AMBASSADOR heads are made using a single ply 10 mil film to produce an open, bright, and resonant sound with plenty of attack.
These medium-weighted heads are one of the three original WEATHERKING series.
Coated AMBASSADOR heads are referred to as the worldwide industry standard batter heads for studio and live applications. They are the factory-supplied drumhead of choice for almost every OEM snare drums because of their tunability, open, bright and resonant tones. Coated AMBASSADORS have a warmer attack than Clear AMBASSADORS. They are also the Timbale drumhead.
Some artists who rely these heads are Gregg Bissonette, Vinnie Colauita, Steve Gadd, Curt Bisquera, Matt Chamberlain, Josh Freese, Abe Laborial Jr, Jeff Tain Watts, Shawn Pelton, Dave Weckl, Cindy Blackman, and Terri Lynn Carrington.
The Coated AMBASSADOR is also known as the Timbale drumhead. Karl Perazzo, Sheila E., Tiki Pasillas, Danny Reyes, Luis Conte, Arno Lucas, Bobby Allende, Ramon Bonda, and Marc Quinones all rely on Coated AMBASSADORs for their trusted Timbale sounds.
As the world's drumhead specialist for over 40 years, Remo, Inc. has developed an incredibly wide variety of drumheads at fit every drumming application. Not only is a full selection of Remo heads availabe to meet the diverse needs of drumset players in country, jazz, rock, pop, R&B, hip-hop, latin and every other style, Remo heads also bring advanced technologies and exceptional performance capabilities to the specialized needs to players in the marching, concert and world percussion areas. Indeed, with so many types, weights and sizes available, selecting the ideal head for any drum or situation requires an understanding of the performance levels that each head is designed to achieve.
ABOUT REMO
A Drummer’s Drumhead Company
First and foremost, let’s get something straight. Remo® is a drummer’s drumhead company. After all, for over 45 years, Remo has constantly and consistently broken new ground when it comes to industry firsts. While we were doing what we do best, the competition continued to chase, follow and mimic our technological prowess. Better yet, by the time they even came close to catching up, we were already onto the next big idea. Ultimately, when it comes to our skills as a drumhead manufacturer, no one can touch the technical and musical advantages that Remo drumheads always provide.
In fact, our competitors’ attempts to ride our coattails also pushed us to work smarter, as well as harder. Innovation quickly became part of our DNA.
An Unusually Durable, Inexpensive, Weather Resistant Material
The Remo story began after WWII when experiments were being made with Mylar®* a polyester film made by DuPont™. (Mylar® was used during the war as a heat resistant film for nighttime reconnaissance flights.) This unusually durable, inexpensive, weather resistant material that provided previously unattainable pitch, tone and consistency intrigued Remo D. Belli, an already successful drummer. And, because of Mylar®, Remo began his legacy with the Weatherking™ drumheads, the very first Remo first.
Innovation and Technical Sophistication
Throughout the 60’s, 70’s and 80’s, Remo continued to innovate and became the world’s drumhead specialist in virtually every category. From percussionists and orchestral timpanists to drum corps, jazz, blues and rock. Technical sophistication never before imagined in drum heads reached new heights, thanks to new laminations and coatings found in other Remo firsts such as Controlled Sound™, Pinstripe™, Smooth White™, Powerstroke™, Fiberskyn®, Suede™, Renaissance® and Nuskyn™. Understanding how drumheads should be designed and how they should ultimately sound soon became our foundation for other applications, such as children’s drums–another industry first. This brings us to Advanced Acousticon™, our latest technological feat. A unique, wood-based shell material that reflects wood’s best qualities, but is more consistent and easier to work with. The end result? Richer, more durable, better sounding drums. With the advent of Advanced Acousticon, Remo is now leading the fastest growing category in the business–world percussion.
Because of our advances in drumheads, percussion and all things rhythmic, the world isn’t only listening, but also playing like there’s no tomorrow. And if we can accomplish all this and more in a matter of 45 years, imagine what the next few decades are going to be like.
* Mylar® is a registered trademark of DuPont Teijin Films for its polyester film.