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Cutting Bearing Edges
Okay- it was converted to a concert tom set (and poorly, may I add). The three best drums in the kit are the kick, floor tom, and snare. The snare is...
14 years agoplaying in an apt.
You can always buy a DrumKat- the DK 10 DrumKat usually goes pretty cheap on Ebay. The bonus is that you can add sounds to your live kit when you play...
14 years agoCutting Bearing Edges
I haven't seen the drums, yet. If they bearing edges were cut, this will be easy. Yeah- I know they are what they are, and I may even use a set of Ev...
14 years agoZildjian ZBT 14" Pair of Hi Hats Cymbals
Moist of Paistes are made of B8, and I will run into the ground how much I LOOOOOOOVE Paistes. Paiste is one of the very few to master this alloy. Zil...
14 years agoCutting Bearing Edges
I am going to get a Premier kit for a stoooopid price. Only one problem: it is a Concert tom set. I plan on getting rid of everything but the kick dru...
14 years agoHow do hole in tom affect on sound?
I like condenser mics on drums. Though surprisingly enough, there is a nice Heil mic that costs about a C-note (PR-22) that is GREAT for micing drums....
14 years agoOlder drums vs. newer drums, esp. newer Chinese "boutique" kits
I shoulda played these when I was at Banjo Center. However, there's a HUGE problem- I play a left-handed kit, and I really don't like to sit down and...
14 years agoWhich would you rather play?
'cos I want my old Rogers kit back!!!!
14 years agoOlder drums vs. newer drums, esp. newer Chinese "boutique" kits
I have made many MIC drums sound good with a head change. I thought that since these drums were probably made in the same factory as many other budget...
14 years agoHow do hole in tom affect on sound?
Now the lack of punch could just be miking, compression and EQ techniques. Didn't quite understand until I re-read your post on the subject of recordi...
14 years agoHow do hole in tom affect on sound?
I would say it has more to do with your head choice. I was never a fan of coated heads only from the standpoint that the coating flakes and sticks to...
14 years agoApollo
Jonnistix- I just merely "kissed" the surface with the paper. There were a couple of low spots, but nothing serious enough to merit filling. And like...
14 years agoAnyone familiar with Manhattan
I would surmise that $25 is just a bit too expensive on this one. But then again, I have had a few stamped cymbals that surprised me.
14 years agoEarly 1900's Ludwig 14x5 6-lug COB
Omigawd!!! What a Garjiss drum!!!!!
14 years agoSo I got to play my old unknown MIJ kit...
'60s MIJ drums are not turds to be polished (unlike '60s MIJ guitars). I am now a believer, as I turned out GREAT tones from my "International Bastard...
14 years ago