22" vs 24" Bass Drum - A Comparison (Yamaha Recording) 

Came across this video randomly. I haven’t commented on a video in like 3 years, and this is an old ass account. But this dude can play. His chops are incredibly clean and I just wanna throw out there that he’s a really impressive drummer. Good on him.

The 24 wins it for me. Very nice playing too Erik. Job well done.

24 has a nice warm sound, but that may be in part because of the unported head. Nice comparison! You can really hear the short sustain of birch; the sound arrives then quickly disappears.

Played 3 different sizes over the years, but I keep coming back to the 24. 24x14 is the perfect size.

Great vid and remarkable playing!! Just picked up a 24; 16; 13 maple shell pack. Loving the 24x14!! I ported it and used a thin pillow for light dampening. PS3 clear batter; PS3 smooth white reso. This kit sounds so huge! Love it!!!

Thank goodness he's super good, a lot of the demos I've seen the drummers aren't very spectacular. Really fun hearing you jam

The freakin snare sound.... My goodness, this whole kit makes my mouth water! Great playing as well! Exactly how a demonstration should be.

I love the 24s for the sound and looks. I hate being 6 foot tall, reason why is, everyone tells me at every gig “your kit looks small” I play with the standard sizes (22x18 12x8 and 16x16)

Punk hardcore up tempo I’d use the 22. For stoner / classic rock slower tempo I’d use the 24. Having both would be ideal.

I have had 20", 22" and 24", the winner ? A 20" fits into the back seat and when tuned properly can sound sensational. You do need a top quality drum of course.

Wow! That 24" sounds amazing.

loveeeee the tone of those toms!!!!

Great playing! Thanks for letting us hear both 👍🏼

I do like that color and how it contrasts with the wood hoops. They sound great too, of course.

24". All day long. Thank you for sharing. 🤘

The 24 of course.

Good video thanks. I wonder how the 24 would sound with the hole in the reso. Really no comparison. If the 22 had no port and the 24 did, you'd get more boom from the 22 and more attack from the 24,

I never thought I'd say this but I actually prefer the 22... though I think it's because of the missing porthole on the 24

I think the 24 ported would maybe be my favorite of the two if done, but that 22 sounds more versatile and you sound great too by the way

Your playing is fantastic, I liked them both!

Heck of Bass drum sounds and Tom Sounds as well. Great video and thanks

I think you convinced me to get a 24"

Nice video my man! Way to groove it!

The big one!!

My next set will be Sonor but yamaha had also got my attention, great quality stuff.

14x24 sounds amazing!!!

Hej Erik !Tack för en bra händelse från morgonen🤗

Those tons are magnificent

There’s a reason why Neil Peart stuck with 24 inch kick drums all those years. They look really cool, and his drums always sounded amazing. 18 inch kick drums that those jazz guys use look silly. E.Q. could maybe make a 22 sound like a 24, but it’s show biz, and 24’s just look better.

I always liked the 24. Gives a little more extra boom

They both sound great. The 24 has a bit more beef behind it, which seems natural, but not sure if the hole in the 22 influences the punch or not. In any event, the color of the kit is super original...I can't recall seeing another quite like it.

Oh yeah. the 24 kills all around!!!!!

Alternative video title: Kick in vs. kick out comparison

what a lovely set. nice playin

Great playing! Are these the newer Recording customs?

Does yamaha make 22x18 which is pretty much the standards in many other brands. I'm trying to buy a stage custom kit. But only seen 22x16 so far.

Great playing!

Fantastic sounding kit, with either bassdrum! No favourite for me.

Thank you for the wonderful video and performance! May I ask you a few questions about the sound making of the 24inch Bass drum? I'm also trying to buy a YAMAHA Recording custom 24 x 14inch bass drum. Is Reso head using Remo Powerstroke 4 Coated? Do you have mute again? If the Butter head is Remo Powerstroke 3 Coated and the Reso head is Remo Powerstroke 4 Coated, should I mute it? And is mute such as Felt strip effective for playing tight sounds? If possible, I don't want to make a hole in the Reso head. I'm sorry for the long question. I look forward to your reply.

I like your sense of humor! That ride sounds great - the stick sound floats over the big drums. What's the name of the ride?

Nice playing man

Apples and Oranges due to the port on the 22.

Might be in the minority here, but I think the 22" creates the perfect bass tone. Never loved the 24" tone as much.

The 24 sounded better but please do it again with an unpported 22 head

your mic position affect bass sounf pickup, i think 24 is best. didt need any mufling or suspension and extra port, i want to order double 24 bass

Both are great for two different reasons......tough choice. 24 takes it

Excelente vídeo !!!

