OFFICIAL- Show us your kits thread!

[DrumDead]

Drumdead - if I had your set up, my rudiments would be waaaaaay better than what I am now. lol. Just curious, your double pedal hit where ah?

I have a DTXpress III and I connect my double-pedals to the kick unit of the DTX.

 

[TequilaSunrise]

Pictures pictures! I have no idea what it looks like (still)

 

[joshie]

i got a e-pad too! haha it's good stuff. but i had to buy an extra snare stand to hold it since i didnt buy the special one.

 

[nysk]

haha none of u softies got a new kit from the sale? post la

 

[Ec-Rose]

Hey guys i have a pearl export i dont know how to post the pic here.

but my pearl export has 4 toms and a floor tom i have like 2 crash and a ride.

i cant seem to put my ride in a comfortable position like chad smiths . i wan my ride to be infront of me but its always at the side.

i got nigel to tune my drums and changed my skins not too long ago and forgot to ask him to position my ride. i cant afford to get him to my hse again so guys pls help me !!

 

[TequilaSunrise]

If you don't find yourself using all your toms, remove some of them. Then put the ride where the toms were.

 

[Ec-Rose]

i find myself using all 4 toms most of the time.. i have stands but i need a good drum example so i can bulid it properly.

4 toms 1 floor 1 bass
3 cymbals
and abt 4 stands

 

[TequilaSunrise]

How bout post a picture so we can see where you have your stuff.

Alternatively, go check www.sabian.com I think they have some easy drum layouts which you can follow.

 

[nysk]

hey ec-rose i saw ur self intro, i think the stuff u play dont need more than 3 toms haha, but they definitely need the ride a lot so forsaking one or both toms to fit ur ride in would help... its good to practice on the standard 3 toms rather than 5 when ur learning so that u get more challenge to make more fill ins, and you can ezily adapt to drum sets at studios and gigs later on. 5 toms will come in when u learn to fully utilise the standard 3 toms set. when i was starting out a i was eying a 7 piece kit also but i thought btr start of with a 5 piece to get use to the standard set up. well thats how i feel and i think a few of u out there will agree too. hope this helps
cheers n welcome to soft

 

[nysk]

Hey guys i have a pearl export i dont know how to post the pic here.

erm upload it on photobucket.com and then copy the url on the given page of ur uploaded pic on photobucket

think that will work

 

[Ec-Rose]

thnks for ur help guys.but i do more then gnr and rock & rolll so toms are real important but i'll go sabian.com to check for some layouts

 

[Frummer]

New pics with the Wuhans

Front

Right Side

Right Side Low

Left Side

Extra Shots

Pedals

Overhead

Specs:

Tama Stagestar in Vintage Red
10" x 8" tom
12" x 8" tom
14" x 12" floor tom
18" x 14" bass
13" x 5" steel snare

Cymbals:
Istanbul Mehmet Samatya 14" hi hats
Istanbul Mehmet Samatya 16" crash
Istanbul Mehmet Samatya 20" ride
Istanbul Agop Traditional Paper Thin 16" crash
Wuhan Lion China 18"
Wuhan Lion China 12"

Hardware:
Yamaha Flying Dragon Direct Drive Double Pedals DFP 9410 ( i like it long haha )

Heads:
Evans G1s over stock resos on all toms
All stocks on bass drum
Remo Ambassador Batter of stock reso on snare

Sticks:
Vater Mahattan 7As ( main )
Tim Alexander Zildjian Signature
Dennis Chambers Zildjian Signature
Pro Mark Lightning Rods
Pro Mark Thunder Rods
Vic Firth Jazz Rake

 

[mel80]

Nice setup Frummer. Your plants must grow really well with all the groove and music they get to listen to everyday! :lol:

 

[xemorej]

haha you true blu istanbul. are the samatyas good? how much are they?

 

[Frummer]

samatyas are 650

no la mel...they SOMEHOW seem to be dying when the wuhans and the ride came into their life...muz be the bad groove heh :lol:

 

[drum_hobbyist]

Good build-up... how is the "aging" of the Samatyas? Do they sound better than some other high end cymbals that you have heard?

 

[Frummer]

wouldn't compare it that way actually. I just like it more now then when it was shiny n bright haha. Its just unique...in comparison to high end 1s...well its kinda subjective to our taste. + i havent really played on alot...

 

[gambatak]

frummer, how does the istanbul hats sound? im looking for sth crisp and light.

 

[Frummer]

hey,

the hats are VERY crisp. light?im not so sure.hmm...

i remember there were some vids of ahpek and jimmy lee playing on a peace dna with istanbul samatyas around here in soft. u might wanna check that out.

 

[kanzer]

where are the videos man?

haha cool videos i wan see. anyone know where the videos are? pls tell me. thanks