Drums

iSEESOUNDS

iSEESOUNDS

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Does anyone else on here play drums? Post your setup, pictures, songs you know, anything drum related, whether its set or concert/marching band stuff.

I use 5A Vic Firth Nova sticks
My setup:
My Dad's old Bass Drum, Floor Tom, and Rack Tom
Ludwig Snare
Gretsch Floor tom
13" Zildjian Avedis custom high hat
18" Zildjian Avedias Medium crash
21" Paiste Dark Energy Ride
Unsure of size 30 year old Zildjian Crash (my Dad's)
Unsure of size 30 year old Zildjian Splash (my Dad's)
Tama Single Bass Pedal, unsure of model
Also have a Paiste 18" Crash, Paiste 20" Power Crash, and another Unsure of size old Zildjian Crash

Currently Learning My Dagger Versus Your Sword by Silverstein, and The Robot with Human Hair pt.2 by Dance Gavin Dance
 
michaelchavez

michaelchavez

Steel Member
i used to everyday for 3 years but now school is harder so i dont have as much time to play
im not as good as i used to be and my pedals are shit so idk if i'll still play or not
 
iSEESOUNDS

iSEESOUNDS

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My brother did lessons for a while, drums are pretty natural for him and he wanted to get better, but the instructor pretty much told him everything he did was wrong when it wasn't, so my brother never went back.
TL;DR- be careful with instructors because some suck
 
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paulleparik

Steel Member
yeah i know about how some teachers are like that. but i want to play because it, like your bro, comes naturally to me. I play freeplay mode on guitar hero lolol. I just go on youtube and watch how to videos and songs that i like. And i know gh isnt close to the real thing but i can actually play simple beats like on my uncles set
 
michaelchavez

michaelchavez

Steel Member
iSEESOUNDS said:
My brother did lessons for a while, drums are pretty natural for him and he wanted to get better, but the instructor pretty much told him everything he did was wrong when it wasn't, so my brother never went back.
TL;DR- be careful with instructors because some suck
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yea i took lessons for a good year and my instructor was great but didnt teach me more than beats and different genre patterns, he said i was a natural but i wish i had enough money to buy a good set, throne, insulation to block out sound so other people in other houses cant hear me play and more time to play
 
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paulleparik

Steel Member
When it's my birthday I'll get money and I'm selling my scooter when I quit soon so I'll have like 500 bucks by my birthday do any suggestions for a good set? Ludwig and tama are good but sorta pricey. I love the sound of vintage drum sets if it cuts options down
 
michaelchavez

michaelchavez

Steel Member
you can make any kit sound like vintage, just get the right heads if necessary, you shouldnt need specific drum shells apart from dimensions, just tune it to your liking and youre set
make sure you get meinl cymbals, even the cheap ones like under 100 dollars are still really good
 
iSEESOUNDS

iSEESOUNDS

Bronze member
I prefer Zildjian cymbals because that's all my dad ever used, basically anything that's not Wuhan should be fine.
 
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paulleparik

Steel Member
Alright cool. Thanks guys. I heard paiste cymbals are good my teacher uses them. So ill figure out what to use by the time I have all the money
 
iSEESOUNDS

iSEESOUNDS

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You're welcome. And when it comes to sticks, it's all preference with size and brand, so just find what you like and don't change it too much.
 
Tom Cirbee

Tom Cirbee

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I've been playing for seven years now. Here's the run down of my kit.
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It features:
-Pearl EXR Export series shells (not made anymore) in strata red.
-The sizes are
--8" rack tom
--10" rack tom
--12" rack tom
--13" rack tom (I mounted it as a floor tom, still sounds low and damp)
--16" floor tom
--22" bass drum
--15" snare (on the left)
-My other snare is a 14" Black Panther Maple Series
-My pedals are Tama Iron Cobras. They aren't the fastest petals, but they deliver some really powerful kicks. I would rather have gotten some DW9000's any day.
-Cymbals (from left to right)
--14" Zildjian ZBT high hats
--16" Zildjian ZBT rock crash
--8" Zildjian ZHT splash
--18" Zildjian rock crash
--18" Aquarian china (kinda cheap, but I love the sound)
--16" Sabian China (cracked, still amazing)
--20" Zildjian ZBT rock/jazz ride
-All my heads are Evans G20 coated series heads. I also have dampening Remo Rings to keep all my drums sounding damp and short (you can see one of them on my snare on the left). My bass drum head is a Remo Weatherking Powerkick 3.
-My throne sucks. I wish I had a Pork Pie.

All of it? Around $3000. Yeah. Im a drum bum.
 
Tom Cirbee

Tom Cirbee

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The 18" Aquarian was a gift. But my guess was that it was about $70. Its a pretty cheap cymbal. The other one, the 16" Sabian, I got for $5 at a drum store because it was cracked. But I couldn't resist because of how amazing it sounded haha.
 
iSEESOUNDS

iSEESOUNDS

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That's real lucky, I've been looking at China Cymbals and double pedals but i have basically no money and they're all so expensive.
 
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