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Berk
03-09-2006, 07:06 PM
How do they sound? I Heard that they have a very "Deep" sound.
PremierManiac
03-09-2006, 07:20 PM
They can sound great if they're tuned correctly, which is hard to do. If you have a chance to pick some up, go for it.
Berk
03-09-2006, 07:33 PM
I wanted to get maybe a bass drum. (Ludwig)
Loyton
03-09-2006, 07:58 PM
Go for it, they are wicked. The ludwigs are easily cracked though, carfull tuning.
HeLLmO
03-09-2006, 07:59 PM
alright here ya go, acrylic drums are gonna sound MASSIVE. especially a nice big one, and they are wonderful IF you tune them right, which is very difficult, they have like 1 sweet spot, and not much to work around that spot, but if u find it, it's awsome. i suggest maybe getting a dial tuner to help u reach optimum tuning. and be careful, u still dealing with what either is or essentially is plastic. it is easy to break and to burn, so no open fires. i would also maybe recommend a trial run, just to ensure u can handle acrylic drums
SadStairway
03-09-2006, 08:12 PM
My acrylic drums are very loud and have great projection. They are very hard to tune, however I cant see how having a dial would help you.

The thing about acrylics is that the head determines the sound as the shells themselves have very little tone themselves. So head choice is very important.
HeLLmO
03-09-2006, 08:23 PM
^i think the dial tuner would help so everything is nice and even to get optimum sound, and i think(for toms atleast) if u go old school on acrylics and use remo CS black dot heads they sound sweet
PremierManiac
03-09-2006, 09:00 PM
Check out RCI Vistalite (http://www.rcivistalite.com). You can get custom acrylics or buy old Vistalites. The collection they have is sweet.
Panopticon
03-09-2006, 10:18 PM
BOOM!...thats how they sound...