We're getting our V-Customs on Monday (according to Dwight at BPMmusic.com - excellent person & business to work with). I've played a little acoustic with nylon tips, mostly for cymbal definition, but what tip is better for mesh heads, with regard to feel, wear and tear on the heads, what the piezo may pick up better?
I'm also a bit concerned with tips of either material being rough enough to micro-shred the heads. The mesh looks a little like it's made of plastic sweater fabric that would be picked by stick tips that had a slight splinter, or, in the case of nylon tips, if you've dropped the stick on concrete and the tip has a rough, scratchy spot that could scratch plastic acoustic heads or scuff/micro-shred the mesh heads.
I read the post about not using felt beaters for a V-kick, and the nylon sides of our Pearl quad-beater have a tiny line/seam across. Could this line/seam wear the mesh excessively? (side question: I think using the side that strikes in a horizontal line will work best. Would you agree? Or should I get a beater with a rounded nylon striking surface? ) The V-Customs are being purchased by my church, and I'm the primary drummer, so I want to be a good steward of the kit, which was actually purchased with $$$ from a member who stepped up with a check when the need for drums was announced.
Lastly (believe it or not), who has any quick, simple tips for using these drums in church, with regard to getting the best sound out front? I'll be using a Roland KC-100 keyboard amp situated by me, mostly for my benefit, with a bit of the sound likely bleeding to the congregation, and we'll be running the kit through the main system for the congregation, with a mix perhaps coming through the KC-100, again for my benefit.
Thanks for letting me pick your collective brain.
Jim
I'm also a bit concerned with tips of either material being rough enough to micro-shred the heads. The mesh looks a little like it's made of plastic sweater fabric that would be picked by stick tips that had a slight splinter, or, in the case of nylon tips, if you've dropped the stick on concrete and the tip has a rough, scratchy spot that could scratch plastic acoustic heads or scuff/micro-shred the mesh heads.
I read the post about not using felt beaters for a V-kick, and the nylon sides of our Pearl quad-beater have a tiny line/seam across. Could this line/seam wear the mesh excessively? (side question: I think using the side that strikes in a horizontal line will work best. Would you agree? Or should I get a beater with a rounded nylon striking surface? ) The V-Customs are being purchased by my church, and I'm the primary drummer, so I want to be a good steward of the kit, which was actually purchased with $$$ from a member who stepped up with a check when the need for drums was announced.
Lastly (believe it or not), who has any quick, simple tips for using these drums in church, with regard to getting the best sound out front? I'll be using a Roland KC-100 keyboard amp situated by me, mostly for my benefit, with a bit of the sound likely bleeding to the congregation, and we'll be running the kit through the main system for the congregation, with a mix perhaps coming through the KC-100, again for my benefit.
Thanks for letting me pick your collective brain.
Jim
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