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Aquarian Modern Vintage II Drumhead - 14 inch

14" Drumhead with Vintage Coating and 2 Plies of 7-mil Film
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Feels and Sounds like a Vintage Head

If you want to recapture the snare and tom tones of your favorite records, Aquarian's Modern Vintage II drumheads are a great place to start. These heads exhibit an open, resonant tone and warm attack to help breathe life back into your drums. The 14" Modern Vintage II's dual plies of 7-mil film, paired with Aquarian's Vintage Coating, have a response Sweetwater drummers can't help but liken to another famous head used heavily in the glory days of rock 'n' roll. Try one today - we're sure you'll hear the difference.

Aquarian: building better drumheads since 1980

Roy Burns and Ron Marquez founded Aquarian Drumheads on the philosophy that the drummer is the most important person, and that the aspiring player is the future of their business. Prior to forming Aquarian Drumheads, Roy was a world-famous big band drummer, teacher, and clinician. Ron was a systems analyst and manufacturing plant manager. The combination of Roy's drumming experience and Ron's technology background has helped Aquarian Drumheads to develop numerous innovative products, as well as a unique scientific approach to manufacturing.

Aquarian Modern Vintage II Drumhead Pack Features:
  • Classic sound from a modern head
  • Warm, open, and resonant tone
  • The cure for sterile toms and snares
  • Great for swing, soul, and classic rock
  • 2 plies of 7-mil film with Vintage Coating feels and sounds more like a vintage head
Breathe life back into your modern drums with Aquarian Modern Vintage II drumheads!
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Tech Specs

  • Batter/Resonant: Batter
  • Size: 14"
  • Clear/Coated: Coated
  • Thickness: 14mil (2 x 7mil)
  • Manufacturer Part Number: MODII-14

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Rated 5/5

Remo Guy for 30 years

My drums have never sounded better than with these beautifully constructed, and awesome drum heads. No kidding. They sound articulate, warm, and have a wonderful ambience as well, which I was struggling to get with my remo ambassadors, and emperors. I HIGHLY recommend these heads! They are a bit thicker than what I'd normally put on my snare, but yeah, they sound good on all my drums
Music background: Professional musician
Rated 5/5

Similar to Evans 56 Calftone without the Bubbles (so far)

Had the Evans Calftone heads because they sounded warmer than regular coated heads.
Then tried a regular coated head again on my snare to see if the vintage-style heads were that much better.
When my drummer came to practice, he asked where that Calftone head was.
Put it back on the snare and it sounded good again.
But since the Calftone had a lot of tears and bubbles in the top coat, I decided to try the Aquarian Modern Vintage head.
I don't hear much difference between the Calftone and Modern Vintage, but after five hours of use, I haven't gotten any tears or bubbles.
The tears and bubbles don't affect the sound, except maybe the projection, so if they do happen it doesn't make much of a difference.
Rated 5/5

Excellent Drum Heads

I ordered these drum heads in 2015 for the drum set I played at church after doing a lot of research and watching a bunch of YouTube videos. They are easily the best sounding drum heads I've owned! They resolve the need for drum rings to stop the awful ringing that low-quality drum heads produce. I couldn't believe how affordable they were for the quality! I'm about to order some more for my drums at home for recording. Highly recommend for any stage of learning, and if you need a great set for sound reduction and sound quality in a church, these are the way to go!
Music background: Worship Leader and Drummer for 14 years.
Rated 4/5

Solid Head

I got this head on a spur of the moment buy. It is heavily coated, and easily double that of other brands. Tunes up great, and sounds great.
Music background: Studio Owner
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