Hi, can you suggest what bass drum head will work well for a 14-inch bass drum? (genre - jazz/RnB). I am in India and we don't have 14-inch bass drum heads available here. So any alternative that works will be a big help. Thanks!!
I play in a 'classic rock' bar band. This kit sounds great! Would you advise using it in a rock band? I dread lugging bigger drums around, getting lazy in my old age.
Hi Joseph. Well, it's a tough one that. If you're playing with at least the kick mic'd up then yes, it can work. Without a mic on the kick it definitely won't work in anything larger than a living room. Other than that, 2-ply heads on top and bottom of 13" floor should give you just enough low end for a workable "floor" tom. Read my other replys for kick head choice. Oh and if it's heavy rock then maybe not, but I'm sure you know what an 8" and 13" tom sounds like. Kick could handle pretty heavy with good eq
One other thing, it really does sound like it does in the video. There very little post production on that. Sorry, missed "classic" rock. I'd say yes, it will work.
+Eric Zapien Hi Eric. I use a Remo Emperor Coated as the batter head (the side you hit) and an Ambassador coated on the front. I have a strip of felt on the batter side and a small pillow inside the kick. It's tricky. With the setup I just described you'd absolutely have to be mic'd up: it'll be a boxy whack acoustically.
+Eric Zapien One other thing I found I had to do was to move the beater of my Jojo Meyer pedal down so that the felt end hit closer to the middle of the drum. That gave it a fair amount more bottom end. A mic inside sounds good, in the port hole not so much. Good luck and congrats on buying a sweet little baby
+Bradley Cooper yeah I got the beautiful blue as well. Thanks for the info, I currently have an Evans G12 coated on the bass batter and use a Vic Firth Fleece beater. Have been thinking of switching to an Emperor or PS3 coated.
I see that Evans g12 is a single ply. I'm pretty sure you'd be better off with 2 ply. Also, I used Evans for years before realizing that compared to Remo emperors, the g2 heads made my Gretsch kit sound boxy. The emperors are the bomb
Hi Bradley, I have just bought myself one of these. What hardware are you using, as it seems very stable. Snare and Hi Hat are what I am most interested in. Thanks in advance.
Hey Scott sorry for the massive delay 😬 I moved overseas and on. That would have been an Iron Cobra hats stand and probably a pearl snare stand. I can’t remember that model, but it needs to be expensive 😭 I now use speed cobra pedals and the most solid, ball hinged snare stand I can afford.
+Matthew Julius Hi Matthew. The mount is a combination of the Sonor tom mount that came with the kick and then a clamp with a cymbal boom attached to that. I normally have another cymbal (Zildjian Beautiful Baby ride for jazz gigs or crash for the other stuff) mounted in the same way, but going in the other direction: towards the hats.
I lied. I use a clear double ply in the bottom of the floor tom and the stick head in the 8". On the kick it's a coated emperor on the side you hit with a strip of felt and an Ambassador on the front.
hi sorry for my english, do you think I can use this kit in my house? is it too loud? do you think my neighbourehood will kill me ? I don't wanna play on a e drum kit. cheers from switzerland
Hi David, the SSE Martini kit wasn't designed to fit the drums into each other. Even if you took the drum heads off the bass drum the floor tom together with the leg mounts is still too big to fit inside. Unfortunately...
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Hi, can you suggest what bass drum head will work well for a 14-inch bass drum? (genre - jazz/RnB). I am in India and we don't have 14-inch bass drum heads available here. So any alternative that works will be a big help. Thanks!!
Hi Bradley, this setup is awesome! What kind of cymbals are you playing here? Any suggestions for a such kit?
It is so cute.
You sold me! I'm buying one...maybe two for double bass! What do you think?! Ha! Bravo Lad. Thank you.
Hell yea, double bass drum awesomeness
Thanks mate :) did you get one?! I don’t know all these comments were here! Moved overseas and lost touch
For one moment I thought It was THE BRADLEY COOPER lol
LOL I AM the Bradley Cooper 😜
I play in a 'classic rock' bar band. This kit sounds great! Would you advise using it in a rock band? I dread lugging bigger drums around, getting lazy in my old age.
Hi Joseph.
Well, it's a tough one that. If you're playing with at least the kick mic'd up then yes, it can work. Without a mic on the kick it definitely won't work in anything larger than a living room.
Other than that, 2-ply heads on top and bottom of 13" floor should give you just enough low end for a workable "floor" tom.
Read my other replys for kick head choice.
Oh and if it's heavy rock then maybe not, but I'm sure you know what an 8" and 13" tom sounds like. Kick could handle pretty heavy with good eq
One other thing, it really does sound like it does in the video. There very little post production on that.
Sorry, missed "classic" rock.
