just listened on my 18inch and 15inch speakers in my recording studio, the bigger drum has a droning resonence {oppogilise for my english} the smaller is cleaner, as it should be. for recording you always want the audio cleaner.... i can make that 18 sound identical to the bigger drum with a few tweaks and use it for live stereo play also...
I will say the 22” is big, but the 18” is so beefy and big also. I feel if the head on the 22” broke during a concert and performance that 18” would be a perfect replacement
Really enjoyed this video. The 22", to me, still seems to have a touch more bottom beef. I have an 18" kick and have debated getting a larger 22". Still debating...
I'd be interested! I play gretsch 12/14/18 with a ludwig lm400. Im using a controlled sound black dot over clear ambassador for maximum 1970s vibe lol. Sounds wild!
Love this video, I have a large bass drum on my kit and didn't realise you could get just as good a sound from a small kick. Do you have any tips on tuning bass drums and which heads to use?
Hopefully you still use this account Bass tuning. I'll tell you what you may or may not already know The front head is where all the tone comes from. Less tension = more vibrations at a lower pitch = lower sound Batter head is where the feel of the bass drum comes from. Doesn't affect tone as much and I hate the feeling of a loose batter head so I tuned it up like a bebop kit and put 2 long pieces of gaffer tape on the other side of the head to deaden the higher tone and give it mega attack. Overall you should try tightening the heads until the wrinkles go away and raise the batter head until it feels good to play, then listen to the front head to see what it really sounds like Raise or lower it until it sounds good In my experience having both heads really tight + muffling will give you a bonham kick sound. For something more punchy and deep keep the front head lower than the batter.
