Art Vandelay
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I recently got a set of superstar customs, with the 24" kick. It sounds sweet, I've played with the tuning quite a bit and I'm really liking what I'm hearing. However, it's been feeling really 'bouncy'. It has a non-ported tama reso head and a ps3 batter, both tuned just above wrinkles and i still get a pretty mean bounce. I would like the kick to feel quite a bit flappier, I'm finding my doubles to be a lot harder to control with the larger kick. Or even with powerful singles I feel a quick buzz or dribble of the beater after contact instead of one nice solid slap. Sure I get lots of rebound with this feel but it makes quick doubles in succession a lot more difficult than on my other kit's 20" kick.
I use a DW 7000 single kick and my spring tension is mid-high. (I seem to be having some difficulty fine tuning the spring tension so if anyone has a link for adjusting these pedals I'd appreciate it).
Should I:
Consider porting the front head? If so, where can I get some instruction on doing so?
Increase/Decrease muffling? Right now I have a large pillow that is in contact with both the batter and reso heads along the bottom of the drum.
Decrease pedal's spring tension?
Consider using a falam slam?
Consider a different batter head?
Move the beater up or down away from centre?
TIA
I use a DW 7000 single kick and my spring tension is mid-high. (I seem to be having some difficulty fine tuning the spring tension so if anyone has a link for adjusting these pedals I'd appreciate it).
Should I:
Consider porting the front head? If so, where can I get some instruction on doing so?
Increase/Decrease muffling? Right now I have a large pillow that is in contact with both the batter and reso heads along the bottom of the drum.
Decrease pedal's spring tension?
Consider using a falam slam?
Consider a different batter head?
Move the beater up or down away from centre?
TIA