Brand Logo Kick Frum Head

I definitely prefer a logo on the front and will use decals on stock heads if I want to switch colours.

I'm actually annoyed with myself about something. I recently put together a black DW reso head for one of my kits and in a rush, I cut the port hole too close to the edge. It's not so close that it will tear, I don't think, and it doesn't sound bad, but it looks funny and that really bothers me. So much in fact that I took it off. 80 or 90 bucks down the drain.:cry:

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Rattlin' Bones said:
Do you use your kit brand's logo head? I'm wondering how many of you folks use a reso on your kick with your brand's (DW, Tama, Sonor, Ludwig, Premier, Gretsch, etc) name logo.
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I like to use logo heads. I do have 3 kits and one has a band logo but the other two have a drum logos
 
I haven't got an original logo on any of my bass drums. My Ludwig Standards had a script-style logo sticker I made myself. Usually it's band decals, or, in the case of my new drums, a Drum Hang decal.
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The only reason I have a head with a logo is because it fit thematically with my very unique set, based on the look of the Ampeg Portaflex amps:

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Otherwise I would have a plain white head, which BTW, looks like quite good on this set, too.
 
Yes, just trying to keep up with the Peavey and Fender products in the crowd! :ROFLMAO:
The front head on the Tour Custom set in the shot below was quite decent so I kept it (already had the logo).
Previously, I've had good luck getting various decals from a company called Blipfuzz.
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JimmyM said:
Did you make the sub kick yourself or is it store bought?

BTW, folks, the set I just posted…Markus was kind enough to design my head and he took my idea and made it 1000x better than I could ever have done myself. You still da man, Supergrobi…thx!
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It's DIY. Here's some information on the details:

First Time Testing My Rig

After my rehearsal and recording space got rebuilt eventually, I was able to do a first, very brief test recording of my setup, which is my Paiste cymbals, a DW Collectors, a SONOR Artist Series AS1406 CM and my new collection of studio gear. Microphone setup is as follows: Bassdrum DIY...
www.drummerworld.com
 
It depends.
If it's a brand name I'd like to show off (e.g. Ludwig or Gretsch), I'll use a logo head or stick a decal on my head.
If it's an indifferent brand (e.g. DW or Pearl), I can take it or leave it. But why would I take such a kit in the first place...
If it's a funny brand name (Tama - roughly "motherfucking" in Chinese), even though it's not a brand I'd like to show off, I may use a logo head just for laugh!

Either way, I'd prefer a smooth white front head to an ebony one. The latter screams Y2K to me - not in a good way.
 
JimmyM said:
The only reason I have a head with a logo is because it fit thematically with my very unique set, based on the look of the Ampeg Portaflex amps:

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Otherwise I would have a plain white head, which BTW, looks like quite good on this set, too.
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Jimmy if I never mentioned it before..

Your front reso head is inspired. It could be my favorite of all time.

Brilliant, you are.
 
JimmyM said:
Did you make the sub kick yourself or is it store bought?

BTW, folks, the set I just posted…Markus was kind enough to design my head and he took my idea and made it 1000x better than I could ever have done myself. You still da man, Supergrobi…thx!
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I'm sure you can make your own, but for the price you might want to skip all that hassle and just buy this one:

 
Larry said:
Jimmy if I never mentioned it before..

Your front reso head is inspired. It could be my favorite of all time.

Brilliant, you are.
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Thx but I only get partial credit, Larry. Markus greatly improved my original idea and really made it pop.
 
Markus said:
It's DIY. Here's some information on the details:

First Time Testing My Rig

After my rehearsal and recording space got rebuilt eventually, I was able to do a first, very brief test recording of my setup, which is my Paiste cymbals, a DW Collectors, a SONOR Artist Series AS1406 CM and my new collection of studio gear. Microphone setup is as follows: Bassdrum DIY...
www.drummerworld.com
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A GK speaker sounds perfect for it. Great job!
 
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