Early Rock Drumming Set Ups

[ZildjianMan1023]

i know, its been quite a while since ive last posted.

but this left me a little dumbfounded


so, watched this hour long commerical for 60's hits etc

and i noticed alot of bands including that of vanilla fudge, and the stones all had extraordinarly small kicks with the exception of bonhams

was it because jazz was still immensly popular at the time rock started? and that was all that was avaliable? or was a 18x14 bass all the rage?


i would like some clarification of someone had some insight on this subject.

[harryconway]

Most early kits were either 20, 12, 14 or 22, 13, 16, as far as traditional sizes offered by drum companies in the 60's. Without reference to "what" video's you're watching, I'd say you're a little off the mark (by 2 or 4 inches). Carmine Appice was a huge influence on John Bonham, and was playing larger sized drums when JB was still using smaller kicks (a 22, and later, a 24). Carmine was instrumental in getting JB the Ludwig hook-up. I think you're probably mistaking 22" kicks as smaller sized drums. They were pretty standard in the 60's.

[ZildjianMan1023]

Most early kits were either 20, 12, 14 or 22, 13, 16, as far as traditional sizes offered by drum companies in the 60's. Without reference to "what" video's you're watching, I'd say you're a little off the mark (by 2 or 4 inches). Carmine Appice was a huge influence on John Bonham, and was playing larger sized drums when JB was still using smaller kicks (a 22, and later, a 24). Carmine was instrumental in getting JB the Ludwig hook-up. I think you're probably mistaking 22" kicks as smaller sized drums. They were pretty standard in the 60's.

nope, to me a 22 kick is pretty big

i just see this drums that look about the size of a regular 16x14 floor tom, i just wonder why everyone had a size similar to that, and granted you are right.. not everyone had a size to that liking.

[ZildjianMan1023]

Most early kits were either 20, 12, 14 or 22, 13, 16, as far as traditional sizes offered by drum companies in the 60's. Without reference to "what" video's you're watching, I'd say you're a little off the mark (by 2 or 4 inches). Carmine Appice was a huge influence on John Bonham, and was playing larger sized drums when JB was still using smaller kicks (a 22, and later, a 24). Carmine was instrumental in getting JB the Ludwig hook-up. I think you're probably mistaking 22" kicks as smaller sized drums. They were pretty standard in the 60's.

it was this infomorcial about these classic 60s tunes

they had sniplets of the bands playing the songs on the albums.

for isntance. they had steppenwolf, the stones, and such.