Remo 14" CS Coated Black Dot Snare 5-stars Reviews

Remo controlled sound

Previously I used Ambassador coated head on my snares. Now I decide to try something else. This head is aweeesome for steel snares. Steel snares are pretty loud and has few overtones, so this head is perfect for them. Dot in the middle works perfectly. In my opinion, maybe the best snare head ever!

Best snare drumhead!!

Ive been buying many drumheads and this become my new fav drumhead:D has such great attack, a warmy tone, can be jazzy blues too

Has a mix of everything which is greatt!

And ofc the price is unbeatable

Highly recommended!

One of the best all-round snare heads

The CS coated snare head has to be one of the most versatile on the market. It can handle all kinds of tunings and the centre dot removes just enough overtone while still allowing some natural 'ring' and makes the head really durable.

I have been gigging the same drumhead for about 6 months now and there is still life left in the old dog yet!

I'd recommend this drum head for anyone looking for a durable, workhorse drum head, especially new drummers who are looking to change a stock snare drum head to get a better sound. This is a no brainer!

That, what I looked for

Sounds great, without redundant overtones, tunes easy. Very good quality drumhead.

Favourite Drumhead

I love the phat sound I can achieve from these heads.

Using them on a Pearl 14"x05" Free Floating Brass Snare.

Remo controlled sound!

Buy this head and you don?t need to stick tape and moongel on your snare drum.

For me it?s the perfect snare head for rock funk etc.. as with all remo heads they are made to last!!

Love this head

It's just amazing. Sound is excellent and the quality (as you'd expect from Remo) is awesome.

Really helps to keep my shots in the centre of the head too.

Will probably upgrade to the next level of this when I'm replacing but it's a great snare head.

sounds like ambassador to me, but much more durable.

the dot eliminates some overtones too, making the use of moongel and other dampening stuff unnecessary

Great for heavy snare hitters

I often switch between this and some heavier two-ply snare drumhead. This is classic, open ringing but controlled powerful sound. Using it on Ludwig Supraphonic. Whatever you tune it, sounds great. I tune it quite tight to get that Chad Smith sound.

Great sounding head, lasted a long time!

Great head for getting a thick sound from your snare! Worked great on my Black Panther 14x6.5 to give a chunky sound!

Remo, you've done it again!

MUST BUY!!!

great for any snare and type of music

the only choice

these heads are head and shoulders above the rest. If you use remo heads, then this is the snare head for you. plenty of attack and highly responsive

Perfect for any ringing snare

I have a lot of trouble with snare heads. They either last for ages but sound bad, or sound good and last for about 2 shows. This is not a problem I had using this head. The central region of this snare is thickened to reduce any ring and provide additional bite, and while even with great deal of tuning it still had a bit of ring (not a bad thing, i'm using a metal snare, it's to be expected) it had more bite than i expected. It sounded studio-ready in seconds. I suggest using these on any deep-sounding drum you have, because they're easy to get a good sound out of and add punch, clarity, and cut to anything you put them on.

warm

love remo. great durable skin, if you like to hit a little harder, and get a warm, slight deader warmer sound out of your drum these are perfect. i have these on a few of my snares a tall times. great to detune and have a nice fat back beat. and these will last you longer than an ambassdor.

Best Snare Head I've Ever Used

This is without a doubt the best snare batter head I've ever used. Without any damping it has a clear tone with a crisp and focused attack. I've been using this on my 14×5.5 for two years now and I have no intention of switching.

The only thing I would say is that at very low tunings the coating wears off relatively quickly compared to higher tunings.

Powerful snare sound

I play rock with this snare drum head, from classics to contemporary stuff, and the sound delivered is excellent. Tight and powerful, this drum head is great for rock and other genres such as pop and metal. Highly recommended.

good head

Excellent had as always from remo but at this price you'd be mad not to get one!

Best. Ever. Period.

I tried many snare heads before. This is the best one for rock. Ever. Thick sounding, focused but open enough, quality is more than excellent. Whatever your preferences are, this will not dissappoint.

Remo CS black dot snare drum head

This is a drum head with a long established history. I bought my first one in the early seventies and have used them consistently ever since. It is basically a coated Remo Ambassador with a reinforcing dot glued to the underneath. As well as strengthening the head and extending it`s life, the dot has a profound effect on the sound, boosting the mid range tones and giving the snare drum a punchy "thwack" at low to mid tuning and a hard "pop" when tuned high. The dot also goes some way to negating "centre play out" - this is when a snare drum loses some of it`s impact when struck in the centre of the head. All round, this is a very versatile drum head. Every video I`ve ever seen of the Rolling Stones shows Charlie Watts using CS black dots and that`s good enough for me!

The REMO Control Dot is a well engineered head, designed to have a killer 'fat' spot within the 'dot' area. At the edge of the dot the head produces a less-fat, and cleaner/brighter sound. As you get closer to the edge you get a timbale-like sound, making this a versatile head if you're likely to play (let's say) rock, latin, and jazz at the same gig. The head also produces a great rim-click, and has plenty of volume overall. The head really has, to be tuned well to get any kind of satisfying sound, otherwise it's a bit ring-y. Tune the bottom (of your snare) head to 'A' while the batter head is removed from the drum. Make sure you get a clean 'A' at each lug-point (worth the effort), then put on the batter head, tuning correctly to a 'C', or higher if you want. Mess around with the snare tension, and before you know it, your snare will sound better than ever. This is not a conventional head, and it does take getting used to the different sounds, but a sweeter rim-shot you've never heard ... my guitar players even noticed. Remember, the key is in the tuning ... snare side, than batter. Have fun, it's a great head!