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What is a good resonant head to get a vintage base drum sound?
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good resonant head for base drum
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Remo Ambassador or Calfskin
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smooth white ambassador or fiberskyn....
-64 Ludwig Black Oyster Classic kit 22,13,16
-65 Leedy BDP 22,13,16
-65 Ludwig WMP Clubdate 20,12,14
-66 Ludwig Red sparkle Downbeat
-60's Gretsch RB Green Glass 22,13,16
Lots of cymbals, snares and orphans, old and newish
-65 Leedy BDP 22,13,16
-65 Ludwig WMP Clubdate 20,12,14
-66 Ludwig Red sparkle Downbeat
-60's Gretsch RB Green Glass 22,13,16
Lots of cymbals, snares and orphans, old and newish
Posted on 13 years ago
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Or Aquarian Modern Vintage. Or Remo Controlled Sound. Or...
There are a whole bunch of possibilities. It depends on what kind of "vintage sound" you're going for. Just like today, there were different types of music in the past and players had all sorts of different tuning preferences.
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I'm glad you guys know what a "base" drum is....because I sure don't! DOH :p
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I tend to dismiss spelling errors from folks who come from countries where English isn't the primary language.
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If they did, it wouldn't flag "base". ;)
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Welcome, jeebee!
It's really cool that you communicate in 2 languages. I understood what you were asking perfectly well and to answer your question...
My general opinion regarding 1960's-1970's vintage drums is to use Remo smooth white or coated Ambassadors because that's about the same weight as what was originally put on the drums back then. In the 1950's, they would have used calfskin heads. The muffling (if any) was usually accomplished via a strip of felt.
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Posted on 13 years ago
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A good drumhead to use on older Bass drums is a Remo Emperor on Batter/Beater side or a Ludwig Bass drum head in the same thickness.-I have tried the Remo Renaissance Bass drum head ,but without a muffling strip or similar-it tends to "Sing" a liitle too high for my taste.
Posted on 13 years ago
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