I'd say yes, it will work.
Can you use a dual pedel on that tiny bass drum ?
Sure could
Beautiful kit, I just bought one myself!
What batter head are you using on the bass drum? I'm trying to get that exact sound out of mine.
+Eric Zapien Hi Eric. I use a Remo Emperor Coated as the batter head (the side you hit) and an Ambassador coated on the front. I have a strip of felt on the batter side and a small pillow inside the kick. It's tricky.
With the setup I just described you'd absolutely have to be mic'd up: it'll be a boxy whack acoustically.
+Eric Zapien It is beautiful indeed :) You get a blue one as well?
+Eric Zapien One other thing I found I had to do was to move the beater of my Jojo Meyer pedal down so that the felt end hit closer to the middle of the drum. That gave it a fair amount more bottom end. A mic inside sounds good, in the port hole not so much. Good luck and congrats on buying a sweet little baby
+Bradley Cooper yeah I got the beautiful blue as well. Thanks for the info, I currently have an Evans G12 coated on the bass batter and use a Vic Firth Fleece beater. Have been thinking of switching to an Emperor or PS3 coated.
I see that Evans g12 is a single ply. I'm pretty sure you'd be better off with 2 ply.
Also, I used Evans for years before realizing that compared to Remo emperors, the g2 heads made my Gretsch kit sound boxy. The emperors are the bomb
Idk about you but that kick is becoming my snare ...
😂 that’s awesome
is there a way to mic the kick drum without needing a whole PA system? like mic to sub kind of thing?
I can’t think of a way I’m afraid. Bass amp?! Or keyboard
What's the u.s. Price on this kit?
Hi Bradley, I have just bought myself one of these. What hardware are you using, as it seems very stable. Snare and Hi Hat are what I am most interested in. Thanks in advance.
Hey Scott sorry for the massive delay 😬 I moved overseas and on. That would have been an Iron Cobra hats stand and probably a pearl snare stand. I can’t remember that model, but it needs to be expensive 😭
I now use speed cobra pedals and the most solid, ball hinged snare stand I can afford.
What was the wine you were drinking?
+MWorsa Ha! Some cheap red stuff. I'm a whiskey guy ;)
@aaron veranos Decanted dolpin tears.
What mount have you used to put the tom and the cymbal on the bass drum?
+Matthew Julius Hi Matthew. The mount is a combination of the Sonor tom mount that came with the kick and then a clamp with a cymbal boom attached to that. I normally have another cymbal (Zildjian Beautiful Baby ride for jazz gigs or crash for the other stuff) mounted in the same way, but going in the other direction: towards the hats.
Hey Bradley can you tell me wich heads you are using for the 8 inch tom and the 13 inch floortom, top and resonant heads please?
Hey
I'm using Remo Emperors on top and the stock heads at the bottom. I've never bothered changing the bottom heads on my kits.
I lied. I use a clear double ply in the bottom of the floor tom and the stick head in the 8".
On the kick it's a coated emperor on the side you hit with a strip of felt and an Ambassador on the front.
Stock head, not stick head :p
Nice sound, but I’m sure the less expensive Gretsch Catalinas would give you great value for money and a great sound.
I had a Catalina and these are much better made. They will last much longer.
Sorry I didn’t know all these comments were here!!
I had a Catalina. Sonor is next level. Not an endorsee anymore either ;)
Catalina jazz club is the worst drumm set, I have ever had. Hoops, shells and sound is garbage !
@@twinpeaks2452 I dunno about them being trash. They might be “boxier” from memory, but maybe tuning? As for quality…🤣 Sonor are very, very good
What kind of cymbal clamp is that?
Don’t remember! But there are plenty to choose from
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sorry for my english, do you think I can use this kit in my house? is it too loud?
do you think my neighbourehood will kill me ?
I don't wanna play on a e drum kit.
cheers from switzerland
Natty Dread using this with mute pads or sound foam is my go-to. If you dont like mute pads, you can use brushes
Foam is cool. Mutes AND foam even better for quiet
Hi, can we put the bass tom in the kick drum ?
Hi David, the SSE Martini kit wasn't designed to fit the drums into each other. Even if you took the drum heads off the bass drum the floor tom together with the leg mounts is still too big to fit inside. Unfortunately...
+Sonor SA ok thank you for the answer Sonor SA. 😢
Hiii does the drumset come with the tom bracket
Arsenio Vreds Hi Arsenio, yes it does.
Sonor SA i also looked at another video where they raised the bass drum does the kit come with it
Arsenio Vreds Yes, it does.
Sonor SA ok thank you very much
Bass drum is too flat sounding-- needs more boom,, clear heads with a very small pillow barely touching the back head or not touching at all.