Gabber is characterized by its bass drum sound. Below are the guidelines for bass drum heights. Nick uses Pearl and DW bass drum pedals. Its function is usually that of the archetypical bass drum. He uses a Pinstripe on the bass drum. It incorporates music from several musical instruments, including the organ, bass drum and trumpet. Bass drum batter heads are usually frosted EQ3. It is rhythmically complex, with percussion instruments including skratji (a very large bass drum). Additionally, there is an onstage violin, oboe, trumpet, and bass drum. It is sometimes referred to as the "bass drum". This version is heavy in reverb and bass drum, and received mixed reviews. It is used to wrap bass drum strikers and timpani mallets. He did, however, praise the production, particularly the sound of Starr's bass drum. Rimshots are rare on a bass drum and usually only happen on the top drums. The modern bass drum is used primarily in orchestras.