Pearl RT

[sidmontu]

Pearl RT toms do not have the resonance head, as you all know. I would like to change to toms which have both the batter and resonance heads, but I quite like the Pearl RT Kick drum, compact and good for my room. So my question is... can I buy toms separately (other brands, like tama, etc) and actually fix it to my RT? Are they compatible with the RT hardware?

Well, if it's not possible... any good compact kits to suggest? Because I have a space constraint, so my kit can't really be a monster one. I'm just looking for something like a kick, 1 small tom, and two floor toms eventually. I don't mind going for the traditional small, mid and floor tom configuration, I can slowly change to the kind I want. Yup, thanks!

 

[jeepers]

pacific chameleon would work for you then.

Anytime, anywhere Pacific Chameleon kit

hope this helps

might a tad hard to find the chameleon though; from the article above (just read), the chameleon's been discontinued since 2003.

 

[destalin]

hmm, thought i saw it @ ranking last year ... wasn't too ex too, unless i was mistaken 0o

 

[weckl-x]

Sidmontu, I changed from an RT kit to a Tama Stagestar for similar reasons - double headed toms. Still, I miss the RT for its ultra compactness. If I had time, I would have bought extra hoops and hardware, and drilled the RT toms to make them double-headed - DIY 'hyperdrive' shortstack kit.

If you wanted to use Tama toms on the Pearl, you would have to use Tama tom arms/hardware to mount the toms on the RT.

 

[pacifusion]

could fit pearl toms =D

 

[sidmontu]

Hi all, thanks for the replies.

I'll try and hunt for the chameleon, looks great. I don't mind forking out a bit more actually, I really need that compactness. One reason I'm not hunting for those other more common kits.

So if I want to have double headed toms, I have to really DIY drill and add hoops? Is there some workshop I could send it to? I'm not really adept at that (plus not much time, full time NSF atm...).

Pacifusion> It can fit Pearl toms? Is this a best approach, like to buy Pearl double headed toms and start re-building my kit?

Thanks again.

 

[alvinthedrummer]

You won't be able to just fit hoops at the bottom of the stock toms. You will need to get the bearing edges re-cut first.