YOU SAID:
a bass was painted on the head of the bass drum
INTO JAPANESE
ベースドラムの頭部にベースを塗った
BACK INTO ENGLISH
I painted the base on the head of the base drum
INTO JAPANESE
ベースドラムの頭の上にベースを塗った
BACK INTO ENGLISH
I painted the base on the head of the base drum
That didn't even make that much sense in English.