Drum Sets & Set Components: Economical Kickport Soundport for Bass Drum

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Product Description

The revolutionary KickPort® instantly improves the sound of any bass drum. • More low end! • More tone! • More punch! • Better feel!

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Product Details

Amazon Sales Rank: #5422 in Musical Instruments
Color: Black
Brand: Kickport
Model: KP-1Black
Released on: 2011-02-19
Number of items: 1
Dimensions: 4.00" h x 8.50" w x 8.00" l, .75 pounds

Features

The revolutionary KickPort® instantly improves the sound of any bass drum.

Customer Reviews

Most helpful customer reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.
Noticeable Improvment
By Paul Colton
I just got this yesterday, and installed it on the basswood cheapie kit I have in the basement (22x20 bass drum, Evans EMAD batter and reso) and practice on. The increase in attack and volume is noticeable. I removed the EMAD from the resonant side, enlarged the port hole and installed per instructions. [except unless you have tiny chimp hands, ignore the part about reaching through the port to move the rubber flange into position. I tried this for about 5 minutes, then just bit the bullet and removed the head] Anyway, I am very pleased, improved the sound of that basswood bass drum immensely, I am gonna try one on my good kit for sure. If it can do that for basswood, can't wait to see what it does for Maple.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful.
Improved sound, but could have been better made
By Brian M. Murphree
The Kick-port looks to have increased in size from the first revision of the product, which, I believe is a 5" port. The larger size allows more air to be pumped through. This 5.5" model improved the 22" kick drum that I own, but when compared to the earlier version of the 5" port, this new one seems to transmit a lower thump than the 5" port, but it's a bit less focused and doesn't really add much to a live situation. I would advise the company to sell both versions. The 5.5" version may work better for studio or for larger stages. In smaller rooms, when the drums are not mic'd up, it doesn't keep up with the older 5" port.

Mounting the port in the kick drum was relatively easy, although I would recommend ditching the cut template and go get a rotating cutter that uses a cutter wheel, vs. a manual cutting blade. The installation instructions are easy up until you need to insert a screwdriver butt into the kick drum to mash the rubber seal against the resonant drum head. This process didn't work at all in my case, so I ended up just having to remove the resonant head and finish the job.

Once the port is installed, it stays put, but only if you cut a 5" hole, not a 5.5" or 6" hole.

I like the port just fine, but if I could go back and re-cut the head all over again, I would personally hunt for the smaller 5" Kickport.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful.
Great product
By Ablemusic
My 20" kick drum sounds much better! My new classic gretsch kit is complete. Highly recommend Blah blah blah blah