for my taste.

Still, Evans quality is amazing.

My favourites by far :-)

Amazing for recordings

I'm using a custom 14x7 aluminium snare, and this head is the absolute best for recordings. I've been doing studio sessions for the past years, and this my go-to everytime.

Just amazing!

A Steel Snare's Life Partner

I have never looked back from the Evans Genera HD heads for my old, 2nd hand Pearl Steel Snare. It sounds absolutely studio ready every time I tune up one of these heads, old or new, they retain tone and attack unlike other heads I've used in the past, and help produce firecracker tones when executed with a rimshot, really great heads.

Quality! The price is also very cheap compared to the stores here in my location

Great product!

Great snare drum head without much overtones and with great sound!! Highly recommended!

Very dry and flat

But that's not at all bad. Maybe you want a flat sound as opposed to some reverb.

I have put this on a wood shell snare and also put a wide snare on the resonant head. All works great. Dry, flat sound. Rim shots deadened.

It has its own unique sound and if you are looking to have a change of sound on your snare this can be that change.

Great head with strong atack and fast sustain

I'm using this head on a Mapex black panther, it sounds great both on high and low tunings, the attack is strong and it has a moderate amount of sustain. I'm using it with a lower tuning and it sounds great with a well defined body and huge attack.

Dry

Super dry. But i like it! No need to use moon gel.

Dead

No use for my Mapex Black Panther Birdseye Maple snare 14x6,5.

I can't imagine drummers liking this dry'/dead. Tuning down the resohead brings a littlebit life but far from pleasant!

For steel snares it might be more useful

Very good drum head.

No moon gel needed. Pearl snare sounds amazing.

Durable and dry snare head

If you want a good smack and little overtones, this is a good choice. Probably won't need any extra muffling and two plies give the head more durability than a single ply. Personally, I've ever had any quality issues with the dozens of Evans heads I've used over the years.

I'd recommend this for heavier music styles and heavier hitters who don't want to use extra muffling and know they're after a dry sound. Muffled heads like these are easier to tune, as you don't get much in terms of overtones or extra sounds. And if you're using a dry head like this, you probably won't have to replace the head very soon, if the sound you're after is more about attack, smack and crack, and less about tone and sustain.

No more moongels!

I really like this drumhead, it gives the possibility to reduce the overtones with a short but "natural" decay without using any moongel or tape especially if you tune this drum high or medium-high, and if you tune this low you can achieve a fattier sound that's so popular these days.

It's not the thoughest drumhead on the market but it will definitely last you some time, especially if you don't play any hard style of music.

My favourite drumhead so far since i tune my snare really high and i don't like having any muffling on it.

Perfect

Gets rid of some of the annoying ring snares sometimes have, whilst still delivering a rich tone, in many different tunings

also great for brushwork!

Evans 14" Genera HDD Coated Snare

Changed the snare head a few months back and tried this one. After all this time with constant playing (at least 2 rehearsals a week and week-end gigs), they look and sound like new. Not very sharp, but it has a great tone, We play metal, but sometimes we play around with blues and classic rock, and it handles all the genres wonderfully.

Very happy with it, would recommend it to any drummer

Lovely head

Gives a really nice explosive sound

Tuned up easily and stays there

Seems to be lasting well over the last couple of weeks

Bang Bang

Ordered for my bandmate. She swears by them.

Perfect snare head!

I bought this head because I was replacing all my stock heads and it is great! Produces a great sound.

The feel of it is like a lot of other heads, however I tune mine tight and this has a nicer rebound.

The holes are a great feature, as they make the sound drier. I still use a moongel as I try to get a very dry sound. If you bought this by accident and you want a bit of resonance I don't think you will be displeased!

The head looks great, I think the evans logo is very clean, and the coating hasn't gotten marked up yet even though I am a heavy hitter.

Perfect head for me and my desired sound, I don't think I will buy another head!