Remo 12" Emperor Coated

The best heads

These are the best heads for Yamaha drums ) I’m so happy to play with these heads !

I've used these heads for years, love them!

Punchy warm sound, could do with a tougher coating as it doesn't last the longest, but it's fine!

Rich and warm!

If you want the most amount of tone out of a 20” bd, this is the way to go. Vintage and modern at the same time. I do recommend this head!

The classic warm and dry sound.

These heads have sounded great on every drumset i've played and they last for ever. They project a warm and dry tone - perfect for the modern pop and rock music.

Really love the emperor coated batter heads. I use these on all my toms (10, 12, and 16)

Pros:

Has that dry rock sound with good but controlled resonance

The coating is durable

Cons:

I'm using 3 of these on my toms and one came with a small aesthetical defect on the coating, the QC is not the greatest.

Dependable Heads

I find coated emperors to be durable and with a bit more character and tone compared to clear heads of similar weight.

Great

Emperors on top, ambassadors on the bottom. the majority of the drumming world are using this config, and for good reason.

These are probably the superior quality brand in this business, but truth be told you can't go wrong with aquarian or evans.

Toms Toms and more Toms

If you are looking for a great sounding head for any tom then this is the one. It's an industry standard head and all the pros use them.

If you don't know what to buy, buy these, they won't see you wrong.

The best sounding head I've used. I have been playing for 20 years and I've used a lot.

My favourite dumhead!

I used to use coated emperors for pretty much everything! But I've come to accept that they just aren't suitable for live playing. They don't have the same durability and reliability of tuning as some of the competitor's products, particularly in the Evans line. So they have been replaced as my live head of choice for most applications. Having said that though, they are still my favourite drumhead, particularly for jazz and swing. Yes, they are double ply heads and are a little bit heavier than most people like to use for jazz playing. But I love the tonal qualities of these heads, both on snare, kick and toms. They have a really warm and dark tone with lovely sustain and great attack for accents. Really beautiful drumhead. I don't use them live any more, but I won't use anything else in the studio!

Great drum skin.

This is a very good sounding drum skin. I find them to be very durable and they seem to last longer than other drum skins I have used in the past . There is a great punchy sound ideal for rock music.