Drummerboy

He certainly keeps us in the band on our toes:-)

That is going to disembowl someone with the punch that is going pack. On the damping side of things this months Drummer mag reviews a Premier kit and it comes with a foam insert that you cut to size. Looks like it is supplied by RWS and its called 'Flexi Kick bass drum harmonic control'. As for tuning the monster it depends on what sound you are after. I always had foam in my 22" Tama birch kick until I got a Super Kick 1 batter head. Then I took it out as the Super Kick killed all the unwanted overtone and gave it that nice fat sound I was after.

Hey thanks for the tip. This is my second kit with a 26inch bass - the other one I got last year and have still never played it as I dont have cases for it! That one is a Premier series Gen X kit that was specially made for the Zutons drummer but it never got to him - I think he changed endorsements from Premier. So I got it - its really cool in a wicked safari wrap. But yeah back to the DW, it came with a DW bass drum pillow that is fixed to the inside of the shell with Velcro and touches both heads. I only managed to play around with it for 5 min when I got it but we have band practice tonight so im going in early to play around with tuning and see how it goes! In terms of sound, I know it might be a given due to the size of the bass drum, but I want the Bonham sound as it really works well with that size of bass drum. His bass drum was not as deep as mine though as mine is 18inches deep! Will see how I get on tonight:up:

26"? Whallop!!!!!

Yeah the guy I play with, Son Henry, will kill me haha!

Hi all

Right ive just taken delivery of my new kit - its a DW collectors series in a cool Oyster wrap finish. Its 13 inch by 6inch short stack tom with a 16inch by 13inch short stack hanging floor. But it has a huge 26inch bass drum! Tried it for a couple of minuets when i got it but ive yet to have a play with it. It came with a DW bass drum pillow which is handy. So any tips on how to tune such a massive bass drum?

Stuff for sale is as follows:

12 inch Premier Modern Classic snare

14inch Craivotto snare

14inch Zildjian A custom crash

Axis single bass drum pedal

Rock and Soc stool with back.

This is a joke!

He is just very fast - does not make him the best.

Nowadays i just play my yamaha electronic kit due to noise issues

But from personal experience my favourite kit i played on was a DDrum Dios kit. Put some Remo Ambassador heads on and tuned it up nice. Sounded great combined with my HHX and K custom cymbals.

I do agree though that it doesn't matter on the price of a kit. I enjoyed playing on my starter kit alot more than my mates Pearl export joey jordison sig kit and the difference in price between the two was astonishing. Best to try out the kit and buy what you think sounds the best no matter the price.

I must admit DDrum are coming out with some nice stuff these days:up:

Is that the Keith Moon one?

And yes it is the Keith Moon one lol:up:

Too many comments here consumed with brandings, It doesnt matter who made it, its what sounds right to you. I've played a 200 quid drum kit that sounded better than a 3K kit, the names shall remain hidden. Brandings themselves are worth nothing. Head choice, dampening effects all play the crucial part in the drums overall sound. To me having to put moon gel pads on drums means the drums acoustic sound is crap, or youve gone for the wrong head chioce / tuning. I had the mapex Orion Maple custom which is the nicest sounding kit Ive owned, and the pearl Session Elite the nicest Ive played., not the high end of the market but somewhere above the midrange. At the end of the day, having really expensive great sounding drums doesnt mean you can do them justice.

Not sure I agree 100%. At the end of the day most drum makes make both low and high end gear so I agree if you just buy a Pearl drum kit for the sake of it being a Pearl its not guaranteed to sound good. On the other hand some brands such as "Brady" only make top line stuff and you are almost guaranteed a good sounding kit with badge in those cases. As in if you buy the Rolls Royce of kits, its going to do what it says on the tin and sound good. But even then if you tune a nice kit badly it will sound rubbish!

I'm looking to get one of my suits adjusted and was wandering if anyone can reccomend somewhere in aberdeen that will do a quality job.

