I recently bought a Gretsch Catalina Club Rock kit, and while I know how to physically play it, I know next to nothing about maintaining the thing. I attempted to tune it (and yes, I have read the tutorial - maybe I'm just a little slow...) but I still have the stock heads on it. I bought a Pearl Drum Dial to help me tune them to the best I could, too. They're Evans G1 Coated heads on the batter side (not sure on the bass drum) and really crappy reso heads. I'm completely open to what brand of heads I use, I don't have a brand loyalty with them. I don't know what sounds good on my kit though, apart from I know these heads sound bad because of the fact they're stock, and I'm an idiot at tuning them.
I'm looking for a decent set of heads that will let me get down really low for a big thunderous sound (If you aren't familiar, the sizes go: 14” snare, then 13” rack and 16/18” floor with a 24” bass drum, so they're pretty big drums anyway). I'm into a lot of music that involves downtuned instruments too.
I've looked about and I can't even find an 18” floor tom skin in a pack so I don't know what i'm supposed to be buying.
Thanks for all your help.
I'm looking for a decent set of heads that will let me get down really low for a big thunderous sound (If you aren't familiar, the sizes go: 14” snare, then 13” rack and 16/18” floor with a 24” bass drum, so they're pretty big drums anyway). I'm into a lot of music that involves downtuned instruments too.
I've looked about and I can't even find an 18” floor tom skin in a pack so I don't know what i'm supposed to be buying.
Thanks for all your help.
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