Painting Bass Drum Reso

lookatme · Little Guppy Joined: 06 Aug 2007 Posts: 36

I would like to change the colour and add some stuff to my bass drum reso head, but a custom head or even just a plain new one seems expensive.
Has anyone tried any type of paint thats cheap and i can do myself. It can't affect the sound to much i would rather sound cool than look it.

diarrhea · Tadpole Joined: 16 Jun 2007 Posts: 24

i've never painted it, but i have stickers on it and i get the sound i want. i can't think of any light paint that would stay on that kinda material...but you can prolly still get the sound you want with a thick paint.
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Mr.Clam · Posted: Mon Dec 03, 2007 8:28 am Post subject:

What kind of paint do you think would be most effective?

I'd like to do the same kind of thing with my reso head
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diarrhea · Tadpole Joined: 16 Jun 2007 Posts: 24

ok, acryllics MIGHT do the trick, but im not sure...i would test it on something first, maybe like a friend's drum head lol
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Top_Jimmy · Posted: Mon Dec 10, 2007 2:35 pm Post subject:

I've taken Sharpies to coated kick resos before. Worked out nicely of course, no worries (sure, not quite the same as painting).

If you're going to paint something on a reso, would you do it on (carefully) or off the shell? That is, if you paint it first and then stretch the skin a bit (if at all) when you tune the kick, will the paint start to crack?

tylerdrummer · Posted: Sat Dec 29, 2007 2:15 pm Post subject:

my brothers drummer had a hole with sperm going to it with some sort of paint, i never asked cause every time i saw him he was really drunk

diarrhea · Tadpole Joined: 16 Jun 2007 Posts: 24

if you paint, paint with the head on the drum, the paint is probly gonna crack if it stretches.
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gladkins · Tadpole Joined: 16 Jan 2008 Posts: 15

try getting it screen printed. i had a friend of mine who was in school learning the crat do one of mine, themed, for a specific tour. it turned out great and was really inexpensive.

metal head · Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2008 1:10 pm Post subject:

if i wanted art on my bass drum head, i would use ink. i think paint will crack just from the head moving back and forwards. i think you can buy straight up ink, but i dont know where.
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