drumr_102
Senior Member
I've never experimented with different thicknesses before and had a few questions (I did some searching and haven't found my answer yet)
My biggest question: Will a thicker head tune lower than a thin head?
Right now I have pinstripes on there and the 12" tom sounds good, but in order to keep the 16" at the right interval I put it just above wrinkle but then it no longer has a nice tone and sometimes loses tension. I've seen 80s rock bands get lower sounding toms from smaller drums.
I'm thinking about trying Emperors on them, but I don't know if that's actually what I'm looking for... Also if you get thicker batter heads do you also get thicker resonant heads or vice versa?
My biggest question: Will a thicker head tune lower than a thin head?
Right now I have pinstripes on there and the 12" tom sounds good, but in order to keep the 16" at the right interval I put it just above wrinkle but then it no longer has a nice tone and sometimes loses tension. I've seen 80s rock bands get lower sounding toms from smaller drums.
I'm thinking about trying Emperors on them, but I don't know if that's actually what I'm looking for... Also if you get thicker batter heads do you also get thicker resonant heads or vice versa?