Solaris
Silver Member
Hey guys.
Had a recording session for my band last night. Unfortunately I found a lathe-line crack in my 22" Omni last week and had to send it away for a warranty replacement. Luckily though I have a few good drummer mates who were more than happy to lend me a few cymbals in lieu of my ride. One of my mates gave me his whole cymbal set for the session!
We ran a few different set ups depending on the songs. The first one here has a pair of 18" hats - a Legacy crash over a Saturation crash - for a real Ronni Vanucci vibe. I love crashing a pair of 18" hats, nothing quite like it!
For the other songs we just used my 14" HHX Xcelerators. I also dug out my Jimmy Degrasso snare, which I've modded a little bit with diecast hoops and tube lugs. It sounds so much meaner now than with the Pearl Superhoops.
And of course, there is my new 21" Vault Holy China. My HHX bit the dust last month after serving me for over 3 years, so I decided to grab one of these as a replacement. Man! What a sound! So trashy, loud and yet surprisingly musical. The holes really make this a trashy china, though you still get a great amount of tone from it instead of it just being a white noise china. The raw bell gives this baby balls.
Full list of stuff used:
Kit:
DW Collector's
12 x 10
14 x 12
16 x 14
22 x 18
Snares:
14 x 7 DW X-Shell
14 x 5.5 Pearl Jimmy Degrasso
Cymbals:
18" hats
14" HHX Xcelerator Hats
18" HHX Evolution Crash
18" AAX Xplosion Crash
19" AAX Xplosion Crash
20" HHX Legacy Ride
21" HHX Groove Ride
21" Vault Holy China
Toms had G2s on them - first time I've used them and I'm a big fan - nice warm fat tone!
DW edge has an ST dry on it, probably my favourite snare head.
The Degrasso has an Oynx on it, which helps control some of the insane crack and ring.
I'm rocking an EMAD on the bass drum.
And finally, a link to a song we've previously recorded:
http://soundcloud.com/blake-howson/03-how-she-runs
Had a recording session for my band last night. Unfortunately I found a lathe-line crack in my 22" Omni last week and had to send it away for a warranty replacement. Luckily though I have a few good drummer mates who were more than happy to lend me a few cymbals in lieu of my ride. One of my mates gave me his whole cymbal set for the session!
We ran a few different set ups depending on the songs. The first one here has a pair of 18" hats - a Legacy crash over a Saturation crash - for a real Ronni Vanucci vibe. I love crashing a pair of 18" hats, nothing quite like it!
For the other songs we just used my 14" HHX Xcelerators. I also dug out my Jimmy Degrasso snare, which I've modded a little bit with diecast hoops and tube lugs. It sounds so much meaner now than with the Pearl Superhoops.
And of course, there is my new 21" Vault Holy China. My HHX bit the dust last month after serving me for over 3 years, so I decided to grab one of these as a replacement. Man! What a sound! So trashy, loud and yet surprisingly musical. The holes really make this a trashy china, though you still get a great amount of tone from it instead of it just being a white noise china. The raw bell gives this baby balls.
Full list of stuff used:
Kit:
DW Collector's
12 x 10
14 x 12
16 x 14
22 x 18
Snares:
14 x 7 DW X-Shell
14 x 5.5 Pearl Jimmy Degrasso
Cymbals:
18" hats
14" HHX Xcelerator Hats
18" HHX Evolution Crash
18" AAX Xplosion Crash
19" AAX Xplosion Crash
20" HHX Legacy Ride
21" HHX Groove Ride
21" Vault Holy China
Toms had G2s on them - first time I've used them and I'm a big fan - nice warm fat tone!
DW edge has an ST dry on it, probably my favourite snare head.
The Degrasso has an Oynx on it, which helps control some of the insane crack and ring.
I'm rocking an EMAD on the bass drum.
And finally, a link to a song we've previously recorded:
http://soundcloud.com/blake-howson/03-how-she-runs
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