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Matt Bo Eder
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Anyway - when I collected all these mismatched drums, I hadn't spent a lot of time with them. But this weekend I spent some time, changing out heads, putting away drums I wouldn't use and now the kit sounds great - much better than it looks!
I upgraded all the heads - the toms got new pinstripes on top and clear emperors on the bottoms. The bass drum got a PowerStroke4 (I'm hooked on these now) along with the 5" Supra - and this kit sounds almost as good and thuddy as my classic maples! I kept wondering why I couldn't improve the bass drum sound with a PowerStroke 3 at first and discovered that the stock reso head just sucks. I put a smooth white emperor with a 2" felt strip, and combined with the PS4, for a 20-inch bass drum, it's getting close to rivaling the deepness I get with my 14x24 Ludwig (but not that close).
Now I have a kit that can transport in the back of my truck with no cases. I may not use the 14" floor tom all the time, but the rack tom and 16" floor will always be used. These Visions don't sound that bad when you take the time to replace the heads and give them a good tuning. I'm really surprised.
I upgraded all the heads - the toms got new pinstripes on top and clear emperors on the bottoms. The bass drum got a PowerStroke4 (I'm hooked on these now) along with the 5" Supra - and this kit sounds almost as good and thuddy as my classic maples! I kept wondering why I couldn't improve the bass drum sound with a PowerStroke 3 at first and discovered that the stock reso head just sucks. I put a smooth white emperor with a 2" felt strip, and combined with the PS4, for a 20-inch bass drum, it's getting close to rivaling the deepness I get with my 14x24 Ludwig (but not that close).
Now I have a kit that can transport in the back of my truck with no cases. I may not use the 14" floor tom all the time, but the rack tom and 16" floor will always be used. These Visions don't sound that bad when you take the time to replace the heads and give them a good tuning. I'm really surprised.