Added: Jul 20, 2008
From: NeroStrike
Duration: 5:22
So, I did a bunch of research on how to cut your own porthole in a bass drum head and was surprised at how little information there was on it. A few people suggested just using a stencil and a sharp blade, a few people suggested just upping the 40 bucks and buying one, and a few people suggested melting a hole. I'm a big fan of ingenuity so i tried the melting method and it worked flawlessly. Thought I would share my findings on how to. If you have any questions, just message me.
Channel: Howto
Tags: acoustics bassdrum drum drums head hole how howto kick melting porthole resonance resonant to
Rating: 4.88 (105 ratings) Views: 29862' favoriteCount='134 Comments: 159
S0N4R Says:
Jul 20, 2008 - Yea, I am mega cautious of my Sonor kit, but you did it and the internet is always right.haha, 5/5
johnpaddie Says:
Jul 20, 2008 - Tama would only be so lucky!
johnpaddie Says:
Jul 20, 2008 - Hey man, this was truly an excellent demonstration. Thank you, also, for typing your description correctly. In English. It gets old seeing things like "dis is hw u do dis n if u dnt agre, u fag" Thank you so much!
cdrugg Says:
Jul 20, 2008 - I laughed at 1:49. XDNice tutorial!
imhanzheisfranz Says:
Jul 20, 2008 - dude this does work i did it like 10 minutes ago. it sounds way better with a hole. thx for this
tillison4304 Says:
Jul 20, 2008 - thats atuly reli good , but knowin my look , it would completely go rong and it wud just like have a explosive reation , but il have a go XD
allmightylandrovers Says:
Jul 20, 2008 - Nice Stove
BeRaddesign Says:
Jul 20, 2008 - Portholes are great for mic'ing and ideal for double bass drumming because it focuses the air flow so, you the listener can hear each stroke being hit. Nice tutorial, I'm gonna give this a try!
Iggs86 Says:
Jul 20, 2008 - does it matter where you melt the hole... does it have to be in the center or offset or what?
antztudio Says:
Jul 20, 2008 - Great stuff,thanks man,the simplest answers are always the best,Good on ya!
SteveM2781995 Says:
Jul 20, 2008 - any where u only need a hole to dampen the sound of the bass drum use a towel, blanket or anything.
SteveM2781995 Says:
Jul 20, 2008 - i bet his drumkit isnt TAMA!!!!LOL
god060991 Says:
Jul 20, 2008 - i laughed at 2:34 XD
jakejjs Says:
Jul 20, 2008 - you wouldnt happen to have any before and after sound clips would you?
kikirune Says:
Jul 20, 2008 - you get more of a louder pitch. it would be really good if u had one if u were to play live shows becaues you want the audience to hear your double bass very clearly.
kikirune Says:
Jul 20, 2008 - only bad part is if u wanted to put like one of those silver HOLZ u'd have to cut haha
mike864 Says:
Jul 20, 2008 - done it today nearly fucked it upbut its damn good
unknown9193 Says:
Jul 20, 2008 - dont do it this way unless u are really good at it but seriously! buy a port holeit comes with a cutter and a protecter
LethalxBeats Says:
Jul 20, 2008 - I did this and it was so cool I made like 8 holes on mine. 8 holes is better than 1 I always say.
saonick Says:
Jul 20, 2008 - "louder pitch..." ??
saonick Says:
Jul 20, 2008 - "louder pit..." ??
JasonDTube Says:
Jul 20, 2008 - "You can see my MacBook in the reflection, cool!"
gibsonguy787 Says:
Jul 20, 2008 - Freakin Sweet
JordanBradley2010 Says:
Jul 20, 2008 - WICKED!!!!! Dude, you really know your stuff, I'm doing that as soon as I get the chance
doodoo1332 Says:
Jul 20, 2008 - i love the the first ten seconds. it was hilarious