How to Cut a Hole in Your Kick Drum Head
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- Опубліковано 14 чер 2024
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In this video, Sweetwater‘s Nick D‘Virgilio shows you just how and where to cut a hole in your kick drum head, demonstrated using Gibraltar‘s handy Port Hole Cutter. Check it out!
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Release the sounds! Nick D. shows you how to modify your drum head for classic kick tone.
Old trick from the 90s, take a used large soup can, peel off the label, heat up the open side on the oven burner (don't burn yourself, use oven mits) then simply press the hot end through the head. Now you have a perfectly round hole that is 'cauterized' from the melted edges that won't tear.
I did likewise but used a small Maxwell House coffee can. I made sure both ends were open, and I used thick Craftsman pliers with rubber insulated handles to pick up the heated can to place on the kick drum logo head.
Yup, I've definitely done this before, but with a coffee can. Worked out great. Probably more fun than using the cutting tool too 😅
Best way to do it, been doing this for 20+ years 👍🏼
thank you man!
Thank you. Sounds more fun lol
2:12 I like to imagine that Nick keeps a drill on him at all times.
2:36 cavemen when they had a headache and thought it was an evil spirit
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Lmao 🤣 that thumbnail… the admin has been killing it lately
thank you Nick!
I hoped you'll explain how hole placement alters the sound... That would be really a knowledge bomb
I love his videos man.
Great info!
Great vid
Excellent. I am about the drill my first hole in my head. I note the tips in some comments about using a heated-up soup can but I think I will get the implement you use. They're only about £8. I see you can get 'drum ports' to fit around the hole too. Touted as protecting it... I don't know about that (and you say the resulting hole is smooth and won't be a weakness), but a chrome red one would look cool.
Thanks, G.
How!? Carefully, that’s how. 😆
I like the 6 inch hole too
In my case the cutting tool slips out of my hands into a passing schoolbus which crashes into a church catching on fire --- yes I'm that unlucky !!!
Mr. Good just said that's great, but now my great kick drum just lost 20% of the low end and sounds wimpy. The tool worked very well though, and thanks!
remember the ol metal foldgers can heated up and melt away..the good ol days
i don't like ported heads unless u wanna add a Kickport! it'll be tha only way i would consider a ported head if i'm gunna also have a kickport
The head cutter is good but it dulls quickly so I couldn't get it to work after the second time I used it. If you have multiple kits you may want to buy two.
make sure you use on cardboard. Had mine for like 7 years now, no problems. Just take your time when you are cutting. IF you do it on wood it'll just kinda crimp the head and make a dent in the wood.
The Holly Hole.
😎👍💗🥁🔊🎼NICK!!!
lol the transitions
Head on the Table will be a Cannibal Corpse song soon enough!
In my case the cutter tool slides away and destroyed the fronthead 😊
let's there's no logo, why are holes off center? why does it have to be in the lower quadrants?
To get the low end of the sound, also, easier for kick mics.
drum heads kinda don't vibrate well if they can't well...vibrate because they lost their center
I cut it out on the left by accident 😆 doesn't really matter cause it's just a black remo head.
Hate to say it, but this product is not good. Blade was dull and ruined my logo head. Would not recommend at all.
Next time it would be preferable to make it known this is an Ad in the title.
Incorrect information--Simon actually does use a hole on the front heads of his bass drums, recording and live.