opentune
Platinum Member
I got a 80s' vintage Tama Superstar kick drum last fall. Its a nice drum and my first experience with birch. I just couldn't get it to liven up like some other bass drums I've had.
So today I switched from my usual batter choice (Remo PS3) to good old fashioned Coated Ambassador, no muffling, just a 2 inch felt strip. To me it came alive.
The sounds file compares a PS3 with the coated Amb. They are not tuned exact but close I think.
https://soundcloud.com/aftrglow/tama22-ps3-vs-amb2
Some of these pre-muffled bass drum heads are just not my thing anymore. I am liking some of the 'old school' designs.
If any of the proverbial 'which bass drum head should I use' threads out there, maybe this is useful (sorry ending is cut off).
I'd be interested in any critiques of my tuning or bass drum sounds too. Too high/low?
So today I switched from my usual batter choice (Remo PS3) to good old fashioned Coated Ambassador, no muffling, just a 2 inch felt strip. To me it came alive.
The sounds file compares a PS3 with the coated Amb. They are not tuned exact but close I think.
https://soundcloud.com/aftrglow/tama22-ps3-vs-amb2
Some of these pre-muffled bass drum heads are just not my thing anymore. I am liking some of the 'old school' designs.
If any of the proverbial 'which bass drum head should I use' threads out there, maybe this is useful (sorry ending is cut off).
I'd be interested in any critiques of my tuning or bass drum sounds too. Too high/low?