Drum Set Instructions
Question: Every read the instructions that come with a drum set? My director just bought a top-of-the-line drum set from Tama and here are SOME of the better instructions. These are for real and some are going to be real hard to observe, especially the never hit people. I can't think of any ext ...
- Pacific drum tom mounts?
Question: Does anyone know why Pacific (PDP) changed their tom mounting system to not reflect that of their big brother DW's mounting system? The new systems looks kinda gaudy and a lot like the RIMS. IMO the DW style mounts look MUCH better. Answer: The original top-end Pacific was the L Serie ...
tagged: Pacific Drum- beginner drum kit
Question: I am a newbie and thought I might be able to get a little starter drum kit information. I have been playing piano and guitar for a while now, so I have a pretty experience filled musical background, but I've always wanted to learn to play the drums. The problem is I don't really know ...
tagged: Pacific Drum Set- Orange County Drums & Percussion
Question: OCD&P drums are INCREDIBLE!!! Their vented drums are very sensitive and pick up ghost notes like no other drums I've heard. The 2 top guys there, Daniel Jensen & John Machado, are pro players who are way into customer service. I can't recommend them highly enough. If you contact them ...
tagged: Orange County Drum- Beginner drum set - E-bay?
Question: We're looking for inexpensive beginner drum sets and several on E-bay appear attractive, but searching through the net yields no useful information. In the price range of $200 or so, we see 5 piece sets by Victory, Argent, Verve, and Titan. Are any of these useful to an absolute begin ...
tagged: Orange County Drum Set- How much is a good vintage drum kit these days?
Question: I play with a retro blues group, and I own a Pearl Export Series II kit which is okay, I suppose. The thing is though that I want a kit that`s a little older than that. So I am looking for a good used vintage kit, Gretsch, Rogers, Ludwig, Premier etc. from the 50`s or 60`s. I need a s ...
tagged: Orange County Drum Kit- Looking for new bebop drum kit - opinions on Gretsch USA Custom?
Question: Has anyone played/heard a recent Gretsch Custom kit? Does this kit sound warm and bebop-py (with good tuning of course!)? Any issues with the matching 5x14 maple snare? I can't afford more than one snare at the moment so I thought I'd start with the standard as a baseline. Any probs w ...
tagged: Online Drum Set- Looking for new bebop drum kit - opinions on Gretsch USA Custom?
Question: Has anyone played/heard a recent Gretsch Custom kit? - Does this kit sound warm and bebop-py (with good tuning of course!)? - Any issues with the matching 5x14 maple snare? I can't afford more than one snare at the moment so I thought I'd start with the standard as a baseline. - Any p ...
tagged: Online Drum Kit- How much did Nicko's drum set fetch at auction?
Question: A drum set from Neil Peart will soon be up for auction and I'm wondering how the two will compare. Neil's is currently for sale for $21,000US. If no one buys it, it will be put up for auction. I'd be willing to bet that Nicko's will have fetched more. Answer: Neil's kit will no doubt ...
tagged: Neil Peart Drum Set- Is this the REAL Neil Peart Moving Pictures drum kit????
Question: See the thread here... http://www.rush.net/ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=6;t=000398 See the kit here... http://home.earthlink.net/~jcdiazjr/index.html I can't tell if it really is Neil's kit. What do you guys think Answer: I'm not convinced it's the real kit. The real kit was auc ...
tagged: Neil Peart Drum Kit- Miniature Drum Models?
Question: I am interested in building miniature drum models (scaled down models like you can build such as cars and boats and stuff.. I believe they are mostly in 1/25 scale) Anywaze.. does anyone know were I can get some info? Especially on the web or something. Does anyone know about these? I ...
tagged: Miniature Drum Set- Compare Rush and Dream Theater....
Question: How similar are the two bands? How are they different? I've noticed that a lot of Dream Theater fans like Rush, and a lot of Rush fans like Dream Theater. Answer: Although on Falling Into Infinity, I almost get the feeling Dream Theater *wants* to be Rush. But now that they're going b ...
tagged: Mike Portnoy Drum Set- HS Bass Drum Tryouts (Is this fair?)
Question: I know this is rather long, but I'm looking for opinions of people (good and bad) of whether you think this is the right way to give out positions or not. Answer: I think you may have been missing your director's point when he said you're too good for the bass drum line. I believe wha ...
tagged: March Bass Drum- Marching Band equipment [UK] recommendations
Question: I've been asked to price some equipment for purchase for a new community marching drum band in N Ireland (Derry/L'derry/Derryhey). This an alternative to the 'politically' oriented bands which are unfortunately the more common experience in N Ireland. The band is to be a marching band ...
tagged: March Band Bass Drum- Mapex Drum Kits
Question: I'm considering getting a new Mapex Mars Pro drum kit. I would like any comments on this particular drum kit, good or bad. If it is a bad comment, could you recommend another brand & model (preferably around the same price range) of drum kit. Answer: Good choice. I'd recommend this ki ...
tagged: Mapex Drum- 1st drum set 4 10 year old
Question: need help buying a set of drums for my 10 year old. I also need help on soundproofing a bedroom. At my sons music store they are selling a 5 piece drum set with 3 cymbols (Perl set). He told me it had a good heavy snare and good flexible hardware. Selling it for $450. The skins are be ...
tagged: Mapex Drum Set- Mapex Drum Kits
Question: I'm considering getting a new Mapex Mars Pro drum kit. I would like any comments on this particular drum kit, good or bad. If it is a bad comment, could you recommend another brand & model (preferably around the same price range) of drum kit. Answer: I have a Mars Pro set, and love em ...
tagged: Mapex Drum Kit- THANKS REGARDING DRUM SET ADVICE
Question: To all who responded to my several posts about getting a drumset for our son's birthday - thank you - all your suggestions were very helpful. We ended up getting him a Tama Swingstar and he is very happy with it. It didn't come with cymbals so we didn't get any yet - something for him ...
tagged: Kid Drum Set- advice buying drum kit
Question: Would appreciate some advice about buying a drum kit (for my son) as I know *very little* about drums. dave, This link may help you: http://georgesdrumshop.com/shop/jmdrums.php?osCsid=ba0f3dd7a4ebdd9d87... same place: http://tinyurl.com/4ekvb Answer: Here is my advice. Go sort of midd ...
tagged: Kid Drum Kit- Playing on a junior drum set?
Question: I'm a poor guy who wants to play drums. I only have around 100 dollars to spend, so my options are pretty limited. I saw in the Musicians Friend catalog a Pulse Percussion Junior Drum Set for $129. Does junior mean that it's smaller than a regular drum set? Would I still be able to pl ...
tagged: Junior Drum Set
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