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I'm down near ATL now but I grew up in northern NJ - that whole stretch of Rt 17/Rt 4 area by the mall is a death trap lol. I randomly visited that Sam Ash but was closer to and favored Ritchie's Music and to a lesser degree, Robbie's Music over on Rt 46 in it's heyday.

It's typically a mixed bag depending on my kit configuration. 1-up/2-down it's like Bongoman's; same height and angle as my rack tom. 2-up/2-down it's roughly 6-8 inches above and hovering the rim and at same angle as the second mounted tom. I have been experimenting with leaving it in the...

Awesome, Bo. I tried a bunch of stuff at their NAMM booth, the Millenium series (crashes, hats, rides) was my favorite.

I was playing on one of the GEWA kits when Eric Moore came over to drop his bags and proceed to demo the main kit - gave him a fist bump and said 'Rock on brother'. :) Andrew Schreive was one of the other reps one the Gretsch side - chatted briefly, told him I enjoy the YouTube unboxing videos...

2-3 drivers is a good starting point if your main preference is just the drums. If you want to blend in a touch of vocals, guitars, and keys - almost like a mini-concert in the ears - then 5 drivers is a good compromise. To that end [for now] I use a 5-driver IEM set from Juice's Music Shop...

Ralf is a great player and demonstrator indeed. You will not regret purchasing Superior Drummer; I've owned it for a few years now and love every minute playing with it. As CW mentioned it is geared towards studio projects, and the feature set can be VERY overwhelming but it is hugely...

Posting just performance-based content would probably get a bit stale after a while, even if I had 100,000 permutations of solos or songs lined up to film and post. From a financial standpoint, if the money was just as good and just as sustainable as my IT job, it would be up for consideration...

I missed you, Bermuda! I did visit the Conn-Selmer area a few times hoping to catch you and my previous teacher, Pat Petrillo (who I watched his performance at the Yamaha stage outside). I've only attended NAMM 3 times, including this most recent January one so I don't have any "golden years"...

I pretty much share the same sentiments. To paraphrase an observation from Jeff Porcaro in an MI Vault video, he says that there loads of drummers with great chops and shedding ability but at the end of the day their playing lacks a "social element / playing with others" which is important to...

Well done and what a steal. Gorgeous specs and color - enjoy them!! :D

While I own and am fond of numerous other brands of drums, it took me almost 20 years to finally say "let's get a set of Classic Maples" and am I ever so glad I did. They were the sound I heard in my head all the time. LCM's are legit. I want to slowly build up a shell bank and I'll be set...

Nice summary and one that I would concur with from my experience using them exclusively on some dates with my previous Top40/Rock/Party cover band. Dial in both the pads/modules and the FOH system to match and it sounds pretty awesome. Would I use them exclusively over an acoustic kit in a...

Yup, before I relocated to GA in my Top 40/Rock cover band I used a 22" HHX Complex Medium Ride as well - really really nice. I also had in rotation 21" HHX Groove Ride and for my "let's bring out the Paiste" nights a 22" 602 Modern Essentials Ride.

I will be there again. Even though it was a different vibe in last year's April timeframe I had a wonderful time being amongst individuals and companies in the industry. One of my past teachers, Pat Petrillo, is playing with his band at one of the stages so I'll be definitely seeing him. Look...

I should sign up too, I keep forgetting LOL. Also not to stir the pot / derail the topic with more political or economic thoughts but even though we're I guess "over" from the COVID-19 pandemic, the effect it had on supply chain coupled with our current [US] inflation situation, folks like...

What a crappy experience but as someone else said you gave it a good effort and now you know your limitations with such venues/gigs. Just out of curiosity, I've owned pretty much the gamut of Roland TD-xx modules except the TD-30 but I've never heard of being locked out of changing kit or...

Long time SABIAN user myself... are you stuck/committed to only using a 16" for that spot? I'd recommend an 18" HHX X-plosion crash to pair up, but you could get the 16" variant as well. Also check out the Signature Fierce Crash, AAX Vault Crash, and the newer STRATUS crashes.. the STRATUS...

I would agree with that. The one thing I don't agree on though is Sabian's choice to name them "STRATUS" - it kind of is a weird departure from their usual convention. If it was up to me to bless the name I would have chose something like "XSR Complex."

I believe that kit Bo played is a Roland VAD 706. The kick drum is 22x18 not 22x20. I own the Roland TD-50X drum module and have used it live and at home; it performs very well. It is true you DO have to spend time with the trigger presets to get it to respond how you play - mine is perfectly...

I have a Roc-N-Soc saddle-style throne with their nitro gas base and I bought the Roc-N-Soc throne bag they offer. It has some padding to it and a handy front pocket for storing extra sundries. It can certainly fit other brands' thrones and bases aside from perhaps those very large DW...