Could anyone recommend a very fat, loud drumset to me?

[FattMusiek]

I would like to know what drum brands and models are ideal for recording metal. I've been borrowing my friend's stale Pearl Forums for about two years now, so any help would be great.

 

[triple-zero]

depends how much you want to spend....

If you want a few names to check out:

Premier (any series)
Pearl (Export, ELX, Masterworks)
Tama (Rockstar, Starclassic, Artstar)
Yamaha (higher series)
DW (if you can afford them)
Pork Pie (again v.expensive)
Ludwig (Bonham kit)

To get "fat" sounds you want big drums... but it also depends alot on your tuning and heads.

 

[mrface2112]

i'd go even a step farther and say that it depends ALMOST ENTIRELY on tuning and heads.

you can take the crappiest of kits and make them sound huge with some new, properly tuned heads.

heads and tuning (and sticks and drummer's style) have a lot more to do with the sound IMO than the wood in the shells......although the wood certainly brings a tonal character into the fold.

and keep in mind, what you're hearing on a cd isn't usually AT ALL what the drumkit sounds like "in the room". the room, the mics, and the signal processing (compression, eq) have a very large role in what a drumkit sounds like on a cd.


wade

 

[VTgreen81]

http://www.drumagog.com/default.asp

 

[Dexter411]

MrFace, I disagree to an extent. I work at a studio in Chicago and the sound we get to tape (ok, hardrive) is usually pretty good going in and, in the end, the drums, outside of killing transients, don't get processed much.

 

[nascentjunkie]

north drums.... haha

well you could always get north drums... haha! (the crazy bell shaped ones...)

 

[triple-zero]

i'd go even a step farther and say that it depends ALMOST ENTIRELY on tuning and heads.

you can take the crappiest of kits and make them sound huge with some new, properly tuned heads.

heads and tuning (and sticks and drummer's style) have a lot more to do with the sound IMO than the wood in the shells......although the wood certainly brings a tonal character into the fold.

and keep in mind, what you're hearing on a cd isn't usually AT ALL what the drumkit sounds like "in the room". the room, the mics, and the signal processing (compression, eq) have a very large role in what a drumkit sounds like on a cd.


wade

agreed

 

[keldog]

Matt...How about these...http://www.2112online.com/yama.html ...I know I know...I'll just go lie down by my dish.....Peace....woof

 

[bean 123]

jackson drums!!!!