I wanted to try this drum head because many heavy hitting drummers used it in the 90's (Dave Grohl). This head is a monster, it never broke, I only changed it after almost a year 'cause I wanted to experiment with different tuning/sound! It complimented really well my Tama Starclassic Bubinga 14''x8'' snare, sounded muffled enough but not dead with few overtones. I tried many different tunings but this head worked better in high to medium tunings. Highly recommended to heavy hitters and budget drummers.