Which drummer's setup/kit do you like the best?

[davemakesway]

Hey,

So, out of all the different set ups that every professional drummer has, I am sure that you have found a few that you have liked.

Which drummer's setup/kit do you like the best? If you could add anything to the kit, what would it be?




For myself, I like Nat Townsley's setup a lot. I would add a splash in between the two toms, and I would change the tom on the left hand side of the hi hat to a 12 inch snare.

 

[shred5]

Vinnie Paul

Simple layout and Brutal!!

Nuff said!

 

[atomicjelly]

I prefer a simple 5 piece set up with 2 floor toms.....something like Travis Barker's or Tre Cool's set up...

I think I would get all confused playing a huge set up like Mike Portnoy's.....plus I could never afford it.....hehehe......

 

[Soundpunk]

hmmm. tough one.
MATT SORUM!
haha. power kit.

 

[blurred]

funny thing is, i feel i have to add an extra tom more of a variety, but the 2nd tom normally a 12 just gets left unplayed. my brain seems to work better with a 4 piece set up for some reason. the ride and hi hat feel alot better as well as i can place them closer. i like splash cymbals and if i had the money i wld get a couple more. at least 2 cymbals cause its kinda hard to have just one ergonomically it isn't sound. cow bell for sure and a second snare if possible.

 

[davemakesway]

I agree. I need that second tom too.

Where would you put your ride? By the floor tom or just hanging above the second tom?

 

[Funkifized]

I think that to play a big set-up, you need to add one piece by one piece, slowly and eventually, otherwise you'll just get lost. When I sat on that Masters Custom kit at Boon Studio, I was so overwhelmed that I just played time. 8O :lol:

 

[BebopIggy]

Hey,

So, out of all the different set ups that every professional drummer has, I am sure that you have found a few that you have liked.

Which drummer's setup/kit do you like the best? If you could add anything to the kit, what would it be?




For myself, I like Nat Townsley's setup a lot. I would add a splash in between the two toms, and I would change the tom on the left hand side of the hi hat to a 12 inch snare.

I love Jeff Hamilton's and Ed Thigpen's set up alot. A little 4 piece set up with 18" BD, 12" Tom and 14" FT, with 2 Rides and a Hi-hat. Simple, and challenges you to draw different sounds from the 4 drums

 

[davemakesway]

thats definitely a typical jazz setup.

 

[ahpek1]

thats definitely a typical jazz setup.

Not necessary bro, my drum set-up at devil's bar is 22" kick, 10" & 13" toms and a 13" snare, and i'm playing top 40 rock, r&b, pop, jazz stuff 6 nights a week with it

 

[mel80]

Yukihiro of L'Arc en Ciel's setup.

 

[davemakesway]

So, whats the philosophy behind Jazz drummers using the one rack tom/one floor tom setup?

 

[atomicjelly]

Wow you need to have really long arms to be able to reach those cymbals....

 

[nkf31]

i suppose it's just so it's more relaxed, cause you can bring the ride cymbal closer and lower. and it's smaller.

 

[blurred]

my ride is sort of next to the second tom, very close together. i mount my toms on a stand so i place them abit more to the left. just one tom feels better to be though. i'm not really a "fill-ey" kinda guy so it does me well but sometimes 2 rack toms i do need.

 

[BebopIggy]

So, whats the philosophy behind Jazz drummers using the one rack tom/one floor tom setup?

2 developments in jazz music that leads to drummers using such set up:

1) Development of bebop from swing: this gives raise to the changing of keeping the jazz pulse from the snare drum to the cymbal. Therefore, there's no need of many toms.

2) A smaller set up for drummers to bring around for gigs. Thus an 18" BD is needed and just 2 toms.

Cheers...

 

[Funkifized]

18" bass drum for quieter and acoustic musical situations, especially in small rooms. If the jazz drummer is good, then the amount of colors he can get from his kit is more than enough. You can't play fourteen drums if you can't play four.

 

[BebopIggy]

18" bass drum for quieter and acoustic musical situations, especially in small rooms. If the jazz drummer is good, then the amount of colors he can get from his kit is more than enough. You can't play fourteen drums if you can't play four.

Totally agreed with you! Check out this video of Jeff Hamilton, he's able to pull out so many sounds just from 4 drums.

http://www.drummerworld.com/Videos/Jeffhamilton.html

 

[davemakesway]

Yep.Watched the video. He's amazing. But, isn't that whats required by Jazz? Why doesn't many drummers use a splash or china?

 

[BebopIggy]

Yep.Watched the video. He's amazing. But, isn't that whats required by Jazz? Why doesn't many drummers use a splash or china?

Jazz drummers also use china cymbals, if you watch closely, Jeff Hamilton was using a 20" A Zildjian Swish. He has since changed to playing Bosphorus cymbals and has a similar cymbal. Jazz drummers do not just crash the china cymbal, they crash and ride them, just like they crash and ride on the ride cymbals. As to why there's no use of a splash, the answer is simple: there's no need for a splash at all. But that said, I did seen Peter Erskine using a splash once.

Hope it answer your question, davemakesway.