Is changing the heads worth it?
Posted: Tue Aug 03, 2021 8:58 am
Hello everyone!
I have been playing for a while now most of the time concentrating on getting the martillo solid. I tried to experiment with the technique but I still cannot get that nice snappy high-pitched short accents like many others do. I don't expect to get it right away, but at this point I am thinking a lot about changing the heads. I have matador LP M201-AW and I read a lot around here that changing heads on those is night and day difference. I started to look into Remo heads and I might go for tucked nuskyns.
So my questions are:
1. Is it possible that the heads are a limitation on matadors?
2. Will changing the heads really bring that much difference in sound?
3. Will the artificial heads last (almost) forever and can they go higher in pitch?
4. Would it maybe make sense to buy a new bongo instead? (The heads are almost half of the price of a new "better" bongo here in Europe)
Thank you very much for any feedback or comments.
I have been playing for a while now most of the time concentrating on getting the martillo solid. I tried to experiment with the technique but I still cannot get that nice snappy high-pitched short accents like many others do. I don't expect to get it right away, but at this point I am thinking a lot about changing the heads. I have matador LP M201-AW and I read a lot around here that changing heads on those is night and day difference. I started to look into Remo heads and I might go for tucked nuskyns.
So my questions are:
1. Is it possible that the heads are a limitation on matadors?
2. Will changing the heads really bring that much difference in sound?
3. Will the artificial heads last (almost) forever and can they go higher in pitch?
4. Would it maybe make sense to buy a new bongo instead? (The heads are almost half of the price of a new "better" bongo here in Europe)
Thank you very much for any feedback or comments.