In this live broadcast, me and Dave talked about how to tune your drums and choose the right drumheads for your specific musical application.
The biggest thing to remember when learning how to tune your drums is that tuning is a personal preference. There is no right or wrong, just different. For example, I tuned my snare drum a little bit looser then Dave tunes his. Nothing wrong with that, just different.
You will also want to take into account the style of music you are playing when figuring out how to tune your drums. If you like jazz, then you will probably tune to a higher pitch and use one ply drumheads.
One last thing, the prizes in this lesson were supplied by Evans Drumheads. Not only do they make the best drumheads in my opinion, but they are great people to work with. I highly recommend Evans Drumheads for any drum-set application.
How To Tune Your Drums – Part #1
How To Tune Your Drums – Part #2
Note: For more information on how to tune your drums check out Mike Michalkow’s Drum Tuning System – It comes complete with over 4.5 hours of drum tuning tips and tricks.