The biggest gear hoarders in DW

Mikecore said:
Wow. I feel a lot better about my drum room. I thought I was going off the deep end with:

5 complete kits
7 snares
60 cymbals (give or take)
about half a dozen orphan drums and percussion items
16 DW piccolo toms and...
an uncounted number of chrome things.
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Mr Bozzio??????????????????
 
opentune said:
I had up to 4 snares but it stressed me out
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This is the exact reason why I am a gear minimalist. As much I love, drool over and dream about all kinds of musical gear, it frustrates me to have to choose from multiple options, so I keep minimal amount of gear and make it work for all situations.

I played bass guitar semi-professionally for many years and never owned more than one bass guitar at a time. Just recently I talked myself into getting a fretless bass, so now I have two basses, but at times, I get flustered trying to decide which one suits a song better!

Here is my list:
1 acoustic drum kit
2 snares besides the one that came with my kit
1 set of hihats
2 crash cymbals that I also ride
Zero ride cymbals
1 Splash cymbal
1 Djembe
1 set of bongos
1 each of various small percussion stuff
*****Non-drum*****
1 fretted bass
1 fretless bass
1 electric guitar
1 acoustic guitar
1 bass combo amp
1 guitar combo amp
A few guitar and bass effects boxes but nothing over the top
1 synthesizer
1 synth sound module
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Hey, Bermuda, you added two cymbals in the last week or so.

Just curious (sorry if I missed it). Do you have any UFIPs in your collection? Any boutique or custom made units? Sabian is a great company. They made me some custom units years ago not in the catalog.
 
larryace said:
Agree hoarding has a negative connotation. But what is the difference between hoarding and collecting? Is there a difference?
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After having seen a couple of episodes of that reality show, I would say there is a marked difference. Hoarders tend to fill every available space with junk and sometimes even garbage. Yes, literal garbage.
 
MrPockets said:
are you going to delete the sound files as well or would that just be silly?
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Definitely keep the files, though they go into an "old" folder so as not to be confused with the same code # when it gets re-assigned.

Bermuda
 
larryace said:
Agree hoarding has a negative connotation. But what is the difference between hoarding and collecting? Is there a difference?
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A hoarder just stashes stuff.

A collector also lists it in a database.

And a professional takes a tax deduction.

:)
 
Drumsinhisheart said:
Hey, Bermuda, you added two cymbals in the last week or so.

Just curious (sorry if I missed it). Do you have any UFIPs in your collection? Any boutique or custom made units? Sabian is a great company. They made me some custom units years ago not in the catalog.
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Just got some UFIP rock type hats, and I have a few others in my arsenal. My very first was an Icebell back in 1981 or so which I still have.

A sample of it was crunched up and used as a great heavy metal anvil sound on one of Al's tracks.

Bermuda
 
Alright, I'm no Bermuda but I have amassed a sizable collection myself. I've got three sets in my drum room, two in storage and one at my bands rehearsal space. I rotate them frequently depending on what kind of gig I've got coming up or what kind of mood I'm in.

Drum Sets:
Gretsch Round/Stop Sign Badge: 5x8, 6x10, 10x14, 14x20
DW Collectors Short Stack: 5x10, 6x12, 10x16, 16x22
DW Collectors X-Ply: 7x8, 7x10, 8x12, 10x14, 18x20
Ludwig 3-ply: 9x13, 10x14, 16x16, 16x18, 14x22
Ludwig 6-ply: 8x12, 9x13, 16x16, 14x22
Roland TD-20SX

Snares:
6x12 Gretsch Mark Schulman
4.5x13 DW Black Nickel/Brass
5.5x13 DW Aluminum
5.5x13 Brady Jarrah Block
5.5x13 Craviotto Maple
6.5x13 Dunnett Titanium
4.75x14 Noble & Cooley Alloy Classic
5x14 Ludwig Black Beauty
5.5x14 DW Maple
6.5x14 Ludwig LM402

