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I think the answer is “It depends”. Are you looking for a sustained ringing fundamental with fewer overtones, or a shorter sound?

Do you use brushes on toms, if so coated would be the choice. Coated heads add a touch of dampening, and a tiny bit more attack, at least IMO they do.

In general, a warmer sustain will come from a thinner 2 ply like an emperor. A shorter, thick sound will come from a thicker single like an ambassador.

I really think a great deal depends on the drums too. I play a yamaha recording custom kit in the studio, and I get a ton of sustain regardless of the head type.

I sometimes play a high end premier kit live that is fairly old, it has ambassadors and the sustain is fairly short, despite large, deep drums.

One head I have used quite a bit is the Aquarian Studio X. I love them, perfect balance for my taste.

I am actually planning on re-heading the yamaha studio kit with ambassadors in the next month or so, I’ll let you know how I think it sounds.

I hope this helps you.

Jeff

- Steve

That “Warm, Rock Sound” is a pretty general description, and based very much on how you hear things. “Warm” usually comes from the drum itself (Materials, size etc), where “attack” tends to come from head and stick selection.

In my opinion, a purer fundamental tone(Fewer overtones) and a longer decay time gives the impression of warmth, whereas more overtones and shorter decay time gives the impression of a colder sound with greater perceived attack.

The best approach is to listen to some of your favoriete drummers, find a sound you want to recreate, and then research what kind of heads the drummer uses. Most of the top guys are endorsers, so you should be able to find them on the websites of the head manufacturers.

I am not a fan of coated ambassadors or emperors on my kit’s and yet, when I hear some of my favorite players, that’s what they are using. I still choose not to use them on my kit right now because I don’t like the way MY kit sound with them.

What kind of drums do you have and what are the tom sizes? That might help me a bit.

Finally, coated heads will give more stick attack sound, and dampening, so there won’t be as much ringing out and with a non-coated head.

Hope this helps a bit, Nathan.

Thanks for stopping by!

-Jeff