Gertz
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My pdp m5 maple kit arrived yesterday and I set it all up a long with my double bass drum pedal, throne and snare stand. I will be getting cymbals and other hardware later.
I havent played an acoustic kit in about 4 years because as I was in an apartment and had to use an electronic one. I learnt to tune for the first time yesterday through youtube videos and hints from my drum teacher. I've tried a technique which is quite long by Jared Falk's tutorial, one by Rob Brown which is 'quick and easy' and a couple others.
Although my tom's have a distinguished difference in pitch because of their size I am a bit disappointing by the sound I am getting. The sound I am getting out of my bass drum pleases me however and I'm glad with how that tuning turned out. Therefore I'm almost sure I'm tuning them correctly but I acknowledge as this is my first time tuning a kit that I may not be. The main problem is the overtones.
I heard that the stock heads (UK Remo's), especially on the pdp m5 kit (the discontinued version, not the new concept model) are notorious for giving a bad sound but the drums are meant to give a great sound with proper heads on them. I would be buying REMO clear emperors. Will a change of heads really make my drums sound that much better and get rid of the overtones?
Any help or ideas is appreciated, thanks.
I havent played an acoustic kit in about 4 years because as I was in an apartment and had to use an electronic one. I learnt to tune for the first time yesterday through youtube videos and hints from my drum teacher. I've tried a technique which is quite long by Jared Falk's tutorial, one by Rob Brown which is 'quick and easy' and a couple others.
Although my tom's have a distinguished difference in pitch because of their size I am a bit disappointing by the sound I am getting. The sound I am getting out of my bass drum pleases me however and I'm glad with how that tuning turned out. Therefore I'm almost sure I'm tuning them correctly but I acknowledge as this is my first time tuning a kit that I may not be. The main problem is the overtones.
I heard that the stock heads (UK Remo's), especially on the pdp m5 kit (the discontinued version, not the new concept model) are notorious for giving a bad sound but the drums are meant to give a great sound with proper heads on them. I would be buying REMO clear emperors. Will a change of heads really make my drums sound that much better and get rid of the overtones?
Any help or ideas is appreciated, thanks.