Drummers Unite! (Official Thread)

[xtheaudition]

I've been playing the drums since i was 15, been in some bands, mainly pop punk. i also play bass as well.
i thought my fellow drummers and myself needed our own thread to talk amongst. post pictures of your kit! i love looking at different set up's and what not.

i have a 4 piece catalina club kit made by gretsch. i've had it since 07, it's awesome.
it's set up to play pop-punk as you can see. i like to keep it simple & fun! =D

http://img512.imageshack.us/img512/6827/lucey1.jpg
http://img441.imageshack.us/img441/6254/lucey2.jpg

her name is Lucey (yes i name my instruments, my bass's name is Debra) :-d

[Smeee]

I've been the playing the drum for 6 years since my mum brought one back for me from Uganda. The drum's name is Clarence and I'm not very good at playing him.

He looks a lot like this photo:

http://www.african-drumming.co.uk/res_html_11_07_05/images/djembepro.jpg

[xtheaudition]

I've been the playing the drum for 6 years since my mum brought one back for me from Uganda. The drum's name is Clarence and I'm not very good at playing him.

He looks a lot like this photo:



damn! what kind of drum like head is on it?
and is that aaron g, in your avatar? sick picture

[Smeee]

damn! what kind of drum like head is on it?
and is that aaron g, in your avatar? sick picture

It's cow I believe. Only the finest bovine materials used.

And it is indeed. In honour of the great man following his departure for Underoath. He often makes me wish I could actually play drums haha. One of my new housemates plays so I may steal some time on his kit when we move in in September.

[sevinw0rds]

I have a Spaun birch custom kit that was built about 7 years ago...most powerful kick drum I've ever had the honor of playing. Been drumming for about 15 years now, and I'm constantly on the road and in the studio. I can post some pics of the drums a bit later, although a few can be seen under my profile images...I think.

Sweet thread!

[ImTheSheriff]

i use to play drums, not anymore though.

[xtheaudition]

It's cow I believe. Only the finest bovine materials used.

And it is indeed. In honour of the great man following his departure for Underoath. He often makes me wish I could actually play drums haha. One of my new housemates plays so I may steal some time on his kit when we move in in September.
aaron is the best, sucks he quit!

[SophGod]

Been playin drums for two years. I'll post pics of my piece of shit set later, hopefully getting a new one for my birthday. I mainly play Brand New when I play drums but yeah I can play a lot of shit. Self taught so I'm not really technical in my playing but I'd like to think I'm still pretty good. :shrug:

[maxvsmaradona]

Uh, hi, I'm Max, and I've been drumming for six years now. I've been in three bands, A Case of Hysteria, Back Seat Riot, and currently Hand Me Down Buick (http://www.myspace.com/handmedownbuick).

Check out these totally cute pics, yo

this is a bad picture.
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs490.ash1/26791_416989665615_660220615_562192 4_3784419_n.jpg

this one is ok
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs489.ash1/26732_392141385615_660220615_531165 2_2632599_n.jpg

this one is baller.
http://hphotos-snc3.fbcdn.net/hs510.snc3/26791_417318485615_660220615_563070 6_7934202_n.jpg

also, my set up is as follows:
Ludwig Accent 4 piece.
Remo coated emperor tops, clear ambassador bottoms (toms are 12x12 and 16x16)
Remo coated reverse power dot on my snare, and remo snare side head (Pork Pie acrylic snare. it's awesome. omg, when you crank it up, holy balls. will have a video of it in action soon. you guys may nut your pants when you hear it.)
Aquarian Super Kick II on my bass (batter side) and just a regular Aquarian front head (22x22)
Pearl hardware, Pork Pie throne
My Cymbals are Sabian. 13" AAX hats, 18" AAX Dark Crash, and a 20" AAX Dark Ride

oh, and pro-mark sticks.

[apsterling]

I've been playing since 6th grade and I'm now a senior... so, 6 years. I play in a band called Get Behind This (http://www.myspace.com/getbehindthis), though I used to be in a band called Atlantic Aftermath.

