I have wood hoops on my bass. I can't really notice too much of a difference, but they do seem to make the drum resonate more naturaly.
Any of you have wood hoops? Can you tell the difference in sound compared to metal hoops?
I have wood hoops on my bass. I can't really notice too much of a difference, but they do seem to make the drum resonate more naturaly.
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Only bass drums here. I really can not see that there is difference between wood and metal since the hoop/rim only supplies tension to the head. I can see that the Tom and Snare hoops/rims are metal in that it is a durability reason since they are struck a lot. For the bass drum, I feel that are made from wood for a cost and weight point. If they where metal, they cost over $100 each and weigh 20 pounds or so.
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I dont like the wood rims on the snares. I dont know how they could take the abuse. Look at your drum sticks. You have to replace them. Does that mean you have to replace your rim everyonce in a while? That cant be cheap.
i am considering maple hoops on my jazz setup 12" 15" toms 18" kick.
i got wood on my bass,too
But what about durability? Just curious.
better than wood on your chin . my next snare i buy will have wood hoops too. im looking at an oak custom yamaha w/ oak hoops.Originally Posted by head
I recently upgraded to wooden hoops on both my bass and snare, thatsound difference is amazing!
also my rim shots have a really nice tone to them now
Oh and btw, i have never had to replace a single pair of sticks, ever, and so far my rims have taken no damage.
As a concert percussionist tho, ive learned to pull the sound from the drum without hitting hard. Only time i replaced my skins so far is when i had just bought the kit and didnt like the onles it came with
Last edited by Daemon; 01-24-2007 at 09:01 PM.
I really wish that we could actually show the pictures in here...
yeah wood hoops sure do look sexy on toms
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