18 Piece Kit

[theberzh]

I finally put it all together and have the pictures.

http://img146.imageshack.us/img146/7222/img5361smlti4.jpg

http://img256.imageshack.us/img256/9046/img5350smlgc6.jpg

13 X 6
14 X 6
15 X 6
16 X 6
17 X 6
18 X 6
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14 X 14
15 X 15
16 X 16
18 X 18
20 X 20
22 X 22
24 X 24

[Big_Philly]

Nice! Now all you need is a skycrane helicopter to transport it! ;)

[drumr0]

Man! That's alot of drums!! Very Nice!! I like the clear resonants on the kicks.

[gmrakich]

Man you can really rock out to Mustang Sally and Brown Eyed girl I bet. : )
Shells look fantastic. Were there many rejects? It can be hard to find the larger shells with no blems and those ALL look amazingly clean. Nice work...satin? Did you spray finish on?

[aydee]

Hey, Berzh, thats a work of art! Some accomplishment... congratulations.. hope you enjoy playing it as much as you must have creating it.

Agreed, you need a chopper in the backyard next for moving this missile launcher around

[fourstringdrums]

Again, wow. I love the natural finish with the clear bass resos. Just curious, why do you have CS Dot heads on the 15 & 18 (i think) but Pinstripes on the 14 & 16?

[Deathmetalconga]

Beautiful! And all square sizes or deeper. No mattresses stuffed into the bass drums. Must sound thunderous!

[Ben Tormey]

That's a beautiful kit, the octobans are very impressive!

[spartacus1989]

Very beautiful kit, what is the kit made of?

[punkdrummer1]

love the kit bro. Could have a few more cymbals though, oh, and more cow bell :D

[stasz]

Only 18 drums? Are you serious? You skimped out.

Seriously though looks like a great kit. You might need a chiropractor for those extra floor toms, though.

[maddrummr]

Goodness thats a lot of options.

[hawk9290]

Nice kit! a fine piece of craftsmanship!

I'm guessing you don't gig out too often, or you have a drum tech?

[sio_13]

Yeah I would get lost in there. You should be proud. Now you should invest in mics to record everything, then the studio gear that you'll need to do so hehe. Nice work!

Whoa are those Beta 52s in the kicks? Nice, scratch those off the list lol.

[markojett]

I'd love to see a video - Maybe a song or solo?

[theberzh]

I'd love to see a video - Maybe a song or solo?

I am working on the recording right now. Give me a couple of weeks and I will have the first songs ready for you.

[Exportdrummer]

That kit is freaken amazing man I love it.

[fusssion]

While this kit makes me tinkle .....if I would have done this kit....I wouldn't have done squared size toms,...but hey...that's me!! :) WOW is that ever nice....and what friggen size is that snare?!?

[Deathmetalconga]

While this kit makes me tinkle .....if I would have done this kit....I wouldn't have done squared size toms,...but hey...that's me!! :) WOW is that ever nice....and what friggen size is that snare?!?

Well, not that many kits have exclusively square sizes (although most kits have at least one square size tom for extra power). A big kit should have a big sound, so square sizes are fully appropriate. A short stack kit of this size would look a little silly.

Also, do you mean the kit makes you TINGLE? Tinkle means something else.

[Bobrovsky]

Amazing kit!
I am waiting for hearing it!

[drumbandit]

Great kit,it looks like so much fun, getting new heads for the whole thing would cost so much.
I can't see 3 bass drums, maybe I'm misreading the specs or not looking somewhere on the picture?
Or is the 20" by 20" a floor tom?
Tom

[sio_13]

Great kit,it looks like so much fun, getting new heads for the whole thing would cost so much.
I can't see 3 bass drums, maybe I'm misreading the specs or not looking somewhere on the picture?
Or is the 20" by 20" a floor tom?
Tom

try the gong bass drum in the back

[drumbandit]

cheers, I knew I was missing something.

[chaoticharmonyIL]

awesoem looki kit! is that just a natural finish?

[theberzh]

awesoem looki kit! is that just a natural finish?

Yeah, it's pretty natural. For a while, I used to gig with actually nothing on the wood. It was bare wood.

[Patrick_Bpanther]

damn you have toms everywhere!!!

you have a drumkit like the one of Neil Peart...

by the way, I like the color too...

[TheAnalogKid]

Nice to see another big-kit enthusiast.

Do us a solid -- turns those mics up and give us a nice chromatic tom-roll for us!

[slingerland755]

Would love to hear them.

