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    is it mandatory to have a good bass drum reso?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Lafirin View Post
    is it mandatory to have a good bass drum reso?
    No, but your bass drum would really sound horrible, without a reso head, you loose all the sustain, resonance, that deep punchy bass, basically the heart and soul of a kick drum.
    I strongly suggest both heads, to get maximum performace out of your kick.

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    It all depends on thesound that you want, Lafirin. If you want resonance, you need the reso on the bass. Many people cut a port in the reso, which will reduce the resonance some, but it allows for mic'ing, and if I understand it correctly, it allows for a deeper thud.
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    EMAD's are sweet bass resos, so are the Aquarian Superkicks. And it's defiantely not mandatory, but some reso heads allow you to control muffling from the outside rather than sticking a bunch of crap inside the drum itself. The mic ports really help too as far as recording and sound carrying go.
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    cool thanks alot guys. so if i understand this correctly.. if I get a hole in my bass drum Ill get less reso and more "thud"

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    Pretty much yep, although I prefer a solid head on my kick, honestly it gives way better bass, sustain, and depth to the kick. But if you are planning on micing your kick, you will need a hole in your reso head, but that is the only reason I would ever have a hole in my reso head.

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    i like no hole and only the single ring from the superkick1 batter for muffling. if i play somewhere with a crappy sound man i carry a stock ported pearl masters head and an evans eq pillow. tuning of the reso head is a big factor in bass drum sound.

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    I totally agree with you funky. I also picked up the Evans EQ pillow for my kick. I had a blanket in there for a while, but my drum sounded different every time I set up because it would move around and I could'nt get it back to the same spot without taking one of the heads off. Velcro is a great thing...
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