No Head!

[KillerCrunchie]

is there a problem with having no reso head on bass drum.
cos i did it the other day and it sounds great but i wonderd would it damage the drum or anything?
cheers:smoke:

[ant_182]

I dont think so, but IMO it can look tacky in some ways:)

[Drum Phil]

It can warp the shell. I advise an Evans Retroscreen

[Talos]

I played without a reso for a while yesterday but all the stuff inside starting coming out so I put it back on.

I have balls of newspaper in my bassdrum but it wasnt deep enough. I just thought id say :thumb:

[SkaRabbit]

when the title said "no head"...i was thinking i just got some.

[Chippy569]

it'll sound like a one-headed drum?

if you have lugs for a bottom head, your lug inserts will rattle like mad.

You might put on a mesh head (like Phil suggested, 'cept you can get tons cheaper) just to protect your edges and shut your resos up.

[pitchfork]

If you like the sound just cut a 7 inch hole in the reso as it will sound like it has no reso and not warp.

[ThugsRook]

If you like the sound just cut a 7 inch hole in the reso as it will sound like it has no reso....
no it doesnt, not even close.

[We_Love_Lime]

I think Evan's retroscreen is equivelent to diplomat... which is like Real thin, Sorta like not having a reso.....Aquarian has one too, check their site...

Reso's > No Reso's

[FullMoon]

if u cut a 7 inch hole its the equivilent to no head

[jalel]

^no it's the equivalent to having a 7 inch hole in a reso head:rolleyes:

[Aaron]

I dont think so, but IMO it can look tacky in some ways:)
good to know some people play musical instruments for the sounds they make. what a f'ckin tosser.

sonically, there is alot less attack without the reso, you have a boomy note that fades out quickly. there's less volume [as less resonating in the note] and the feel is very different. its abit of a workout to change to for your legs.

[Tillmon]

No it's fine, I used to play without a resonant head for a while and nothing happened to the drum.

[saars]

the drumsets at my drum lessons are like that, but then again, those sets are crappy sets.

[Zildjian]

if u cut a 7 inch hole its the equivilent to no head

what about 6.5 ????

[Cocaberry]

If you want the "no reso head" look and sound just get a clear g1 and port an 7-8 inch hole in the center.

It can warp the shell. I advise an Evans Retroscreen

I think thats only when you have rack toms mounted on the bass drum. If you have a virgin bass drum you should be ok. You just gotta worry about the bearing edges getting screwed up.

[aznriceball]

^no it's the equivalent to having a 7 inch hole in a reso head:rolleyes:

There's some guides posted on MX on ports advising the surface area of a 7" port or higher in a 22" head essentially lets out enough air pressure nearly equivilent having no resonant head. would someone like to search one of these guides up?

[CombatWombat3]

That's actually from the Drum Tuning Bible.....talking about ports.....

Here are the basic concepts:


Any hole larger than 7” is like having no head at all on the drum.



A 7” hole creates the feel of a one-headed kick drum, feeds more beater attack direct to an audience and provides some of the tone of the resonant head. Further, it’s easy to position a mic and change internal muffling devices, if used.

[Sabian4015]

I wouldn't argue, it's the tuning bible. Our school drumset doesen't have a reso and it sounds amazing. I would like to trade my percussion teacher.

[Loyton]

what about 6.5 ????

WTFBABABA what a g00d qu3st10n!!!! sum 1 r3spond plessssss!

[Double Bass Jim]

I always liked the sound of single headed drums

[Aaron]

I like it for miking. It means you can stick a a mic 3" into the bass drum, instead of 1 inside, and one outside the head [aka with a reso]. which = cheaper.