jackfiasco
Junior Member
Hey all,
I have been getting frustrated lately by my lack of ability to get a good low thump out of a standard 22" kick drum and decided it was time to turn to the internet drumming hive mind for advice.
Recently I played a couple different kits with 22" Powerstroke 3s and they sounded great, super low and punchy. So I bought one for a 22" of mine at a shared rehearsal space I run after the previous head broke. I couldn't get it to sound anywhere clost to as low and punchy. I tried dampening with a pillow, a towel, and nothing. (The one I played that sounded great had nothing in it, but I don't recall the reso head).
At another space I played a PDP kit with a 22" SKII and it sounded amazing. It sounded like it was mic'd and eq'd there was so much low end! I have the same head on another 22" bass drum of mine and I spent hours tuning both heads (res was an Aquarian Regulator), trying different pillows, towels, or nothing inside for dampening, and couldn't get it to come close either.
I realize there are plenty of other factors involved like the size of the room, reflective surfaces, shell wood type, bearing edges, playing style, and on and on.. but I feel like I should be able to at least get close with the same size drum and same head.. no?
The PDP kit was in a tiny rehearsal space and I was shocked at how big and boomy it sounded. My kit is in a nice sounding carpeted rehearsal space 4 times as large and it sounds awful. WTF am I missing here?
Thanks!
I have been getting frustrated lately by my lack of ability to get a good low thump out of a standard 22" kick drum and decided it was time to turn to the internet drumming hive mind for advice.
Recently I played a couple different kits with 22" Powerstroke 3s and they sounded great, super low and punchy. So I bought one for a 22" of mine at a shared rehearsal space I run after the previous head broke. I couldn't get it to sound anywhere clost to as low and punchy. I tried dampening with a pillow, a towel, and nothing. (The one I played that sounded great had nothing in it, but I don't recall the reso head).
At another space I played a PDP kit with a 22" SKII and it sounded amazing. It sounded like it was mic'd and eq'd there was so much low end! I have the same head on another 22" bass drum of mine and I spent hours tuning both heads (res was an Aquarian Regulator), trying different pillows, towels, or nothing inside for dampening, and couldn't get it to come close either.
I realize there are plenty of other factors involved like the size of the room, reflective surfaces, shell wood type, bearing edges, playing style, and on and on.. but I feel like I should be able to at least get close with the same size drum and same head.. no?
The PDP kit was in a tiny rehearsal space and I was shocked at how big and boomy it sounded. My kit is in a nice sounding carpeted rehearsal space 4 times as large and it sounds awful. WTF am I missing here?
Thanks!