So I'm having an issue with 20" bass heads not fitting the counter hoops on my 20" Ludwig classic maple bass. The 20" Remo heads all have a step which protrudes above the head's flesh hoop, as detailed here: http://www.drummerworld.com/forums/showpost.php?p=583956&postcount=15
The wooden counter hoop on my bass sits against that step, not against the metal flesh hoop on the head. There is a large gap, 1/8" or so, between counter and flesh hoop, the counter hoop slides around, the drum doesn't tune well and sounds dead.
So I went through the inventory of heads at my local music store, and every 20" Remo head has that step. On the other hand, every 22" Remo bass drum head has that step properly sunk into the flesh hoop. So Remo definitely isn't manufacturing heads consistently between sizes.
With that said, even with that step on the 20" heads, some 20" bass drums will work fine with Remo heads if the counter hoops are a little larger in inside diameter or if they were built with a slight chamfer cut on the inside edge of the hoop.
My question for the forum is: If you have a 20" bass, do you use Remo heads, do you know if your heads have the protruding step as detailed in the link above, and do your bass drum hoops fit the head properly?
Even though it looks like the problem is the way Remo builds their 20" bass heads, I want to figure out if everyone's drums has fit issues, or if Ludwig happens to build their hoops undersized. The inside diameter of my Ludwig bass hoops is 20 3/32". Anyone have a tape measure handy and want to compare the inside measurement of their hoops?
The wooden counter hoop on my bass sits against that step, not against the metal flesh hoop on the head. There is a large gap, 1/8" or so, between counter and flesh hoop, the counter hoop slides around, the drum doesn't tune well and sounds dead.
So I went through the inventory of heads at my local music store, and every 20" Remo head has that step. On the other hand, every 22" Remo bass drum head has that step properly sunk into the flesh hoop. So Remo definitely isn't manufacturing heads consistently between sizes.
With that said, even with that step on the 20" heads, some 20" bass drums will work fine with Remo heads if the counter hoops are a little larger in inside diameter or if they were built with a slight chamfer cut on the inside edge of the hoop.
My question for the forum is: If you have a 20" bass, do you use Remo heads, do you know if your heads have the protruding step as detailed in the link above, and do your bass drum hoops fit the head properly?
Even though it looks like the problem is the way Remo builds their 20" bass heads, I want to figure out if everyone's drums has fit issues, or if Ludwig happens to build their hoops undersized. The inside diameter of my Ludwig bass hoops is 20 3/32". Anyone have a tape measure handy and want to compare the inside measurement of their hoops?