Maybe it's just me, but I think that a 1 up, 2 down kit looks amazing compared to a standard 5 piece config, and don't even get me started on a 3 up, 1 down kit...down right ugly. So what's everyone elses favourite configuration, purely on looks alone.
4 piece, 1 up 2 down, 2 up 1 down, 2 up 2 down, 17 up 39.6 down, doesn't matter to me as long as there's no tom over the right side of the bass drum, i like my ride low and close where i can groove on it. (for what its worth i do play a 4 piece)
as long as there's no tom over the right side of the bass drum, i like my ride low and close where i can groove on it.
I like my 1 up 1 down with a Gong bass drum next to my floor tom.... not really a 1 up 2 down since the gong tom isn't positioned like a floor tom.
-Jonathan
weren't you rocking a 3 piece (or four piece, I guess, including the gong drum) for awhile?