Very nice set up

I play for our church band. We have two sets/ types of drums. Our acoustics are Tama's with Evans heads and our electrics are Roland V-drums...I prefer the acoustics

I've only been playing for about 1-1/2 years but its a blast...wish I had started sooner

 

wow...nice to see more drummers here. nice kits guys. my kit specs: (pics posted earlier)

Pearl Masters MMX in Platinum Mist

10x8
12x9
14x11
16x16
22x18

14x6.5 MMX snare
14x5 Chad Smith signature snare

Cymbals: Zildjian/Paiste

14" A custom mastersound hats
6" Zil-bel
8" A custom splash
16" A custom fast crash
17" A custom projection crash
18" Paiste Signature heavy china
21" A custom projection ride

Pearl and Tama hardware

Pearl Eliminator double kick pedal ( using blue cam)

Peavey/Shure mics and Peavey mixer

Evans heads and Regal Tip 5A wood tips

 

For fellow small neighborhood or apartment dwellers... Let me recommend Hart Dynamics kits, with the exception of the prodigy.

I play a Hart Studio Series with a Roland PD-6. Its a budget setup, but it was really just purchased for occasional use. It sounds great and feels good. It was the only option for where I live. You can't beat being able to play the drums a 1am with people sleeping in the house. The other big bonus is being able to switch from oak, to birtch, brass to steel snare, reverb, dry, bright, crisp, distorted, locker room, lo-fi, etc, at the push of a button or two. You literally have some 100 kits to choose from and hundreds of options within those kits, as well as user kits, options in those, etc.

Obviously they don't feel or sound as good as a real kit, but having bashed them for years when I was still playing acoustic drums, I was extremely surprised to find I actually ejoyed playing an electronic kit. The feel of the mesh heads is similar, but not equal.

 

I don't have many pics of my kit, but I have a few from when it was recently in the studio:







My setup changes by the week. Lately I've been trying to "keep it simple" so my setup is just:
-13" Zildjian A Custom hats
-20" Paiste Signature series ride
-22" Premier special ed. kick, not muffled
-14" Pearl Maple free-floating snare
-Tama double braced hardware
-DW 9002 double pedal

 

specs on my 68 pearl..
20" bass
13" tom
16" floor tom
14 snare

sabian cymbals
14" rock hi-hats
20" B8 pro rock ride
18" B8 pro rock crash..
-cymbals i dont use
16" rock crash
18 zildjin china

all pearl stands, pacific pedal, all remo heads.. for now.

 

thats what my kit looks like except its metallic blue and the E is white. great beginner kit....but the cymbals are like the worst things ever created.

oh yeah and two of my toms are the ssame size

 

i have a DW Birch Custom with Zildjian cymbals (too lazy to list all), several snares too

^in the studio

 

ive never seen a tom right beside the snare on the left sidde like that how do you like it?

 

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^in the studio
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is that a ludwig acrolyte snare?

from your setup i can tell your a barker fan

 

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haha you beat me to it. was gonna say the same thing. take that tape off your heads.

 

Here's my Tama Starclassic from a smaller gig a while ago...




And here is me when my band opened for Strung Out...


Just got done playing a show w/ Guttermouth last Wed. night. I'll have pics soon. Two words...AWESOME SHOW!!!

 

check in.... i had a mapex v-series kit.. and sold it a few months ago... i have a pro m right now and love it...14x6, 13x7 snares sabian cymbals... well im lazy to list all the ****.... but is good to see drummers in here....
i dont have pictures of it ... but ill try to get some tomorrow when i go to the guitarist house ( we practice there)
check out http://www.drums.com... it's a cool forum

 

God this thread brings back memories. I used to play. Had a pearl. Had a garage band for a bit. Just about when i was finally comfortable playin double bass i had to sell my set due to parental/neighbor/financial reasons. God ive been to so many Guttermouth shows, i love those guys BeeResponsible, your band Skyline Collapse sounds pretty good . You guys sell cd's on your site? Also where are you guys based from?

 

We have two EP's out, but we neither of them are in production any longer, as we've had different lineups on each CD, and we now, once again, have a new guitarist...But we're going back in the studio at the end of nov. to began our new EP.

We're based out of So Cal. The High Deser to be exact. Same place Face 2 Face originated. Thanks for the kind words.

 

Old Ludwig, Slingerland and Gretsch kits always sounds pretty awesome.

 

I have a dw set and a pearl session set. I hate my pearl with a passion but love my dw with all my heart. My dad use to always ask why I would spend more money on a drum set then people spend on their cars.

 

that new ludwig kit looks awesome. its like 2200 dollars though

 

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yeah i love it. it allows you to make "chords" easier with the other toms, along with other things its nice for. the white 16" floor tom is from my old tama rockstar kit.

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yup, old 8 lug. i also have a steel pearl snare same size and an old *** ludwig wood snare with rienforcement rings and custom 2 inch "vents." yeah im definetly a barker fan but travis is just one of thousands with the exact same setup. he didnt invent it ya know. my set up is currently two toms on top and two floor toms on the right. ill post pics lata.

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haha you beat me to it. was gonna say the same thing. take that tape off your heads.</TD></TR></TABLE>
yeah that was a temp fix until i picked up more remo muffles. i see your from mn

 

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straight up
Are you in a band?

 

get evans remo heads dont last as long from my experiences!

 

I drum. I started with a set of tama rockstarts then got some roland TD-6 electronics so could pratice at night.

I had to sell them becuase of space, but i just got approved to buy a house so as soon as im in the house im gonna buy a new set and get back to practice.

 

ha, hi desert right on. i lived in apple valley for a couple of years myself. thats when the music bug hit me since theres not much else to do.

 

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straight up
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nope. not anymore.

 

i just bought 72 dollars worth of stuff today

ill try and take pics tommorow


I got two remo coated pinstripes (the 19 dollar ones)

and a 16 remo black dot in the middle.

The heads are much much better quality than I had before. They are worth what I payed.
I also bought some Zildgian rock sticks. They are freaking awesome!!!
I thought I like the pro mark ones, but the zildgians just are so much better!

one the other hand...im having a little trouble tuning my drums. Does anyone have any tips? I just cant get them the way I think they are suppoesed to be.

I have two (either 11 or 12 inch) toms, and a 16 inch tom. Is there a rule of thumb on tuning? are the toms supposed to hit a certain note?

need some advice!

 

no they dont have to hit a certain note. it just depends on what you prefer.

i personally have 4 toms. 2 rack and 2 floor. i tune my drums to the bugle cry for "charge"

i always have my reso head loser than the batter. with new heads just be sure to seat them properly. stretch them good before tightening.

here's a link with some tuning tips:

http://www.evansdrumheads.com/EVATunning.aspx