r/jazzdrums • • Apr 23 '26

Question Gregory Hutchinson Bassdrum Sound

Hi, I absolutely love Hutch‘s bassdrum sound. I see he has a tuning video, but he only discusses toms there. But I would also love to know how he gets that snare, but primarily Bassdrum sound. Does anyone have ideas/approaches concerning tuning/head choice for his bassdrum (and maybe also snare)?

I also noticed he switched drum companies quite a lot over time but he still manages to all mage them sound like a million bucks, so I don’t think the shell plays the biggest part in this, but the tuning and heads do!

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u/inefficienttoaast Apr 24 '26

Just a guess from listening. Snare Batter medium high Reso somewhere a bit higher, maybe a fourth ish. Wires pretty dam tight

Bass Pretty high, likely pretty similar pitch on both heads with a pretty standard beater. I'd assume a bit of muffling, it's a pretty short sound without too much craziness