Vater Vintage Bomber Bass Drum Beater - VBVB
Vater Vintage Bomber Bass Drum Beater - VBVB
The Vater Vintage Bomber Bass Drum Beater (VBVB) is all about fat tone, soft attack, and that unmistakable old-school thump. If you’re chasing a more rounded, vintage-style bass drum sound, this is one of the easiest ways to get there.
Instead of a hard plastic or felt surface, the Vintage Bomber features a fleece-wrapped head, which completely changes how your kick drum responds. The attack is softer and less clicky, while the low end becomes warmer, deeper, and more pillowy — perfect for styles where feel matters more than sharp definition.
There’s a real “give” to the sound. Each stroke produces a full, blooming tone rather than a sharp hit, making it ideal for jazz, blues, roots, indie, and low-volume settings where you want the kick to sit naturally in the mix.
It’s also a great option if your current setup feels a bit too aggressive. Swap this in, and everything instantly becomes more controlled, rounded, and musical — especially on smaller kits or vintage-style drums.
Despite the softer contact surface, it’s still built with Vater’s usual attention to durability, so it holds up well while delivering that classic feel.
This isn’t about cutting through — it’s about supporting the groove with warmth and character.
Features
- The Vintage Bomber was designed in collaboration with Otis Brown III, drummer for Jazz Great Joe Lovano.
- The Vintage Bomber was conceived and designed to replicate the soft but boomy bass drum tones of the great jazz era.
- The Vintage Bomber's cork centre is wrapped with a soft and puffy synthetic covering and is reminiscent in look, feel and sound to the original lamb's wool beaters from decades ago.