My set up is as follows:

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs586.snc3/30905_1436762004821_1406104901_3124 6983_8323327_n.jpg
Pacific CRX in Red Sparkle
24x18" Kick - Coated Emperor batter / Coated Ambassador reso (4" ported)
12x8" Rack - Coated Emperor batter / Clear Ambassador reso
16x12" Floor - Coated Emperor batter / Clear Ambassador reso

http://hphotos-snc3.fbcdn.net/hs108.snc3/15557_1283059322350_1406104901_3087 0834_2941231_n.jpg
Pork Pie Piglite Acrylic Snare in Amber
13x7" with aftermarket Trick throwoff - Coated Ambassador batter / Hazy Snare Side

19" A Custom Projection Crash
18" A Custom Projection Crash
13" A Custom Mastersound Hats.

And I use Pro-Mark 5B Shira Kashi oak sticks. I used to use Hickory but tried the oak and they're great. Really durable, surprisingly.

And we have a winnar.

[xtheaudition]

Uh, hi, I'm Max, and I've been drumming for six years now. I've been in three bands, A Case of Hysteria, Back Seat Riot, and currently Hand Me Down Buick (http://www.myspace.com/handmedownbuick).




also, my set up is as follows:
Ludwig Accent 4 piece.
Remo coated emperor tops, clear ambassador bottoms (toms are 12x12 and 16x16)
Remo coated reverse power dot on my snare, and remo snare side head (Pork Pie acrylic snare. it's awesome. omg, when you crank it up, holy balls. will have a video of it in action soon. you guys may nut your pants when you hear it.)
Aquarian Super Kick II on my bass (batter side) and just a regular Aquarian front head (22x22)
Pearl hardware, Pork Pie throne
My Cymbals are Sabian. 13" AAX hats, 18" AAX Dark Crash, and a 20" AAX Dark Ride

oh, and pro-mark sticks.

how those sabian's treating you? they are really big!

[maxvsmaradona]

how those sabian's treating you? they are really big!

oh i fucking love em. they sound so, so good.

[Starbursting]

Unfortunately I haven't played the drums since I broke my hand earlier this year. :-(

[maxvsmaradona]

Here is a recent video of my band Back Seat Riot. It was our final show before I left to pursue my dreams with HMDB. Not my kit, but it is my snare. Mmmmm.

DSKB8j1MSwk

edit: and my cymbals

[SophGod]

Here is a recent video of my band Back Seat Riot. It was our final show before I left to pursue my dreams with HMDB. Not my kit, but it is my snare. Mmmmm.

DSKB8j1MSwk

edit: and my cymbals
That guitarist has the same Gibson SG as I do! also, sick drumming

[maxvsmaradona]

That guitarist has the same Gibson SG as I do! also, sick drumming

Ah, thank you. Also, Greg (blue guitar) and I wrote that song together and then brought it to the rest of the guys

[koohyuko]

I sadly don't have any pictures of my kit, as I don't have one of my own yet. My dad started teaching me when I was about 2 (using Motley Crue and Tom Petty), on a Ludwig Junior set, and later upgraded me to a Pearl set. I stopped playing, but have recently started playing again on a kit up at the church. I'm moving into my own apartment soon, and hope to be getting Ludwig. No idea what kind though.

[flask]

http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/889/25355108092589210750100.jpg (http://img217.imageshack.us/i/25355108092589210750100.jpg/)

This is me playing with my band The Case For Treason. http://www.myspace.com/thecasefortreason check it out if you'd like, we just put up two songs from our new demo, plus there some crappy sounding live stuff up there. I like the picture because our guitarist is going crazy but i look completely unimpressed haha.
anyways, its a PDP custom. Got it for $800 used at a local music store. It came with a DW 9000 double pedal, all the hardware, Zildjian K custom ride, K custom crash, and a china which i sold shortly after i got it. So it was a pretty awesome deal. The K custom ride is in the picture but its cracked since then and now i have a Sabian APX ride which sounds phenomenal. i dont think it'll be cracking anytime soon. I've been playing for 6 years and I like my kit set up pretty simple. just one rack tom and one floor tom, one ride and one crash. Pretty straightforward, plus i dont like carrying a lot of stuff around haha.

