Anduin
Pioneer Member
Zero rings anyone?
I use mutes like those, but I just cut doughnut rings out of old heads. Seems a bit decadent to pay money for something like that. Great for snare drums.
Zero rings anyone?
I need just a little dampening/drying of my snare batter. I like the brightness (Coated Ambassador), but just need to cut a little bit of the ringing. Snare is the DW 5.5 x 14 Collectors. I don't want to use moongel since I regularly use mute pads when in studio.
How does Gaffers tape compare to moongel? Do you have to throw it on pretty thick or use more?
Just use your wallet. Put it on top of the drumhead and voila!
+1 the toilet paper & gaffer's tape. Back in the day I'd use a little square of paper towel and duct tape. I didn't worry about tape residue because I was such a hard hitter that my Emperors wouldn't last more than a few gigs anyway.
Nowdays I like everything open and ringing.
The old wallet trick works really well. There's even this little gimmick:
http://www.thedrumwallet.com/
Any kind of tape on the drums - especially duct or gaffers tape - is just plain hideous and cheap looking. There was a set here that had Kotexes duct taped to the heads for muffling - I still have nightmares about that set.
Use moongel or office putty or anything except duct tape.
Any kind of tape on the drums - especially duct or gaffers tape - is just plain hideous and cheap looking. There was a set here that had Kotexes duct taped to the heads for muffling - I still have nightmares about that set.
Use moongel or office putty or anything except duct tape.
I need just a little dampening/drying of my snare batter. I like the brightness (Coated Ambassador), but just need to cut a little bit of the ringing. Snare is the DW 5.5 x 14 Collectors. I don't want to use moongel since I regularly use mute pads when in studio.
How does Gaffers tape compare to moongel? Do you have to throw it on pretty thick or use more?