Nice. I’ll just order WOM and if i decide i need a miunt, will buy the sonor mount and install thankxWith Out mount.....WOM. Professional drummers including session drummers have used bass drums with mounts forever. I think the sound engineers would have objected if it made that much difference. If you want WOM, then order it, but don't get too excited if you buy a set that has a mount. I drilled my Renown bass drum and cannot tell the difference.
issa jokeDude, seriously? There's low hanging fruit but this ... whew.
I’m going to wager the same bass drum with a component mount weighs less than the same bass drum and a stand. I don’t think either of my mounts weigh more than 3 pounds anyhow, and there are several excellent more lightweight options for those that can be served by a single tom tree.A virgin kick is much lighter-but all that hardware on a big drum likely makes little difference in sound-despite added mass. It's just a personal thing-some folks like the ability to move their toms around with more freedom. It's like racks or stands-personal preference. I think people should play what they like and do what they like with their drum kit. Course people can still have their own personal opinions and preferences but that means little to me-I'm not them-they "ain't" me.
True. However, I use a cymbal/tom combo stand and think its mass could weigh less than a tom tree + dedicated cymbal stand.I’m going to wager the same bass drum with a component mount weighs less than the same bass drum and a stand.
Yeah, that's probably pretty close, and a negligible difference in either direction. I'd imagine, in particular, that the single post Tama mount and cymbal stand is really close to their cymbal stand/tom mount combo.True. However, I use a cymbal/tom combo stand and think its mass could weigh less than a tom tree + dedicated cymbal stand.
The only true benefit of a virgin kick is you get to tell everyone you have a virgin kick.
What's virgin about a BD shell with a minimum of 20 holes drilled in it again?
There's nothing virgin about a bass drum with no tom mounts. IMO.
I motion the court to drop the word "virgin" when talking about bass drums. Instead, I suggest that the term should be updated to:
BDNTM...bass drum, no tom mount. Or mountless bass drum. Something more precise like that.
Not virgin.
I own a true virgin drum set. There are a total of zero holes penetrating the shells. Not that it matters, there's no discernable sonic difference IMO. Especially on a bass drum. Toms are where the focus is for me on a shell pack. It is cool to be able to honestly state that I own a true virgin drum kit, but that's it. I'd bet that blindfolded, I couldn't tell the difference between my Guru bass drum and any other bass drum out there of the same size.