Cymbals:
Paiste 2002: 10”splash, 14”HH, 16”Medium, 18”Crash, 18”Medium, 18”Novo China, 19”Crash, 22”Ride
Sabian: 7”Max Splash, 10”Ozone Splash, 16”XS20 Ozone, 16”AAX Aero, 17”AA Med Thin Crash, 17”HHXtreme Crash, 17”AAXplosion Crash, 17”AA Holy China, 18”AAX Suspended, 18”HHXtreme Crash, 21”AAX Raw Bell Dry Ride
Zildjian A Custom: 8”-10”Splash, 12”, 13” HH, 14”,16”,17”, 18”, 19” Crashes, 17”, 18”Projection Crashes, 20” Ride, 20” Projection Ride
Zildjian K Custom: 13” K/Z HH, 17” Hybrid Crash, 17” Med Thin Dark Crash, 17” Hybrid China, 18” Hybrid Crash, 20” Hybrid Ride

Hardware:
Racks: DW Rack, Gibraltar Rack, Too many clamps, arms and accessories to list
Cymbal Stands: DW 9700 x 8, DW 6700 x 4, Gibraltar Turning Point x 4, Tama Road Pro x 5
Snare Stands: DW 9300, DW 9303, DW 5300, DW 5303, Gibraltar Legless x 2, Tama Road Pro
Hi-Hats: DW 9502LB Remote, DW 9500, DW 5500TD, DW 7500, Tama Iron Cobra, Gibraltar Legless
Pedals: DW 5002 Double, DW 9002 Double, Tama Iron Cobra Double, Trick Pro-1V Double, DW 7000 Single

Not too bad for an old Colonel who's been serving in the U.S. Army for the past 29 Years.
 

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Clearly,Bermuda is the winner,but there are those who's collections,are even greater.Though I couldn't put a number on it(but come to think of it,I'll just ask him),I think Bun E.Carlos would be an overall winner.

The man has a warehouse full of gear.

I thought I was bad ,but I have trimmed way down,and below is all that remains of a once full attic.

5 sets
14 snare drums
50 cymbals
1 conga drum
1 set of timbales
1 hi hat ching ring
1 cowbell
various drumsticks,brushes,multi rods and practice pads

Steve B
 
Just your standard Ludwig Red Cortex from the early 80's 6-ply era. My other set of Luddy's is an early 70's -ply in Blue Silk.
 
tamadrm said:
Clearly,Bermuda is the winner,but there are those who's collections,are even greater.Though I couldn't put a number on it(but come to think of it,I'll just ask him),I think Bun E.Carlos would be an overall winner.
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Bun E. has a rather healthy and notorious collection of kits, although I'm pretty sure Gary Asher has him beat.

I have only heard of one other person who reputedly has more cymbals than I, a collector in NYC (I think) who has 1200 or something like that. Lots of old Ks apparently. I never got their name or much other info though.

Bermuda
 
bermuda said:
I won't assume you mean me, but for the record - today - it's:

30 kits

84 snares

791 cymbals

Bermuda
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I'm sitting in the departure lounge at the airport and showed Bermuda's post to my wife ( as in, see, I'm not so bad!) she looks at it and says "is he single?"

Guess I should ask her if that means she's interested in finding a man with a bigger "collection"!!
 
2 mid-line kits, 3 snares, maybe around 15 total cymbals. I only really like about 4 or 5 of the cymbals I have, though... I keep getting cheapo ZBT's and stuff thrown into deals when I bought other stuff.

Perhaps a result of not having a ton of cash around to buy stuff, I'm just not that much of a gear whore. I'm more apt to try different head combos and tuning than I am to buy another kit when looking for a sound. Snares, I've got my steel workhorse, my birch and a maple. I've been slowly seeking out great sounding hollow logo zil's and I love what I've found so far; it's the sound I've been digging lately.
 
2 kits
2 pairs of bongos
1 djembe
5 spare cymbals
1 keyboard
1 acoustic guitar
1 wood flute
1 pan flute
1 didgeridoo
2 pairs of agogo
2 cowbells
3 maracas (grrr)
3 tambourines
2 recorders
2 pairs of clap sticks
2 triangles
1 slit drum
1 guiro
2 wood blocks
3 shakers
3 jingle bells (instruments, not bells)
1 rain stick
2 rattly shell thingies (forgot the name)
1 thumb piano
1 pair temple cymbals
1 squeeze horn

All instruments have been used on home recordings at some stage or another.
 
2 kits...one made by me from assorted drum parts from 8 different sellers
6 snares
5 cymbals
2 sets of hats
1 near empty wallet
 
Its not really hoarding unless they are haphazardly stacked in corners and stuff.


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And there is approximately 35 snare drums.
 
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