Hybrid Floor Tom Bass Drum Sounds Incredible! | Season Four, Episode 22 

Haha, best comment ever.

Ghost note are amazing! Sput's solo compositions are great too!🤘

I'd also love to play a cocktail kit

Any comments on the bass drum head Sput uses in the Sugar Shack Sessions? Thanks

This is what I always think of when I hear "cocktail kit," too

Yep, same thought in my mind.

Gig was with a small New Orleans style brass band on Mardi Gras

Thanks! I like to make a cameo from time to time 😉

As much as I like the idea, I think for anything that makes extensive use of kick it might not be worth it. Reorienting the pedal for light kick usage is fine, but I can't imagine being able to do 16ths or 32nds like that.

It was shockingly responsive this way- to the point where I could do doubles and triples without noticing much of a difference compared to a standard pedal setup. -Ben

Wintergatan did this "recently" (within past 10 years)

@@anotherdrummer2 Like a full 22” size bass drum vertical?

@@a.j.wilkes6352 yeah, I'll see if I can find the video. Martin had made a social media post about engineering a kick pedal to be visible from the top of the drum do the audience could see it. Edit: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-dcosgma0l-Q.html here it is

That’s not a new video- we released it about a year ago. If you check the details of the post, there’s a reference to the specific season and episode.

Definitely a more dramatic difference in tone compared to the same thing at a lower tuning. Of course, this can also be used artistically if you’re adept with both techniques.

Update, I custom ordered a 17"X20 bass drum/floor tom combo from SideKick Drums. Next, I'm getting some Ludwig Atlas brackets to change out some lugs so I can add legs to it so it can stand upright. Likely going to use the new Rogers pedal because it is super smooth and can have its height adjusted. It's also super easy to convert because it only has one side that holds the arm. Can't wait to get it all together so I can kick out the jams to my favorite tunes! :)

That’s one of the tiers within our Patreon. We named them after classic snare drum models.

ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-JAEW45MxaII.html

AKG C518. All technical details are included in the video descriptions.

...but I will give this setup a try! I have to do a LOT of small space gigs, and this could work! Thank you!

Hey there! This may be a complicated one if you're not familiar with engineering and product development/introduction. As simple as it may seem, the EMAD requires a custom PVC molded tray to vary particular specs via vacuum molding. There isn't enough space in the current mold to add a 14" inside it so a new mold would need to be created. The system (at least as it was when I worked for D'Addario) couldn't accommodate smaller sizes like that either- I had to push to get the 16" tested and it just barely fit. Just the capital expenditure for tooling up isn't cheap and likely couldn't ever be paid for via product sales because the likelihood of 14" EMADs selling that much is quite low. On top of that, drumhead line extensions are the nightmare of every retailer so most wouldn't even carry it and D'Addario would be stuck warehousing them and shipping direct to consumers. There are massive opportunity costs to consider with the development of any new product, even if it seems like a simple line extension. The amount of time and communication that goes into executing something like this, even if it goes perfectly and doesn't require revision, is still quite high and it means that other projects, which would likely contribute far more to the bottom line, are sacrificed. tldr: expensive development costs and lack of projected return on investment combined with opportunity cost means that this isn't likely. You're better off stacking some E-rings or working on another DIY option. -Ben

As said before the super kick heads are very different heads, however they are made in 14” sizes and might get that same sort of vibe

@@SoundsLikeADrum Admittedly, I am an accountant by trade, but the intersection of drums and finance was riveting to me. 🙂

Brand management and product development are a real blast. I feel so lucky to have gotten into the industry through that opportunity. I’m split between being a creative and also LOVING analytics and organization (one of the reasons why social marketing strategy and content creation is my day job!) so all of these things really fuel my fire. Of course, having it all relate back to the world of music and/or drumming makes it something I can find an incredible amount of joy in day after day.

Sadly not at all likely to happen based on the cost of mold development and anticipated ROI. Better off using a simple E-ring.

@@SoundsLikeADrum Aquarian makes their Super Kick I & Super Kick II with a tom hoop in 14", 15", and 16"

@@SoundsLikeADrum 🥲♥️

@@matthewafrazer thanks!

Definitely an option to consider! It’s a *very* different head, despite often being compared to the EMAD, but if a 14” is what you need, that could be an excellent route to go! Also nice to have the extra real estate on the surface of the head when it comes to a smaller diameter.

D'Addario extended the line of tom hoop options to 18" not long ago. It wasn't marketed at all but it's available.