Current Set-up?

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Ok, an obvious question. Apologies if it has been asked before...

At the moment I'm playing a Premier Genista in Silver Sparkle, 10", 12", 14", 22" x 18". All with Through Lugs. (Whilst they were still being made in England and not being shipped overseas to be made.)

Cymbal-wise;
8" Istanbul Splash,
14" Sabian Pro-Sonix Hats,
17" K Zildjian Thin Dark Crash,
2 x 18" Zildjian A Custom Crashes,
20" Sabian Pro-Sonix Ride,
18" Paiste Heavy China.

All double-braced Gibraltar hardware;
3 x Booms,
2 x Straights,
Gibraltar 'ROCK' Double pedal.
 
Pearl Prestigue Session Select Black Mist Maple/Mahogany
8 10 12 14 16 toms
18X22 bass
14x5.5 Pearl Black Brass SensItone snare
10x5.5 Yamaha Birch snare
14x5.5 Pearl steel snare
14" pearl AFRO timbale

zildjian
14" K custom dark hats
20" K custom dark ride
18" K custom dark crash
18" A custom projection crash
18" Z custom Rack crash
14" Z dyno beat hats

Sabian
17" AAX Stage crash

World Percussion
12" china(i bought it new for $9.99!!)

Pearl Eliminator pedals

Roc - N - Soc Nitro Throne

Pearl ICON rack system
 
Here's a pic

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1978 Ludwig Maple Kit custom painted in a green, "Hammer on" finish including:
18x24 Bass Drum
12x12 Tom
14x14 Tom
16x16 Tom
7x15 Snare
2001 Tama metal snare
All DW hardware including 2 9000 snare stands, 4 9700 strait/boom stands, hi-hat stand, bass pedal
Zildigan Cymbals:
14" new beats
17, 18, 19" Zmedium crashes
Sabian 22" rock ride
Roc and Soc throne
 
I have 4 main kits I use.

Main kit:
Premium 5 piece Genista (Birch) - Amber Finish
20" kick, 10", 12" & 14" toms

2nd kit
Mapex 6 piece ProM Limited (Maple) - Natural Finish
22" kick, 10", 12", 14" & 16" toms

3rd Kit
Mapex 5 piece "Voyager" (Basswood) - Wine wrap
18" Kick, 8", 10" & 12" toms

4th kit
Roland V-drums (used only in the studio)

I have about a dozen snares - my favorites being:
Pearl 13x3 Maple
Pearl 14x6 Birch
Mapex 14x5.5 Birch (Black Panther)
Mapex 14x5.5 Maple
Rogers 14x5.5 Steel (real old Dynasonic)

I have about 30-40 cymbals my favorites being
Some 30 year old Zildjian A's (24"ride, 18", 16" & 14" crashes)
Sabian HH series (all thin crashes - great recording cymbals) 18", 17", 16", 15" 14"
Wuhan "China" (cheap but trash sound) 20", 18", 16" & 14"
I've got real nice odl Zildjian 14" hats and some newer 13" Zildian K's

I use a Gibralter rack system, and all the accoustic kits are rigged with isolation mounts.
 
Pearl Session Custom 6-ply maple in "Vintage Fade" (Studio set)

8x10
9x12
16x16
18x22
5.5x14 Pearl MMX 4-ply maple snare in "Sunrise Fade"
1980's Pearl 5.5x14 steel snare
(I've downsized my snare collection considerably)

Early 90's Tama Rockstar DX (Gig set)

11x12
16x16
16x22

Sabian cymbals

16" AAX Studio crash
16" AAX Stage crash
16" AA Thin crash
20" AA Rock ride
13" AA Regular hats
8" AAX splash
8" B8 Pro splash
18" Wuhan china

Grab bag of hardware
 
snare: 6 x 14 ocdp 20 ply vented.

I made these:
20x20 kick
8 x 12 tom
14x 16 tom
12 x 14 tom

glass glitters on all drums

18" Z custom med crash
19" Z custom med crash
14" A projection hats
18" A custom china
21" A sweet ride

DW accelerator pedal
Tama/mapex stands
 

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Tama Starclassic Performer EFX in White Silk Finish

18x22" Kick
8x10" Rack Tom
9x12" Rack Tom
11x14" Rack Tom
16x16" Floor Toom

5-1/2x14" Tama Starclassic Snare (same as set)
5-1/2x14" Tama Artwood Maple Snare
3x13" Pearl Silver Piccolo Snare with black hardware
5x14" Old Slingy Snare

20" Old Ride Cymbal (Camber??)
8" Zildjian A Custom Splash
15" Zildjian A Custom Crash
18" Zildjian ZXT Crash
14" Zildjian China Splash

Pearl Hardware

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Tama 5 pc. Starclassic Performer (Amber)
Drums

18x22 bass drum
8x10 tom
10x12 tom
14x14 tom
5.5x14 snare

Cymbals

Zildjian 14 A Mastersound Hi-Hats
Zildjian 16 K Medium-Thin Dark Crash
Zildjian 17 A Custom Crash
Zildjian 20 A Ping Ride
Zildjian 8 A Custom splash
Zildjian 20 A Swish
 
Pearl Export Select (8 10 14 toms)
Pearl Piccolo Snare (3x13")

Sabian AAX (16"Crash)
Sabian Pro-Sonix (14"Hats, 20" Ride)
Zildjian ZXT (18" China, 14" Trashformer)
Stagg SH (18" Medium Crash)

Pearl/Premier/Stagg Hardware

Ahead 7A and Vic Firth 7A sticks.
 
