single-ply
Senior Member
Hi guys,
I have a Roland TD-20 kit with the mesh heads. It only is used for practicing in the house and due to a variety of factors, it hasn't gotten much use over the last year or so, and to be honest, other than practicing on it, I am rather ignorant on e-kit maintenance, etc needed to keep everything humming along as it's supposed to.
I was playing a bit on it the other day and some of the pads, or triggers, I guess, seem less responsive than others. I have a series of questions:
Is this something that happens if they aren't played on a semi-consistent basis?
How often should the heads be changed and how much tension should they have?
I haven't been covering the kit and it's dusty. Big mistake?
What do you guys do to keep all pad responses 'crisp', for lack of a better term?
Thanks for any feedback.
I have a Roland TD-20 kit with the mesh heads. It only is used for practicing in the house and due to a variety of factors, it hasn't gotten much use over the last year or so, and to be honest, other than practicing on it, I am rather ignorant on e-kit maintenance, etc needed to keep everything humming along as it's supposed to.
I was playing a bit on it the other day and some of the pads, or triggers, I guess, seem less responsive than others. I have a series of questions:
Is this something that happens if they aren't played on a semi-consistent basis?
How often should the heads be changed and how much tension should they have?
I haven't been covering the kit and it's dusty. Big mistake?
What do you guys do to keep all pad responses 'crisp', for lack of a better term?
Thanks for any feedback.