drum question - skins

[martyfireball]

hi, i'm going to be recording drums again soon, and i've asked the drummer to replace all his skins but currently he only has top skins on his toms. The question I have, is does he need bottom skins to help with tone/tuning or something else? What difference does bottom skins make?

 

[Andy Sneap]

Oh god, get those bottom skins sorted!!!!
Actually, it's quite an eighties thing not to have bottom heads but get clear emperors or similar for top (not those Aquarians with the black pin strip tho) and the clear ambassadors for the bottom...I think its normally those, can never remember, think so. Make sure bottom head is tuned slightly higher and see how you go. Buy a tama tension watch, those things are great for getting you in the ball park to begin with.