I am looking to come up with an alternative to my 20" kick for portability and just to play with acoustic guitarist (s). Just play snare and kick with hats with these guys so not looking to be particularly loud either. I really want a deep thud though and have been struggling to find a good sound in anything smaller than what I normally play which is the 20. It has an Emad and 3" felt strip on the reso and sounds killer to me. 3" port as well.
So with that in mind I have tried to reproduce that deep thud with all sizes of smaller toms and even cajon's but never found any magic combinations that I liked. I want to play it with a pedal too so have tried different beaters and deadening ideas but never fell in love with the sound of any of them. Even made a couple cajons and cut down some (junk) toms in an effort to find a good sound. Even played a couple suitcases since it seems to be a thing.
I think I have learned that the reality is that a 16" kick is about as small as I could go and still get a deep sound out of it but it still sounds ringy and I wish the tone could be deeper. Would like to make it as shallow as possible but again in my experience anything taken away has consequences. Part of the problem is the attack takes away from the "thud" I am after so need to work around that.
I would be willing to build a drum or wooden box with one head or another kick specific cajon if anyone has any suggestions like this as well. Have played around with this for a couple years on and off and I think I am finally getting serious about it.
Anyone have a small kick they like that wouldnt mind sharing the details of how its set up? Would love to hear what anyone has to say and obv pics or vids would be a huge bonus. Please
So with that in mind I have tried to reproduce that deep thud with all sizes of smaller toms and even cajon's but never found any magic combinations that I liked. I want to play it with a pedal too so have tried different beaters and deadening ideas but never fell in love with the sound of any of them. Even made a couple cajons and cut down some (junk) toms in an effort to find a good sound. Even played a couple suitcases since it seems to be a thing.
I think I have learned that the reality is that a 16" kick is about as small as I could go and still get a deep sound out of it but it still sounds ringy and I wish the tone could be deeper. Would like to make it as shallow as possible but again in my experience anything taken away has consequences. Part of the problem is the attack takes away from the "thud" I am after so need to work around that.
I would be willing to build a drum or wooden box with one head or another kick specific cajon if anyone has any suggestions like this as well. Have played around with this for a couple years on and off and I think I am finally getting serious about it.
Anyone have a small kick they like that wouldnt mind sharing the details of how its set up? Would love to hear what anyone has to say and obv pics or vids would be a huge bonus. Please