evilg99
Platinum Member
So I have a Yamaha Rick Marotta Hipgig kit in cherry lacquer on the way. My dealer tells me Yamaha is doing the last manufacturing run on these right now...so I pulled the trigger.
I was looking at the steel hoops on the bass drum and thinking that the Yamaha Vintage Hoops would make more sense to me than the steel hoops. The improvement will likely be more about aesthetics than sound.....but what I'm wondering is : has anybody successfully installed Yamaha style wood hoops on ALL the drums in a hipgig kit?
At first I thought the wood hoops might interfere with the nesting of the kit - but then again - the wood hoops are slightly larger diameter but they don't stick out more than the tom mounts, so it SHOULD work...I think it might be a worthwhile improvement to the toms and snare in this kit.
If anyone has experience with this, please enlighten...
I was looking at the steel hoops on the bass drum and thinking that the Yamaha Vintage Hoops would make more sense to me than the steel hoops. The improvement will likely be more about aesthetics than sound.....but what I'm wondering is : has anybody successfully installed Yamaha style wood hoops on ALL the drums in a hipgig kit?
At first I thought the wood hoops might interfere with the nesting of the kit - but then again - the wood hoops are slightly larger diameter but they don't stick out more than the tom mounts, so it SHOULD work...I think it might be a worthwhile improvement to the toms and snare in this kit.
If anyone has experience with this, please enlighten...