lp galaxies

[chilledbongo]

i have a pair of lp fiberglass galaxies, quinto and conga. i have remo fiberskyn on the quinto and alternate betw the remo and the original lp buffalo skin on the conga.

im just not very happy with the overall sound. too ringy. i notice most seem to use the lp patato model which does not have kevlar.

should i ditch these drums? they dont sound like wood drums. of course, they are not. still, they do sound ok when played with other instruments, however. it's that alone, im not that crazy about the sound. and these are not cheap drums, by any means.
advice?



Edited By chilledbongo on 1199766296

[bongosnotbombs]

Try some better skins on them, nice thick steer skins. We have a supplier list.

http://www.congaplace.com/cgi-bin....;t=2817

I have 3 fiberglass LP's congas with skins from a supplier on that list. They don't ring at all. Yours shouldn't either.

The drums and the skins...I love these skins.



Edited By bongosnotbombs on 1199774753

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[chilledbongo]

thanks. i guess i should try some real skins. however, i notice you have trad rims. i have the comfort curve rims.

any difference in mounting good skin? or should i also switch the rims too?

[bongosnotbombs]

don't switch the rims. Just try some new skins.

[Bachikaze]

Try some better skins on them, nice thick steer skins. We have a supplier list.

I have 3 fiberglass LP's congas with skins from a supplier on that list. They don't ring at all. Yours shouldn't either.

The drums and the skins...I love these skins.

BnotB,

For congas, I seem to prefer the sound of thick, translucent heads, although the opposite is true of stick bass drums.

I just noticed that I didn't respond to your last post in the "Do You Smile?" thread (recently brought back to life). Thanks for the "invitation". Maybe we can jam on my next trip to the Bay Area. I love San Francisco!

[Chupacabra]

Yeah, it wouldn't be a good idea to just switch rims like that, unless you've put together a couple of drums before, then you know how they go together. It's not that it's hard, there's just a few things you need to know. If you stick with the comfort rims be careful not to go with a hide that is too thick. Remember, when a hide is wet it's mass is expanded by at least 3 or 4 times and as it dries, it recedes back to it's normal state.
A comfort rim's design leaves more to chance for non-conventional hides (ie.: Anything other than chemically treated, mass produced, water buffalo hides). "More to chance" means that as the hide dries and recedes it can tear where the pinch points are.
I am only speaking from my own experience and I am hoping to hear from other, more experienced people on this subject.

[Gallichio]

I just sold my Galaxies to a student, He loves them and I liked then very much. They were a bit heavy for me. They do ring a bit but I found it a pleasant ring. You can change the sound with new heads and tuning if you want. But I think drums should sound a bit different from one another. It is the voice of the drum. If we all talked in the same tone it would be boring. I would not want all my drums to have the same voice.