My Gretsch / Sabian Setup

[SnareWire]

Here it is... my drumset!

This has been a long time in the making, and I am extremely satisfied with the results. That said, nothing stays the same for an extended period of time, and I am always adding things.

Current setup:

Drums - Gretsch Catalina Birch
18" x 22" Bass Drum
8" X 10" Tom
9" x 12" Tom
11" x 14" Tom
13" x 16" Tom

Snares
On the set:
Pearl SensiTone Elite Phosphor Bronze 5" x 14" (Main Snare)
Pearl FireCracker 5" x 10" (Side Snare)

Also have a...
Gretsch 5" x 14"
Mapex Black Panther 6 1/2" x 14" Birch

Cymbals - Sabian
14" AAX X-Celerator Hats
21" HH Raw Bell Dry Ride
16" AAXplosion Crash
18" AAXplosion Crash
16" HHX Evolution Crash
16" AAX Chinese
18" HH Thin Chinese
8" AAX Splash
10" Paragon Splash
10" HHX Splash
12" AAX Mini Chinese (Brilliant)
12" AAX Mini Chinese stacked on top of a 13" HH Crash

Percussion - LP
6" Bell
Tambourine
Ridge Rider Cowbell (Rock - the red one)
Jam Block (Blue)
Salsa Cowbell (mounted on the Gibraltar pedal that came with the kit)

Hardware:
Gibraltar rack, throne, and "cowbell pedal"
DW 7000 Double Bass Pedal
Pearl RH-2000 Remote Hi-Hat (Yes, that is my only hi-hat)
Pearl snare stands

Heads:
Toms - Evans EC2 Batters, Genera Resonant
Snares - Various Batters, Evans Hazy 300 Snare side
Bass - Evans emad Batter, "Stock" resonant

Sticks:
Vic Firth Omar Hakim Signatur Model
Ahead Joey Jordison Signature Model

These pictures were taken using a wide-angle lens, so some things may appear slightly distorted...

[fourstringdrums]

Very nice. How do you find the two toms off to the left?

[GRUNTERSDAD]

Very nice , lovin' the big G logo on the bass drum, and man what a gathering of bronze. Just too cool.

[SnareWire]

I'm glad you guys like it. The kit I originally bought came with 10", 12" and 14" toms. I added the 16" tom later. For a long time, I had the 10"and 12" in front, with the 14" and 16" in the "floor tom" positions. I found myself using primarily the 12"and 14" but wanting a "deeper" sound, so I rearranged to have the 14" and 16" in those positions. The 10" and 12" toms to the left don't get much use these days, but I can't bear to part with them, so there they are. I do still play them, and they are close enough that I can still do rapid tom runs using all four toms. The real key for me was to get the ride and hi-hat as close together as I could, since I play a lot of two-handed patterns between the two.