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small bass drums

Posted: Fri Aug 30, 2013 1:03 am
by Greenfuz
what's the tiniest, thinnest sounding bass drum I can get without it being some jerryrigged snare/tom thing?

Re: small bass drums

Posted: Fri Aug 30, 2013 1:46 am
by AxAxSxS
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Re: small bass drums

Posted: Fri Aug 30, 2013 1:54 am
by Chankgeez
AxAxSxS wrote:Image


That will sound like crap.

You want one of those fancy 18" kick drums that they use for the jazz?

Re: small bass drums

Posted: Fri Aug 30, 2013 2:21 am
by kbit
What kind of sound does a small kick give compared to a bigger one?
less boomy, short decay, aggressive attack?

Re: small bass drums

Posted: Fri Aug 30, 2013 2:34 am
by Chankgeez
kbithecrowing wrote:What kind of sound does a small kick give compared to a bigger one?
less boomy, short decay, aggressive attack?


Yarp, tighter & faster too.

Re: small bass drums

Posted: Fri Aug 30, 2013 3:11 am
by Greenfuz
AxAxSxS wrote:Image


gimme




so 18" is the smallest?

Re: small bass drums

Posted: Fri Aug 30, 2013 9:54 am
by Butch1970
You could also take a 16" floor tom and convert it into a small bass drum. Trick makes a conversion setup, as do others.

You could also look into something like a Sonor Jungle Kit.

Re: small bass drums

Posted: Fri Aug 30, 2013 10:27 am
by cheesecats
you can also go the shallow route

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Re: small bass drums

Posted: Fri Aug 30, 2013 10:35 am
by Chankgeez
cheesecats wrote:you can also go the shallow route

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Damn, that's thin. (TWSS)

It's like a foot operated frame drum.