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TheCasualRobot
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Anyone have an opinion on these?
Tim Brown
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They sound good live, but I don't know of too many people who would want to record with them.
I had a set for years and LOVE them, but for a lot of drummers they are too bright sounding. You can put a set of Evans Oilheads on them and they will almost sound like wooden drums.
Plastic shells are a LOT louder than wooden shells because the shell doesn't absorb any of the sound;it's not porous, while wooden shells definitely absorb some of the sound.
The downside to them, is that the shells crack very easily around the areas where they have been drilled for hardware. This is why I got rid of my Ludwig kit.
Tim
I had a set for years and LOVE them, but for a lot of drummers they are too bright sounding. You can put a set of Evans Oilheads on them and they will almost sound like wooden drums.
Plastic shells are a LOT louder than wooden shells because the shell doesn't absorb any of the sound;it's not porous, while wooden shells definitely absorb some of the sound.
The downside to them, is that the shells crack very easily around the areas where they have been drilled for hardware. This is why I got rid of my Ludwig kit.
Tim
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mikeh
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Tim hit all the key points on the head.
I owned a set of Fibes for a few years (from about 74' to 78') but I decided I preferred wood. They worked well live. They were loud and had a sharp attack (I have some live recordings from a "boom box" in the middle of a room and the drums sounded incredible - with no mic'ing). However, they did not record well in a controlled studio environment (although Bonham had various great sounding recordings with acrylic drums - however his sound was more than the drums he played).
As Tim said, they can crack (I had a tom split down a seam from a relatively small drop - although it had just come in from several hours in the band truck in winter cold).
They are very "70's" (although I've heard Ludwig came out with a set recently). I would not want acrylic as my primary kit - but I wish I would have kept my Fibes as a collector item.
I owned a set of Fibes for a few years (from about 74' to 78') but I decided I preferred wood. They worked well live. They were loud and had a sharp attack (I have some live recordings from a "boom box" in the middle of a room and the drums sounded incredible - with no mic'ing). However, they did not record well in a controlled studio environment (although Bonham had various great sounding recordings with acrylic drums - however his sound was more than the drums he played).
As Tim said, they can crack (I had a tom split down a seam from a relatively small drop - although it had just come in from several hours in the band truck in winter cold).
They are very "70's" (although I've heard Ludwig came out with a set recently). I would not want acrylic as my primary kit - but I wish I would have kept my Fibes as a collector item.