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by Gearhead43
Sun Sep 14, 2008 3:52 pm
Forum: Cocktail Drums Discussion Board
Topic: Hi, I'm new here.
Replies: 8
Views: 4822

I actually just did the old-school "thick felt strips" for damping with the main drum, two on bottom and one strip on top and it sounds perfect, nice and thumpy but not too muffled. The top and bottom heads are tuned the same and that seems to give me the biggest bass drum sound so far. We...
by Gearhead43
Sat Sep 13, 2008 4:15 pm
Forum: Cocktail Drums Discussion Board
Topic: Hi, I'm new here.
Replies: 8
Views: 4822

ok, thanks
by Gearhead43
Fri Sep 12, 2008 11:54 pm
Forum: Cocktail Drums Discussion Board
Topic: Hi, I'm new here.
Replies: 8
Views: 4822

This is a GP kit also, and it sounds good to me. I was surprised at how decent it was for the price. My wife loves it, and she won't be too tough on it anyway. I wasn't planning on messing with the bearing edges unless there is a good reason to do so. We've just been replacing the batter heads and c...
by Gearhead43
Fri Sep 12, 2008 3:23 pm
Forum: Cocktail Drums Discussion Board
Topic: Hi, I'm new here.
Replies: 8
Views: 4822

................*crickets chirping*...........................................................................................
by Gearhead43
Fri Sep 12, 2008 12:14 am
Forum: Cocktail Drums Discussion Board
Topic: Now this is a Cocktail Drum !
Replies: 3
Views: 3344

Cool! Just need an ice bucket. :mrgreen:
by Gearhead43
Fri Sep 12, 2008 12:11 am
Forum: Cocktail Drums Discussion Board
Topic: Hi, I'm new here.
Replies: 8
Views: 4822

Hi, I'm new here.

Hey, This is a very cool site and this will be my first post here. I am primarily an upright bass player, but I love to play drums also and recently got into the cocktail kit thing. I am teaching my wife to play drums for a Rockabilly, Roots music band we are forming and we bought a cheap cockail ki...