Sorry for this being my first post here, but I've been doing some research (admittedly not enough) without much conclusive success. So I came here to talk to some people and get an idea of what's up.
I played drums when I was 14, bought a cheap set and played for 6 years... wasn't very good but I loved it. Never had formal lessons, just kinda rocked out. (yes i was terrible.) Sold my drums because I moved and never got a new kit. I had upgraded my kit over the years with cheap cymbals, pedal, hardware, etc.... about 1000 bucks worth and sold it for 500.
Anyways, I'm 22 now, haven't touched a drumset in 2 years and I absolutely miss it. And this time I want to take a little more seriously. Possibly take lessons. I do love drumming, and its something I could see myself doing for the rest of my life.
The thing is..... I have no idea what to buy...
Basically I'll be using the drums for all sorts of music, but mostly in the pop/rock/metal genre's. I'm more of an energy player than a finesse player, so what type of heads, sticks, pedals, hardware, etc would you recommened? I don't know if you need to know, but i'm a rather big guy, 6'4", 210lbs, right handed.
There's so much new stuff that's come out the last few years that I haven't even heard of. I used to use Pearl Eliminators, but theres a new Demon Drive out? What's that like? No more Pearl Export, replaced by the Vision series? How are those? Maple vs birch? Whats the difference?
As far as cymbals go, I used to have Sabian B8's, and some other random cheaper cymbals. What would be good for me and the style of music I'm going for? I don't hit the cymbals incredibly hard, but I don't want something that would crack in a week but still sounds great.
Shells, I do like Pearl's, but honestly I have no idea what is better or is it all about preference? Truth drums are very cool, but are custom drums really worth the ridiculous price? Especially for someone like me?
Since I do plan on playing drums for a long time, is it worth it to just invest the money now in something of great quality and super nice? Or would that be rather douchbaggish of me to buy expensive equiptment and be a noob?
Also, I've considered an electronic kit since I do tend to move around quite a bit and it would be much easier for me to transport them around. If I went with acoustics they would have to stay in my garage... which can get rather cold in the winter. Bad idea? There's a possibility I will be playing at bars and smaller gigs, which really turns me off to the ekit idea. I know less about electric drums than I do acoustic, so any info is appreciated.
I'm looking for any ideas, thoughts, recommendations, links to articles, all sorts of stuff. I'm not telling you what I should buy but rather guide me of what my options are.
I won't be ordering this stuff online or anything, I just want to get a good idea of what there is before I go into a drum shop and drop thousands of dollars on stuff that doesn't even suit me or is absolute crap.
Thank you very very much!
I played drums when I was 14, bought a cheap set and played for 6 years... wasn't very good but I loved it. Never had formal lessons, just kinda rocked out. (yes i was terrible.) Sold my drums because I moved and never got a new kit. I had upgraded my kit over the years with cheap cymbals, pedal, hardware, etc.... about 1000 bucks worth and sold it for 500.
Anyways, I'm 22 now, haven't touched a drumset in 2 years and I absolutely miss it. And this time I want to take a little more seriously. Possibly take lessons. I do love drumming, and its something I could see myself doing for the rest of my life.
The thing is..... I have no idea what to buy...
Basically I'll be using the drums for all sorts of music, but mostly in the pop/rock/metal genre's. I'm more of an energy player than a finesse player, so what type of heads, sticks, pedals, hardware, etc would you recommened? I don't know if you need to know, but i'm a rather big guy, 6'4", 210lbs, right handed.
There's so much new stuff that's come out the last few years that I haven't even heard of. I used to use Pearl Eliminators, but theres a new Demon Drive out? What's that like? No more Pearl Export, replaced by the Vision series? How are those? Maple vs birch? Whats the difference?
As far as cymbals go, I used to have Sabian B8's, and some other random cheaper cymbals. What would be good for me and the style of music I'm going for? I don't hit the cymbals incredibly hard, but I don't want something that would crack in a week but still sounds great.
Shells, I do like Pearl's, but honestly I have no idea what is better or is it all about preference? Truth drums are very cool, but are custom drums really worth the ridiculous price? Especially for someone like me?
Since I do plan on playing drums for a long time, is it worth it to just invest the money now in something of great quality and super nice? Or would that be rather douchbaggish of me to buy expensive equiptment and be a noob?
Also, I've considered an electronic kit since I do tend to move around quite a bit and it would be much easier for me to transport them around. If I went with acoustics they would have to stay in my garage... which can get rather cold in the winter. Bad idea? There's a possibility I will be playing at bars and smaller gigs, which really turns me off to the ekit idea. I know less about electric drums than I do acoustic, so any info is appreciated.
I'm looking for any ideas, thoughts, recommendations, links to articles, all sorts of stuff. I'm not telling you what I should buy but rather guide me of what my options are.
I won't be ordering this stuff online or anything, I just want to get a good idea of what there is before I go into a drum shop and drop thousands of dollars on stuff that doesn't even suit me or is absolute crap.
Thank you very very much!