new floor tom, what should i get

[BoxcarDrummer182]

14x14 or 18x16 which one should i get i want a zeppelin sound but easy to tune.

[AE Gauthier]

I suggest the 18x16 if you want that Zeppelin sound because Bonham used one that size.

[harryconway]

I have a 16x16 and an 18x16 combo. Go for it. Big drums go boom.

[ellenvannin105]

For the Zep sound definately go with a 16 X 18; a 14 X 14 would sound more like a rack tom (in the context of raw blues-rock,) than a floor tom,although in all other applications a 14-incher is perfectly fine.I've always used the double floor tom set-up and my old kit was comprised of the 16 X 16/ 16 X 18 pairing. I've scaled down my newer kit to a 16 X 16/ 14 X 14 combo because I no longer play the Black Sabbath/Deep Purple/Led Zep stuff that I used to;I'm into mellower things nowadays.People my age usually started out with a 14" floor tom as those (along with the 16's) were usually the only sizes that were available; a 16 X 18 would have been considered exotic...Yep,if you're gonna play Zep,think big....

[fusssion]

14x14 or 18x16 which one should i get i want a zeppelin sound but easy to tune.

While I agree with everyone here.......let me ask this:

What comprises the "rest" of your kit?

[Skitch]

If you want even more boom, try an 18x20" floor tom which is pretty much a bass drum on floor tom legs.


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[BoxcarDrummer182]

my set up is 12x9 rack, 16x16 floor, 22x18 bass, 14x6 1/2 snare, and a 14x5 side snare. soon to be a black panther 13x3 1/2.

[radiofriendlyunitshifter]

as everyone has already said, go with the 18"

[cjl71178]

Eh, get both so you can put the 16" & 18" together, then put the 14" on the
other side! :)

I have all 14" floor toms in my three kit setups but that's my preference. You
should definately go with the 18" if you're trying to achieve that "bonham" sound.

[pdp 9091]

As AE Gauthier, harryconway, ellenvannin105, fusssion, radiofriendlyunitshifter, and cjl71178 have said, go with the 16X18!

[Synthetik]

As AE Gauthier, harryconway, ellenvannin105, fusssion, radiofriendlyunitshifter, cjl71178 and pdp 9091 have said, go with the 16X18!