On the last recording project I did (snake eyes-leatherat ) I took no fewer the 8...... Count em 8! Snare drums into the studio with me ..... That's a lot of car space, space in the studio and time consuming tuning etc. I remember thinking it was kind of silly but never the less felt better being prepared.
Thanks to this new product I think that may well now be a thing of the past.Ladies and gentlemen a present to you The wonderfully named Big fat snare drum head.
The BFSD head claims to lower the overall pitch of your snare drum for recording and performance without the need to retune or tape,moongel or otherwise change your usual snare batter head set up.This really got my attention!
The BFSD head is basically a thin disc of a patent pending blend of plastic and rubber I would say only marginally thinker than your averaged 2ply drumhead with and black rubber ring towards the outside of the head and a neat little semi circular hole at the edge for quick easy movement on and off your snare drum.
Using the BFSD head is easy just place it on your snare drum..... And when you no longer want that sound simply take it off your snare drum......That's it!
to be honest I really wasn't prepared for the drastic change in sound the BFSDOffers I tune my snare drum very high and so didn't expect to get a SUPER FATsound .... But man oh man is that what I got.full,rich fatback 1970's snare tone like you wouldn't believe and all from a snare tuned way more like Stewart copland's, it really is like having two snare drums in one. I works wonderfully well under microphone scrutiny as well really focusing the sound to the mic
There is a very slight change in feel and response as you might expect when putting something on your snare head but it really is very small and didnt effect the rebound to much, I had no trouble playing as I usually do.If however you still really like to keep the feel of your original head BFSD has you covered in the form of 'steves doughnut' (man do these guys know how to name things!)Designed one suspects with one of BFSDs Endorsers Steves doughnut is a regular BFSD head with a substantial hole in the centre to allow for the feel of your drums head to come through.
I have to say I prefer the steves doughnut model as the overall effect is not quite as full on as with the original model, but as with everything I suspect its a case of 'horses for courses'.
All in all this a stunning simple but very effective addition to any drummers gear arsenal, I'm sure they will prove very popular with drummers and producers alike.
Of course the only problem is you won't get to show of that snare drum collection as often anymore.
Happy drumming
Thanks to this new product I think that may well now be a thing of the past.Ladies and gentlemen a present to you The wonderfully named Big fat snare drum head.
The BFSD head claims to lower the overall pitch of your snare drum for recording and performance without the need to retune or tape,moongel or otherwise change your usual snare batter head set up.This really got my attention!
The BFSD head is basically a thin disc of a patent pending blend of plastic and rubber I would say only marginally thinker than your averaged 2ply drumhead with and black rubber ring towards the outside of the head and a neat little semi circular hole at the edge for quick easy movement on and off your snare drum.
Using the BFSD head is easy just place it on your snare drum..... And when you no longer want that sound simply take it off your snare drum......That's it!
to be honest I really wasn't prepared for the drastic change in sound the BFSDOffers I tune my snare drum very high and so didn't expect to get a SUPER FATsound .... But man oh man is that what I got.full,rich fatback 1970's snare tone like you wouldn't believe and all from a snare tuned way more like Stewart copland's, it really is like having two snare drums in one. I works wonderfully well under microphone scrutiny as well really focusing the sound to the mic
There is a very slight change in feel and response as you might expect when putting something on your snare head but it really is very small and didnt effect the rebound to much, I had no trouble playing as I usually do.If however you still really like to keep the feel of your original head BFSD has you covered in the form of 'steves doughnut' (man do these guys know how to name things!)Designed one suspects with one of BFSDs Endorsers Steves doughnut is a regular BFSD head with a substantial hole in the centre to allow for the feel of your drums head to come through.
I have to say I prefer the steves doughnut model as the overall effect is not quite as full on as with the original model, but as with everything I suspect its a case of 'horses for courses'.
All in all this a stunning simple but very effective addition to any drummers gear arsenal, I'm sure they will prove very popular with drummers and producers alike.
Of course the only problem is you won't get to show of that snare drum collection as often anymore.
Happy drumming