Goreliscious
Senior Member
Hi, I have a 5 piece with 12", 13", 16" toms. The 12" and 16" are fine but I can't get anything out of the 13", it sounds like the drum is full of cotton wool. All 3 skins are new, though I did however buy the 13" after the 12" and 16" as they were originally on my old kit which was 12", 14", 16". I played on the 12" and 16" a bit, but not alot.
I know the 13" is properly seated so I'm guessing the reason for the massive difference is that the 12" and 16" had been played in a bit on my other kit?
At the same time I would have thought the 13" would have sounded better than the 12" and 16" as they'd been "contaminated" by my old kit. I'm kinda superstitious about swapping skins between kits incase the skins have taken to the tiny imperfections a bearing edge, so when you put them on a new bearing edge it doesn't feel like home to them.
Any thoughts? About the drums...not about me being crazy.
I know the 13" is properly seated so I'm guessing the reason for the massive difference is that the 12" and 16" had been played in a bit on my other kit?
At the same time I would have thought the 13" would have sounded better than the 12" and 16" as they'd been "contaminated" by my old kit. I'm kinda superstitious about swapping skins between kits incase the skins have taken to the tiny imperfections a bearing edge, so when you put them on a new bearing edge it doesn't feel like home to them.
Any thoughts? About the drums...not about me being crazy.