Recent content by Mastiff

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No, Ultraphones have quality audio speakers inside high isolation muffs.

I swear I posted on here, but the post appears to be lost. I don't have the patience to type it all again, but I recommend a mic'd kit with Ultraphones if you can swing it. I also have custom in-ears and they are less convenient and can have uneven isolation in my experience. There are also...

My first quote on a la carte shells was an eye opener. About double the price of a comparable shell pack. I think you have to really want it. I'll be looking at finding a close shell pack and augmenting with hopefully just one additional drum.

Nice. How do you like the rack vs stands?

Lots of lucky guys (and gals) here. My wife is neutral to slightly negative. She shows no interest in it whatsoever and provides no encouragement. Not actively negative however, aside from the very occasional passive aggressive comment about how much time I spend. We're doing alright...

Great looking kits. Now I'm even more excited to get my new kit going.

Yeah, I'm thinking 10,12,13 racks and leaning to a 14 for floor, even though I know that's unusual. And also yeah, I plan to leave the bass clean and use all stands, or possibly even a rack. I have good hardware for my cymbals already, but otherwise will buy new, though I may piggy back onto a...

I'm researching for my next kit, which I want to have 3 rack toms. Looking for ideas on how best to mount them (and exactly where, positionally). I'd like to feel more centered than my current kit which is kind of like "all to the right" except the hi-hat, as is typical. This may not be...

When you guys say FB Marketplace, which group(s) are you talking about?

Currently Tama Swingstar. Got the whole thing with junky cymbals and throne for $200. Have since gotten nice cymbals, hats, stands, heads, and pedals but the actual drums are still here. I have no strict budget, and would like to get something nice that will (likely) last me forever. Having...

I look all the time. Mostly entry level stuff so far around here.

Thanks for the quick replies. I'm not a super gear guy, so I don't know what all my exact options are. Typing "8"x10" tom" into Sweetwater search returns no results that are actually single drums, for example. But yeah, maybe I just need to call and see if I can find a salesman who knows...

I'll be looking to upgrade to a "real" kit after many years on a starter 5 piece Tama kit. I'm thinking about a slightly bigger kit than is in vogue right now, like a 3 up, 2 down type setup. Looking on Sweetwater (for example) I see full kits in common setups, like 4 and 5 pieces. I also see...

Yeah, I'm definitely working on it. My balance is pretty good when going steady, and I don't generally bury the beater, but more complex patterns sometimes push me into bad form. Recording myself has been great for helping me focus on problems I might have not noticed, or swept under the rug...