DW Collector's - Ice Birch Exotic Finish

Toms - FAST sizes
10", 12", 14", 16"

Bass Drum (MAY mics in both - AKG D112)
22" x 18", 22" x 8" woofer

Snares (rotated frequently in the studio, N&C usually wins)
14" x 5.5" Yamaha Maple Custom with vintage wood hoops
14" x 4.5" Noble & Cooley Cast Aluminum
13" x 6" 15ply maple Ayotte
10" x 6.5" DW

Cymbals (rides & hats once again rotated frequently)
Paiste Signature 18" Full Crash
Paiste Signature 17" Full Crash
Paiste Signature 16" China
Paiste Signature 20" Power Ride
Zildjian 20" K Custom Ride
Zildjian 22" A Ping Ride
Zildjian 20" A Sizzle Ride (very old)
Zildjian 14" K Custom hats
Zildjian 12" A Special Recording hats
Sabian 13" Fusion hats

DW 5002a double bass pedal
all DW hardware

Sorry about the full gear list (there's lots more), but this is what I always bring to the studio.
 
custom made birdseye maple kit


8 tom
10 tom
12 tom
13 tom
14 tom
16 tom
18 tom

(2) 22" bass drums
(1) pearl floating brass piccolo
(1) 12" pearl masters snare
(1) 14" DW maple snare

sabian HH cymbals (too many to list)
 
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Pearl Export drums, Martin 5x14 maple snare, Pearl ICON rack, Alesis DM5, DW Accelerator pedals, blah blah blah.
 
Wow....


Midipunk, those are the coolest drums Ive seen in a really long time. I like how you have them setup too. I wish I could afford to have something like that. Do they sounds as killer?


SoMm
 
Thank you! I put them together on the average budget, just took a few years. You can do it if you really want.

Toms are 60's Ludwig 3-ply w/rings, Bass is 70's Ludwig 28" Marching, wrap from sambarnard.net. Electronics are 80's Tama Techstars.
They sound pretty much like they look ;)
 
premier genister silver sparkle 4 piece.
8 and 14 inch toms with funny mounting system thingy.
20 kick
14 brass premier snare with signia lugs
18 bosphorus crash ride
15 inch meinl crash
20 inch meinl ride
13 paiste dimensions hi hat
occasionally use:
10 istanbul splash
12 premier effex snare

nothing great but it suits my style of playing.
 
I have about three different complete kits.

My primary kit.Started out as an old Tama 7 piece Swingstar and is now a completely custom Kellar maple shell kit with Tama,Yamaha, Pearl and DW/Pacific hardware.

20" x 16" kick
(I also have a 22" x 16" kick which I occassionally switch off to)

10" x 8" mounted tom
12" x 9" mounted tom
14" x 10" mounted tom
16" x 14" floor tom
18" x 16" floor tom

I own 7 different snares

my primary snare is a Yamaha Custom Birch Absolute 14" x 6" with maple rims.

14" x 9" Custom maple snare with maple rims.

14" x 5.5" custom maple with cast rims and groove block.

14" x 7" Tama steel shell

14' X 5.5" Slingerland mahogany

14" x 6" Mapex bronze

13" x 4" custom maple piccollo

I use the Yamaha snare stand.

My Slingerland Mahogany set (ca. 1962) for small venue gigs

20" x 14" kick

12" and 14" mounted toms (the 14" used to be the floor tom on the 4 piece set, but I cut it down to be a mounted tom)

I added a Ludwig 16" x 14" floor tom.

My Rogers kit

20" x 14" kick
12" mounted
14" floor

All of my drums are finished in gloss black so I can add and sitch if I want to. I have a bunch of additional toms that I have also finished in gloss black that I can add in. I have two 13" toms and I even have a 20" floor tom (the heads and rims are friggin' expensive!)

I own about three dozen cymbals, mostly Zildjian "A's" and "K's" and a few Paiste (I wish they were still making their formula 602, they were my favorite).

I have a Yamaha strap drive double pedal which I occassionally use, but my favorite pedal is my old Gretsch floating action single. I own two in case I lose one or it breaks. They have been improved by adding the bearing and spring mounts from an Iron Cobra.

Most of my hardware is Tama and Yamaha with the Pearl double tom mount bracket in the kicks. DW/Pacific hi-hat stand. My own concoction of a right and left hand stick quiver on either side of me in easy reach yet out of the way.
 
whenever i fill and stuff, i always try to avoid using toms. i dont know what it is, i just have this thing in my head where i think im showing off if i use all my drums. most of the fills i do are between hi hat, snare, bass and cymbals. i really only use toms for rhythms.
 
Greetings to all. New member here.
Here's what I currently job with.
Remo Acousticon about 5yr's old jazz sized 5 piece 10,12,14,18 bass. Mapex 5 x 12 maple snare with Rennisance batter. Fiberskyn3 batters on the toms and diplomats on the bottoms. Bass drum is powerstroke3 on batter, Fiberskyn on the front, no hole.
Cymbals are 16,18,20 paiste 2002 crashes, paiste 12 splash, paiste or zildjian 14 hi-hats( job dependant) and 20 zildjian medium ride. DW hihat and bass drum pedals and pearl light weight stands. 2 LP cowbells and 2 blocks along misc. percussion.

This setup is lightweight, flexible and extremely powerful. Goes from a small jazz combo to a community orchestra to a 17 piece big band and records extremely well. Many comment on how great this set sounds inspite of the size.
I am very surprised that more people are not playing Remo drums. They have got to be the most underrated drum set manufacturer around
i also use Roland Vdrums and have 2 sets of Rogers that are not utilized very often since parts are hard to come by.
Also an Alesis 16 drum machine, Roland Handsonic and LP congas and bongos.
The Remos are the bread and butter. The rest are dessert.
If you have a chance, check out the Remo drums. You will be pleasantly surprised.
Best wishes to all.
 
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