AllTheCoolNamesAreTaken
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I'm just curious. I know Morello played both a 22" and a 24" kick. A lot of the old, old-school guys played those gigantic parade kicks. But now all the 'jazz' kits come with 18" bass drums.
It seems kind of limiting. I realize the smaller drums are good for intimate settings, but isn't it better to have the ability to go to a 'bigger' sound when necessary, and control dynamics by pressure?
To me an 18" bass drum sounds basically like a tom. But maybe that's just the tuning on the ones I'm looking at.
It seems kind of limiting. I realize the smaller drums are good for intimate settings, but isn't it better to have the ability to go to a 'bigger' sound when necessary, and control dynamics by pressure?
To me an 18" bass drum sounds basically like a tom. But maybe that's just the tuning on the ones I'm looking at.