I use the aquarian super kick II and have it tuned pretty loose.  I basically
just try to get the wrinkles out and where it will just hold a tune.  I found
that's the best sound for me for hard rock especially in the studio.  I think a
tighter head would help more with rebound but it's not worth the trade off for
me. 



jason


----- Original Message -----
From: "George Barton" <crashputer@...>
To: "Ramon Nazareno" <rnazareno@...>
Cc: rudiments@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, October 6, 2009 10:23:33 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
Subject: Re: [rudiments] Loose or Tight Bass Drum

 




Ramon,
I have a Remo Powersonic bass drum head tuned pretty tight and a Remo
Ebony Ambassador resonant head with a 4" port tuned medium-tight.
They're not matched but there's a fair amount of resonance without nasty
overtones. My brass band kit has Ebony Ambassador heads on both sides.
They are tuned sort-of medium and muffled. I can barely feel a
difference between the two kits.

I think, for the most part, it's a matter of head type and sound
preference.

Ramon Nazareno wrote:
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>
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> Hi Drumheads,
>
> I'd like to ask about bass drum tuning, although I believe it is a
> matter of personal preference. I'd like to get information from you guys
> if your bass drum is tight or loose, what are the pros and cons? How
> about its efficiency, speed and techniques, would the tightness or
> looseness affect playing?
>
> Thanks in advance fro those who bite this inquiry.
>
> Regards.
>
> .



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