My current setup

[Bram]

Hi everybody,

New specs and pics in post 20

This is my current band setup:

Gretsch Catalina Maple
22" x 18" Bass
14" x 6" Snare
10" x 4" Homemade Piccolo tom
10" x 8" Tom
12" x 9" Tom
14" x 14" Floor
16" x 16" Floor

Heads:
Snare: Evans Power Center Reverse Dot Coated over stock reso
Toms: Remo Emperor over stock reso
Bass: Stock heads

Cymbals:
14" Paiste Alpha Medium Hats
14" Magic Brass Hats (are going to be cut down to 13" due to cracks)
8" Paiste Alpha Thin Splash
14" Paiste Alpha Medium Crash
16" Paiste Alpha Medium Crash
20" Paiste Alpha Full Crash

Hardware:
Mostly Gibraltar 5600 series
Hi hat stand on the right is a Basix
DW 4000 Double Pedal

Thanks for looking!!
Bram

[blackbyrd]

hey Bram, nice setup, looks really clean. Love the Alphas. What did you use to make the piccalo tom from?

Nice set-up man. Looks really clean-not overdone with cymbals.

Go Paiste!

-MarkyMark

[Bram]

Originally Posted by blackbyrd

hey Bram, nice setup, looks really clean. Love the Alphas. What did you use to make the piccalo tom from?

Thanks!!
I made 2 piccolo's from the 10" tom from my old drumset, the mounting bracket is the leg bracket from my old floortom.

Originally Posted by Mark Ahle

Nice set-up man. Looks really clean-not overdone with cymbals.

Go Paiste!

-MarkyMark

Haha thanks, the overload of cymbals is going to come in the future when I have money :)

Paiste's just look so nice. I don't even know what it is about them.

-MarkyMark

[GRUNTERSDAD]

As for my Gretsch I have had good luck with coated G2's over clear G1's.
Nice looking set there. But I think that Piccolo tom is a bit thicker that 2 inches??

[Bram]

Originally Posted by Mark Ahle

Paiste's just look so nice. I don't even know what it is about them.

-MarkyMark

I share that feeling.

Originally Posted by GRUNTERSDAD

As for my Gretsch I have had good luck with coated G2's over clear G1's.
Nice looking set there. But I think that Piccolo tom is a bit thicker that 2 inches??

I don't know how deep the piccolo is, I haven't measured it, but I'll let you guys know.
I'm not a great fan of coated heads on toms, so I could try clear G2's on top with the stock heads on bottom??

Bram

[Bram]

The piccolo is 4" deep, I will edit the first post.

Bram

[eddiehimself]

Originally Posted by Bram

I share that feeling.



I don't know how deep the piccolo is, I haven't measured it, but I'll let you guys know.
I'm not a great fan of coated heads on toms, so I could try clear G2's on top with the stock heads on bottom??

Bram

You should upgrade the batter heads to G2s first i reckon then if you can't afford it now get some G1s later for the bottom.

[Bram]

Originally Posted by eddiehimself

You should upgrade the batter heads to G2s first i reckon then if you can't afford it now get some G1s later for the bottom.

Thanks!!!!!!!!

Bram

Or if you're a remo guy (Remo is cheaper and more easily available than Evans in the Netherlands), go for emperors, they are comparable to G2's.

Sweet kit! I like the piccolo tom. Too bad it isn't colour matched.

[Bram]

My previous kit was red wrapped, and I took the wrap off (without heating it up, so there is still some glue on it) and I still have to paint it :)

Bram

[Bram]

I bought a set of Emperors for my toms;
I have to tune them a little bit better, and I think it will sound good after that.

Bram

[Bram]

I bought a double pedal!!

I wanted to buy a Iron Cobra Jr. but the man at the shop said he had a 4 months old, barely used DW 4000 for not so much money. I tried it and I liked it very much!!!
I could never think of having DW stuff at a age of 16 :)

I will post pics of the pedal and my little changed cymbal set soon.

Bram

[henhog]

You've got an awesome kit for a 16 year old! Keep up the good stuff and enjoy the deedub!

[DSCRAPRE]

Great set! How much was the DW?

[Bram]

I was lucky, the pedal is 4 months old, and barely used.
A new one would cost 300 or 350 euros, and I got this one for 200 euros.
I will take some pics today or tomorrow.

Bram

that sounds like a good deal! A Pearl Powershifter would cost roughly the same.

[eddiehimself]

Originally Posted by Big_Philly

Or if you're a remo guy (Remo is cheaper and more easily available than Evans in the Netherlands), go for emperors, they are comparable to G2's.

Sweet kit! I like the piccolo tom. Too bad it isn't colour matched.

Yeah they're good heads too. Cool that you got a set, get it nicely tuned and it should sound awesome.

[Bram]

I made some pics.

Here are the little different specs:

Drums:
Gretsch Catalina Maple
22 x 18 Bassdrum
14 x 6 Snare
10 x 4 Piccolo tom (cut down from a 10 x 9 Pulse tom)
10 x 8 Tom
12 x 9 Tom
14 x 14 Floortom
16 x 16 Floortom

Cymbals:
Paiste Alpha:
14" medium hats
20" full ride
14" medium crash
16" medium crash (cracked, I repaired it, but it keeps cracking)
8" thin splash

Magic Brass
Cup chime (cut down from a 18" crash/ride)
Splash / cup chime thing (Cut down from a 14" hi-hat bottom, I don't know how to discribe the sound)

Hardware
Mostly Gibraltar 5600
The stand that holds the 2 cup chime things, is a Basix hi-hat stand, with 2 clutches to hold the cymbals.
DW 4000 double pedal

Heads
Bassdrum: stock heads
Snaredrum: Evans Power Center Reverse Dot over stock reso
Toms: Remo Emperor over stock reso
Piccolo tom: Remo Ambassador

Bram

[Dutchdrummer]

Yeey, go cupchime!! =D

[Bram]

I just bought a Masterwork Custom 17" crash.

Tomorrow I'll set up my kit for a drama project at school, and I will take some pictures.

Bram

[Lex]

Very nice setup, I also love the finish. BTW, since your name is Bram, I guess you're Dutch?

[Bram]

Originally Posted by Lex

Very nice setup, I also love the finish. BTW, since your name is Bram, I guess you're Dutch?

Thanks!!
Do you have pics of your kit? I've used the search, but I couldn't find any.

Ja, ik kom ook uit Nederland, uit de Achterhoek om precies te zijn, jij??