my CB kit.

[lewisn27]

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this is my CB drum kit.
i got it last christmas and i think it sounds quite good for a beginner kit.
i still have a lot of stuff to upgrade on it and i don't have the money to buy a lot of stuff.

Heads: 12" tom- remo pinstripe
13" tom- remo pinstripe
16" floor tom- remo pinstripe
snare- remo coated ambassdor
Bass drum- remo powerstroke 3

Cymbals:
sabian aax 14" stage hats
aax 16" stage crash
aax 20" stage ride
8" aax splash
stagg cowbell

specs:

12"x9" CB tom
13"x10" CB tom
16"x16" CB floor tom
14"x5" CB snare(sounds really nice, excatly the way i want it to)
22"x16" CB bass drum

Hardware:
CB throne
Pearl BC-800W boom stand
CB snare stand
CB hi-hat stand
Tama iron cobra power glide single bass pedal
Mapex boom stand (can't remember what model it is)

pictures:

[bojangleman]

nice!

i have a CB set, and indeed, it did sound good for being a beginner set...i play mine at all my gigs...

yours looks good..i like the gun metal look..

and i think your sizes are off. 22x16", 12x9", 13x10", and 16x16".
ha..you dont count the hoops...its bearing edge to bearing edge.

Alex

[Bram]

For a beginner it looks very good.
It's a nice set!

[lewisn27]

nice!


i think your sizes are off. 22x16", 12x9", 13x10", and 16x16".
ha..you dont count the hoops...its bearing edge to bearing edge.



i see now, oh well, only an inch off, i shall change them!

[bojangleman]

thats better! :p

Alex

[lewisn27]

thats better! :p

Alex

yah, thanks for that info, i wasn't sure, i updated the blurry pics too.

[m1ck]

Love the finish. What's it called?

[lewisn27]

Love the finish. What's it called?
gun metal grey is the wraps name

[Ironcobra]

Not to bad, you've got a nice angle on the toms there, and it looks comfortable to play.

How do you like that Pearl cymbal stand? I have the same one, fantastic isn't it?

[lewisn27]

yeah, it's very sturdy and extremely easy to adjust.
im very happy with it and it was £50 well spent

[CudleeMan]

My first kit was a CB.
I loved that thing, mostly because I bought it for $75 and it came with everything I needed to play (including a set of ZBTs).
Yours looks better though. Mine ended up blowing apart (the lugs eventually cracked on the reso sides of everything but the snare and I lost tension).
Like I said though, your set looks like they've stepped up on the quality.

And gun metal gray is sweet.

[lewisn27]

i just updated my kit with some new cymbals (see first post) today and i thought i would share their awesomeness with the people of drummerworld. they cost me £330 and i bought an extra stand. they are worth the money they sound excellent!!

[bojangleman]

AAX's....very nice!

they are such good sounding cymbals!

i have 2 AAX Stage crashes...love them!

Alex

[lewisn27]

AAX's....very nice!

they are such good sounding cymbals!

i have 2 AAX Stage crashes...love them!

Alex
yah, they sound awesome, very bright sounding. i like the crash a lot.

[stasz]

You can see yourself in those things!! Nice new pies.

[lewisn27]

You can see yourself in those things!! Nice new pies.
yes, fresh today!
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[Deathmetalconga]

nice!

i have a CB set, and indeed, it did sound good for being a beginner set...i play mine at all my gigs...

yours looks good..i like the gun metal look..

and i think your sizes are off. 22x16", 12x9", 13x10", and 16x16".
ha..you dont count the hoops...its bearing edge to bearing edge.

Alex

CBs are very underrated. They are good, solid, affordable drums. 80 percent of the sound is heads and tuning anyway.

Agreed, the gunmetal finish is cool.

[lewisn27]

i just got a cow bell. oh yeah, it sounds awesome, i had to put a sock inside it because it was ringing out for ages and it was hurting my ears. that shortened the ringing

[lewisn27]

i have just bought a used tama iron cobra single pedal (power glide) for £65, posted, quite a bargian.
there is only a little mark on the footboard from playing so it is in very good condition.

[lewisn27]

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23571This is the updated version of my kit CB kit. I have changed to to a 4 pc, made some new additions and done some re-arranging. All of the drums are CB and all of the cymbals are Sabian.
Here are the specs:

NEW (used) Sabian hh 13" regular hats
Sabian AAX 16" stage crash
Sabian AAX 20" stage ride with sizzler
Sabian AAX 14" stage hats (not pictured)

12"x9" tom
16"x16" floor tom
14"x5" snare
22"x16" bass drum

Iron cobra power glide single pedal
Pearl H-840 hi hat stand

I also have a Stagg cowbell

lol, me trying to be artsy hahah.

[Kothlow]

Looks great man, I have the same kit I use for practicing on, set up the same way, only I turned the tom arm around so I could stretch the tom out further to get a nice low angle. I use remo coated heads, and I think this kit has a nice feel and sound when tuned up. Do you have your tom on a stand, or is it mounted? Again, nice kit!

[Deathmetalconga]

Great set and very cool finish. The gunmetal is awesome.

[henhog]

looks awsome man! you've kept it in great condition. We had an old CB at school we turned into a really nice little bop set.

[topgun2021]

My first set was a CB 700. Sounded pretty decent. Although I had to buy hardware replacements.



~Question~

I still have the original ride cymbal. I actually still use it like a crash now. What brand is it?

[805Drummer]

Sweet kit, looks much more classy as a four-piece.

One comment, if you ever want to get into photography: Just because it's in black and white, doesn't make it artistic!

[lewisn27]

Sweet kit, looks much more classy as a four-piece.

One comment, if you ever want to get into photography: Just because it's in black and white, doesn't make it artistic!
Thanks for the comments everyone, it makes me feel wam and fuzzy to know that people like my kit. Not really. Joke.
I know, I was just experimenting.

[diosdude]

Aw man, that kit looks just like my smokey chrome pearl export from back in the day, except for the lugs! That looks surprisingly sharp for a CB kit, most of them i've seen look very cheap but yours looks awesome.

[lewisn27]

Looks great man, I have the same kit I use for practicing on, set up the same way, only I turned the tom arm around so I could stretch the tom out further to get a nice low angle. I use remo coated heads, and I think this kit has a nice feel and sound when tuned up. Do you have your tom on a stand, or is it mounted? Again, nice kit!
My tom is just on a bass drum mount. I should probably get it off there but I haven't got another snare stand or one of those double stand things, so I suppose it will stay on there.
I think i'm going to try coated heads next aswell.
Thanks for the compliment!