zambizzi
Platinum Member
I'm officially the biggest gear glutton on the forum now...I dare you to challenge that claim. Anyhow - here's my new kit! Again!
I posted my vintage 80's Ludwigs last week but as it turns out, I was really unhappy w/ the sound of the power toms. Both the sound and the action on the heads wasn't up my alley...that's what I get for buying them sight-unseen (and un-played).
So, I goes into Guitar Center, I does...and I tells 'em I need some decent mid-range maple drums to play, immediately. I tried these Masters, Some Tama B/B, and some PDP Platinums. I liked them all (naturally) but the Pearls sounded the best to me....big, fat, projecting, and warm...but it was a bit over my budget. I tried to leave but they held me back...and let me have it at what I was willing to spend. I was shocked, to say the least. These guys normally wouldn't negotiate if it meant life or death.
Here they are! I believe the finish is called "Bronze Glass"...it's a wrap.
18"x22" BD
16"x16" FT
9"x12" TT
7"x13" Pork Pie Brass Patina Snare (details here)
The cymbal setup:
21" HHX Groove Ride
13" Fierce Hats
17" HHX Evolution Crash
19" Fierce Crash
10" Paragon Splash
20" Paragon Chinese
7" Alu Bell
I posted my vintage 80's Ludwigs last week but as it turns out, I was really unhappy w/ the sound of the power toms. Both the sound and the action on the heads wasn't up my alley...that's what I get for buying them sight-unseen (and un-played).
So, I goes into Guitar Center, I does...and I tells 'em I need some decent mid-range maple drums to play, immediately. I tried these Masters, Some Tama B/B, and some PDP Platinums. I liked them all (naturally) but the Pearls sounded the best to me....big, fat, projecting, and warm...but it was a bit over my budget. I tried to leave but they held me back...and let me have it at what I was willing to spend. I was shocked, to say the least. These guys normally wouldn't negotiate if it meant life or death.
Here they are! I believe the finish is called "Bronze Glass"...it's a wrap.
18"x22" BD
16"x16" FT
9"x12" TT
7"x13" Pork Pie Brass Patina Snare (details here)
The cymbal setup:
21" HHX Groove Ride
13" Fierce Hats
17" HHX Evolution Crash
19" Fierce Crash
10" Paragon Splash
20" Paragon Chinese
7" Alu Bell