Wall of Mouths

“And you little boy… what do you want to be when you grow up?” asks the teacher to young Tommy in class one day.
“A drummer!” the little boy replies.
The teacher frowns, ” Well you can’t do both!”

Only jokin’, i love drummers really!

actually…

this isnt funny… you’re laughin and i am dying… but not die laughin.. A HA… (drumroll)

i am glad i did mamange to make the snare sound really cool.. but still not exactly the way i want it.. come on, dont be that shy!

[quote=gapu]actually…

this isnt funny… you’re laughin and i am dying… but not die laughin.. A HA… (drumroll)

Don’t die, there’s a terrible shortage of good drummers in the World ( i should know i play bass in enough bands!). Not that i’m saying your good, you might be crap!
Fancy a jam sometime?!

Cool.

I met a drummer once who said she wasn’t very good but played like she meant it, which is good. I think she must have meant to be crap though! I’m gettin cold sweats now!

Where do you live buddy? I suppose i could drive to whrever you are.

well, i won’t be driving over there then!

gapu wrote:

@heysatan: you can bore me, but just if your tips are really usefull and pretty short. i hate reading 100 pages and afterwards it all wasnt worth it… i already did that a few times

Not all mine I hope! ;)

Short ‘n’ sweet version;
Clear Remo ambassadors for all tom skins.
10”
Batter - Tight, but not pulling-the-shell-in-on-itself tight
Resonant - Medium keeps lots of the tone to balance off the high “pop” of the batter
12” Both - Medium, works with the natural tone of the drum and decent gap pitch wise down from the 10”
14” Batter - Just slightly more than finger tight on the lugs - deep and booming as fuck for double stops and the like.
Resonant - Just under medium, keeps it from getting sloppy with the batter being down so low.

Snare - both tight to get the crack out of it.
Emperor pinstripe top and ambassador bottom

Basses - all medium tension
Powerstroke 3s for the batter, not sure on the resonants but I’m looking at changing them soon, the holes are abit too big and don’t hold enough resonance for my liking anymore.

Short enough? :D

sonofjaguare wrote:

How long have you had the heads on the kicks?If not long it could be a tuning issue.Are the kicks wide open or do you have anything in them to dampen?If you think that your heads are worn out and you want more resonance,don’t cut a hole in the new one.You will get kick back from the air not being able to escape but you’ll get used to it and you will also get a fuller tone.If you change the batter may I recommend the Aquarian Superkick 2 or 3.I can’t remember which one i use but they are great heads.

I’ve got the huge holed things on at the min - Ulrich style looking things. I got the second bass well after the first and ordered a new skin to match the first one on the day I picked it up. They got the wrong one in :rolleyes: but a gig on the same night meant I took it and matched them - vain I know - but to the second one. Don’t get me wrong, they sound mint as they are, tonnes of attack and a fair amount of resonance to it, but I’d just like them both to sound like the first one did with the first resonant on it - huuuuuuuuuuuuuge! I have them wide open as well but thats just because I think it suits the oak. :D

Sorry, I missed out a bit on the snare - I do have a dampening ring round the top to reduce the overtones a little, could help the gabbling maybe?

gapu wrote:

i’ll have to try that… but today i didnt get the chance to…

thank you both for the tips

i tuned the snare just like you described it.. and i think its great, it just gabbles a bit.. but very low

Not sure what “gabbles”means but if you are looking to dampen your snare head so it doesn’t ring Evans make a head called an Evans Dry.It has tiny little holes all around it and it’s dry.I LOVE lot’s of ring from my snare that’s why I use 1 ply coated,gives you that Jimmy Chamberlain sound.I play in a jazz funk band here in Atlanta so I like to get all sorts of different sounds of my snares.Snare and ride cymbals are the personality of the kit.Check out some stuff from us http://www.myspace.com/cadillacjones and listen to the first song Tarzan.Give you an idea of my sound.

gapu wrote:

it probalby does..
i made this ring for my old drumset (snare) as well.. its the best method you could imagine. it really helps

did you make one yourself or did you cut one from the fur?

i once did make some of paper but i think their weight was to lightly..

Mine came with the snare when I bought it, its pretty much the same material as the skin and sits nicely most of the time - the odd bad hit has taken it off a few times though, especially live!

@ Tubthumper - good man on the Anger bit ;)

Mines made out of thin plastic.

You could try cutting a circle of card out. That might work.

I’m not saying it will but you could try.

And I mean like paper/card, not like what boxes are made out of.