Kickport KP2CH Bass Drum Enhancer

This is my second kickPort purchase. I love the sound of an unported bass drum but when you’re gigging and have a different PA, bass drum mic or sound-man every other show these really are a great “equalizer” for your bass drum. It helps smooth out the differences you encounter in various venues and definitely boosts both the bass frequencies and the punchiness of the drum. I have these in both a 16” and an 18” bass drum. They can even get too punchy if you have a really heavy foot but easy enough to back off. Also allows you to significantly decrease the amount of dampening material inside the bass drum. I use a couple of 12”x12” 1 inch foam sound panels most of the time. No pillow or blankets needed.

It works very well. As installed it was , for my genre, " Too much of a good thing" BUT It was super easy to adjust to a happy place. I will add the port to my other drumsets for sure. it is another element of adjustment that is well worth it

The kickport adds depth and tone to your bass drum sound. I do not use any pillows, pads or anything inside my bass drum and with the Kickport I get a focused fat sound that can be both felt and heard. Its a must have and makes a great gift for the drummer in your life.

I have always used Kickport with all of my kits. Gotta have that hole for the mic, why not get some serious punch at the same time?! Well, that’s what I do. I highly recommend this Kickport for all recording or non recording drummers. Especially in a large venue, it really projects your bass. I have this paired with a 14x24 DW Bass drum and it is a sick boom and deep bass that is created by this little bugger. I think it’s super easy to install, if you’re new to it.... READ INSTRUCTIONS OR YOUTUBE!! Buy it!!

Un bello low sound y estéticamente Perfecto

It works. Enough said. Now you don't have to read the rest if you don't want to.I had been looking at this for about a year and finally bought it. Simply, it gives the drum more punch which is amazing. It's lower and doesn't resonate as long, which sounds fantastic when you're playing the set acoustic. The drum will sound even better through a mic like if you're at a live show or recording. The chrome color looks very slick on my all black drumset. Don't buy a ported drumhead if you want to use this; it says that it will work for port holes 5"-5.5" but the Kickport itself comes with a stencil to cut their ideal 5.25" hole. Once again, couldn't be happier. Buy this, you will no regret it.

I was doubtful this thing would make a difference in my kick drum besides looking really cool. Once I applied it, played it at a gig, it was a noticeable difference in the tone of the kick drum. In my opinion it does for a kick drum what a BBE does for a bass rig...gives you a more rounder low end thump. I want to get one for all my kick drums. I love that they offer different colors to choose from. My only con is getting the thing on was not the easiest thing I have ever done. I was able to get it on with a long handled flat head screwdriver after a few passes.

I got the "Silver Sand" one becuase it closely matches the Silver sparkle of my drums, and contrasts against the black of my resonant head. I love the deep, chest punching boom the kickport gives on recordings and live miking. Was very easy to install after removing the Evans 22" EQ resonant head from my bass drum. Took longer to get the head off than it did to install the kickport, and hole was already factory cut. I just adhered the reinforcing ring around the oustide of the port hole, took the backing flange off, and slid the kickport through the hole, and slid the flange back on and pushed it up until it was as flush as possible against the inside of the head. All that was needed was to center the kickport logo and reinstall the head onto the bass drum. Instant boom!

Genial

Perfecto y rapidísimo!

von giuseppe porpiglia am 1 April 2016Vielen DankAlles bestens geklapt ! Jederzeit gerne wieder. wurde super schnell geliefert. keine defekte,sehr empfehlenswert und sie sind ein kompetenter Verkäufer. gefällt mir sehr! Vielen dank freundliche grüsse. G. Porpiglia

Increased the low end tone and also helps as a protector to the drum head hole. I also also the fact that it is re-usable.

non scriverò troppo merito al suo funzionamento in quanto sono state spese fiumi di pagine sul prodotto. Dico solo che la cassa di suo dovrebbe già suonare bene, dunque se avete bisogno di pelli migliori o altro, fatelo prima di acquistare il kickport o se proprio necessita cambiate cassa. Io ho messo circa 80 cm di gommapiuma piramidale grigia sul fondo (per tutta la larghezza e contro la superficie) pelli buone e un battente decente e già così suonava bene e ora ha qualcosina in più. Il prodotto è molto bello da vedere e dà un buon effetto che si sposa ottimamente con le cromature dell'hardware e altre parti o elementi.