This video from Gear Gurus does as good of a job as I’ve seen demonstrating this. They take three of Remo‘s most popular snare heads and do a head to head (pardon the pun…way to easy) comparison, with and without backing music. Check it out to hear the difference between Coated Ambassador, Power Stroke 3, and Coated Controlled Sound snare drum heads.

via Gear Gurus

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Here are the seven gear giveaways from the last week:

• Acoustic Guitar and Amp Giveaway! Win an Ultrasound Amplifier & Dean Markley Guitar Setup (plus strings and accessories) worth $5,532 from Acoustic Guitar Magazine. Enter Here
• Win An Epiphone Inspired by 1964 Texan, The Complete Tim McGraw CD Catalogue Including
  His Latest Album Southern Voice, Plus McGraw Southern Blend Cologne! Enter Here
• Big guitar giveaway at gear-vault.com. Dean Vendetta Electric Guitar plus MXR & Electro Harmonix pedals, strings, shirts, & more. Enter Here
• Win a trip to the 2010 Rose Bowl (airfare & hotel included!), a tour of the Remo drumheads factory, and a bunch of drumheads. Total value: $3,500! Enter Here
• Nirvana Name that Riff Contest! Enter now for a chance to win a Fender Classic Player Jaguar Special HH. Runners up will receive a Nirvana T-Shirt. Enter Here
• Win an Epiphone El Capitan Acoustic-Electric Bass Guitar from Gibson and Enanitos Verdes! Enter Here
• Guitar Hero 5 / Beastie Boys Reissue Prize Pack. One Grand Prize winner will receive a copy of Guitar Hero 5 (for SONY PlayStation 3), a Signed Copy of the Beastie Boys’ “Ill Communication” Vinyl, a B-Boys T-Shirt, and copies of “Hello Nasty”, “Paul’s Boutique”, “Check Your Head”, and “Ill Communication” all on CD. Enter Here

Grand Prize – One (1) winner will receive:

• 8-Piece SONOR Steve Smith 30th Anniversary Drum Set
• Zildjian Cymbals- 22˝ A Medium Ride, 14˝ Armand Hi-Hats, 18˝ Armand Thin Crash, 18˝ Hybrid Thin Crash, 9˝ Hybrid Splash, 19˝ “Beautiful Baby” Ride, 20˝ K Flat Ride.
• Drum Workshop 9002 Double Bass Drum Pedal and Steve Smith Backstage BD Pad
• Hudson Music – Autographed Steve Smith DVD Pack (Drum Legacy, The Art Of Brushes and Drumset Techniques/The U.S. Beat)
• Complete set of Remo Drumheads
• 6 pr. Vic Firth Steve Smith Signature drumsticks and 3 pr. Tala Wands
• Modern Drummer Digital Archives Years 1-25 and 26
• Puresound P-1420 Custom Snare Wires.
• Approximate retail value of the Grand Prize: $19,500.

Second Prize – Three (3) winners will each receive:

• Zildjian Cymbals Classic T-Shirt
• Drum Workshop 9000 Single Bass Drum Pedal and Steve Smith Backstage BD Pad
• Hudson Music Autographed Steve Smith DVD Pack
• Remo Drumheads 22˝ PowerSonic and 14˝ Black-X
• Vic Firth 4 pr. Steve Smith Signature drumsticks and 1 pr. Tala Wands
• Modern Drummer Digital Archives Years 1-25
• Puresound P-1420 Custom Snare Wires.
• Approximate retail value of Second Prize: $2,000.00.

Third Prize – Five (5) winners will each receive:

• Zildjian Cymbals Classic T-Shirt
• Drum Workshop Steve Smith Backstage Practice Pad
• Hudson Music Autographed Steve Smith DVD Pack
• Remo Drumheads 14˝ Black-X
• Vic Firth 4 pr. Steve Smith Signature drumsticks
• Modern Drummer Digital Archives Year 26
• Puresound P-1420 Custom Snare Wires.
• Approximate retail value of Third Prize: $1,500.00.

Entry Deadline: May 31, 2008
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