Without "posting" anything .... no picture of your kit, not to mention, no brand name ... or sizes ... and asking one of the most "generic" questions found on any drum forum .... you get what you get ...
I'm using emperor over ambass coated on all cept snare bottom isn't 12x14 rack, 16x16 floor, 16x18 floor, 26x14 kick, Custom built 5ply maple with round over outside/30 degree inside bearing edges, surpraphonic 6.5x14, giant beat 15" HH, gb 24"ride, gb 18,20 crashes and 2002 17,19 crashes that i'm layin off of. Kick and toms are there, the snare(new to me) has been the biggest pain, It was dropping tension rods out of the lugs, so went to the nylon locks. I hit hard, but with solid technique(not a basher, but rimshots all day long) It's a converted super sensitive....I wonder if the extra holes from removed center rod are giving me too much venting? or maybe when the lugs dropped out, my bottom head got weird....I think i'm gonna switch out the heads tmrw? anyway, let me know if you got any ideas...and thanx
I don't know if you know but all of Bonzo's wood shelled Ludwigs were 3 ply with rerings.Pretty thin shells.His Maple kit was probably maple/mahogany/maple,and his green sparkle was all maple....but again...3 thin plys.And if your trying for the first Zep drum sound....better get some Slingerlands,because thats what he used till mid 69 when he got his maple Ludwig double bass set a la Carmine Appice.There is a photo of Bonzo behind his Slingys on the DFO forum.
Steve B
I though we were done with that?
I am using great mics on the kit, Ev re20 on the kick, a single neumann overhead(yes 1 over) 414 and 57 on the snare(so far unused)and a telefunken in the room along with (so far unused)various safety mics. And what i meant in the last post was, after infinite tune tinkering and mic selection/ placement over a few days, I'm now happy with the kick and toms, the snare is hassling me, I think the reso is giving out. I'm not here to bicker, I have 1 week, and I'm trying to get it done the best i can. I stand by the statement no one has gotten his sound, that includes myself. I periodically check back here to see if anyone has thrown me a gem and all I get is pop shots and an inquisition? I mean, posting #57....Really? I don't know how many posts, and no one has mentioned the C# pitch that bonhams snare seems to emit? I'll check back again on the outside chance someone may have a helpful thought
I don't know if you know but all of Bonzo's wood shelled Ludwigs were 3 ply with rerings.Pretty thin shells.His Maple kit was probably maple/mahogany/maple,and his green sparkle was all maple...
If you're using a PS3 there may not be any need for a felt strip given that it is already pre-muffled. It something you're gonna have to try for yourself and decide which method yields the best result
14" snare = 266 batter / 398 reso
24-26" kick = 65 batter / 86 reso
13-14" tom = 185 batter / 244 reso
16" floor = 131 batter / 172 reso
18" floor = 98 batter / 129 reso
Dayyyum those toms are tuned higgggggggggh!
What is your fundamental note for each piece of the kit? I forget how to calculate it from the batter/reso numbers.
Also I use an app called Drumtune Pro which is like 5$ and its works like the tune bot.
I tune my snare and kick the same exact way but never tried my toms that high. I like my snare to sound Bonhmaesque but that is it.
SHOULD i fit either coated or vintage emperors with felt strips on either side (or one side only),
OR fit a pre-muffled head P3/Aquarian with felt strip built in OR P3 Felt tone (also with felt strip built in) ?.