Bo Eder
Platinum Member
OK - I may have already answered this for myself, but it's always interesting to hear what others would do.
Without going into alot of detail, I've ordered a new kit. I deal directly with the drum company now and everything is on its way except one tom. All the literature say the 8x12 size is considered a special order, so I won't be seeing my one rack tom until top of June (they have to build it first and then I think it sits in one of those huge sea-going containers until they fill the container, then it gets loaded on a ship and comes to our east coast before it gets shipped to me).
Everything arrives by next Wednesday, but I'll be less the tom. I'm kinda' bummed because I'd like to immediately go out with the new drums and start playing them in public. So, I had thought about ordering another 8x12 tom in the same color from another line that they have in stock right now and getting that as an interim tom while I wait for the actual one (I'm not worried about the price, and then I could build a kit around that one drum line in the future). OR - I'm also debating getting one of the company's various smaller snare drums, like a 5x12 or a 13 drum, and using that as a tom for now - and it becomes a secondary snare as well with a voice all its own.
Of course, the second snare makes more sense as you can never have too many different voices to choose from. And I always tell people they should have one high-pitched drum and one low-pitched drum anyway so you can cover the right sounds depending on the music you play, especially if you're in a cover band situation. And usually, in my position, my one rack tom always sounds a little high and timbale-like - which the small snare drum will automatically sound like, or I could just alter my playing and keep my fills to just my floor toms (I doubt anybody would notice my lack of a rack tom - especially if Mo's dancing). I know nobody notices this stuff except for us, so what do you folks think? Get the tom? Or get the snare?
I think I'll get the snare. Any votes for the tom?
Or, I could just not use the new kit until June when I have all of them. I do still own a few other kits anyway....
Without going into alot of detail, I've ordered a new kit. I deal directly with the drum company now and everything is on its way except one tom. All the literature say the 8x12 size is considered a special order, so I won't be seeing my one rack tom until top of June (they have to build it first and then I think it sits in one of those huge sea-going containers until they fill the container, then it gets loaded on a ship and comes to our east coast before it gets shipped to me).
Everything arrives by next Wednesday, but I'll be less the tom. I'm kinda' bummed because I'd like to immediately go out with the new drums and start playing them in public. So, I had thought about ordering another 8x12 tom in the same color from another line that they have in stock right now and getting that as an interim tom while I wait for the actual one (I'm not worried about the price, and then I could build a kit around that one drum line in the future). OR - I'm also debating getting one of the company's various smaller snare drums, like a 5x12 or a 13 drum, and using that as a tom for now - and it becomes a secondary snare as well with a voice all its own.
Of course, the second snare makes more sense as you can never have too many different voices to choose from. And I always tell people they should have one high-pitched drum and one low-pitched drum anyway so you can cover the right sounds depending on the music you play, especially if you're in a cover band situation. And usually, in my position, my one rack tom always sounds a little high and timbale-like - which the small snare drum will automatically sound like, or I could just alter my playing and keep my fills to just my floor toms (I doubt anybody would notice my lack of a rack tom - especially if Mo's dancing). I know nobody notices this stuff except for us, so what do you folks think? Get the tom? Or get the snare?
I think I'll get the snare. Any votes for the tom?
Or, I could just not use the new kit until June when I have all of them. I do still own a few other kits anyway....