While the heads didn't specify it, they seem to be of the same quality as the LP Hand Picked heads, with a nice round sound and a new Accents logo stamped with black ink in the center of the head. Part of this sound is attributed to the consistency and overall thickness of the head, but also comes from the head and rim's extended collar. By downsizing the shell a bit, the drums utilize a tuning technique similar to that of a timpani, maximizing sustain and focusing on tome and pitch. The result is a powerfully aggressive tone with enough body to make your internal organs shake. The highend frequencies of the drums are amazing.
Slaps are extremely sharp, even on a de-tuned head.
And the body and sustain of the open tones could cut through almost any imaginable venue. The True Test. Picture a room made of concrete, floor to ceiling, with only a few velvet curtains scattered about the walls for deadening. It already appears to be a gig that any player would dread plying for fear that his hands would dread playing for fear that his hands would fall off trying to compete with the volume of such a large group. As soon as I though that circumstances couldn't get worse, of course, they did.