Members sdl89939 Posted July 12, 2005 Members Share Posted July 12, 2005 I just tuned my drumset for the first time by myself and my bass drum still sounds boomy and hollow (put a little foam inside the shell. Have I not tightened the heads up enough? I've looked at several sites about tuning and it doesn't address this in detail, any help would be appreciated BTW, I have both the heads on, not just one. Thanks,Stephen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rockbeat Posted July 12, 2005 Members Share Posted July 12, 2005 What kind of batter head are you using and what kind of sound are you looking for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ulank Posted July 12, 2005 Members Share Posted July 12, 2005 Originally posted by sdl89939 I just tuned my drumset for the first time by myself and my bass drum still sounds boomy and hollow (put a little foam inside the shell. Have I not tightened the heads up enough? I've looked at several sites about tuning and it doesn't address this in detail, any help would be appreciated BTW, I have both the heads on, not just one.Thanks,Stephen Have you see the drum tuning bible? Search for it here, or I think Snake has a link to it in his sig. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sdl89939 Posted July 12, 2005 Author Members Share Posted July 12, 2005 Originally posted by rockbeat What kind of batter head are you using and what kind of sound are you looking for? batter head is a REMO weatherking sound controlled with a dot. Looking for quick tight bass sound, little reasonance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gcdrummer Posted July 12, 2005 Members Share Posted July 12, 2005 I used to use that head, I'd try something else. I have a piece of 2 or 3" foam about 70% around the inside of my bass. It's one of those foam mattresses you can buy at a camping store. You just have to cut it to fit. I have a very punchy bass using a PS3 head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rockbeat Posted July 13, 2005 Members Share Posted July 13, 2005 Originally posted by gcdrummer I have a piece of 2 or 3" foam about 70% around the inside of my bass. It's one of those foam mattresses you can buy at a camping store. You just have to cut it to fit. I have a very punchy bass using a PS3 head. That's the exact (and I mean exact) set-up I use on my bass drum, and it is punchy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members magooly Posted July 13, 2005 Members Share Posted July 13, 2005 Yes- Ditch That Remo CS Head please!. You'll save yourself and your audience the pain of listening to that awful drumhead. Get yourself an Evans EQ3,Remo Powerstroke 3, or my favorite Aquarian SuperKick 2. With a good tuning and some dampening you'll have a nice phat dry punch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dehughes Posted July 14, 2005 Members Share Posted July 14, 2005 Originally posted by magooly Yes- Ditch That Remo CS Head please!. You'll save yourself and your audience the pain of listening to that awful drumhead. Get yourself an Evans EQ3,Remo Powerstroke 3, or my favorite Aquarian SuperKick 2. With a good tuning and some dampening you'll have a nice phat dry punch. What he said.... Also, consider a Super Kick II on the batter side, and a Regulator for the resonant side. That's my next experiment....oh yeah...! david Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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