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
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I love these things for recording a more controlled sound.
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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.
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Posted By:
Danny
Rating:
4.00
Just the thing.
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After eons of using old credit cards and handkerchiefs to swap snare styles mid-set from "serious spank" to "muted backbeat" I finally tried a ring. It does exactly what I want, and while it's less-entertaining than watching a decommissioned Visa bounce around, it also doesn't suddenly bounce *off* in the middle of a song.
Who can argue with $2.50?
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Posted By:
Sam H.
Rating:
5.00
Evans e rings
Comments:
Fast delivery, good product
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Posted By:
Ugo Pinardi
Rating:
5.00
Good service and equipment
Comments:
Great service...good equipment
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Posted By:
jack bircher
Rating:
5.00
evans E-rings
Comments:
I really like the amount of dampening these rings give to the sound of the drums, I mainly use them only to quiet them up a bit for neighbors sake. I also like the fact they are clear and blend in with the clear emperors I just put on my pearl masters maple kit. I was using moon gels and I did not like the marks they were leaving on the
coated heads or the stock pinstripes on the kit. I was also using Remo rings and didn't like the white look on the drums either (yes i'm that anal).
So anyway, Evans rings are a great product, and thanks to steve weiss music for having these sold separately.
So i could buy the sizes i needed, if you don't need all the dampening effect the rings give you can cut them in half to ease up on the dampening. I cut the one for my snare and it sounds awesome.
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Posted By:
joe c
Rating:
5.00
Always works
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I'm not sure how you improve on something like this but Evans is always consistent and always worth the money.
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Posted By:
John C
Rating:
4.00
Nice and easy
Comments:
Easy way to dampen toms without worrying about placement, and easy to remove when not needed. Love these things! I do wish they were a tiny bit wider, and it doesn't fit perfectly within the tension ring. Had to trim it a bit. Without trimming, there is a slight buzz because it doesn't lie perfectly flat. Otherwise, this is a great product.