[bobcatbob18]

Yes! Drummers SHOULD unite!

I've been playing for almost 14 years. In high school and college I was in concert, symphonic, marching, and jazz band.
As for my kit I have the Ddrum maple pocket kit: 20x22 kick, 12-14-16 toms, 13x7 snare, but I use my Pearl Chad Smith. Coated Emperors on the toms, clear Ambassadors on bottom, Powerstroke 3 kick batter, Ambassabor kick resonant, Emperor X on the Chad and a Powerstroke 3 on the 13x7 maple snare.

For cymbals I have all Zildjians: 14" ZBT Plus hats (soon to be New Beats!), 16" Avedis crash, 20" Zbt Plus ride (its so old and dirty that it doesn't sound half bad), and a brilliant 21" Sweet Ride. I use an Iron Cobra single, which I would like to update to a DW9000 once I get the moolah. I will post a video I made in Decemeber a little later when I get home.

EDIT: my freestyle video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVZmb_Jy_RI

[xtheaudition]

http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/889/25355108092589210750100.jpg (http://img217.imageshack.us/i/25355108092589210750100.jpg/)

This is me playing with my band The Case For Treason. http://www.myspace.com/thecasefortreason check it out if you'd like, we just put up two songs from our new demo, plus there some crappy sounding live stuff up there. I like the picture because our guitarist is going crazy but i look completely unimpressed haha.
anyways, its a PDP custom. Got it for $800 used at a local music store. It came with a DW 9000 double pedal, all the hardware, Zildjian K custom ride, K custom crash, and a china which i sold shortly after i got it. So it was a pretty awesome deal. The K custom ride is in the picture but its cracked since then and now i have a Sabian APX ride which sounds phenomenal. i dont think it'll be cracking anytime soon. I've been playing for 6 years and I like my kit set up pretty simple. just one rack tom and one floor tom, one ride and one crash. Pretty straightforward, plus i dont like carrying a lot of stuff around haha.

my first kit was a pacific

[DeusExMachina]

Been drumming for 3 years, selft taught (though I need to start taking some lessons). I have a basic begginers kit, Ludwig accent series.

[flask]

my first kit was a pacific
Mine was a cheap, no name, $200 kit with cheap tin cymbals haha. I just put new remo pinstripes on my kit last week. It hasn't sounded this good in years.

[xtheaudition]

Mine was a cheap, no name, $200 kit with cheap tin cymbals haha. I just put new remo pinstripes on my kit last week. It hasn't sounded this good in years.
nice, i used to rock those on my old pacific. now i use the coated evans heads on my current kit, they sound great.

[flask]

nice, i used to rock those on my old pacific. now i use the coated evans heads on my current kit, they sound great.

I have to say I like the sound of clear heads more than coated. Your kit looks good though. Except I tried setting my rack tom on a separate stand like that and I hated it. I could never get it in a position I liked.

[GeeBee]

Live in an apartment and my electronic Yamaha DTXIII is pretty great as a substitute.

[xtheaudition]

I have to say I like the sound of clear heads more than coated. Your kit looks good though. Except I tried setting my rack tom on a separate stand like that and I hated it. I could never get it in a position I liked.
really? i love the tom suspension rack, it came with the set.

[flask]

really? i love the tom suspension rack, it came with the set.

Its probably because it seems further away from me than when its mounted on the bass drum. Im kinda short so my arms are short and i can't reach that far lol.

[xtheaudition]

Its probably because it seems further away from me than when its mounted on the bass drum. Im kinda short so my arms are short and i can't reach that far lol.
that makes sense, i live to keep mine level with my snare , jut the way i've always done it. on my old kit, i used a snare stand for snare and my tom.

[Illadelphia]

Been drumming about two years, had a basic 5 piece tama rockstar kit. Right now that's on hiatus, because I broke the (cheap and shitty) heads on my bass, snare, and floor tom. I'm what you could call a "passionate" person.

