i don't know much about heads but my line uses remo weatherkings.

"WeatherKing" is a name that Remo applies to most/all their plastic heads. They started using that name in the late '50s to differentiate their plastic heads, which are nearly immune to varying heat and humidity, from traditional skin heads. All of the Remo heads that have been listed so far in this thread probably have the "WeatherKing" name on them (just above the actual model name).

i never knew that but i would recommend remos.

use remo pinstripes or crinplocks
as for the sticks i would use the Mt1as (silvers) mallets and the tom aungst tenor hybrid stick

I would suggest picking up a pair of FT-1 mallets, and TS-1 sticks. Both of these are made by Innovative Percussion (whom I prefer over Vic Firth). As for heads, I would suggest Evans Clear heads.

I agree with the heads for the tenors but i would use the vic firth tenor sticks

To go with the sticks, I figure I could throw this in. What kind of sound are you looking for, the sound of a snare drum stick, or a tenor mallet.

If you are looking for the snare stick sharp attack sound, and you are on the small block tenors, Go with the Aungst hybrid. It is basically a tenor stick, made from wood, with a few modifications, Such as a taper before the actual head. Its a tenor mallet that feels and sounds like a stick basically.

For the nice fat mallet sound, As I suggested before, Mt1A-S, They are much more durable then the Mt1A counterpart. They are on average around 2-5$ more then the Mt1A, but They will last longer. Plus the Silver looks nicer in my opinion.

In this post I'm talking about a middle school line and I will refer to them as 'we'. We use ralph hardimons (tenor) because of the bolder sound I think that can be achieved from them. Also since we are on smaller tenors the shorter length helps with cross-overs and such. The heads we use are the remo weatherking crimplock pinstripes.

it really just depends on personal preference and the size of the drum

Umm I don't like the choice of Yamaha.. But not bad.
Vegas are always a good choice.

DO NOT GET SMOOTH WHITE.
They do not project. The white coating on it dampens the sound and cuts the volume.
Go with something clear.
Pinstripes are a common and good choiice.
Pinstripe Crimp locked.
The only coated head I like would be Emperor Suedes.


Soo ground rules for tenor heads to me would be.
Double ply
Clear or Sueded
Crimplocked.