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jonny33
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 bass drum sizes and sounds....
ok people im getting ready to get a custom kit made for me and i want a smaller bass drum but i dont know.
i want a 20x18 instead of a 22x18 because i want my toms a little lower and i can move my rack system around more.
but heres my question, i play metal and fast stuff and i love the good deep sound and everything.
if anybody has a 20 inch bass drum can you please tell me if theres a big difference in sound between a 22 inch bass drum and a 20 inch? ive never played a 20 inch one before.
thanx alot.
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Sun Nov 25, 2007 12:24 am |
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BillRayDrums
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22" will have a lower fundamental tone. A 20" will have a way punchier tone and with the 18" depth you will be completely enamored with it's sound. IF you need more volume, mic' it up. I use a 16x20 and it's just killer.
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NG1284
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Pretty much. It will have a higher sound with a lot of depth to it.
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dwtoast72
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BillRayDrums wrote:22" will have a lower fundamental tone. A 20" will have a way punchier tone and with the 18" depth you will be completely enamored with it's sound. IF you need more volume, mic' it up. I use a 16x20 and it's just killer.
if tuned right, a 20 x 18 will have more definition... I'm kinda in the same boat... I want a 20x18 along side my 22 x 20 for that extra bass voice and I tried one out here in germany about 2 1/2 months ago, and I thought it was great.. Great reaction to double kick licks
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Howepirate
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20" bass drums also happen to be faster.
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dwtoast72
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Howepirate wrote:20" bass drums also happen to be faster.
but I would use at the MOST a DW kick pillow for muffling to keep it from being too fast, know what I mean?? Try to preserve the drum's sound, as it is smaller...and faster
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Timekeep69
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I built a 20x20 bass drum for one of my endorsers and it actually sounded really good.
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Sun Nov 25, 2007 9:20 am |
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jonny33
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Thanks alot guys!
i think im going to go with the 20 inch.
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Sun Nov 25, 2007 7:23 pm |
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Timekeep69
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Who's making your kit?
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Sun Nov 25, 2007 8:36 pm |
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jonny33
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Creature Drums.
Not right now but soon haha.
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Sun Nov 25, 2007 10:30 pm |
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Rockula!
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Check out Primus "Sailing the Seas of Cheese"
Great example of an amazing 20" bass drum sound
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Mon Nov 26, 2007 11:47 am |
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ZaQ[MTG]
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Im having a 24x20 made...ive never heard a more agressivce and killer bass tone than a 24in deep kick
but if smaller is your thing then go with 16x20
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sefalik
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I have a 20x16 and 22x18, same brand/model. I can try and get some crappy audio for you if you want.
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