How To Get A HUGE BASS Drum Sound

In today's video I show you my favorite ways to get a HUGE Bass Drum Sound. We will discuss Bass Drum sizes, Types and Tunings. For musicians and producers alike.

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[fandlpetroleum]

How the hell does RB know everything about everything? It's truly amazing how much he knows about whatever instrument he's talking about.

[silentskystudios]

I discovered some of what you touch on this video a few years ago, when I was surprised to discover that my vintage early 70's Rogers 20" x 14" bass drum produces more low end that a couple of my newer 22" x 18" kick drums. Also, if you're using a front/resonant head on your bass drum, it makes a difference where you cut the port hole. If you get the hole too close to the center of the head, the kick will sound too dry and dead without much resonance at all. I had a kick drum that I thought for years had a problem with the shell (out of round, bad bearing edges, etc.), but I eventually found out the only problem was that the port hole was cut too close to center on the resonant head!

[KinProductions]

Rick!
I would have liked to hear a back-to-back demonstration to hear the difference properly!
And maybe also have a drummer demonstrate on your kit because it's hard to compare all these different drummers that have their kit mic-ed up so differently!

[eskilseter]

The shot at 2:16 is not a 22x22 kick - It's 22x36. It was built in cooperation with Saluda Cymbals and is highly customised for one specific drummer.

[RCSmiths]

I got a drum set about a month ago, so such a video was perfect timing! I would really love to see you make more drum content in the future!

[GlenBerry]

What John Bonham was to rock drumming, Rick Beato is to quality YouTube content!

[jotapecu]

Hey Rick. Phil Collins was a master with his Ludwig Speed King pedal. Listen The whole "The Lamb..."

[mattbennett]

Great content. Ive been playing drums for 30+ years and agree with this completely. The irony is too many people actually hear with their eyes, thinking you need a 'deep' drum to sound deep, whereas the opposite is true. For the biggest sound, tune both heads to a medium tension, take out all the muffling and play off the head. It's not for every track, but sounds fantastic. well done Rick, love it!

[theDeathJoy]

Extremely deep bass drums have in fact more bottom end, however it is inaudible for human ears. 20" deep bass drums allow for larger soundwaves. However those waves become subsonic, AKA bass you can no longer hear. That's why it appears to have less bottom end.

[maysplays]

I know very little about music technique but I learn something new EVERY time I watch one of your videos. You are so knowledgeable, it is a pleasure to learn from you.

[the_katman]

That natural wood 22" Recording Custom looks amazing. That's my dream kit.

[Mackleberry]

As a percussionist, I really enjoyed this video. I am glad you included the part about the shorter depth allowing the air column to reach the resonant head.

[johnulrich]

That was some great information on the kick drum. I'm not a drummer but I played guitar in rock bands years ago. What I remember is that all I had to worry about was a guitar, a cable and an amp. Our drummer had all this stuff to haul around! Over the years I developed a real appreciation for the drummers I played with. They're the hardest working guys in the band.

[SalvvOrtiz]

Rick, when are you going to analyze Ringo Star's drumming?

[AlCampopiano]

Thank you Rick for highlighting the idea of not burying the beater. Relative to other drumming techniques, "unburying" the beater is rarely discussed. A related topic is the ubiquitous pillow in the bass drum which causes both foot techniques to sound very similar. Thank you very much for this wonderful video.

[asdfxxp]

Wow. Being a drummer, NO ONE ever wants to talk about playing off of the head. I think it makes a huge difference in sound, but it's much harder to control so everyone ignores it. Way to go, Mr Producer.

[babar]

so true; you could takj too about the muffling. Using the old style felt band allows to precisely control the resonance sustain and release As it moves out of skin, letting free amount of resonance, then comes back in place to muffle it, all is in the tension you us to tune it ;) . For acoustic playing and full bass drum sound control, no need to reinvent the wheel : Big and narrow bass drums with flet bands still work like a charm ...

[Justme]

Jojo Mayer!!! Wow!!! I have to look him up. Impressive!!

[mrdali]

From a non drummer (keyboard player) I remember having huge issue to get our drummer in a band I played in years ago to get a decent sound over the PA. He was using an Old Slingerland set with a 24 inch BDrum, wich was absolutely impossible to get to sound good, even it was a decent sounding acoustic set. I then Found a drummer that was Selling a Sonor signature set very cheap because of having develloped tinitus. And this little jazzy set with an 18x22” if i remember right absolutely blew me away. It was just a little damping material inside and a single mic, and all it needed was some “Oomph” in the low end and it sounded absolutely beutifull. So even without any knowledge of drumkits this has always let me believe that if you can live with a set that doesn’t make a lot of noise by itself and you have a decent PA, a small jazz set might sound much better than all those Big cans

[InYourDreams-Andia]

The reason for pulling the beater away is to stop unintentional double taps on an un-ported kick, a lot more air inside to bounce the heads, where the beater, if buried, bounces. Which is fixed by porting the front head (tho there are ports for the batter), sounds less boomy but a buried beater won't bounce and hence give a solid note. The resting position on the pedal is critical too. If buried, the foot is closer to the pivot point and the beater is resting on the head =quick accurate. At rest lower down the board, the beater is free, farther from the pivot point on the cam, and is slower or heavier. But that works with a big kick 😃