DrummingLawyer, I have owned a Gladstone snare for over 10 years, so I am aware of this. Looking back at this blog, what I should have said is that the system works better for me, when either tuning the bottom or top head independently.
Billy Cobham, hes a god when it comes to drumming, but if you want to hear the BEST sounding drums with natural tones and an amazing full sound check out "Sleishman drums" with floating shell.
@Oneness100 The problem I have found about innovation is the way they do business. Great drums, but not exactly honest to do business with. At least that is my opinion. Lang is much better to do business with. He, at least ships the product.
@dkofva Actually, the three way tuning system doesn't change the tone of the drum, just the options of how to tune. It adds cost due to the complicated tension rods, it does add to more difficult head changes, and it a little on the tempramental side. There is a small custom drum builder named Innovation Drum company, that makes a three way version that is ultra expensive, uses different metals for the tension rods and hoops and the hoops make a HUGE sonic difference.
@marko1970 With the three way key, it does top, bottom and both. te problem with both is that rarely does one need to tune both up or down together, plus the key has to be aligned to work and that means that either the top or bottom is slightly changed in order for the key to fit properly. Tama actually released a snare drum, I think in the late '70's, but it didn't work well. Now, Tama has a two way tuning system that does top or bottom from the top of the drum.
@dkofva I've got one of Lang's Gladstone Replicas and as good as it is, the three way tuning doesn't change the sound of the drum. personally, I would have used different hoop metal. I have gotten so sick of the standard die cast zinc hoops or the stamped steel hoops that most of these companies are using and the hoops make a huge difference to the sound of the snare drum. I will still always love Billy's old Fibes kit for live and studio work. I just think that was his best sounding kit.
@Oneness100 Amen. I love #3 reason! So true. It's akin to the ideas of RIMS mounting brackets and YESS and StarCast mountings and all. All the ways to keep the drum "isolated" and "suspended" almost seems like a step towards "over-kill"...I mean, it boils down primarily to "whom's" playing it, right? There is some sound improvement, but let's not get too extreme...
I fail to see what is so humorous, with my personal observation.
marko1970 4 months ago
DrummingLawyer, I have owned a Gladstone snare for over 10 years, so I am aware of this. Looking back at this blog, what I should have said is that the system works better for me, when either tuning the bottom or top head independently.
marko1970 4 months ago
@marko1970 Wrong, they can be tuned independently or at the same time!!!!!!!! Funny how you say it so -matter of fact- while being wrong!!!!!!!
DrummingLawyer 4 months ago
Billy Cobham, hes a god when it comes to drumming, but if you want to hear the BEST sounding drums with natural tones and an amazing full sound check out "Sleishman drums" with floating shell.
greggkett 5 months ago in playlist tommy igoe
@Oneness100 The problem I have found about innovation is the way they do business. Great drums, but not exactly honest to do business with. At least that is my opinion. Lang is much better to do business with. He, at least ships the product.
Oneness100 9 months ago
@dkofva Actually, the three way tuning system doesn't change the tone of the drum, just the options of how to tune. It adds cost due to the complicated tension rods, it does add to more difficult head changes, and it a little on the tempramental side. There is a small custom drum builder named Innovation Drum company, that makes a three way version that is ultra expensive, uses different metals for the tension rods and hoops and the hoops make a HUGE sonic difference.
Oneness100 9 months ago
@marko1970 With the three way key, it does top, bottom and both. te problem with both is that rarely does one need to tune both up or down together, plus the key has to be aligned to work and that means that either the top or bottom is slightly changed in order for the key to fit properly. Tama actually released a snare drum, I think in the late '70's, but it didn't work well. Now, Tama has a two way tuning system that does top or bottom from the top of the drum.
Oneness100 9 months ago
@dkofva I've got one of Lang's Gladstone Replicas and as good as it is, the three way tuning doesn't change the sound of the drum. personally, I would have used different hoop metal. I have gotten so sick of the standard die cast zinc hoops or the stamped steel hoops that most of these companies are using and the hoops make a huge difference to the sound of the snare drum. I will still always love Billy's old Fibes kit for live and studio work. I just think that was his best sounding kit.
Oneness100 10 months ago
@Oneness100 Amen. I love #3 reason! So true. It's akin to the ideas of RIMS mounting brackets and YESS and StarCast mountings and all. All the ways to keep the drum "isolated" and "suspended" almost seems like a step towards "over-kill"...I mean, it boils down primarily to "whom's" playing it, right? There is some sound improvement, but let's not get too extreme...
dkofva 10 months ago
i would like to hear a b4 and after
Thamaddrumma 1 year ago