Evans E-rings are an easy-to-use external overtone control ring which "floats" on the surface of a drumhead. It rounds out and flattens the drumhead's sound and allows for easier tuning.
I've tried them all, and every drummer who plays my kit prefers these to anything else as they don't change the character of the drum sound and also don't leave a sticky residue. They come in different inner-to-outer ring depths. I ordered the standard set plus the separate snare rings, which come in two depths. Some drummers complain that their sticks or brushes catch on the ring, but not the better drummers I work with, or when I play myself (though admittedly I am a novice). These work wonders in my echoic practice room, helping to get a dryer sound that doesn't deafen the horn players. Now the trumpet player's the problem. :-)
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Posted By:
Mark Schmieder
Rating:
5.00
Nice Resonance
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I had been Aquarian Studio Rings and felt like they were choking too much resonance from my toms so I ordered a set of Evans E-Rings. I am super pleased with the amount of overtones taken out while still allowing a natural head attack and resonance of the drum to come through. My toms sound great both live and on recordings. I will definitely continue to use these.
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Posted By:
Maria Joyner-Wulf
Rating:
5.00
Zero rings
Comments:
I used zero rings many years ago along with a Gladstone pad. I lent them out and never got them back.
The E-rings are perfect. I'm teaching my grandson drums on my 1970's Slingerland kit. I plan on making more purchases in the future.
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Posted By:
David Ahrend
Rating:
5.00
Love these things
Comments:
I love these things for recording a more controlled sound.
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Posted By:
Dan
Rating:
5.00
Effective
Comments:
Took my drums from bow-wowwowwow to simply woof. Got a 70s sound out of coated G2 tom heads on a 12-13-16 tama swingstar with the wider rings.
