Very nice purchase jimbo. VLT snares can produce a nice open ringing sound.
But don't play it till Christmas ;P
I'm kinda addicted. This is my 3rd VLT; now I've got 14x4.5, 5.5 & 6.5 models. I wouldn't go back to a horizontal 10&6; I like that open, ringing sound too much. I wish I had know about VLTs when I bought my kit. I got standard shells with re-rings all around. I guess the floors and the bass have the built in bottom though, which is like a 1/2 VLT.
So... the VLT is THAT MUCH different from the 10&6?
Woa, you love some VLT snares. I have a 13x6 vlt snare. Dig it, but the 14" does allow for more tuning options and playing on the rim sounds awesome and musical for some reason. If I had a chance to do again, I would have gone 14x6vlt.I'm kinda addicted. This is my 3rd VLT; now I've got 14x4.5, 5.5 & 6.5 models. I wouldn't go back to a horizontal 10&6; I like that open, ringing sound too much. I wish I had know about VLTs when I bought my kit. I got standard shells with re-rings all around. I guess the floors and the bass have the built in bottom though, which is like a 1/2 VLT.
The vlt (straight with no re rings) def has different character. Seems to offer a bit more diversity. Much more open, almost gives a metalic ring especially when miked. But the 10&6 can tune a bit more cracky and solid sounding.So... the VLT is THAT MUCH different from the 10&6?
That has to sound phenomenal because even my blue collar 22" HVX kick has got it going on in the bottom end dept. IMO.The 20" bass was lower than the 22" bass on my standard collectors. So I had to liquidate my exotic kit to replace it with a new exotic vlt/x/vlx kit
My heads on the vlx bass drum are tuned tight. It's almost too low otherwiseThat has to sound phenomenal because even my blue collar 22" HVX kick has got it going on in the bottom end dept. IMO.
Maybe you can tell me...The VLX is is the lowest timbre shell DW produces if I'm not mistaken. Of all their shell lines, where does the HVX shell fit in the line-up in regard to low timbre, comparing shells of the same size?My heads on the vlx bass drum are tuned tight. It's almost too low otherwise
Maybe you can tell me...The VLX is is the lowest timbre shell DW produces if I'm not mistaken. Of all their shell lines, where does the HVX shell fit in the line-up in regard to low timbre, comparing shells of the same size?
HVX have a few horizontal plies, vertical, and diagonal. So those shells natural tone is deeper than vlt, but not as deep as X or VLX. VLX has zero horizontal grain so will be the lowest fundamental.
My heads on the vlx bass drum are tuned tight. It's almost too low otherwise
The first one I got was kinda by accident. I bought the NP Time Machine snare mostly for the aesthetics. I quickly fell in love with the sound once I spent some time with it.Woa, you love some VLT snares.
Always have the pillow inside?
This one was definitely on purpose. I had been looking for a DW in an exotic finish and wanted either a solid shell, edge or VLT. I found this VLT (sitting at GC since 09) on clearance at easily half or a third of what a new Edge or Super Solid exotic would of cost me.
If you get a sweet price that you can always resell at about the same price then you can't lose. That 300.00 vlt surprise was a great win!
I keep the pillow inside. I recently put an aquarian super kick 2 on. So I would like to yank the pillow, but I need to switch the reso back to the one without a hole.
I haven't experimented as much as I should.
I go without the pillow on my two Collectors: more boom and less thud. On my DWJazz kit, kept the pillow and got the boom AND the thud! Simply marvellous! ))))))
SInce this particular kit doesn't leave the echo chamber of my basement, I tend to lean toward less boom and more control. But I really owe it to myself to hear what that thing does un pillowed.I go without the pillow on my two Collectors: more boom and less thud. On my DWJazz kit, kept the pillow and got the boom AND the thud! Simply marvellous! ))))))