I'm impressed that you're getting a good sound out of your 3-ply with an Ambassador. I tried a few times and had no luck.Now that I've got the Fiberskyn, my go-to snares are the 3-ply and the beautiful Acro that you sent me. Thanks again, by the way--I just love that snare.
Ya know, that's one I probably shoulda kept. Really great Acro. I think the rims are alot of it. But, as I remind my girlfriend, "you can't keep them all". I prefer to think of it as "catch and release". Besides that, everyone's got their personal sound. Mine's really become what I'm getting out of the Gretsch. I use it with everything....