Members solomen5 Posted February 8, 2013 Members Share Posted February 8, 2013 i have a PDP all maple fusion set. i am trying to figure out what heads i should use for my toms because my kit is all mic and if my toms r not tuned right u hear all the different tones from each lug or head. i heard g2's and g1's go great with each other but they have alot of sustain. i use a drum dial to get the perfect pitch from each lug and head so is there any suggestions to what type of heads i should use or how to tune my heads or where to place the mics on my heads. thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 1001gear Posted February 8, 2013 Members Share Posted February 8, 2013 To me, and this is a very general observation, most tuning trouble comes when drummers who have weak chops tune tune for bounce. That, boppers withstanding or not - I don't care, is way too high for toms. Tune low and for maximum boom and then adjust for coherence or whatever the gig requires. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members melvinspeed Posted February 8, 2013 Members Share Posted February 8, 2013 Gotta agree in principal with 1001.I tune my toms low in a live setting. The engineer had me tune them even lower in the studio. Almost to the point of flappy.Or try a lower-pitch head like the Onyx or Chrome or Hydro (gasp!) to lower the pitch without loosening tension. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members solomen5 Posted February 8, 2013 Author Members Share Posted February 8, 2013 i actually do tune my heads low cause i like the lows. but alot of people tell me to tune them high cause they have a hard time hearing my toms. i play at my church and im caged and mic with compressions etc. my chops are pretty good,i have been playing drumset for about 6 years and snare for about 2-3 years now. ive been self taught on drumset i play anywhere from lincoln brewster to hillsong and couple of others. i honestly care more about the tone and the sound then the tension of the heads. i was told to tune my res heads lower then my bater heads. but i disagree with that. thanks guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members solomen5 Posted February 13, 2013 Author Members Share Posted February 13, 2013 What would go best for Evans g2s clear on a maple set? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members FitchFY Posted February 13, 2013 Members Share Posted February 13, 2013 solomen5 wrote: What would go best for Evans g2s clear on a maple set? Want to say that again with a bit more coherence? Not sure what you're asking... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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