drummers

where are you from grungerock?

I have a Sonor Force 2001 kit set up as a 4-piece. 20" x 18" kick, 10" x 8" rack tom, 14" x 16" floor tom, 14" x 5.5" wood snare, 14" hats, 16" and 18" crashes, 20" ride. Bought it as a package deal for $1300. My A guitar cost me $700, my amp cost $400, and my cabinet cost $300. Total guitar rig: $1400. My bass cost me $200, amp cost $175, cab cost $200. Total bass rig: $575. My bass rig kicks ass, by the way, I just bought stuff used when I found awesome deals.

Just for comparison.

I have been playing drums for 2 1/2 years. Currently, I play Yamaha drums (natural finish- kind of like my homage to Matt Cam), and Zildjian cymbals (Z Custom, A and A custom). I am also a proud owner of a DW 9000 single pedal (double chain). My snare drum of choice (for now, at least) is a Ludwig Supraphonic 5x14".

It occurred to me that I didn't really give the specifics of my kit either. So for the record:

Ludwig Suprahponic 14"x5" snare

Tama Starclassic Performer:
14"x5" snare
22"x18" beast-of-a-bass-drum
12"x10" and 13"x11" toms
16"x16" floor tom

Zildjian cymbals:
14" K hi-hats
10" K splash
19" A Medium-thin crash (my favourite crash ever)
20" K ride
19" Z Medium crash
21" A sweet ride

I am a drummer as well, into Peter Criss, Phil Rudd from AC/DC when I was a youngster.
I'm a big Dave A. fan as far as cymbal work goes and really dig Jack's feel and ideas. All the way from ELEVEN..I was just listening to THUNK from ELEVEN. Get it...run out right now and get it....Ill wait.


Got it? Good.
The first track is NATURE WANTS TO KILL ME and it is out of this world.
Both Matt and Jack were on that record.
I play drums in a Pearl Jam tribute band here in the Los Angeles area so it keeps me busy.

drummin04 wrote:

What's even more expensive is playing the drums AND the guitar......very hard to balance the money put into both....time too :(

Unless you have friends that play drums too and leave half their sets and equipment at your house! My friend and I are good enough at drums and guitar that we can switch at will whenever we run out of ideas. We could jam for days. One of my favorite things to do is just let a tape roll on record and get it all down. Many spontanious ideas have turned into structured songs.

mccreadyisgod wrote:

Any of you drum folks have any experience with the Pearl Chad Smith sig snare?

I currently have a Pearl piccolo, steel shell, 13"x3", and the Sonor snare that came with my kit, a 14"x5.5" basswood shell. The piccolo is great, and I kinda like the Sonor, but I'm looking for a full-size that has a enough crack but a decent amount of body (to contrast with the piccolo).

Dude, get the Chad Smith Sig. NOW!!! I have it and i am never getting another snare drum ever again. It has the full body and nice crack like you'll hear on any RHCP album, it's absolutely perfect.

i've been drumming for around 16-17 years, but i still have plenty to learn. i play a Roland V-Pro Series TD-20S. it is the most versatile drum kit you can imagine. the heads are way more comfortable (with better action) than an acoustic kit, plus the feature of adjustable volume fits well with my current living conditions. our band (3hree) plays mostly rock, but we tend to veer off into unknown and unchartered territories quite frequently. i also like to fiddle around on the keyboards as well. although i can't read music, surprisingly i have managed to sqeeze out some pretty nice compositions. everyone should try to get involved with an instrument, you may find it easier than you think.