I also found it less tiring to play a bass drum with an unported reso. Bass drum beaters come in a wide range of styles and have a surprising number of features for an item that is essentially a mallet. In general, a … May 30, 2011 #12 SteveB DFO Star. A larger head will generally produce more volume from a bass drum. • Best method for muffling the bass drum is to use the non-playing hand on the playing head. By defining five key physical requirements of playing the bass drum, the bass line as a while will reach performance at the highest level. So much of how good the bass sounds during play will depend upon how the drummer’s body is being held and whether or not the drumming is coming from a place of strength … Experiment with your bass drum tuning along with your bass drum playing style. I've played on kits with 24 and larger bass drums and they just sound flabby and boomy, like they are too hard to tune. They used to call this playing the bass drum— I never heard the term “feather” until the 90's, when it was seemingly reintroduced after being out of fashion for a couple of decades.I don't like the word. Depth also matters. A well played bass drum in a well written piece of music is magical and the player responsible for playing the bass drum should do everything he or she can do to make it sound as good as possible. I've just started learning the drums, and have a quick question. The size and shape of a bass drum beater can affect the sound. Tom, A single headed kick is a good usable sound in many situations. There are plenty of drummers that bury the beater and are still awesome, but if you are a newer drum student, this is a technique should be avoided until you are well trained. The bass drum is a big round drum and it’s easy to play incorrectly because of its and seemingly rudimentary origins. Play online a virtual drum set with double bass drum pedal with your PC keys. Bass drum playing in the marching band requires good upper body strength for both beating the drum and looking professional in between drum beatings. Double pedal and double bass drum are especially used by metal drummers, but also by other drummers, looking for a heavy, … The drum has lots of chomp - a good balance between attack, resonance, richness and focus. Hey guys! Thread starter swiftd; Start date Sep 1, 2008; Sep 1, 2008 #1 S. swiftd New Member. For example I usually adopt a heel-down technique for the bass drum pedal, unless I want to play very loud. I play and 18 by 18 drum made of very hard wood. Joined Aug 5, 2005 Messages 7,952 Reaction score 270 Location South Hampton, NH. Shin pain when playing bass drum. Exact uniformity in technique, touch, sound quality, rhythmic and dynamic clarity are the main ingredients required to establish the perfect sound. There are two aspects of these that must happen I have thick, loose heads. The word refers to playing quarter notes lightly on the bass drum as part of your jazz time feel. A standard drum set consists of a kick drum (or bass drum), a snare drum, a floor tom, rack toms, and various cymbals including hi-hat, ride, and crash. Each of these musical instruments has its place in the overall drum kit, but when it comes to low-end frequencies and rhythmic propulsion, drummers lean heavily on the kick drum … This might be due to the acoustics of a certain room, or it could be because I’m playing a particularly heavy song or section, but I think it’s important to be flexible. A flatter surface can bring out a bit more … • Gently place the fingers of your left hand near the rim of the bass drum while striking the head with the right hand. • If a drier sound is needed, move the left hand toward the center of the drum. The special feature of this drumset is the double bass drum pedal, which is an alternative solution to the double kick drum. Whenever I do an exercise involving somewhat intensive bass … Joined Sep 1, 2008 Messages 3 Reaction score 0. But once I got used to it, I really liked it.