I used a felt beater on a mesh head for about 8 mo... basically the mesh head acted lik a cheese grater... wore out the head and the beater.
I use wooden sticks on my mesh drum heads... so why not...
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I used a felt beater on a mesh head for about 8 mo... basically the mesh head acted lik a cheese grater... wore out the head and the beater.
I use wooden sticks on my mesh drum heads... so why not...
I have a lot of experience in this zone having been through similar situations over time
I found that if I played an electronic kit and then transferred to an acoustic kit to practice with the...
One word Vibration.
That is what drums do. That vibration can be transferred to adjacent drums. the resolution is dampening or isolation
If I remember correctly, Tama uses the Ludwig style...
Setting up a drum kit has everything to do with the size and style of the person playing the drum kit.
But There are some basic rules one can follow to get things on the right track
1- Never ever...
I purchased a second kit (smaller) and added mesh heads and L 80 cymbals for practice.... its the best combination for me personally .... you can get a small shell kit for under 200 bucks today its...
Drum shell material has far less to do with drum sound than most folks think… Consider this, metal snare or wooden? From 10 feet away with proper bearing edge cut and flatness, what audience could...
The sound of a drum has far less to do with the shell construction and more to do with the cut and flatness of a bearing edge.... Although the drum marketing folks who are getting paychecks for...
Drum risers = More heavy crap for the drummer to carry with him/hear and more vibration for the sound folks to deal with.... the older one gets the heaver these risers are to lug around
Personally I am opposed to drum risers. as they tend to be dangerous for the drummer. I generally oppose their use if I have that option. That said, I have used many drum risers in the past and...
Applying drum heads to a kit are more about knowing what the bearing edges are and what the heads do than the type of shell material used to construct the kit. Bearing edges, and their flatness are...
Identification of Tama Swingstar kits
I have seen many questions on various websites related to the identification of Tama Swingstar drums.
These drums (swing star) show up in Tama brochures...
Identification of Tama Swingstar kits
I have seen many questions on various websites related to the identification of Tama Swingstar drums.
These drums (swing star) show up in Tama brochures...
There probably is less of preference in the variation of these two materials and more the need for sound ... you left out Plastics of course which include acrylics and fiberglass.
1) The...
The reason one would find a difference in sound between Tama and Grestch is because the variation in cut of the bearing edge. Tama uses a 45deg cut on the bearing edge and Grestch uses a three part...