Mikecore
Silver Member
After revisiting the depth x diameter debate, I got to thinking how ridiculous it has been over the years, having played drums since the early 80s, and how much I really don't like "power" toms nowadays.
Of course, power toms were hot stuff back when I was a kid looking at drum catalogs, and I was into it because that was what was going on and I didn't know any better. I thought traditional toms were cheesy and "old". I wanted to be modern and ROCKIN'!
Since then, we have all kinds of variations, all claiming to add this or that to your drum sound if you would only buy from them. Short Stacks, F.A.S.T., square, golden ratio, Hyperdrive, traditional and "power" are all looking for a bite out of your wallet. Meanwhile, I have tried most of them out, including my own present kit made out of short stacks, and I'm not sure if I notice any difference. My inner skeptic says all of this noodling around with tom depths is a lot of nonsense and that we would have been fine with traditional sizes all along (though there is a case to be made for shorter floor toms now that we are not so chintzy about longer floor tom legs).
What do you think?
Of course, power toms were hot stuff back when I was a kid looking at drum catalogs, and I was into it because that was what was going on and I didn't know any better. I thought traditional toms were cheesy and "old". I wanted to be modern and ROCKIN'!
Since then, we have all kinds of variations, all claiming to add this or that to your drum sound if you would only buy from them. Short Stacks, F.A.S.T., square, golden ratio, Hyperdrive, traditional and "power" are all looking for a bite out of your wallet. Meanwhile, I have tried most of them out, including my own present kit made out of short stacks, and I'm not sure if I notice any difference. My inner skeptic says all of this noodling around with tom depths is a lot of nonsense and that we would have been fine with traditional sizes all along (though there is a case to be made for shorter floor toms now that we are not so chintzy about longer floor tom legs).
What do you think?