Bigger is better? Not always. It is obvious that a smaller drum will produce more of a bounce or pop if you will. Tighter surface area, bigger bounce. It is funny how a lot of double bass drummers aim for speed but then get 22-24" bass drums, it doesn't really make much sense unless you have triggers to compensate for the loss in thud. I saw Fear Factory in concert, Raymond Herrera (now with Arkaea), the drummer had some of the smallest bass drums I had ever seen in live concert. Considering his playing style of very fast double bass that consists of many in between rests, he gets it! You can check out a song that he used the 18's on, Fear Factory-Cyberwaste it was very fast, also 24's which I own, have to be some of the slowest drums I have ever played on. But I like playing with complications, once I have a couple more levels of drumming under my belt, and some spare cash, its time to get some small bass drums. If you really want to go fast, besides practice, there is always physics! Now you can fit your set into a VW bug!
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