Lee-Bro
Senior Member
After reading the "Sound of drum is in the head" thread and other discussions we've had on this forum that are similar to that thread, I feel what's being lost is that it's not about if we can get all drums to sound the same, but rather about drums' or drum sets' ability to sound different from each other. Not different as in "that doesn't sound like a drum!" but exhibits characteristics that other drums of the same sizes and heads DON'T produce. For example: I can get my birch and maple drum sets to sound nearly identical and I can also tune them separately that bring out characteristics that the other won't replicate.
So both kits "sounds like a drum set" but they sound different from each other. And that's what I look for in new drums or snares. Can I get a sound out of this drum that I can't get out of what I already own. Would anyone other than me know that I'm now playing my birch kit or snare instead of maple? Most likely not. But it's not about them.
So both kits "sounds like a drum set" but they sound different from each other. And that's what I look for in new drums or snares. Can I get a sound out of this drum that I can't get out of what I already own. Would anyone other than me know that I'm now playing my birch kit or snare instead of maple? Most likely not. But it's not about them.