[maxvsmaradona]

Been drumming about two years, had a basic 5 piece tama rockstar kit. Right now that's on hiatus, because I broke the (cheap and shitty) heads on my bass, snare, and floor tom. I'm what you could call a "passionate" person.

Buy new heads man. I'm tellin you, Remo on the snare/toms, and aquarian on the kick... you'll be playing longer

[Illadelphia]

Buy new heads man. I'm tellin you, Remo on the snare/toms, and aquarian on the kick... you'll be playing longer
Thanks for the advice man. I just got a job, so come first paycheck that's probably the first thing i'll be doing.

[maxvsmaradona]

Thanks for the advice man. I just got a job, so come first paycheck that's probably the first thing i'll be doing.

Yeah... Just get coated Remo emperors on your toms, some sorta coated remo on your snare, and an Aquarian Super Kick II for your bass. It'll prolly run you $70+ but they're insanely durable.

What kind of music you play?

[Illadelphia]

Yeah... Just get coated Remo emperors on your toms, some sorta coated remo on your snare, and an Aquarian Super Kick II for your bass. It'll prolly run you $70+ but they're insanely durable.

What kind of music you play?
It depends on who i'm playing with. I'd say mostly pop punk. But i've been interested in learning some jazz techniques.

[maxvsmaradona]

It depends on who i'm playing with. I'd say mostly pop punk. But i've been interested in learning some jazz techniques.

good luck with that man. Jazz drumming is difficult. too much syncopation for Maxy to handle.

[xtheaudition]

yeah sweet live videos dood.

[xtheaudition]

if you live in chicago/nw suburbs, this kid i know is doing lessons now

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs401.snc3/24360_1232024160819_1235586688_3060 4556_8009873_n.jpg
currently drums for ELI (http://myspace.com/elirises)

[shit stroll]

lol

[3wotkris]

39982

6 piece Drum World UK Custom Maple Extreme kit.

6.5" Zildjian FX Zil-Bel
10" Zildjian A Custom Splash
14" Zildjian A Custom Mastersound Hi Hats
16" Zildjian A Custom Medium Crash
18" Zildjian A Custom Medium Crash
18" Zildjian A Custom China
20" Zildjian A Custom Projection Ride

I've since upgraded to a Tama Iron Cobra Power Glide double pedal, and I usually gig with only 4 of these drums on stands rather than the full 6 on a rack, just for ease more than anything else.

EDIT: My band (http://www.myspace.com/3waysofthinking)

[xtheaudition]

39982

6 piece Drum World UK Custom Maple Extreme kit.

6.5" Zildjian FX Zil-Bel
10" Zildjian A Custom Splash
14" Zildjian A Custom Mastersound Hi Hats
16" Zildjian A Custom Medium Crash
18" Zildjian A Custom Medium Crash
18" Zildjian A Custom China
20" Zildjian A Custom Projection Ride

I've since upgraded to a Tama Iron Cobra Power Glide double pedal, and I usually gig with only 4 of these drums on stands rather than the full 6 on a rack, just for ease more than anything else.

EDIT: My band (http://www.myspace.com/3waysofthinking)
thats a huge set up!

[3wotkris]

thats a huge set up!

I know! haha
I first bought it back when all I listened to was Dream Theater, Opeth etc, though I tend to just use the four piece setup for shows now and the full kit for recording.

[xtheaudition]

I know! haha
I first bought it back when all I listened to was Dream Theater, Opeth etc, though I tend to just use the four piece setup for shows now and the full kit for recording.
that makes sense, i'll check out your band in a lil bit.

[3wotkris]

that makes sense, i'll check out your band in a lil bit.

Thanks man, I appreciate it :)

[xtheaudition]

Thanks man, I appreciate it :)
nice tunes, i liked the twitter jam! :-)

[drewinseries]

Im a musician who has a solo project where I write and record everything, the drum set I was using is no longer available to me, and I was curious..
I don't know much about the brand of certain aspects of a kid, but I use a snare, bass drum, floor tom, and a tom above my snare, with usually a hi hat, and maybe 1-2 cymbals. If i want to get a simple kit, how much do you think that would cost?