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TonyVazquez replied to the thread Anyone one else playing this weekend.I played my gig last night in Albany NY. But, I didn't video record the show... ...after a brutally physical long day at work I just... -
TonyVazquez replied to the thread Are smaller bass drums that much easier to play?.20s are awesome. With a 20 you get the best of both worlds (punch, and lower frequencies than an 18 or a 16. After switching to my next...
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TonyVazquez reacted to varatrodder's post in the thread Are smaller bass drums that much easier to play? with
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I love 20s. After 30+ years of playing 20, 22 and 24, I always seem to gravitate towards 20”. -
TonyVazquez replied to the thread Mesh head for the front of the kick drum?.In this wee hour (4:14am NY time) I went on Reverb and ordered an Evans 16 inch SoundOff mesh head from a vendor in New Hampshire... it...
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TonyVazquez reacted to Pat A Flafla's post in the thread Mesh head for the front of the kick drum? with Like.
What I did was cut all but an inch off a head I didn't want, and mount it on the reso side. It was 99% open, the edge was protected, the...
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TonyVazquez replied to the thread Mesh head for the front of the kick drum?.All good points, thanks for everyone's input. Indeed I must protect the bearing edge, so any head up front is fine. Someone asked...
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TonyVazquez reacted to dyland's post in the thread Mesh head for the front of the kick drum? with Like.
The main difference is that the mesh head will protect the bearing edges. I'd say go for it.
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TonyVazquez reacted to stevil's post in the thread Mesh head for the front of the kick drum? with Like.
Years ago I used a mesh head because I wanted an open sound while protecting the bearing edges. It worked well. Aesthetically it looks...
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TonyVazquez reacted to Vistalite Black's post in the thread Mesh head for the front of the kick drum? with Haha.
A mesh head might sound great, but it's strong fashion statement. Probably too strong for me.
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TonyVazquez reacted to blikum's post in the thread Mesh head for the front of the kick drum? with Like.
I mixed a guy who had his bass drum with a mesh head, he even painted the Pearl logo on the mesh to make it look like a real reso head...
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TonyVazquez reacted to drumstuff66's post in the thread Mesh head for the front of the kick drum? with Love.
Seb77 mentioned the studio issues. For gigs with your band, play your bass drum with no reso and you if like the sound better or as...
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TonyVazquez reacted to bassanddrum84's post in the thread Anyone one else playing this weekend with Like.
Glad to hear more and more people are getting back to playing live.
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I just picked up something for tomorrow, which I suspect will be largely streamed, and have 2 streaming concerts next for the first week...
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Outdoor concert this Saturday with Dave Bass Trio. Social distancing. Tickets sold out.
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I'm not a big fan of open-front kick drums except when it's done in a recording studio. So, I'm thinking about replacing my Reso head...