Pibroch
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My 14” FT has way too much ring and I need ideas please.
Kit is a Gretch Catalina Club Jazz with an added PDP 10” tom and DXP 16” tom.
All toms are fitted with Evans Calftone batters, with the 16 also being an Emad. All toms apart from the 14 sound good at the tunings I like: warm with minimal ring.
The problem is the 14 has way too much ring, and rather than add dampers / cotton balls etc., I want to try a different head(s) / drum solution. (Tried tuning the reso to just above wrinkle which helped significantly but not enough.)
Have noticed that Anika Nilles has used an 8 x 14 S.L.P. Big Black steel snare drum with an Evans Onyx head in place of a 14” FT for her tom fills.
Also noted Ralph Peterson using all onyx tom heads in the past:
Any other ideas ? (PS: I play mainly soft rock, blues, in a quiet gigging band, usually using brushes, but normally play with sticks at home for enjoyment.)
Kit is a Gretch Catalina Club Jazz with an added PDP 10” tom and DXP 16” tom.
All toms are fitted with Evans Calftone batters, with the 16 also being an Emad. All toms apart from the 14 sound good at the tunings I like: warm with minimal ring.
The problem is the 14 has way too much ring, and rather than add dampers / cotton balls etc., I want to try a different head(s) / drum solution. (Tried tuning the reso to just above wrinkle which helped significantly but not enough.)
Have noticed that Anika Nilles has used an 8 x 14 S.L.P. Big Black steel snare drum with an Evans Onyx head in place of a 14” FT for her tom fills.
Also noted Ralph Peterson using all onyx tom heads in the past:
Any other ideas ? (PS: I play mainly soft rock, blues, in a quiet gigging band, usually using brushes, but normally play with sticks at home for enjoyment.)
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