Let's see your POV/ Driver's seat pics

[drumkid88]

I'll play for a bit :)

[SebassFR]

A little upgrade with a DW 9000 on the left with a cowbell on a Meinl PM-1

[longgun]

Some "stripped down" pics..............set up with just the essentials

[jeff_r0x]

I recently uploaded one, but the cymbals keep changing, so here we are again. This was just taken while the kit is home and set up in the practice room.

[longgun]

Originally Posted by jeff_r0x

I recently uploaded one, but the cymbals keep changing, so here we are again. This was just taken while the kit is home and set up in the practice room.

Jeff, how do you like the UFiPs?

[jeff_r0x]

Originally Posted by longgun

Jeff, how do you like the UFiPs?

Longgun, I simply love the UFIPs.

First off, the 21" Bionic Heavy Ride has lots of stick definition. I used it to replace my 21" Sabian AA Rock Ride, which is certainly not a slouch of a cymbal. The UFIP is more controlled than the Sabian and doesn't wash as much. You can wash ride on it, it's just that the sound doesn't linger long when you do. I kind of wonder if the medium weight Bionic Ride would give more wash if you wanted that. The unlathed bell on the UFIP is insane. I almost think I'm riding on one of those little ice bells. I feel guilt because I want to ride the bell all of the time. That's not to say that the rest of the cymbal doesn't work because it's awesome.

I surprisingly like the 10" Bionic splash more than I thought at first. I was a bit hesitant at the deal because the Bionic splash is a bit heavier than the others. In musical context however, I am very pleased. It sounds perfect.

The 17" Bionic crash that sits beneath the splash is the newest one. This is the only one that has taken some getting used to. I just purchased it and still have the bag it came in, but it is a pre-2012 model, which are a little thicker than the new, revamped ones with the blue label. Even though it is approx. 95 grams lighter than the Z3 Medium crash of the same size that it replaced, it is still slightly thicker per diameter than my 18 and 20 A. Zildjians that surround it. It has a beautiful, darker, smokey sound, but I am still deciding whether it really fits with the rest of the kit. I was quite pleasantly surprised at what it had to offer when I recorded my practice session a couple of nights ago with just an overhead room mic. Will I keep it and get more Bionic crashes? Not sure yet. I might look at the Bell crashes from the Experience line or Class or Rough Series crashes.

[longgun]

Originally Posted by jeff_r0x

Longgun, I simply love the UFIPs.

First off, the 21" Bionic Heavy Ride has lots of stick definition. I used it to replace my 21" Sabian AA Rock Ride, which is certainly not a slouch of a cymbal. The UFIP is more controlled than the Sabian and doesn't wash as much. You can wash ride on it, it's just that the sound doesn't linger long when you do. I kind of wonder if the medium weight Bionic Ride would give more wash if you wanted that. The unlathed bell on the UFIP is insane. I almost think I'm riding on one of those little ice bells. I feel guilt because I want to ride the bell all of the time. That's not to say that the rest of the cymbal doesn't work because it's awesome.

I surprisingly like the 10" Bionic splash more than I thought at first. I was a bit hesitant at the deal because the Bionic splash is a bit heavier than the others. In musical context however, I am very pleased. It sounds perfect.

The 17" Bionic crash that sits beneath the splash is the newest one. This is the only one that has taken some getting used to. I just purchased it and still have the bag it came in, but it is a pre-2012 model, which are a little thicker than the new, revamped ones with the blue label. Even though it is approx. 95 grams lighter than the Z3 Medium crash of the same size that it replaced, it is still slightly thicker per diameter than my 18 and 20 A. Zildjians that surround it. It has a beautiful, darker, smokey sound, but I am still deciding whether it really fits with the rest of the kit. I was quite pleasantly surprised at what it had to offer when I recorded my practice session a couple of nights ago with just an overhead room mic. Will I keep it and get more Bionic crashes? Not sure yet. I might look at the Bell crashes from the Experience line or Class or Rough Series crashes.

Thanks..........I've seen some guys using them, just never had my hands on any yet..........going to check some out soon.

[Pass.of.E.r.a.]

Ok. Done spamming pics of my frrankenstien kit for a while.

-Jonathan

[Xero Talent]

[Talldrummer]

[drummerern]

ok, i'll play... here are a few of mine...

my 1964 ludwig super classics- 13,16,22
my custom bop kit- 12,14,18
my other custom kit- 12,14,22
and the kit i play every weekend at church, a ludwig classic maple- 13,16,18,22

[GRUNTERSDAD]

12, 14, 14 snare, 22 bass

[xJOHNtheDRUMMERx]

My POV of my kit and a bird's-eye view.


