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  Quote Granstar26 Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Topic: Its all about the extra inches, baby!
    Posted: 26 July 2010 at 4:54am
22" rockstar in front, 24 artstar at left, 26 inch granny at right. 4 extra inches makes a huge difference. the 26 even makes the 24 look tiny, lol. 


I brought my artstar to my house in quebed, as I have a band opportunity around here, and set up the grannys again at my other house. and I gotta say, i miss those fucking 26's!! Clap

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  Quote Duffman Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 26 July 2010 at 5:03am
If I had enough money, I would like to have different sized bass drums to get different sounds. I think someone on Ebay sold a DW kit that used the idea; it had at least one 20", 22", and 24" (don't remember if there was a 26").
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  Quote Steve Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 26 July 2010 at 5:49am
what kind of pedal you using to hit the kick in the middle?
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  Quote Mike Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 26 July 2010 at 6:49pm
Originally posted by Steve

what kind of pedal you using to hit the kick in the middle?

It's the Alex Van Halen setup. They're for aesthetics only.
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  Quote Dardrum Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 26 July 2010 at 10:07pm
I love the bass drums G,,,most guys like snares but I love bass drums the best. I might have mentioned this before and if so I appologize but during my formative years I only played a 28" bass,,,,still got it. The thing is with 26" and 28" bass drums you don't need the beater to hit the middle. Not like a 24 and below. Then on the other hand some guys never want the beater in the middle, but I think thats a minority bunch. With 18" 20" 22" 24" drums I want the beater in the center.
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  Quote sticktodrum Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 26 July 2010 at 10:13pm
Jeff must be overcompensating for something.
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  Quote Mike Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 26 July 2010 at 10:37pm
I can understand. Playing a 22" is like the rest of us riding a kids bike.
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  Quote Granstar26 Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 27 July 2010 at 3:25am
24 is the smallest I go for kicks. No more 22's (to play seriously). 
It is just wild, to think that 4" difference makes THAT much difference. But it does!!! Major league!
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  Quote Granstar26 Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 27 July 2010 at 3:25am
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I can understand. Playing a 22" is like the rest of us riding a kids bike.
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  Quote Chopper Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 27 July 2010 at 12:14pm
I haven't had the opportunity to play 26's, but I do have 24's, 22's, and a 20. Wink
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  Quote Drobac Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 27 July 2010 at 1:49pm
I sold my kit with a 22 inch bass drum, now I only have my 20 inch. Bass drum that is. I don't need huge bass drums to compensate for anything. :P

Seriously though, I think a 22 inch bass drum will fill my needs better than a 20 inch one, but I'm stuck with this one for a while.
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  Quote rabbit Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 27 July 2010 at 3:25pm
I like my 22...haha.
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  Quote Duffman Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 28 July 2010 at 3:59am
Since lots of players use so much muffling, blankets, etc, bass drums of all dimensions will sound like a plastic impact lol.Tongue
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  Quote sticktodrum Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 28 July 2010 at 5:47pm
The reason I'm not a huge fan of larger kicks is that you lose their sound very easily. They have a nice tone, good rumble, etc. However live, you still just hear mostly attack (like most other bass drums), and sometimes even less so, since the sound is spread a bit more.

Recording a bass drum that large would need some serious work to do it justice. I remember when Jeff had some recordings done, and the kicks sounded lame. You'd need one of those Sub-bass Yamaha things to get it going well enough, which is great, but most studios wouldn't bother.

I have no real central point here other than I wouldn't like to play on bass drums that large. Then again I'm not the one owning them, so my point is pointless.
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  Quote Mike Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 28 July 2010 at 8:35pm
Originally posted by Granstar26

It is just wild, to think that 4" difference makes THAT much difference. But it does!!! Major league!


This is probably why. 22 -> 26 is only 18% diameter increase, but 40% area increase. 530 sq in vs 380.
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  Quote luiso_death Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 29 July 2010 at 8:04am
we´ve just talked here about diameter, but what about the depth? It´s not the same a 16x22 than a 18x22 and so on... My favourite sizes are 18x22 and 18x24. I like the extra low end that is added on deeper bass drums.
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  Quote YtseJam Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 29 July 2010 at 12:39pm
18x24 for me, thanks.
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  Quote robdog Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 29 July 2010 at 3:02pm
Originally posted by YtseJam

18x24 for me, thanks.
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  Quote wormser Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 29 July 2010 at 10:12pm
24 is the biggest i would definitely go. it would make toms too high. my 14x11 is a tad bit high for how i like it as is with a 22. i think i can only do a 1 up 2 down with a 24
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  Quote Chopper Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 29 July 2010 at 11:13pm
Power toms over a 26 inch kick....Stern Smile
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