Bass Drum Dampening Methods - A Sound Comparison

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In this Drum.Dog sound experiment, Nick and Ryan explore a wide range of products for bass drum dampening with the goal of discovering the exact sound difference between them!
Even those who enjoy really open-sounding kits often use some dampening in their bass drums, it's a huge factor in the overall sound of our beats and can be the difference between a focussed sounding groove and a sound engineers low-end resonant nightmare!
We've done the hard work of testing a wide range of dampening methods so you don't have to!
Contents (Quick Navigation):
0:00 - Introduction
1:03 - The Methods
2:13 - No Dampening
2:36 - Domestic Pillow
2:57 - Evans EQ Pillow
3:18 - Kicker 2.0
3:39 - Felt on Reso
4:00 - Felt on Both Heads
4:21 - Felt on Batter
4:42 - Drum Clip
5:03 - Evans EMAD
5:25 - Our Thoughts
Gear Featured:
Evans EQ3 Frosted Kick Head
Evans EMAD Clear Kick Head
Evans EQ RGS
Sonitus Kicker 2.0
Gibraltar Felt Strips
Drumclip DCB Bass Drum Clip
Tama Starclassic Bubinga Elite 22x18" Kick
Tama Starclassic Copper 14x5.5" Snare
Meinl Byzance 15" Dual Hats
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@FakeDave 3 года назад

Another cracking vid. I use the Evans emad2 and the evens pillow just resting on the resonant head. Came to this solution after the drum shed session in that very studio with Nick.

@michaelbrown1895 3 года назад

Thanks guys for the usual thorough test drives in gear.Agree totally with thd drum clip, no difference in sound. My favourite from the lot was the normal pillow,enough attack n low punch for the 22x18.I have an Evans Onyx Emad on my Pearl Birch B.L.X, but prior that,the Simon Philips method of a hand towel rolled up n gaffa taped to a twin ply batter head,then a thin cotton t-towel on the front head,works for me,good work as always,cheers Mike😊👍

@tonypureheart7462 Год назад

A lot of answers to a lot of questions. Thanks

@87sport Год назад

I like the comparison blend you did, my favourite was for sure the domestic pillow

@jasonmusic9938 2 года назад

was looking at the kicker 2.0 a while ago, but after listening with a lsr10 sub in the room, i concluded that it's my favorite tone of them all because of the ability to dampen yet keep that tone of the shell

@Gk2003m 7 месяцев назад

My 20x16 Yamaha Stage Custom kick needs no dampening to sound great. It has clear Ambassador batter and black Ambassador front, and it sounds like a cannon. That’s a combo of the birch/mahogany shell construction and good tuning. I do muffle the impact itself when playing small combo jazz, by taping a hihat bottom felt to the front of the hard felt beater. This allows me to ‘feather’ the kick nicely; you feel it without really hearing it. And it still has real impact if I kick it harder.

@stevenwilson9865 10 месяцев назад

I have felt strips front and back, about 2-5 o'clock verticaly. Big boom from the 26".

@funk4ever 3 года назад

Thanks guys.

@willsanford2378 3 года назад

Dig the eq pillow for sure. I’m also a big felt strip guy, but they make the biggest different on a shallower drum and using heads that don’t have any pre muffling IMO

@jmb92555 Год назад

Interesting vid and much appreciated. While there were obvious differences I think it really comes down to what you (or the sound guy) prefer. Also it seemed to me that 'burying the beater' (or not) made the biggest difference.

@philipdean3688 3 года назад

I was looking at different methods of dampening and saw the Evans EQ online and thought I'd look to see what difference it made. I really think it was the best of the lot, with the nice deep tonality and keeping some rumble, but not too much. I noticed with some of the methods like the felt strips there was a bit of a ping that made it sound pretty bad. Overall a very helpful video, thank you Drum.Dog.

@drumdog 3 года назад

Thank you bud, so glad it helped

@jcdrums2798 2 года назад

very good comparison video! i prefer the domestic pillow sound.

@liamfitzdrums Год назад

It's also the cheapest too.

@ralphgilbert9527 Месяц назад

I use the evans emad it sounds great when you tune it the way Rob Brown (from another channel) shows it being done, sounded like you did it the same way.

@drumdog Месяц назад

Rob Brown has some fantastic tuning tips, @ralphgilbert9527! Glad to hear the Evans EMAD is working out great for you following that method. It's all about finding that right sound. 🎵

@MadWinter889 3 года назад

My go to is a small pillow only touching the batter head. Somehow I don't like the feel of pre-dampened BD heads, or an empty bass drum really.

@czystakrev Год назад

Nice work man's Emad sound it's ok, but same on all bass drum 18,20,22 ect I like remo, & always TAMA 👊 drum brother...

@stefanbrodsky5876 3 года назад

Thanks for doing this guys! Had been thinking of investing in one of those Kicker pads, but the video confirmed, what I suspected- they're just too much of a dampener. I play a Yamaha MCAN kit w/a 20" x 16" kick. Currently use a GMAD and an Evans EQ3 ported reso. Also use a smaller DW pillow. I couple these with a Shure B52 knockoff mic (from now defunct Carvin), which is then run through a TC Electronics Octavizer guitar pedal, and finally into my PA. The octavizer drops it down a full octave and can really be dailed in. What part of the UK are you from? My wife and I have been binging on numerous British crime series, e.g. "Sherlock" and "Law and Order UK" during the pandemic. Quite good.

@seanmcconnell5303 3 года назад

Hi, Did you have tge evans pad touching the batter or resonant head? Thanks, Sean

@drumdog 3 года назад

Hi Sean! Just touching the batter head 🙂

@rudysnell5079 3 года назад

@@drumdog Thanks for that clarification. Just bought the Evans EQ pad and plan to install on a Gretsch 18" mahogany with Emad. Probably the smaller end against the batter.

@soulintake Год назад

Interesting note, I play both 24 and 20 for reference. I'm not even sure on my 20 inch that I play with the beater raised that high above center on that drum, your quite a bit above center. On my 24 I'm just slightly under the center when I raise my beaters from the 20. 24x18, 24x16 and 20x18 starclassics here for reference

@soulintake Год назад

I'd wonder if lowering the beater would change the sound on your equipment or change the way it feels when you bury the beater, especially any dribble

@drs-Rigo-Reus 21 день назад

Jeff Indyke has the best RU-vid BD sound. Look it up.

@krysborek8724 4 месяца назад

domesticated pillow wins! :)

@tonymilone5458 Год назад

I think the domestic pillow sounded best 😂 What I got from this test is that almost any of the head dampening products do an acceptable job, but without something inside dampening the shell they don't sound as good. I think you really need something inside to dampen all the sounds bouncing around inside that deep shell. Nice test!

@Gk2003m 7 месяцев назад

Nope. Tuning is the key to getting good sound. You shouldn’t need pillows or anything else inside the drum to get it to sound good. It amuses me to see guys lay out $3K for the most resonant shells they can get, only to do everything they can to eliminate that resonance.