Well, I've been drumming for almost 4 years now (kinda scary since I still consider myself sub-par by my standards) and am quite serious about it. Currently I'm in a punk rock band (don't worry, we use more than 4 chords and have melodies) that plays an occasional gig, but unfortunately we live in rural Iowa.

Anywho, I'm still playing on a used standard 5-piece Ludwig Accent set. Cymbals include a pair of heavily used 14" Camber II hi-hats, 14" Paiste Bronze 201 crash, and some random Planet Z ride (it came with the set). Hardware is mismatched with only one really decent stand, and I've got a Pulse single pedal for the kick drum. As you can see, not anyone's dream set, but with decent heads it gets the job done and doesn't sound half bad.

I've been looking to upgrade, though don't have the cash to do so. I want a punchy sound with lots of impact and presence from the toms, so I'm thinkin' maybe a birch set would do. The bass drum should be able to cut through with lots of attack (not a big fan of deep, bassy sounding kick drums). For the snare I want a sheer, cracking sound reminiscent of a marching snare (obviously tightening the head would help). Cymbals should be bright and cut through the mix. I'm kinda partial to crash rides, but I want one without annoying overtones and a defined, cutting bell. Any suggestions as to what I should be looking for would help immensely. Price should be under $1500 bucks (with our without cymbals).

My Frankenkit:

Yamaha Oak Custom 22" kick (booms like a cannon)
Spaun 14x7 Maple snare (highly recommended)
1960s Gretsch vintage 13" rack tom (with a coated head, sounds perfect)
Yamaha Birch Custom floor tom 16"
Zildjian A Custom hats, ride two crashes - originally bought ZBTs - returned them the next day . . . the A Customs work fine - record well - there are better cymbals but these don't suck

ninrules posted:

DITN posted:

A Yamaha Rydeen is a safe bet - decent hardware and shells (some beginner kits are truly shoddy) with a pack of Sabian AAX cymbals. Can't go wrong with that.

I'd always advise buying splurging more cash on cymbals, even if you're just playing at home, because cheap cymbals tend to break pretty easily, and you'll get hella tired playing trashcan lids.

Good luck to you man.

thnx heres me

www.youtube.com/watch?v=EyOvh_fdXL0

and click other videos by

That is very impressive for three weeks. Keep up the good work dude.

Heres my new setlist

The Collector

Eraser

Only

In this twilight

and Dead souls


check them out on youtube now:

[www.youtube.com]



Edited 3 time(s). Last edit at 01/12/2009 06:44PM by ninrules.

I'll probably try that for round 3

I love drums. Haven`t played in a long long time. I`m not really a great drummer because i haven`t really played with a band, but if i find one, i`d love to play....

Favorite drummers: Matt Cameron, Dave Grohl, Matt Johnson, Tyler Hawkins + Nick Mason/Lars Ulrich

Greetings Drummers. Im not a drummer myself but i recently came across a site and wish to have actual drummers debate as to the uniqueness of the said drums so here it is and have at it..Would You?.? Won't You?.? Are you stuck on your brand of drums, Do they look Legit?

[www.moleculesdrums.com]



personally i'd like to try them out for fucks sake.

round 3 setlist:

The Big comedown

head like a hole (intro)

the begginning of the end

burn

and with teeth

coming soon



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 04/24/2009 07:10AM by ninrules.

Hey !

I plan to buy a drum kit in the coming months for studio work mainly, but as I'm mostly a keyboardist, I just can PLAY the drums, and don't really know the different trends and stuffs like that...

So I need help, I want a drum kit that is rock solid (I hit and play like Dave Grohl...), sounds great, and is still not too expensive.

My dream kit would be :

Bass Drum
Snare
1 x 14 or 16 inch Tum + 2 x Floors (16 and 18, or 18 and 20)
Hi-Hat
Crash Ride

What company or model would you recommend ? What kind of snares, bass drums size, tums size, cymbals...etc ?

Any recommendation can help, thanks !

HammerHand posted:

Very Dir En Grey. Loves me some 18" china cymbals for sure.

DITN posted:

Hammerhand,

Very nice kit, seen it about online before but can't think where. PDF?

Yep! I'm a member there. I used to be very active, but now-a-days I just lurk in the chit-chat and show us your kits sections. I believe the IQ levels and time passing have a correlation at the PDF; a correlation with disappearing.

I think I may have seen your kit there as well. If not, it may have been someone else who had a very similar set up as yours. Pretty kickin', nonetheless.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 02/19/2009 08:58PM by HammerHand.

DITN posted:

HammerHand posted:

DITN posted:

Hammerhand,

Very nice kit, seen it about online before but can't think where. PDF?

Yep! I'm a member there. I used to be very active, but now-a-days I just lurk in the chit-chat and show us your kits sections. I believe the IQ levels and time passing have a correlation at the PDF; a correlation with disappearing.

I think I may have seen your kit there as well. If not, it may have been someone else who had a very similar set up as yours. Pretty kickin', nonetheless.

I knew I'd seen that set up somewhere!

Thanks dude, same here really. PDF is rarely worth posting on these days IMO.

That's mostly why I decided to start afresh here on the NIN forums. Different crowd, different forum. Which is a good thing.

AerynRIPTORN posted:

I'm not a steelers fan... or even football... my uncle MAKES me put that up in my studio lol.

That's an extremely interesting set up you got there. I'm sure it's a blast to play on!

I love playing drums, but I'm not that good. I don't have a drumset of my own, but I often practice on a kit at my school. I'm in Rockschool, which is a class in which we cover rock songs. I can keep a steady beat most of the time. It's fun!



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 07/09/2009 09:44AM by TinDefacto.

Very interesting set up you have there, Balls! ^^^

Nice bass, too. I've always thought using a lefty pedal on a righty kit would be cool. Kudos!