Members sherman22 Posted December 5, 2006 Members Share Posted December 5, 2006 Sup, I've been wanting to replace my stock ebony DW front Reso Head for a while with a coated head. I use Remo heads, but they don't make a bass reso coated head with a port hole. Is there another brand that makes one that you guys recommend? Also, should I just go with a non-ported coated head? Attached is a picture from the Jimmy Eat World site that shows what I'm going for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sherman22 Posted December 5, 2006 Author Members Share Posted December 5, 2006 http://staging.jimmyeatworld.com/photos/image.html?2006_09_studio/images/Scan0012.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sherman22 Posted December 5, 2006 Author Members Share Posted December 5, 2006 I have been getting a decent mic sound since the DW reso heads have small Tiny holes around the drum, so I put the Mike near the head and get a good sound, because its kinda ported. Its not that it doesn't sound great, my freind who's a sound engineer told me that recording will be that much easier with a ported head, so I'm will to make the switch, as I've been recording fairly often. Just to add to the sitiation:thu: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ArtVandelay Posted December 5, 2006 Members Share Posted December 5, 2006 Why coated? Seems like an odd choice for a resonant head. You might be able to find a smooth white head, but coated heads at bass drum sizes are probably very rare. Although you could probably do a cool jazz brushes solo by getting up and playing the front head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sherman22 Posted December 5, 2006 Author Members Share Posted December 5, 2006 To get that warm tone...and I thought it looked good. Also, you can find coated bass drum heads, hell my Sam-Ash, seems like all they have sometimes is coated Powerstroke 3's, also a very good head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ArtVandelay Posted December 5, 2006 Members Share Posted December 5, 2006 Originally posted by sherman22 To get that warm tone...and I thought it looked good. Also, you can find coated bass drum heads, hell my Sam-Ash, seems like all they have sometimes is coated Powerstroke 3's, also a very good head. I could be wrong but I don't think coating on the reso head on a bass drum is going to warm the sound up very much at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sherman22 Posted December 5, 2006 Author Members Share Posted December 5, 2006 Whats the big deal with a Coated bass Reso head, plenty of companies, and people, use coated bass reso heads. This isn't the new wheel here... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ArtVandelay Posted December 5, 2006 Members Share Posted December 5, 2006 No big deal.. I was questioning it's usefulness. If it's not as hard to get as I thought, then I was wrong. No biggie. My perspective is based on the Guitar Center in Totowa where the salesman acted like I had 12 heads each with 12 snakes instead of hair when I asked for a 14" Coated Emperor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members FitchFY Posted December 5, 2006 Members Share Posted December 5, 2006 I've personally never seen a coated reso head on a BD, but of course I'm sure they exist. If you can't find a ported one, you can always buy a normal one and buy a port kit yourself. I did that on my bass drum head - a six inch chrome hole cover and VOILA! Just need a razor blade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sherman22 Posted December 5, 2006 Author Members Share Posted December 5, 2006 and they don't have coated emperors, than its not a drum store. Coated Emps are all I use buddy. Next time that dude gives you that look tell him his selection sucks and your business is going elswhere. I've been buying heads onliine lately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cheeseadiddle Posted December 5, 2006 Members Share Posted December 5, 2006 Coated bass drum heads aren't rare at all. I have coated Ambassadors as resos on both my bass drums right now. You can get them from Aquarian and Evans as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sherman22 Posted December 5, 2006 Author Members Share Posted December 5, 2006 Just exacto knife it, do those hole port protectors come with a stencile, or do I just use one of circle drawing things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members FitchFY Posted December 5, 2006 Members Share Posted December 5, 2006 Originally posted by sherman22 Just exacto knife it, do those hole port protectors come with a stencile, or do I just use one of circle drawing things. There's normaly a nice little "tracing ring" included with it... in honesty, my girlfriend did my first one. It's that easy. Unrelated note: Watching a hot chick doing ANY type of drum set maintenance makes her easily twice as hot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sherman22 Posted December 5, 2006 Author Members Share Posted December 5, 2006 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12wGGKRag8U&mode=related&search= Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sherman22 Posted December 5, 2006 Author Members Share Posted December 5, 2006 Is your reso head ported...if not, how do you like it. Also, I know, coated reso heads are very common, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members boomerweps Posted December 5, 2006 Members Share Posted December 5, 2006 Originally posted by sherman22 I have been getting a decent mic sound since the DW reso heads have small Tiny holes around the drum, so I put the Mike near the head and get a good sound, because its kinda ported. Its not that it doesn't sound great, my freind who's a sound engineer told me that recording will be that much easier with a ported head, so I'm will to make the switch, as I've been recording fairly often. Just to add to the sitiation:thu: First, go to ebay and check out www.dalesdrumshop.com or search out "20 bass head". Dales has a bunch of DW 20" black resos for and clear PS3 with drum workshop on them for under $10 each. (I scraped of the "works..p" for "drum ho" ;>) So that'll give you heads to work with. I CANNOT get the Drum Workshop off the clear head, tried WD40, acetone, mineral spirits, nothing works ;>( I was keeping them whole but something fell & gouged them near center bottom, actually through the reso. So I used the hot can melt through method on the reso. Used an extra large soup can for a 4.5" hole. Use vise grips (locking pliers) and oven mitts and heat it up on a stove burner. Place the UNMOUNTED (no tension) reso on a sheet of scrap wood and press it right through, lifting the head to help cut through. The plastic peels back a little and strengthens the hole. Works great,. hard part is finding the right sized can ;>) Boomerweps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Thingfish Posted December 5, 2006 Members Share Posted December 5, 2006 http://www.vintagelogos.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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