Larry
"Uncle Larry"
So eventually, I am getting a new set of drums from Vaughncraft. (was supposed to have them by now, but the economy stinks)
At first I was going to go all Birdseye Maple, 1 ply steambent
Lately I've been getting it in my crawl that I want to do this:
8 and 10" rack toms made from Birch
12" rack tom made from Maple
16 x 16 floor tom w/ legs made from Mahogany
22 x 16 virgin bass drum made from Bubinga
The bigger the drum, the darker sounding the wood.
Not too much unlike Pearl Reference series. If anyone has Reference, I'd like to hear their opinions on the different woods for different drums approach
I'm trying to imagine how this would sound. All my drums now...you can tell they are all from the same type wood. I think I'm going to go for this. A Bubinga kick just has a certain tone that can't be had otherwise.
It will be my studio kit, and if it really rocks, perhaps I'll get a 2nd set just like it in the future to gig with...
I was also considering a thicker shell for the smaller toms and going thinner as the drum size increases, with the exception of the kick, I want that to be on the thicker side.
I want nice bright sound from the 8 and 10" racks, a warmer sound from the 12" rack, and an even warmer sound from the floor tom, and a subsonic bass drum sound.
Any opinions, yes/no, good idea/bad idea? Doesn't this sound like a better idea than a set of all the same woods? I guess I don't want them to sound too matched to each other timbre-wise.
At first I was going to go all Birdseye Maple, 1 ply steambent
Lately I've been getting it in my crawl that I want to do this:
8 and 10" rack toms made from Birch
12" rack tom made from Maple
16 x 16 floor tom w/ legs made from Mahogany
22 x 16 virgin bass drum made from Bubinga
The bigger the drum, the darker sounding the wood.
Not too much unlike Pearl Reference series. If anyone has Reference, I'd like to hear their opinions on the different woods for different drums approach
I'm trying to imagine how this would sound. All my drums now...you can tell they are all from the same type wood. I think I'm going to go for this. A Bubinga kick just has a certain tone that can't be had otherwise.
It will be my studio kit, and if it really rocks, perhaps I'll get a 2nd set just like it in the future to gig with...
I was also considering a thicker shell for the smaller toms and going thinner as the drum size increases, with the exception of the kick, I want that to be on the thicker side.
I want nice bright sound from the 8 and 10" racks, a warmer sound from the 12" rack, and an even warmer sound from the floor tom, and a subsonic bass drum sound.
Any opinions, yes/no, good idea/bad idea? Doesn't this sound like a better idea than a set of all the same woods? I guess I don't want them to sound too matched to each other timbre-wise.