[abr25]

Hi everyone, Im new to drums and im having trouble with the sound on my bass...i cant seem to get it right. Can someone give me some ideas of what is wrong and how to fix it?

[JJ kay slay]

whats the size of the bass drum?

the wood. and the heads ur using?

[PearlVSX]

Originally Posted by abr25

Hi everyone, Im new to drums and im having trouble with the sound on my bass...i cant seem to get it right. Can someone give me some ideas of what is wrong and how to fix it?

JJ has some good questions... The answer to your kick drum woes is....EVANS EMAD and maybe a small towel rolled up against the resonant (LOGO) head. Taking time and tuning your drums properly makes a big difference. Check out articles and info on the web like "Drum tuning Bible" They have some helpful hints on tuning different components of your kit! proper tuning technique is a skill that comes with time. There is no substitute for ear tuning a drum. There are however, "tools" like the drumdial that can help get you in the ballpark. Remember that this is only a tool IMO. Do yourself a favor and take the time to learn to tune. and..oh yeah, welcome to the loyal order of "Woodchippers"

[zildian999]

Make sure you have all lugs evenly tuned also. If not, it will put a ton of tension on some lugs and little if none on others, making the heads sound horrible.

[d_peary]

Originally Posted by abr25

Hi everyone, Im new to drums and im having trouble with the sound on my bass...i cant seem to get it right. Can someone give me some ideas of what is wrong and how to fix it?

LOL, you didn't say a lot of details. When I got my first snare drum, I broke the bottom head trying to re-tune it. Then we took it back to the music store and my drum teacher re-tuned it. He made a comment that he had it tuned right, to begin with.

Anyway, on how to tune your bass drum, visit the Aquarian drum head site. That's www dot aquariandrumheads.com. On this homepage, click on "Drum Head Tips." You will find lots of useful information there. Click on "Tuning Sheets," and look for the information on tuning bass drums. (You'll need Adobe Acrobat reader on your computer. Print it out and follow it to a tee.

Hope this helps.

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