Feb 24, 2005 10:02 am Well, I won't call myself a drummer, but this is what I have hartdynamics.com/products...digy/index.html
Can any drummers recomend a...
Posted on Feb 24, 2005 09:56 am
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... set of heads that's design is made to be a bit quieter than conventional heads ? Not really dead-quiet, as per practice pads... just something a bit more 'reserved', if you will .
OR
Perhaps any methods of reducing the volume a bit on these things, without changing the timbre to drastically .
I just want to practice more often, and later in the day/night .
Thanks in advance for any help .
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Feb 24, 2005 10:02 am Well, I won't call myself a drummer, but this is what I have hartdynamics.com/products...digy/index.html
Feb 24, 2005 10:24 am Use some Hot Rod sticks or brushes to make the hitting quieter.
Hot Rods:
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Brushes:
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Feb 24, 2005 10:42 am good call with the hot rod sticks... I completely forgot about those!
Feb 24, 2005 10:51 am Thanks guys ! Good suggestions for sure .
Yeah, I'm not a drummer either... but I love to smash 'em ! Very 'healthy' instrument that I'd like to get somewhat proficient on .
Feb 24, 2005 01:36 pm I use towels...
Feb 24, 2005 01:52 pm Towels will work, give you that nice short 70's sounding snare but without the 2-tons of reverb!
Feb 24, 2005 03:51 pm i second the Evans hydrolic line, not really quieter but damn good for hard rock toms....just don't try to play them with brushes! hehe
Feb 24, 2005 05:51 pm yeah I traded in my remo's for evans hydrolic's in 98 and never looked back, the only draw back is ,thay sound like butt with brushes.
Feb 24, 2005 07:16 pm Yeah, Evans looks like the ticket... maybe with the Hot Rods as well ?
Using the towels currently... pretty much kills the drum tone though .
Feb 25, 2005 09:03 am yeah, definitly get the hot rods too. What you are going to find is that the hydrolic heads sound more controlled. While this doesnt help the volume all that much, it will help a bit.
Feb 26, 2005 06:48 pm AS a drummer (no tasteless jokes please) USE NYLON HOT RODS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! great for practice and if like me when your not using a slege hammer to break a nut you get that warm jazzy feeling all over :-)
Feb 26, 2005 07:29 pm hot rods + hydrolic heads = poo
the hydros are awsome for the "power hitters"
but anyone with some finess in their style might opt for some G2's or something, i donno i'm not a drummer.
i've never seen nylon hot rods, i'm a big fan of the wood ones, and i hate that they chip away so easily...nylon sounds nice!
peace
Feb 27, 2005 04:14 pm Use them a lot. The strands aren't round like a tru ROD but flat. You use them same as rods but get a brighter sound on the cymbals. Great for practice and small room repetition. that way you don't give the other guys a headache LOL :-).
Feb 27, 2005 04:28 pm wyd your right about using the hydro's with hot rods , they do sound like "poo" , I love the hydros for many reasons but playing light or unplugged stuff doesn't sound as well, the G2's (which I also have) work for that type of setting. If you're just practicing and want to keep the noise down I'd still go with the hydrolic's because I didn't like the G2's when it came to rocking .
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