Gong bass drum

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Gong bass drum

Gong drum (from Emil Richards Collection)
Other names	Gong drum
Classification	Percussion instrument (Membranophone)
Builders
Tama, DW, Pearl, Remo

A gong bass drum (or simply gong drum) is a musical instrument in the percussion family. It is a type of drum that uses a single large drumhead in order to create a loud, resonant sound when struck. The head can be tuned as loose as possible to avoid any sense of pitch in the sound, or tensioned more tightly to produce timpani-like tones.