14-inch coated single-ply G1 batter head, offering a bright, open tone with excellent sensitivity for snare drums and toms.





14-inch coated single-ply G1 batter head, offering a bright, open tone with excellent sensitivity for snare drums and toms.
The Evans G1 Coated 14-inch Snare Batter Drumhead (B14G1) is a versatile and highly popular choice for drummers seeking a bright, open, and resonant tone from their snare drums. As part of Evans' acclaimed G1 series, this single-ply head emphasizes sensitivity and sustain, making it ideal for musical styles that benefit from lively, articulate drumming. Its coated finish adds a subtle warmth and provides excellent stick response, perfect for nuanced playing and brushwork.
The B14G1 drumhead is engineered with specific attributes to deliver a consistent, high-performance sound:
Single-Ply 10mil Film Construction: This single layer of 10mil film offers maximum resonance and sensitivity, allowing the drum to sing with a bright, open tone. This construction also provides a wide dynamic range, responding well to both light ghost notes and solid backbeats.
Coated Finish: The textured coated finish delivers additional warmth, focus, and a slightly drier sound compared to clear heads. It significantly enhances brushwork response and provides a "fatter" stick sound, making it a favorite for studio work and live settings where articulation and subtle dynamics are key.
Bright Attack and Open Sustain: The G1 series is known for its clarity and sustain. For a 14-inch snare, this head produces a clear, crisp attack with a full, ringing sustain that allows notes to breathe. It offers a great balance of responsiveness, crack, and resonance.
Level 360 Technology: Incorporates Evans' revolutionary Level 360 Technology. This innovative collar design ensures a perfectly level fit on the drum shell's bearing edge, maximizing contact all around the drum. This results in easier tuning, a wider tonal range, and optimized sound quality and response across all tension points, making precise tuning simpler and more efficient.
Responsive Durability: While single-ply, the 10mil film offers a good balance of durability for its thickness, providing consistent performance for various playing styles that don't require the extreme resilience of a two-ply head, particularly suited for drummers who value sensitivity.
Versatile Application: Its bright, open, and articulate characteristics make it exceptionally versatile for a vast array of musical styles, including jazz, fusion, pop, R&B, blues, and gospel, or any genre requiring sensitive response, bright tone, and natural resonance from a snare drum.
Made in USA: All Evans drumheads are proudly designed, engineered, and manufactured in the USA, upholding high standards of quality and consistency in their manufacturing process.
The Evans G1 Coated 14-inch Snare Batter Drumhead (B14G1) is a dependable and immensely popular choice for drummers seeking a responsive, articulate, and vibrantly resonant head for their snare drums, providing a bright sound with open sustain and a touch of warmth, suitable for a wide range of musical applications.
Feature | Specification |
Model Number | B14G1 |
Brand | Evans Drumheads (D'Addario Company) |
Series | Genera G1 Coated |
Drum Type | Snare Batter Head |
Size | 14 inches |
Plies | 1-ply |
Film Thickness | 10mil total (1 x 10mil per ply) |
Finish | Coated (textured white spray coating) |
Sound Profile | Bright attack, open tone, resonant sustain, articulate, sensitive, good for brushwork. |
Technology | Level 360 Technology (for enhanced contact, tuning ease, and wider pitch range) |
Durability | Standard (for single-ply) |
Ideal For | Jazz, Fusion, Pop, R&B, Blues, Gospel, or any style requiring a sensitive, bright, and resonant snare sound. |
Manufacturing | Designed, engineered, and manufactured in the USA |