PINSTRIPE heads have remained as one of Remo’s most popular drumheads since its 1973 introduction. The well-known and heavily recorded PINSTRIPE has a very focused low-pitched sound with moderate attack and response characteristics. PINSTRIPE’s quick decay makes them ideal heads for the "fat" sounds of rock and R&B. They’re also considered ideal for creating a deeper, controlled drum sound in studio and live situations.
PINSTRIPE heads are made with two 7 mil plys with a measured layer of a ring-reducing agent applied between them at the outer edge of their trademark stripe. This internal muffling dampens the high frequency overtones for a warmer resonance A classic clear PINSTRIPE sound is an open, warm, resonant tone with plenty of attack. Some notable artists who rely on Clear PINSTRIPES include Lars Ulrich, Mike Portnoy, Gerald Heyward, Paul Leim, Julio Figueroa, and John Otto.
Remo
Remo has developed an incredible array of drumheads to fit every drumming application by utilizing the most advanced technologies. Each drumhead is engineered to meet the diverse needs of drumset players in country, jazz, rock, pop, R&B, hip-hop, Latin, metal, and every other style imaginable. In addition, specific drumheads have been created to meet the specific needs of marching, concert, and world percussion fields. Remo heads offer more coatings, proprietary laminations, finishes, types, weights, and available sizes in order to provide the sound, look, and feel that meet the discriminating needs of the world’s top drummers.
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.