Coldhardsteel
Gold Member
Alright, Here's the deal:
My bass drum is currently tuned to what you could call a "Heavy Metal" tuning, which is pretty much as loose as you can get without losing the sound.
It doesn't have a lot of rebound, which is annoying. The sound isn't very defined, as the head is a stock, and it's easy to bury the beater in the head. I also have a pillow lined with the edge touching the circumference of the head on the inside of the drum.
I know that the rebound and the burrowing beater is probably just technique, but I'm looking for more a sound like...
Joey Jordison on Slipknot's Vol. 3(The subliminal Verses)
Bill Bruford on Yes' Fragile
Currently when I play softly in particular it sounds like crud.
So where does the problem lie? Is it my technique, the head, the dampening, the beaters?
My bass drum is currently tuned to what you could call a "Heavy Metal" tuning, which is pretty much as loose as you can get without losing the sound.
It doesn't have a lot of rebound, which is annoying. The sound isn't very defined, as the head is a stock, and it's easy to bury the beater in the head. I also have a pillow lined with the edge touching the circumference of the head on the inside of the drum.
I know that the rebound and the burrowing beater is probably just technique, but I'm looking for more a sound like...
Joey Jordison on Slipknot's Vol. 3(The subliminal Verses)
Bill Bruford on Yes' Fragile
Currently when I play softly in particular it sounds like crud.
So where does the problem lie? Is it my technique, the head, the dampening, the beaters?