hello,
i recently discovered this drummer, chris bear from the band grizzly bear. he is an amazingly good jazz drummer.
anyways, what's unique about his playing is he doesn't use a bass drum. instead he uses the floor tom only! and it sounds exactly like a kick drum.
here is a video of him playing. you can hear it around 3:15. if you skip to 4:45 you can hear it pretty clearly
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IiUj8TNEsQM
here's another video, again around 4:45:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fKx3KGAVa4&feature=related
i asked him which floor tom he uses, but he never specified the heads. he uses a vintage slingerland, from the looks of it a 18'. anyone have any ideas as to what heads/tuning/muffling is required to achieve this sound? i currently have a 20' vintage slingerland that i converted into a floor tom and im trying to get a similar sound, i also have a 16' vintage slingerland if that helps
i recently discovered this drummer, chris bear from the band grizzly bear. he is an amazingly good jazz drummer.
anyways, what's unique about his playing is he doesn't use a bass drum. instead he uses the floor tom only! and it sounds exactly like a kick drum.
here is a video of him playing. you can hear it around 3:15. if you skip to 4:45 you can hear it pretty clearly
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IiUj8TNEsQM
here's another video, again around 4:45:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fKx3KGAVa4&feature=related
i asked him which floor tom he uses, but he never specified the heads. he uses a vintage slingerland, from the looks of it a 18'. anyone have any ideas as to what heads/tuning/muffling is required to achieve this sound? i currently have a 20' vintage slingerland that i converted into a floor tom and im trying to get a similar sound, i also have a 16' vintage slingerland if that helps