VaterDrumsticks VBVB - Bass Drum Beater - Vintage Bomber

A great beater for jazz and acoustic settings but I use this as my main beater for everything now. It is great for 'feathering' the bass drum which is needed for jazz and when you want a pulse to be 'felt' rather than heard over the music and it helps to lock in with the bass. As a reviewer on Amazon.com said it will also mean you can change your bass drum tuning. Many people don't realise that John Bonham had his bass drum tuned high. You can tune high but still get a warm sound with this beater and you don't need much muffling so can let the heads resonate more or definitely experiment with a more open sound. This is a secret weapon for jazz. I was concerned that rebound would be affected but it actually seems easier to play 'out' of the head without burying the beater and the core is hard enough to mean you can still get a good thud. Recommended.

What an amazing sound this beater delivers from your kick drum. I'm playing a 18x16 (16x18 if your American) Gretsch maple kit the sound is everything from almost inaudible to mind blowing loud. When I say loud I mean this in a way that it fills the room and makes it shake in simpethetic reverberation due to the sub goodness. I have now completely converted to this beater from the standard one on my DW 9000 and it's amazing how quick this plays.

I played the most quiet gig of my life with this massive furry knob. As expected, it's makes a warm, quiet and rounded tone which was perfect for the non-amplified gig. I used it with a fairly empty 20" Gretsch Maple.

What a difference this beater made to the sound of my bass drum, a much softer deeper sound than I could have imagined, it has transformed my bass drum playing.

You will only buy this if you have any understanding of what you are looking for.

Great for jazz and big band drumming.