The kit is a Mapex horizon 22x18, 16x16
My snare is a 13x5.5 Gatton

But in this i'm using a Black Panther 12x7
Cymbals L-R are:
13" Paiste Twenty hats
18" Paiste Twenty Custom Full Crash
21" TRX BRT Crash
20" Paiste 2002 Novo China

All Yamaha Hardware

[Xero Talent]

[bermuda]

Updated pic with new Paragons!



16/18/20" crashes, 22" ride, 20" China, 14" hats.

Kit is Ludwig Keystone in Black Abalone, ltd. edition with a 13" tom (probably the only 9x13" in that finish!) and 6.5" Black Beauty.

Photo taken at Raleigh Memorial Auditorium at the start of the 2013 Alpocalypse Tour.

Bermuda

[longgun]

Originally Posted by bermuda

Updated pic with new Paragons!



16/18/20" crashes, 22" ride, 20" China, 14" hats.

Kit is Ludwig Keystone in Black Abalone, ltd. edition with a 13" tom (probably the only 9x13" in that finish!) and 6.5" Black Beauty.

Photo taken at Raleigh Memorial Auditorium at the start of the 2013 Alpocalypse Tour.

Bermuda

Bermuda,

Just curious, is that pedal, to the left of your hats, a trigger of some type?

[bermuda]

That's an old Fat Kat, the Kat trigger pedal, and it still works after almost 20 years! It talks to the new pad/module just fine. At some point it will have to be replaced with something else.

Bermuda

[dusted_drummer]

Alesis DM10 Studio Kit & Alesis Control Pad with iPad (Beatmaker 2 App)

[Frederick_J]

Ellis drums, Ludwig Supraphonic, assorted Zildjian K's and K Customs.

[Swiss Matthias]

So here's a small pop set up I use in a band!

[topgun2021]

Originally Posted by Frederick_J

Ellis drums, Ludwig Supraphonic, assorted Zildjian K's and K Customs.

From Ellis Drum Shop in Saint Paul. MN?

I occasionally go there since I attend school across the Hamline Bridge.

Here is the set up I used (minus a cymbal above the china) for my last University Jazz Concert.

[drummer112479]

Mapex ProM Maple. 22x20,12x9.16x16 and snare of the night was my Pearl Morgan Rose Sig.

[Frederick_J]

[quote=topgun2021;1137037]From Ellis Drum Shop in Saint Paul. MN?

I occasionally go there since I attend school across the Hamline Bridge.


The same. Tim and the guys there are fantastic, and they make a fine set of drums IMHO.

[Frederick_J]

Originally Posted by Swiss Matthias

So here's a small pop set up I use in a band!

Clearly a Benny Greb fan. Nice! I love the sound of those sand cymbals.

[RockNGrohl]

Here's my open mic kit:
Tama Silverstars in sky blue sparkle 18" 12" 14" and 14" matching snare.
A Zildjian Custom 13' hats 16" and 18" fast crashes and 21" A sweet ride

After that is my rock kit Mapex Pro M in Ice Blue fade.
22" 12" and 13" toms 16" floor and "14 Pearl brass Sensitone snare.
same cymbals as above plus 12" splash and 18" oriental china

[rstix]

Yamaha Stage Custom Bebop shells 18" bd, 12" 14" toms
Mapex Saturn Pro snare 14"
Gretsch popcorn snare 10"

I've been messing with this setup with my funk band - it's really fun to play open handed funk stuff with that popcorn snare - and using it as a high pitched tom/ timbali sound when snares are off.

[eclipseownzu]

Originally Posted by rstix

Yamaha Stage Custom Bebop shells 18" bd, 12" 14" toms
Mapex Saturn Pro snare 14"
Gretsch popcorn snare 10"

I've been messing with this setup with my funk band - it's really fun to play open handed funk stuff with that popcorn snare - and using it as a high pitched tom/ timbali sound when snares are off.

Strange tom arrangement. You smallest tom looks like its facing away from you, while the middle one sits right over the floor. Interesting.

[rstix]

Originally Posted by eclipseownzu

Strange tom arrangement. You smallest tom looks like its facing away from you, while the middle one sits right over the floor. Interesting.

i know it looks mad weird - i'm just experimenting with this setup. The "smallest tom" is really a pop corn snare drum that i play on open handed

this is how my "normal" setup usually looks

[Dirtysticks]

Here's a shot of my POV on my new Tama Starclassic Birch, with a glimpse of my Yamaha Elvin Jones Signature 7x14 snare!

[Taye-Dyed]

Here are a couple of pix of my Taye StudioMaple golden amber kit. 20x16, 8x7, 10x8, 14x14 with Pearl Ian Paice sig snare. BTW, in case you noticed that I don't have a ride cymbal, yes my 2002 ride has been sitting in a bag ever since I decided that I prefer riding my 2002 crashes. This helps me have a smaller setup which I am all for.

[Adam B]

From rehearsal. Sorry about the bad quaility. Phone cam in low light.

[romenydrummer64]

Mapex Meridian 7 piece