Money wise you might be better off not replacing the heads and just lowering the price 75$ or whatever you would be investing. I rarely use the same heads as come on kits, even if they`re new, as I mostly am really selective about what heads I want for different drums. When in doubt though, the REMO Coated Ambassador is the rice and white bread of the industry- works every time I think.

Thanks Bob!!

I wanted to play it first though,before i put it with the kit.These things are getting harder and harder to find,and if i liked it,i would sell the rest of the kit without it!! I was thinking remo coated ambassadors myself,but i remember that the guy i bought this from was an extreme -devout buddy rich fan and told me that buddy would use a certain head with these(not ambassadors) to get them to sound great,and i just cant remember which ones he said???Anyway,i have a kent maple snare 8 lug and a pearl masters deeper shell maple snare for right now.The pearl snare is the sweetest sounding snare i could ever imagine playing!! I was at guitar center one day and heard this wonderful drum being played from the other room.I went inside and was admiring the sound of it.There were 2 guitar players listening to it also,when i heard them say to each other"i dont know **** about drums,but thats the way a snare drum should sound!! best sounding drum i ever heard" I was thinking much the same,and found out the manager had switched the batter head on it and tuned it,but thats about all(it was a brand new drum) i had no money and was not looking for another drum,so i left.Well shortly after it hit me,i had to have that drum-and what if somebody else buys it!! i could not sleep all night.Needless to say,guess who was waiting at the door when the manager opened the store??Well thats the story of that drum!!! I am so frickin happy i bought that drum!!! I LOVE THAT DRUM!!!!!The kent i am still waiting to get back now 6-7 weeks from having the bed done and the edges done,but i suspect that drum weill sound awesome too!!!But i have no metal drums right now.I checked out,and loved your web sight!!! You are a true professional!! You can tell the love you have to play the drums,and the love of the drums themselves,and you play out all the time!!!! A TRUE PROFESSIONAL!!!!AND MASTER OF HIS CRAFT!!!! PLEASURE TO KNOW YOU!! I like the ink also!! I LOVE JAPANESE STYLE!!! I have had some work done by a few guys from japan who moved to new york!! have 1 1/2 sleeves now,but i am getting old and the skin is old now-does not heal the same,but i would love to finish the 1/2 i have left open!!Well sorry for rambling on!! When are you picking up your fibes???

Thanks alot but you`re wrong, I`m just a drum fanatic like yourself -but I can say atleast that a whole lifetime of drumming obviously isn`t enough to satisfy me- I just keep wanting to play more and more.

Seriously, I have read that the Buddy Rich model chrome over fiberglass snare is the absolute best sounding snare - give up any thoughts of selling it- it`s too precious. The value will only increase and you can enjoy it in the meantime. Keep them all I say.

As for my own Fibes kit- I have to wait until March :^( I couldn`t buy an air ticket back to visit my folks for the holidays- they were sold out up until Jan 15 completely. So, I bought a ticket for March when I have some free time as well. Three more months I`ll have to wait - I must have more disciplineSumo Dude