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Pinage
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 Bass Drum Attack!?
I just recently purchased a Yamaha Stage Custom Nouveau kit. I strapped on a 22'' Remo PowerSonic Coated head on the batter side, and I Ebony Remo PowerStroke 3 on the Reso side. I spent quite a bit of time tuning it, and had some other drummers take a look at it. I still CAN'T get the attack that I want out of it. I've heard Yamaha Maple Custom's and Oak Custom's with the exact bass drum sound I want, but I can't get it out of MY bass drum!
Could it be my bass pedal beater?
Tuning too low?
Reso head?
Please help!
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Tue Jul 10, 2007 9:01 am |
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Rem
session drummer
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Location: UK
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try tuninging your powersonic really high, pushing in on it with your hand and then tuning it low
itshud make the skin easier to tune
ive got good attack out of mine by tightening the reso head quite loose and having the powersonic quite tight, not too tight but like medium tight and a bit more.
have the reso quite loose.
use a hard beater, wood or plastic
ive gotten awesome attack out of my maple bass drum with that
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Tue Jul 10, 2007 9:09 am |
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michiganice91
session drummer
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the powerstroke 3 isnt a resonant head dude..uve got 2 batter heads on.
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Tue Jul 10, 2007 9:42 am |
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anavrinIV
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michiganice91 wrote:the powerstroke 3 isnt a resonant head dude..uve got 2 batter heads on.
my thoughts exactly...its like putting a pinstripe over an emperor and expecting a full, resonant sound. get a real resonant head and then see how it sounds.
also, you got a stage custom expecting it sound like a maple custom or oak custom...not going to happen.
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Tue Jul 10, 2007 10:14 am |
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skitch
session drummer
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michiganice91 wrote:the powerstroke 3 isnt a resonant head dude..uve got 2 batter heads on.
It isn't a resonant head because all of the marketing tells you it isn't? I use a Powerstroke 3 on batter and resonant and everyones keep raving about my kick drum sound! This is the one comment I can count on getting on every gig.
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Tue Jul 10, 2007 10:00 pm |
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michiganice91
session drummer
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skitch wrote:michiganice91 wrote:the powerstroke 3 isnt a resonant head dude..uve got 2 batter heads on.
It isn't a resonant head because all of the marketing tells you it isn't? I use a Powerstroke 3 on batter and resonant and everyones keep raving about my kick drum sound! This is the one comment I can count on getting on every gig.
the resonant head is the way it is for a reason..to allow the air to resonate inside the drum..puttin 2 batter heads on the drum will deaden the drum and reduce the tonal quality.
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Wed Jul 11, 2007 8:22 am |
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Pinage
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When I purchased it I was told that it was a Reso head!? Which heads from Remo would be a proper reso head?
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Wed Jul 11, 2007 2:47 pm |
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Pinage
beginner
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If you scroll down remo has a whole thing about the ebony PS3 being used as a reso head!
http://remo.com/portal/products/3/8/51/ds_ebony.html
Would someone like to get there story straight!?
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Wed Jul 11, 2007 2:49 pm |
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Empyrean Drums
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Location: Aurora Colorado
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Pinage wrote:If you scroll down remo has a whole thing about the ebony PS3 being used as a reso head!
http://remo.com/portal/products/3/8/51/ds_ebony.html
Would someone like to get there story straight!?
I thought they had both PS3 Batter and Reso heads.....
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Wed Jul 11, 2007 2:53 pm |
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Pinage
beginner
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Well it looks like this is true!
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Wed Jul 11, 2007 4:57 pm |
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xdoseonex
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the powerstroke 3 is accually a resonant head, not a batter, tho it can be used for either
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Thu Jul 12, 2007 10:00 am |
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Empyrean Drums
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xdoseonex wrote:the powerstroke 3 is accually a resonant head, not a batter, tho it can be used for either
No, they have a PS3 for the batter side (which comes with Falm Slams), and a PS3 Ebony for the reso
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Thu Jul 12, 2007 10:15 am |
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xdoseonex
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oh, i only knew about the black one, which i know is a resonant head
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Thu Jul 12, 2007 11:49 am |
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MasterShake89
drumming adept
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right now, and for quite a while ive been using a remo ebony powerstroke three on my batter side........
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Thu Jul 12, 2007 10:11 pm |
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DRUMSMYWIFE
session drummer
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yo heres the solution!
Tune Both heads (resonant and batter), one half a turn on both heads with your key. the whole idea ist oget both heads sounding the same. so star with the batter then move onto the resonat lug after lug
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Thu Jul 12, 2007 10:55 pm |
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