Thunderstix
Senior Member
Is it sentiment that makes people hunt these drums or do the shells have superior design? What is superior about them? If they are in fact superior, then modern drums must be mediocre at best, despite the fancy options and attractive finishes.
For instance, I see people favour recording customs over the absolutes. This tells something about modern construction quality. Modern drums looks nice, but do they sound as good as their predecessors?
There's a trend to make modern drums thinner using more plies. This is more an economic choice than a warranted evolution in terms of tone. Vintage drums used more solid shells, like 3 plies thick or the single ply radio king snare. I'm not talking about hardware which has become more reliable over the years. This makes me wonder whether drum construction has become sub-par tone-wise.
For instance, I see people favour recording customs over the absolutes. This tells something about modern construction quality. Modern drums looks nice, but do they sound as good as their predecessors?
There's a trend to make modern drums thinner using more plies. This is more an economic choice than a warranted evolution in terms of tone. Vintage drums used more solid shells, like 3 plies thick or the single ply radio king snare. I'm not talking about hardware which has become more reliable over the years. This makes me wonder whether drum construction has become sub-par tone-wise.