I'm a newbie, picking up after few years, been enjoying getting going again, still a long way to go, but wow, trying to tune my drums is taking up way too much of the little time I do have to practice.
I have made and contributed to a number of topics on the subject of tuning, bought a drum dial, switched heads, bought moon gel, worked hard to get the tension at each lug right by ear, then check with the DD, and still I get a sound nothing like what I'd like, and nothing like the great tom sounds you hear and see on youtube (where some drum deity throws on a new head and in 30 seconds gets the best tone in the world....grrrr)
I have received some great advise from a number of people on here who have taken time out of the days to impart advise, send links and I am really starting to feel I'm almost letting them down, I just don't get it! I am at the stage of thinking about going to my local drum store to ask for them to tune them, but I really don't want to do this as (I admit) the ego/pride aspect is fighting me, and if i just get them tuned, I am not going to learn anything.
Do I switch to more heads, I don't think the ones I have are anything special, or irrespective of heads should I be able to get something?
Any help appreciated, and if you have already offered advise, I'm sorry, I have tried
Thanks
is
I have made and contributed to a number of topics on the subject of tuning, bought a drum dial, switched heads, bought moon gel, worked hard to get the tension at each lug right by ear, then check with the DD, and still I get a sound nothing like what I'd like, and nothing like the great tom sounds you hear and see on youtube (where some drum deity throws on a new head and in 30 seconds gets the best tone in the world....grrrr)
I have received some great advise from a number of people on here who have taken time out of the days to impart advise, send links and I am really starting to feel I'm almost letting them down, I just don't get it! I am at the stage of thinking about going to my local drum store to ask for them to tune them, but I really don't want to do this as (I admit) the ego/pride aspect is fighting me, and if i just get them tuned, I am not going to learn anything.
Do I switch to more heads, I don't think the ones I have are anything special, or irrespective of heads should I be able to get something?
Any help appreciated, and if you have already offered advise, I'm sorry, I have tried
Thanks
is