Hi, i have two kits, and im aware i was very unclear in my title.
So i have two kits, one is one i NEVER muffle anything on, and i like it wide open and my bass drum technique has eventually just gotten to the point where the beater naturally comes off the head. Its a combination of very high spring tension, and also me playing at least halfway down the pedal, usually more so. even if i rest my entire legs weight on the pedal, at the spot where i usually do my playing, the beater is no where near the head, so it stays well away, and gets there only due to the momentum i impart during strokes.
but i recently set up a new kit, well an old kit of mine that i used to gig but never do anymore. I would like it to have that feel where i can just jam the beater into the head and just use my whole leg, in a heel up fashion and just leave it in there, like i used to do when i first started playing.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMgTevFLrfU
thats a good example of what i want to achieve, being able to just lay into it, but still have it sound like a bass drum. I havnt played in this fashion since my very first kit, when i was in grade 6.
I wouldnt be able to do this on my other kit even if i wanted to, because like i said, the spring tension is so high even if i rest my whole leg the beater doesnt touch the head. But for some reason the DW5000 i use for my new small set up, even with the spring tension at max, with brand new yamaha springs, i feel like the tension is insanely low, i dont know if i just got used to really high tension, or if the yamaha springs just are longer than dw, therefore keep less tension at a certain length.
what combination of tuning and muffling would i need to get a nice feel where i can just lay into it, but not resort to hearing a slap and no tone? The video is a great example of exactly what i want out of my bass drum for this kit.
And also have the bass drum sound pretty much the same whether i leave the beater in the head or not.
I just reheaded the it at it has a clear emperor on the batter and an aquarian regulator on the reso. I went with the emperor because it was on sale for 20 dollars, and i thought it might match the rest of my kit, which is emperors.
Thanks for reading this monstrosity.
So i have two kits, one is one i NEVER muffle anything on, and i like it wide open and my bass drum technique has eventually just gotten to the point where the beater naturally comes off the head. Its a combination of very high spring tension, and also me playing at least halfway down the pedal, usually more so. even if i rest my entire legs weight on the pedal, at the spot where i usually do my playing, the beater is no where near the head, so it stays well away, and gets there only due to the momentum i impart during strokes.
but i recently set up a new kit, well an old kit of mine that i used to gig but never do anymore. I would like it to have that feel where i can just jam the beater into the head and just use my whole leg, in a heel up fashion and just leave it in there, like i used to do when i first started playing.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMgTevFLrfU
thats a good example of what i want to achieve, being able to just lay into it, but still have it sound like a bass drum. I havnt played in this fashion since my very first kit, when i was in grade 6.
I wouldnt be able to do this on my other kit even if i wanted to, because like i said, the spring tension is so high even if i rest my whole leg the beater doesnt touch the head. But for some reason the DW5000 i use for my new small set up, even with the spring tension at max, with brand new yamaha springs, i feel like the tension is insanely low, i dont know if i just got used to really high tension, or if the yamaha springs just are longer than dw, therefore keep less tension at a certain length.
what combination of tuning and muffling would i need to get a nice feel where i can just lay into it, but not resort to hearing a slap and no tone? The video is a great example of exactly what i want out of my bass drum for this kit.
And also have the bass drum sound pretty much the same whether i leave the beater in the head or not.
I just reheaded the it at it has a clear emperor on the batter and an aquarian regulator on the reso. I went with the emperor because it was on sale for 20 dollars, and i thought it might match the rest of my kit, which is emperors.
Thanks for reading this monstrosity.
