<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Evans-Hydraulic-Glass-Tompack-Standard-12-inch-13-inch-16-inch/dp/B001RFBEPM/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Evans Hydraulic Glass Tompack, Standard (12 inch, 13 inch, 16 inch)</a>I have been playing drums since I was nine years old, hard rock, blues, jazz, funk, I have played it all. I am now 54, so what, I feel twenty five and I am still playing hard. I grew up on these drums playing to Zeppelin, The Who, BOC, and today, Tool, Linkin Park, and the list goes on. Those are my qualifications for what it's worth. I have played a great number of heads over the year, from REMO Weatherking's, Silverdots, Vintage Emperors and Pinstripes, all are very good. A few years ago I strayed off the beaten path of Remo and tried a set of Evans Hydraulics on my set. It is a 1976 Ludwig Blue Vistalite kit, eight drums deep with three Roto's. I got the Evans initially because they even made the hydraulic heads for my smallest 6 inch tom. I put this blue sticky blob stuff called Moongel (RTOM) on each one, just a small piece on each drum will do as they have a resonating undertone that need a little damping under the lights of a live show. I love the Evans Heads, they last forever, they sound better than any Remo head I have ever owned and they take the punishment I put down, and I play hard, very hard. Ever play Moby Dick soft? Can't be done. I have the Evans EC (Older one) on my snare and it pops with a sound much like a coated head which I love on this otherwise open sounding drum, it has great control. On the 24 inch Bass Drum I have the Evans EMAD, rings attached. It has lasted longer than any Bass head I have ever owned, in fact it has lasted through two bass pedal hammers and is still going strong. This is probably attributable to the stick-on pads I have where the hammer hits but still, I have had these on other heads only to bash a hammer through it at the most inopportune time, like in the middle of a set, that sucks. Unless somebody else pulls me away, Evans on my kit are there to stay. Last set I bought in 2005, I want to get a new set just because I want a new set, not because I need them, in fact I may just talk myself out of it and spend the bucks somewhere else, hmmmm, maybe a new cymbal. Look, Evans, definitely a ten in my book. ROCK ON.