View Poll Results: HOW DO YOU TUNE YOUR kICK?

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  • Batter Low / Reso High

    10 40.00%
  • Batter/Reso = Same Pitch

    7 28.00%
  • Batter High / Reso Low

    6 24.00%
  • Other (No Reso head, just batter)

    2 8.00%
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Thread: How do you tune your kick?

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    Default How do you tune your kick?

    I prefer the reso on my kick to be slightly higher than the batter.
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    Batter at a medium tension, reso just above wrinkle.

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    Quote Originally Posted by marko138 View Post
    Batter at a medium tension, reso just above wrinkle.
    Same, gives you a nice low boom with a good solid attack.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Northern Redneck View Post
    Same, gives you a nice low boom with a good solid attack.
    Yeah, that's a perfect description of how mine sounds.

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    I have both my batter and reso at about the same tuning.
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    Quote Originally Posted by marko138 View Post
    batter at a medium tension, reso just above wrinkle.
    +1

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    I think my batter is just ever so slighty higher than my reso, I voted for them being equal though. I just dont know how much higher the batter is, i know its not much though.
    -Steven

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    who really knows these days i tune until it sounds good..every room and stage is so different ..particular sub frequencies sound better depending on the amount people around and reflections

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    I tune my batter pretty low. It's not overly low, but low enough to get a real nice slap out of it. I use a Remo Falam patch, so it's a little clicky. I tune my reso about finger tight, with no internal muffling. I like it. What makes it extra great is that I like my pedals loose, so I get power to go along with the punch I get, so it's a real consistent sound I get, even up at 200bpm's, that I never get sick of. It's very different from the last recording I made of my drums.

    It's a bit clickier and punchier than this (a BIT), but this is kinda what it sounds like.
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    I tune my batter head as loose as I can and still feel a decent rebound (springs on the pedal help this). It's probably pretty tight by most standards, but considering I cut my teeth on marching drums, it's loose to me. Evans Hydraulic. Pillow against the head.

    For the front head, I use an evans retro screen mesh head that doesn't really make sound, so it doesn't matter how I tune the front. It just has to be tight enough that a tension rod or lug doesn't rattle.

    I really just want all attack, and little to no resonance. To me, I view the resonance that a bass drum CAN produce as the bass guitars job.

    Tan

  11. #11

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    I tune my batter at 1/2 over wrinkle and reso at 1 1/2 over wrinkle

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