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Repairing a Sonor Phonic pedal?
Hello! Haven't logged on for a long time, good to be back. At a place where I just started teaching there is an older Sonor pedal that belongs to a P...
5 years agoVintage Drum Mic Technique
I think back then they didn't use a real overhead position that much, because the mic(s) were also to pick up the bass drum. This looks like some kind...
9 years agoTuning a Vistalite bass drum
From human71...
9 years agoHead recommendation
From poppies...
9 years agoVintage Bass Drum Tuning
Here's a pic of an example of that muffling technique. Admittedly not 50s, and not Philly Joe, but still jazz, source: http://www.alovesupremethebook....
9 years agoVintage Bass Drum Tuning
From johnnyringo...
9 years agoHead recommendation
Coated Ambassadors are still the gold standard. I sometimes use Fiberskyn FD for a slightly darker sound, or Suede/Renaissance Ambassador for a more o...
9 years agoVintage Bass Drum Tuning
The sound has a rather short decay, it's not as boomy as an open 20" can be. Maybe some external muffling on the front head, like a blanket or drum b...
9 years agoFlat Rides - What`s Your Opinion of Them?
Very little wash, but some have a lot of "hiss" which can also cover up the stick attack. Rivets would further blur the clarity. There are some heavi...
9 years agoHeads
For a sound just slightly darker than AMbys, you could try Amby X, or Evans Gplus/G12. Best get just one 12" first next time ;)
9 years agoRecording Vintage Drums
The "wirst" mic position is similar to what RVG used. He had another mic below the left cymbal picking up snare and hi-hats as well. No overhead need...
9 years agoRemo Ambassador X
From Cam...
9 years agoThe Floor Tom
When you tune it up, it's crucial to tune the heads differently. reso higher, mostly). The square size somehow chokes the sound with two heads at the...
9 years agoinfo on my new pearl world series!
I just wanted to reinforce this kit is from the late 80s/very early 90s. My first kit was an Export from 89 and I had an Export/World series catalog I...
9 years agodiplomat reso
Hi, I have clear diplomat resos on Gretsch New Classic toms. With thicker heads, the sound is on the boomy/tubby side, the dip reso makes them sound a...
9 years ago