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Just a thought, you might try to tigten your front head a bit, it will affect the pitch a bit, but noy as much as cranking up the batter head. a nice kick sound requires the batter head to be loose for that low end with some slap or snap, I would look to your pedals for the "rebound" your looking for . Also, play with the angle of your bass drum a bit, is it flat on the ground or an inch or so off the ground? If your pedal seems to work better on other bass drums, note a these points I've mentioned- front and back head tention-angle of drum etc... just check all possible set ups til it feels right! Hope that helps Pete

12-07-2004, 04:34 AM	#7
pcannon Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 598	Just a thought, you might try to tigten your front head a bit, it will affect the pitch a bit, but noy as much as cranking up the batter head. a nice kick sound requires the batter head to be loose for that low end with some slap or snap, I would look to your pedals for the "rebound" your looking for . Also, play with the angle of your bass drum a bit, is it flat on the ground or an inch or so off the ground? If your pedal seems to work better on other bass drums, note a these points I've mentioned- front and back head tention-angle of drum etc... just check all possible set ups til it feels right! Hope that helps Pete