[eddiehimself]

Quite a few mics round that kit....


Does that mean soundclips?

[Wavelength]

Quite a few mics round that kit....


Does that mean soundclips?

Not without microphone cables...

[eddiehimself]

Not without microphone cables...

or a mixer, preamps and either a computer, digital recorder or even a tape deck will do. But one would assume that someone who owns all those mics and stands would also have access to these.

[baz]

...So telll the truth. The reason that your kit is so big is because you were having so much fun building it that you did not want to stop untill you ran out of sizes.

I have never been much of a big kit guy, but your kit has got to be the nicest one that I have seen on this board or any other.

I like the way that the octobans and rack toms form a semicircle, with the snare and the floors forming the other half of the circle. It looks like it would be pretty easy to get around. I have trouble getting around on a five piece kit.

Once again, very nice kit and a big salut for the work.

Barry

[Ironcobra]

WOW! That's awesome, if you ever encounter a bomb siren, you might be able to take cover in that 24x24 bass drum.

[jay norem]

On one hand I want to say "That's just ridiculous," and on the other hand I want to say "Dude, can I come over and play your kit?" That looks like some serious fun!

[junglelord]

You need more cymbals. I would like to see the gong bass drum over the floor toms.
I have had two 18 piece kits....love them.

[Deathmetalconga]

You need more cymbals. I would like to see the gong bass drum over the floor toms.
I have had two 18 piece kits....love them.

I like it with fewer cymbals. There are plenty of four-piece sets here with 20 cymbals, but it's refreshing to see a monster set like this with relatively few cymbals.

There are more drums than cymbals here and I can't think of another set anywhere that has more drums than cymbals. This set breaks the mold.

[theberzh]

Quite a few mics round that kit....


Does that mean soundclips?




yeah, sound clips to come very soon. I am currently recording with my band right now and we are working on getting a final mix. I will post that asap and then I will have to just throw up a little diddly of me playing. Maybe, I will get a video up too.

[theberzh]

...So telll the truth. The reason that your kit is so big is because you were having so much fun building it that you did not want to stop untill you ran out of sizes.

I have never been much of a big kit guy, but your kit has got to be the nicest one that I have seen on this board or any other.

I like the way that the octobans and rack toms form a semicircle, with the snare and the floors forming the other half of the circle. It looks like it would be pretty easy to get around. I have trouble getting around on a five piece kit.

Once again, very nice kit and a big salut for the work.

Barry




You hit the nail on the head, I did run out of pieces. hahaha. Thanks for liking it.

[Leadfoot]

Very nice setup, although I'm glad I don't have to move it!

[lewisn27]

it looks very nice. bet bet you can have a LOT of fun on that. those octabons look amazing. how much did you spend on the kit altogether?

[Harakirie]

I have the same limited black label 2002 ride :)

[stasz]

I have the same limited black label 2002 ride :)

Well his looks likes a GB to me... either way it's beastly.

[theberzh]

Well his looks likes a GB to me... either way it's beastly.



It is a GB. It's nice.

[GetAgrippa]

Man you must believe in the ole philosophy of "Keep it simple, stupid!" Just kiddin. You do need to evolve at least two more limbs on your back. Hee, hee. That is an awesome kit and I too use different heads on my toms. You have done well my friend. How long did it take you to build it up or did you do it all at once?

[GRUNTERSDAD]

Still waiting for that soundbyte......

[TamaDrummer101]

Excuse me while I pick up my jaw off the ground. Holy... would it be too much as to ask how much a set like that costs? Just a ballpark answer is all I'm lookin' for.

[Cymbalrider]

I am not a fan of big kits at all usually, as they are so cluttered BUT yours is set up very cleanly. It's almost inviting....

[Colin]

What I would do to roll down those toms...

[Citizen Insane]

Not my kindoff thing,(five toms is the maximum for me.) but good job on your kit.

[dmb_drummer]

Sweet kit and congrats on your accomplishment.
But I can't believe how there was no oppourtunity to say "That's what she said" anywhere on this thread :D

[theberzh]

Man you must believe in the ole philosophy of "Keep it simple, stupid!" Just kiddin. You do need to evolve at least two more limbs on your back. Hee, hee. That is an awesome kit and I too use different heads on my toms. You have done well my friend. How long did it take you to build it up or did you do it all at once?



I actually built half of it two years before I built the other half of it. Once I had everything in place. It probably just took me a couple of weeks. The thing that takes the longest was driving down to the wood store.

