Noname Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 (edited) Bluecoats 2013 Edited June 11, 2013 by Noname Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShutUpAndPlayYerGuitar Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 (edited) Bluecoats Edited June 11, 2013 by ShutUpAndPlayYerGuitar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SFZFAN Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 (edited) And once again Yamaha pulls ahead in the custom finish department. Beautiful! Edited June 11, 2013 by SFZFAN 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InspaDave Posted June 12, 2013 Share Posted June 12, 2013 r snare side head is less flimsy and won't get damaged/break as easily during the rigors of tour. Granted, but it does not resonate as well as a mylar snare side would. Less resonance = less sound Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rancidrolla Posted June 12, 2013 Share Posted June 12, 2013 (edited) Blue Stars drumline http://vimeo.com/67472072 Edited June 12, 2013 by rancidrolla Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slingerland Posted June 12, 2013 Share Posted June 12, 2013 (edited) Blue Stars drumline http://vimeo.com/67472072 Silver sparkle (lacquer, I'm guessing, rather than a wrap). Nice retro touch. Edited June 12, 2013 by Slingerland Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrumManTx Posted June 12, 2013 Share Posted June 12, 2013 Silver sparkle (lacquer, I'm guessing, rather than a wrap). Nice retro touch. Those are actually not their drums, these are: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
actucker Posted June 13, 2013 Share Posted June 13, 2013 Granted, but it does not resonate as well as a mylar snare side would. Less resonance = less sound Those kevlar (or in actuality aramid weave) heads are pretty thin, and resonate pretty well. Case in point, every snare line Rennick has put out in the last 7 or 8 years has managed to get an enormous sound out of the drums. Kevlar bottom heads came about for the same reason kevlar top heads did. Durability, articulation and the ability to cut through a hornline. With Mylar on mylar, even with the snare systems, you were in the same frequency range as the high brass unless you cranked the hell out of the drums. That meant you were constantly competing for the same frequencies. With stronger heads, you can get a higher tension and reach frequencies not used by the rest of the ensemble. So, yes you probably do lose a small amount of projection, but its not always about total volume. Snare drums cut through more now than they did 20 years ago for that reason. All of that being said, Evans has been making a pretty huge push to meet in the middle. The MX5 and hybrid resonant heads can get a ton of tone (the MX5 in particular creates a really nice focused pitch that allows for a ton of projection). Coupled with their hybrid series top heads, groups are starting to get the best of both worlds. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slingerland Posted June 13, 2013 Share Posted June 13, 2013 Those are actually not their drums, these are: Reinforcing rings? That's even older school than silver sparkle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scouttimp Posted June 13, 2013 Share Posted June 13, 2013 Not to be too drum-geeky but... That's an all-maple shell, right? I thought the marching drums from Mapex were the Saturn shells (maple/walnut)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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