Bo Eder
Platinum Member
I had said many times the Remo Powerstroke 4 bass drum head is pretty cool. Today I've changed my mind.
I got a chance to really do an A-B comparison (a friend gave me a PS4 head, so I thought I'd change it during a rehearsal). I was using a Powerstroke 3 before this one and was happy with it (as usual). But when I put this PS4 on, the head felt stiffer to play, and the internet pitch seemed a bit higher than the head that was just one there. I decided to put the old head back on, and the phat lowness came back, and the nicer feel came back. Methinks there is something about the two-ply head and dampening ring that makes it feel stiffer, but I couldn't explain the higher pitch. I've tried pinstripes years ago (two-ply) on my bass drum and got a nice fat lowness out of those. The PS4 is basically a pinstripe with a additional dampening ring. It should be good?
Not sure if I got a bad head, but I've gone back to my usual PS3 head, and not sure I want to buy another PS4 just to find out. Anybody else have bad luck with a PS4 bass drum head as batter?
I got a chance to really do an A-B comparison (a friend gave me a PS4 head, so I thought I'd change it during a rehearsal). I was using a Powerstroke 3 before this one and was happy with it (as usual). But when I put this PS4 on, the head felt stiffer to play, and the internet pitch seemed a bit higher than the head that was just one there. I decided to put the old head back on, and the phat lowness came back, and the nicer feel came back. Methinks there is something about the two-ply head and dampening ring that makes it feel stiffer, but I couldn't explain the higher pitch. I've tried pinstripes years ago (two-ply) on my bass drum and got a nice fat lowness out of those. The PS4 is basically a pinstripe with a additional dampening ring. It should be good?
Not sure if I got a bad head, but I've gone back to my usual PS3 head, and not sure I want to buy another PS4 just to find out. Anybody else have bad luck with a PS4 bass drum head as batter?