[GRUNTERSDAD]

Where is the previously promised sound byte.?

[junglelord]

I still think that the Gong Bass drum riding over the floor toms would be ergonomic and would make it playable when facing front.
Now you may not want to do that, but once you double bass and throw the Gong into the pitch of the floor toms with the sticks,

Well lets just say that you will never "look back again"
LOL

I tried it mounted over concert toms on the left, behind me as you did, and over the floor toms as Neil Peart, Dennis Chambers and many do where it is playable from the front.....now that smacks you in the face in that position. Once you double bass and play a third with your hands off of floor toms, well the African Stuff you can get is just sick....If you like Independance Work and deep tones its a real kick in the face.

[gmrakich]

Going on 9 months since sound clips were promised.
I'm beginning to think that kit is a photo shop creation. : ^ )

[theberzh]

Going on 9 months since sound clips were promised.
I'm beginning to think that kit is a photo shop creation. : ^ )



I know I know I know, I have been neglecting to send you clips but my bud in Hollywood is currently mixing one of the first songs we are working on. I will be sure to send you a link to it as soon as he is done mixing. But for now you can actually check out some of the unmixed stuff at www.myspace.com/siro

[slingerland755]

You're smacking them pretty hard. If I could give a little constructive criticism... I would recommend playing to a click. You sound like you're developing some good drum parts but the tempo fluctuates quite a bit.

Thanks for sending the link.

[darkstar442]

Yo dude thats a ganrley kit you got there. Id like to try out some nile on that. But no offence i think you have way to many pieces for how many cymbals you have i mean i would rather buy cymbals but thats me but great finish and everything

[theberzh]

Yo dude thats a ganrley kit you got there. Id like to try out some nile on that. But no offence i think you have way to many pieces for how many cymbals you have i mean i would rather buy cymbals but thats me but great finish and everything

Thanks man. I am actually in the market for some more cymbals. I think I need two more huge chinas, two gongs, and maybe a 15" crash and a 14" crash.

[mapexdrummer4life_08]

that's gotta be tough to get from your lowest rack tom to your floor tom comfortably. ever think about lifting your floor toms a bit to get a little better flow around the toms?

[Tam]

uummmmm.... thats pretty insane man, u need one of those wheelie chairs, to move around the kit and spin in 360's, but jokes aside man, i would love to hear it, let us know if you record anything on that monster.

[pcmckay]

That my friend is an awesome kit! But I would hate to haul it!!

[eddiehimself]

I know I know I know, I have been neglecting to send you clips but my bud in Hollywood is currently mixing one of the first songs we are working on. I will be sure to send you a link to it as soon as he is done mixing. But for now you can actually check out some of the unmixed stuff at www.myspace.com/siro

your singer sounds like amy lee.

That's some pretty bitchin' drumming going on there. The band as a whole sounds a bit like a cross between mcqueen and motorhead.

[theberzh]

that's gotta be tough to get from your lowest rack tom to your floor tom comfortably. ever think about lifting your floor toms a bit to get a little better flow around the toms?



Yeah, I used to think about lifting the floors a little, but I really like the long hard swing down on to them. It makes me feel like I hit them all that much harder. I actually try to get them to go as low as they go. Check out some of the other pics here. www.myspace.com/siro

[theberzh]

uummmmm.... thats pretty insane man, u need one of those wheelie chairs, to move around the kit and spin in 360's, but jokes aside man, i would love to hear it, let us know if you record anything on that monster.



I just got some rough demo stuff recorded. Check it out. Let me know what you think. www.myspace.com/siro

[theberzh]

your singer sounds like amy lee.

That's some pretty bitchin' drumming going on there. The band as a whole sounds a bit like a cross between mcqueen and motorhead.



She is a little more aggressive than Amy Lee. She screams more. You will have to hear the rest of the songs we are working on. Thanks for the Motorhead compliment. Motorhead rocks. I actually listen to a lot of Rush and Fear Factory. I try refer to a lot of those two bands with a touch of Zeppelin to top it off.

[theberzh]

Take a look at this again. hahaha

[Mapex Drummer]

Very nice. Would I like to play it yes. Would I like to have to set it up and tear it down for gigs......HELL NO! hahaha nice kit.

[simple kit user]

Crazy stuff. Needs crazy playing too to rotate almost 360 degrees to play them all. Can't imagine how hard to set them up.

[theberzh]

I just joined a new band and if you want to hear some of the samples, they are here... www.myspace.com/siro or www.myspace.com/prioritynumberone