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If you had a chance to replace your kick pad, which route would you go to get the most acoustic feeling kick?
If you had a chance to replace your kick pad, which route would you go to get the most acoustic feeling kick?
Agree.The one YOU play and YOU personally like.
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...bear in mind all my and - indeed everyone's - acoustic kick drums "feel" very different from each other - so it's gonna be down to YOU decide what an "acoustic feeling" actually is! Should my edrum kick feel like my 18" with a Evans Mylar head and no damping, or feel like my 22" with an Ambassador Fiberskyn and a pillow inside, or....
and then there's the beater to think about. The feel of a beater is just as important (if not more). Felt (with different depths and densities) vs plastic vs etc.... A crappy edrum kick can be transformed in feel with a different beater choice.
That's the thing. Most people do not have the local shops which carry every product, not funds to try everything. I should have just asked if converting an acoustic will give the best feel vs a ready made pad.The one YOU play and YOU personally like.
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...bear in mind all my and - indeed everyone's - acoustic kick drums "feel" very different from each other - so it's gonna be down to YOU decide what an "acoustic feeling" actually is! Should my edrum kick feel like my 18" with a Evans Mylar head and no damping, or feel like my 22" with an Ambassador Fiberskyn and a pillow inside, or....?
and then there's the beater to think about. The feel of a beater is just as important (if not more). Felt (with different depths and densities) vs plastic vs etc.... A crappy edrum kick can be transformed in feel with a different beater choice.
How loud are converted bass drums with those mesh heads?I'd go with a real kick drum, mesh head plus a clear plastic patch over it. I don't know if it's identical but it works for me.
still depends on everything. As I said - my acoustic kicks all feel different - there's no baseline to work from. Furthermore my ekicks feel different. And nothing mentioned feels like anything else.That's the thing. Most people do not have the local shops which carry every product, not funds to try everything. I should have just asked if converting an acoustic will give the best feel vs a ready made pad.
Thanks everyone. What about physics wise? For someone that wishes to learn 300bpm, I feel physics of an acoustic type rebound would be important. Especially if looking to being able to take that technique and move it to an acoustic bass drum.
Bermuda, you mentioned you use a rubber beater, does beater type actually make a big difference? I currently have a Yamaha hard felt beater and perhaps it's not meant for something like the dtx kp125, it's pretty much wearing off the surface of the pad due to I guess the heat friction.
Bermuda, you mentioned you use a rubber beater, does beater type actually make a big difference?
Extremely quiet. You can add duct tape or patches in different places of the head to increase volume, tone and attack. It works for quiet practice.How loud are converted bass drums with those mesh heads?