cdrums21
Gold Member
I'm about ready to change my kick drum heads. I've been playing a clear PS3 batter with the stock DW black ambassador reso head with a 4" hole and a DW pillow. It's been fine, really good sound, but a couple of things slightly bug me. One, I get a slight resonant ring from the reso head that at times requires me to adjust the pillow so more of the reso head is muffled. Also, I'm not entirely happy with how the DW pillow conforms to the shell. It's kind of stiff and doesn't lay against the bottom of the shell and the heads the way I would like. I'm thinking of going with a PS3 reso with a 4" port hole (ease of mic'ing) and no pillow. Anyone with experience with this combo, please chime in. Do you think I'll need some additional muffling for mic'ing purposes? I think the pillow may be too much with that combo and I'd kinda like to get rid of the pillow all together anyway and use something else if needed. What d'ya think?