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    Hi guys, couple of quick questions...I want to put new heads on my bass drum...any suggestions?? Change both sides??? What works good for you? To what? And do they tune like other drums or what? thanks!

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    Whoa!...A couple quick questions first:
    What kind of music will you play and where?
    What kind of sound are you looking for?
    How important to you is micing your kick?
    OK, now I'll let everybody else answer your question.

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    Usually, you don't have to change your resonant head with every batter change, just every second of third time. But if you are trying to acheive a different sound, then you might have to change the resonant head too. Now I refer you back to slingerlander's post.
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    This is an Aquarian SuperKick II. It's barely tightened on the batter. If you pick the drum up by the batter hoop, it the head will shift a bit. The resonant is a several year old Coated Ambassador with a 10" paper towel strip of muffling on the head, tuned medium tight. No pillows or blankets.

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    I am playing country...I want soft, non threating bass sounds...

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    Remo Powersonic batter with stock Remo resonant head and a Kickport. I play blues and this works for me.

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    I'd change out your beater for a softer felt, too, if you really want to cut the volume. Maybe do that before switching heads(cheaper.)

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    + 1 on the super kick 2, tuned very low with the force front head, man it will rock the bar!

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    Remo Powerstroke 3 batter
    Remo Ebony Powerstroke 3 with 5 o'clock porthole. Mmmm tasty.
    Try an all-felt beater or something similar. To soften the blow. Or you could go heel-down. Country isn't exactly Bonham, so in the long run, heel down may just dothe trick and solve all your problems.
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    Powerstroke 3 over Ebony Ambassador, both with Remo Muff'l rings. Both heads are actually tightened around a medium (tightish) tension. Tight kills the sound of the kick for me, as does loose. Loose also makes the drum unplayable for me .

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    I use EMAD2 on the batter and EMAD reso on my 22" kick, I play americana, country rock/alt rock etc. I use a felt beater when rehearsing and doing gigs but use a wood beater in the studio just to get more click. As for tuning here is a great video on how to start off the tuning process for bass drum.

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    My first ever bass head change was on a Percussion plus 22", I left the stock reso on and ported it. I placed a light tshirt gently aginst the reso head

    I put an evans EQ4 batter on it, I used the evans Pillow against the batter with a tilt on it so when you hit the head the pillow leaves the head for a moment then returns to dampen it. I used that for 5 yrs.

    I now have Tama Superstars(22" kick) The local drum store tech suggested the SKII's(he has a set of SS's as well) previously mentioned. They had a combo pack batter and reso W/ a kickpad sticker. I got it for around $70. I haven't used any dampening since. F/T

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    Quote Originally Posted by slinglander View Post
    I'd change out your beater for a softer felt, too, if you really want to cut the volume. Maybe do that before switching heads(cheaper.)
    I agree with Sling...use a softer beater and perhaps put another pillow in it. Btw, I assume you already have a port hole ?

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    I use Emad beater and reso and works the best for me. I have tried other heads and all are good, but depends what you want but my combo will work for all music IMHO

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    I don't have a port...what do they do? How do you put them in?

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    A port allows for air to escape from the bass drum. It will reduce resonance and sustain. YOu can also stick a microphone into the bass drum for internal micing. They are pretty easy to cut in. Just take an old coffee can and and xacto knife, and voila. You can also get supports and cutout patterns at GC to put a little bit of bracing around the hole.
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    Quote Originally Posted by polygonguy View Post
    I don't have a port...what do they do? How do you put them in?
    heres a great, easy, cheap way to put a hole in the bass drum head. get a metal can, such as a coffee can, that's the size hole you want ( probably 4" to 6"). heat the can on the stove, open end down toward heat. (be sure to take any paper off the can). mark where you want to put the hole. when can is very hot.... with pliers, pick up can, touch to head in desired location. a nice, clean looking hole

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    Quote Originally Posted by james05 View Post
    heres a great, easy, cheap way to put a hole in the bass drum head. get a metal can, such as a coffee can, that's the size hole you want ( probably 4" to 6"). heat the can on the stove, open end down toward heat. (be sure to take any paper off the can). mark where you want to put the hole. when can is very hot.... with pliers, pick up can, touch to head in desired location. a nice, clean looking hole
    Great method! Ideal for 2 ply resonate heads. The melted edges keep both plys sealed and free from vibration.

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    emperor or ambassador/ stock reso or 10" hole reso
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