Cheers.

A to Z alterations on Bridge street right beside McCalls - my work uses them and they do a top job! Ive had one of my suits taken in by them as well:up:

Don't know much about the rest of their kit, but I had a go of an 18" Brady bass drum about 3 years ago in Bruce Millers. Lovely.

Yeah I'm looking at something like a Brady. Or I might just get a total impulse buy and get the Limited Edition Premier "Spirit of Lily" kit:up: Big Premier fan. Just got a Craviotto snare this week which I have fallen in love with I must say.

Offers???????????

Offers???????????????

http://www.ayottedrums.com/index2.jspQuality sounding kits!

Not a huge fan of them to be honest - heard one in a shop once. They are well made etc but I don't like the wooden hoops they seem to put on every other kit these days.

DW are perfect for recording and studio work, but I think they look fucken ugly. Brady, Noble & Cooley and C&C are my three faves.They all look incredible, as well as sounding like God.

Have you ever actually heard a Brady kit? If so how do they compare with normal Maple or Birch shells?

Don't like DW. Buying one was a big mistake. Could never get on with the thing for some reason....dunno why, but I hated it. Sound was decent enough, just found it horrid to play.

Also, the shells badly warped on me....so much so that you have to force heads onto the bearing edges. All this despite the kit being stored in perfect conditions of temperature and humidity.

Crap.

Good to know as I was looking at a DW kit but may get something else now.,

Got my 14inch Zildjian crash cymbal for sale in good condition - never really used it much so there is no key holing etc. Again going off on holiday soon so want to sell it. Asking 100.

Got a really nice Premier Modern Classic snare - 12inch by 7 inch. Really tight and fat. Got interest for a lot of the stuff Ive posted but i'm going away on holiday soon so want to try and sell it. Asking 120. E-mail for pics etc.

Ok

Been browsing some sites on my day off, as you do, and was just wondering what make of kits people liked? It does not have to be your own as most drummers always have that "I wish I had that" kit in their head. Been looking particularly at DW and Brady kits. I know DW and have played and seen a few live and they seem pretty decent. Was wondering if anyone had heard a Brady kit before as they use that jarrh wood that apparently makes the drums sound lower than their sizes? So yeah, what make of kits do you like and why?

Hey,

Im going to start looking into buying an electric kit to keep in the house.

Im often using my accoustic set, transporting it place to place for gigs and can never be hooped setting it back up.

Im going to nip past Bruce Millers later tonight for a nosey.

Any of you lot got any advice as what to look for, or If there is also somewhere else you might consider looking?

A mate has the Roland TD4, saying its great but Iv yet to try any of them.

Cheers,

Chris

Hi Chris

I own a Roland HD1-light. Its an ace little kit for the price and its a really good design so it saves space so you can fit it in a corner - my only issue is that it does not use pedals for your feet - it used paddles. So it wont improve your foot technice but then not many electric kits do to be honest. I think it depends on your price? My kit new is around 450-500 mark. But yeah go with Roland if you want my opinion as I think they are the best.

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Offers????????????????????

Having a clear out so make me an offer if you see something you like. Can send pics etc if needed:

14 inch Zildjian A Custom Medium Crash in good condition.

12 inch Premier Modern Classic Snare drum in natural finish.

Zildjian Scimmitar 22 inch ride and 14 inch hats - well used but still sound good.

16inch Vintage Zyn cymbal (Made by Premier) - some key holing.

10 inch Stagg hand made splash cymbal.

14 inch FVF custom maple snare drum in camouflage wrap (as in real army material!) with trick strainer. If you have never heard of these consider them a British Orange Country - check them out at FVF DRUMS

I have various cases for sale ranging from around 10inhes upward in soft cases including a Premier 16 by 14 inch case. Also have some hardcases I need rid off - message me for more info on sizes etc.

Snare drum stand - good condition.

Big dog cymbal stand - good condition.

Anyone????????????

Anyone????????????????