GhostNotes
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Hi, I'm new to the forum and thought I'd start off by sharing my drums! I've been playing for a decade and this is my practicing/gigging/recording everything kit.
At gigs I get questions about what the overall kit is, but honestly I'm still not sure what to call it. The kit started life as a decent set from Sound Percussion Labs, and then had a few more drums added/replaced from a Brooks Mays kit I found at a garage sale. I re-wrapped the whole thing in Green Sparkle myself, plus Evans drumheads for batters and resos (Their Black Chrome series tunes up well and pulls warmth out of shells that carry no inherent bragging rights, haha).
My primary snare is a 1981 Yamaha Recording Custom from Japan, I absolutely love the thing. Medium-low tuning with Puresound Super 30 wires sounds like a kick to the gut on a strong rimshot, but it's still very sensitive with great dynamic response and snappy ghost notes.
The cymbals started life as the wonderful Paiste PST 7 light/thin set, but I'll be honest... for all it's shimmering affordable glory, the line's weakness has to be the limited-to-20" ride options. The light ride just didn't do it for me, personally. It crashes beautifully though, so it's mounted up as a crash. I've got a 22" 2002 as the primary ride instead, and that is a brilliant cymbal I have no complaints for.
Hardware is pretty assorted, but nothing remains from the cheap beginner hardware. Good hi hat and bass drum pedals are worth every penny! I also mounted the ride and rack tom off the crash stands to keep things simple and uncluttered, and to escape those cheap kick-mounted tom arms.
In general, this kit has been an ongoing project and a very cost-effective way of reaching the sound and look I wanted. Very fun and musical to play with some killer punch when you lay into it. Would still replace the shells with C&C drums in a heartbeat but... we're not there yet, lol
At gigs I get questions about what the overall kit is, but honestly I'm still not sure what to call it. The kit started life as a decent set from Sound Percussion Labs, and then had a few more drums added/replaced from a Brooks Mays kit I found at a garage sale. I re-wrapped the whole thing in Green Sparkle myself, plus Evans drumheads for batters and resos (Their Black Chrome series tunes up well and pulls warmth out of shells that carry no inherent bragging rights, haha).
My primary snare is a 1981 Yamaha Recording Custom from Japan, I absolutely love the thing. Medium-low tuning with Puresound Super 30 wires sounds like a kick to the gut on a strong rimshot, but it's still very sensitive with great dynamic response and snappy ghost notes.
The cymbals started life as the wonderful Paiste PST 7 light/thin set, but I'll be honest... for all it's shimmering affordable glory, the line's weakness has to be the limited-to-20" ride options. The light ride just didn't do it for me, personally. It crashes beautifully though, so it's mounted up as a crash. I've got a 22" 2002 as the primary ride instead, and that is a brilliant cymbal I have no complaints for.
Hardware is pretty assorted, but nothing remains from the cheap beginner hardware. Good hi hat and bass drum pedals are worth every penny! I also mounted the ride and rack tom off the crash stands to keep things simple and uncluttered, and to escape those cheap kick-mounted tom arms.
In general, this kit has been an ongoing project and a very cost-effective way of reaching the sound and look I wanted. Very fun and musical to play with some killer punch when you lay into it. Would still replace the shells with C&C drums in a heartbeat but... we're not there yet, lol
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