Evans EC Resonant Clear Head - 16 Inch Resonant Floor Tom Head - TT16ECR
Evans EC Resonant Clear Head – 16 Inch Resonant Floor Tom Head – TT16ECR
Big drums are the ones that lose their pitch, and that’s exactly what the EC Resonant is built to fix. Evans designed this bottom head to correct tuning inconsistencies and pull the drum toward a centered note — on a 16" floor tom, that’s the difference between a defined low thud and a shapeless boom.
It’s a resonant head, not a batter: a single ply of 10-mil ultra-clear film with a lift in the midrange and Sound Shaping Technology built into the underside. You get more projection and a wider dynamic range from the shell you already have, and it pairs naturally with an EC2S batter up top.
Key Features
Fixes a Vague Low Note
Built to correct tuning inconsistencies and center the pitch, which is what a large floor tom usually struggles with most.
Single Ply of 10-Mil Film
Thin enough to let a big shell move freely, thick enough to survive years on the underside of a gigging kit.
Enhanced Projection
The midrange lift gives the drum something to carry on, so the floor tom reaches the back of the room instead of dying at the riser.
Sound Shaping Technology
Damping built into the underside pulls back the harsh top end and leaves the low frequencies where they belong.
Broad Dynamic Range
The drum answers a light stroke and a full-arm hit alike, rather than only waking up when you lean on it.
Level 360 Collar
Seats evenly around a large bearing edge, which is where a 16" drum most often goes out of true during tuning.
How to Fit and Tune a Floor Tom Resonant Head
- Pull the legs off and lay the drum on its side. Back the bottom tension rods off in a star pattern, lift the hoop clear, and clean the bearing edge.
- Set the new head on and hand-tighten every rod. A 16" has a lot of lugs and a lot of circumference, so getting them even by hand before the key is what saves you time later.
- Tune in half turns, star pattern, tapping beside each rod. Prop the drum so the batter head isn’t muffled against the floor or you’ll be listening to the wrong thing.
- Set the reso against the batter last. Level with the batter for the longest sustain, or a little lower for the deep, slow downward fall most drummers want from a floor tom.
Care Tip: Floor toms get set down on things — that’s how their bottom heads die. A drum lowered onto a cymbal stand tripod or a coiled cable leaves a dent you’ll never tune out. Keep a small square of carpet in the hardware bag and put the drum on that when it comes off the legs at load-out.