Evans EC Resonant Clear Head - 12 Inch Resonant Tom Head - TT12ECR
Evans EC Resonant Clear Head – 12 Inch Resonant Tom Head – TT12ECR
This is a bottom head, and its job is different from a batter’s. Evans designed the EC Resonant to pull a drum toward a centered pitch, which is what makes an awkward tom easier to tune and keeps the note from wandering. The 10-mil ultra-clear film gives a lift in the midrange, so the drum projects without turning brittle.
Fit this underneath and you get more resonance and a wider dynamic range from the drum you already own. It’s the natural partner for an EC2S batter on a 12" rack tom, and it’s worth remembering that a tired resonant head holds a kit back just as much as a tired batter, even though it takes none of the abuse.
Key Features
Corrects Tuning Inconsistencies
Built to pull the drum toward a centered pitch, which is what turns a tom that never quite sat right into one that tunes up easily.
Single Ply of 10-Mil Film
Light enough underneath to let the drum breathe and sustain, but thicker than a typical thin reso, so it holds up over time.
Midrange Frequency Bump
The ultra-clear film pushes the mids forward, which is the range that carries a tom through a band mix.
Sound Shaping Technology
Overtone control built into the underside pulls back the bright, unwanted frequencies and leaves the mids and lows intact.
Level 360 Collar
Seats evenly on the bearing edge without force, which matters more on a resonant head because you can’t hear it seat the way you can a batter.
Pairs With EC2S Batters
Designed to sit under the EC series, so a batter and reso from the same family give you a predictable, balanced tom.
How to Fit and Tune a Resonant Head
- Take the drum off its mount and turn it over. Loosen the bottom tension rods in a star pattern, lift the hoop off, and wipe down the bottom bearing edge.
- Set the new head on and bring every rod down finger-tight before using the key. Resonant heads are thinner and go out of true more easily if you rush this.
- Tune in half turns, star pattern, tapping beside each rod and matching those pitches. Rest the drum on something soft so the batter head isn’t muted against a table while you listen.
- Set the reso in relation to the batter: level with it for maximum sustain, slightly higher for a faster pitch drop, slightly lower for a longer, deeper fall.
Care Tip: Resonant heads get forgotten because nothing hits them, but they still age. Pull the drum off the kit once a year and look at the bottom head under a light — if the film has gone hazy or you can see a dent where a stick or a stand went through it, the drum is losing sustain and nobody has noticed. Replacing the reso is often the cheapest way to make an older kit sound alive again.