Andy
Honorary Member
Ok, this bugs me. Maybe I have a different perspective to many on this. Is it just me, or are most kits on display in exhibitions, & shops too, tuned like crap? Out of all the shops I've visited in the last year, only one shop had ONE KIT that was anything like tuned reasonably well. Much much worse than that, most kits I've seen on exhibition stands/booths are badly tuned too. Now the exhibition stand deal I really don't get. These are supposedly staffed by people who know what they're doing, & I'm talking "professionals" employed by the big companies here too. Not only is poor tuning very bad for their business, but I also think it's a bit insulting to drummers too. Would you find a badly tuned guitar on a trade stand? I think not.
I take a recent small scale exhibition we attended as an example. The night before the show opened, I spent about two hours tuning up all the drums. The following morning, I was in early to tweak them up again. There were several pro techs at the show, and all (unsolicited) pointed out how poor many of the other kits sounded. Not the drums themselves, the tuning, & I'm talking kits on display with unevenly crinkled heads here!!!!. I really don't get it. Why would you not put the effort in? Do you think your customers are that stupid? Maybe I'm wasting my time & drummers buy with their eyes after all? (well, actually, they mostly do, but you have to have some faith- eh!)
Here's our little Classic kit (20" x 12" bass drum) being played on our stand at the end of the day. Obviously, by then, it's not exactly as sweet as it was at the start of the exhibition. Please tell me I'm not deluding myself here, & it actually makes a difference.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Ohdyj2HDZs&feature=youtu.be&hd=1
Recorded on a Zoom Q3.
I take a recent small scale exhibition we attended as an example. The night before the show opened, I spent about two hours tuning up all the drums. The following morning, I was in early to tweak them up again. There were several pro techs at the show, and all (unsolicited) pointed out how poor many of the other kits sounded. Not the drums themselves, the tuning, & I'm talking kits on display with unevenly crinkled heads here!!!!. I really don't get it. Why would you not put the effort in? Do you think your customers are that stupid? Maybe I'm wasting my time & drummers buy with their eyes after all? (well, actually, they mostly do, but you have to have some faith- eh!)
Here's our little Classic kit (20" x 12" bass drum) being played on our stand at the end of the day. Obviously, by then, it's not exactly as sweet as it was at the start of the exhibition. Please tell me I'm not deluding myself here, & it actually makes a difference.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Ohdyj2HDZs&feature=youtu.be&hd=1
Recorded on a Zoom Q3.
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