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The Fiberskyn 3 ambassadors are medium-weight heads Made with a poly-spun fiber single ply 10 mil Mylar film to produce a warm mid range resonant sound with a warm attack. The Fiberskyn 3 Ambassador surface is excellent for sticks, brushes. F3 Ambassador heads produce a warm spectrum of sound for snares and tom-toms. They are best known for jazz and orchestral applications.
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Reviewed in the United States on February 27, 2010
Size: 28-inch
I have previously dismissed Fiberskyn heads as being rather "boxy" (meaning, "hatbox") sounding and not the best sound for my bass drum. As I have acquired a 1920 Ludwig bass drum that came equipped with the original calfskin heads, I've had a chance to get a better idea of the performance of the two materials. Result: a Diplomat-weight Fiberskyn head responds quite like a real calfskin head. For modern music, a Medium or Ambassador-weight head such as this one might be a better choice when playing out, while using a Diplomat or FT-weight head for the reso from the standpoint of durability. But you could do worse--especially given the high cost of real skin heads... It's important to tune the Fiberskyns properly: they should be tuned to resonate with the shell--NOT "Just Past Wrinkle", which will give a very poor bass drum tone. This will probably require up to three turns JPW, but then you'll have a drum that'll require little or no muffling and sound great. Buy with confidence.