Is that floor tom 16 deep or 14? I've enjoyed 16x14s more, they can still sound huge when tuned low. I've almost never had a good sounding 16x16 floor tom, but yours has a lot of t one. What head combos on toms? Oh yeah, the 24 bass drum also. 16 deep if you can get it.

I'm gonna get a freaking 24x14 incher... aside from the looks, it has the extra thump! Though, traveling with it will be some kind of a pain in the ass.

Great video

Thanks so much for the video. I've always wanted to hear a comparison between a 14" x 22" & 14" x 24." I agree that each reso being ported would have helped. Its always more difficult to hear the attack and tone of a drum when crash and rides are being used. You tended to use the ride when hitting the 24" so I didn't get as good of a sense of the 24" as i did of the 22." What heads were you using? Were they PS 3? It doesn't get any better than a solid birch bass drum, does it! Thanks again.

Both sound very punchy and musical, your drum sound is nice man. I preferred the 22 in this clip, but it was very close. It sounded like the fundamental was a little less pronounced on the 24”, which is very common. I notice often when recording 22-26 inch kick drums the fundamental can get lost, especially with deeper shells. The note is definitely singing on both however and sounds nice, you have the technique to bring it out. I had a drummer bring in a 22x20 (which I didn’t even know was a thing) a couple of years back and it sounded dead no matter what he did, until we tuned it quite a bit higher. You need to have a heavy foot to drive a large drum and he didn’t. He wanted a big sound, hence an enormous drum, but unfortunately it backfired a little. Because he hadn’t recorded with it this far, he didn’t realise, although the drum was very punchy, it had no fundamental at all, just beater noise and overtones, On a side note, I recently got a kit for my little project studio, it’s one of those micro kits, a sonor with jazz in mind. Now you can’t make the 8” tom sound anything but, an 8” Tom. However, it has a 16” kick that can be tuned be very low and it sounds deep, punchy and huge. I’ll see if I can dig up a review that has decent audio. Sorry, a bit of tangent there, but I guessed people may considering shell sizes and thought this might be interesting. Anyways, Great sound man and you have some serious chops too. I’ll be back. I do love the recording custom, it’s harmonically very rich and can be left to ring (sounds lush in these headphones) you do it justice.

24” drums always sound better unless you cut a port in the resonant head or try to tune the heads to loose.

I’ve always played a 22. Just got a 24 a few months ago. Apparently you don’t tune them the same way. I went with Aquarian SK2 with an Aquarian reso with a mic hole. Tuned it the same way and it’s crap… press in the center and tighten the wrinkles out, the 1/4 to a 1/2 turn back on batter… same for reso without turning back. That works magic on a 22… not so much on the 24.

22 is tighter but 24 has more balls

22" not ported?

22 for me hands down its got more Punch.

TWENTY FOUR!

I love your drum tone. Do you tune the reso really low?

24” all the way

What would be the difference with a slightly deeper BD? LIKE 16,17,18?

24 looks so much cooler , hard to tell tonal differences on this little iPhone speaker.👍the color is tits man

22 punch 24 low-end

22x16 for me. I have an old yamaha rydeen drum kit.

No wonder the bass drum is over $2000. Very nice low end attack without a ported head!

Does the 22 have more pedal rebound than the 24?

The 24" of course 🙂 Any thoughts on the Yamaha Stage Custom 24" bass drum?

What kick head is on the 24?

Nice video man. Is the 24 a pain in the arse to tune?

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What heads are you using?

24 🤘

The 22 would sound the same as the 24 if it didn't have the port hole not a real good comparison

I have the 24 x 14, same colour, wins it for me, what are the tom sizes?

24

24" No doubt...

Hard to tell 22” has mic hole 24 “ does not. Not an even compare

24 is more powerfull for ROCK MUSIC.

Great video! What hi hats are those???

Apples and oranges. Cut a hole on the 24 and try again.

24 sounds better but for me feels worse to play, guess it's because I'm not use to it

Is that a 13” or 14” aerial tom please?

Have you ever tried a 20?

What sticks are you using?

Love the 24 !! 22 sound meh.

Hahaha the 24 blows the 22 out of the water !

I prefere the 22 much cleaner sound

Those drums are so fat sounding, they’re going to need to go on the Nutrisystem diet!!! 🔥🔥🔥

only drumers can have and opinion on this...ill like 22x18

The 24 is way to boomy no attack compared to the22 in a nut shell the 24 is crap.

IT WOULD HAVE BEEN WORTH WATCHING IF YOU PLAYED THESAME THING ON BOTH

Why are 22inches so common on the market but not 24 which is what the pros use what is this fuckery

The drums are not set up the same for a real comparison. Large hole port on the 22 ...no port on the 24. That is a big sound difference right there. I learned nothing from this video per the 22 - 24 difference. apple to oranges not scientific enough for me.

You need a hole in both to compare