I agree, with those tom sizes I'd probably go 20. Though personally I'd probably go 10,12,16 w/ the 22.I’m not a fan of 22” drums paired with 14” floor toms. So i vote for the 20.
Well the guy at the store also recommended to go with the 20x16 in this case. I suppose I could upgrade the bass drum in future; however, I guess it's because I have always played a 22x18 bass drum... funilly enough my old kit is a mapex pro m which had the same diameter drums for the Toms (slightly deeper) but with a huge bass drum...A good friend of mine just bought a set and he got the 20x16, 14x13 and 12x8. I think this is basically what they call their "fusion" sizes, he just omitted the 10" tom. I could be wrong, but I remember my buddy commenting on that.
I can tell you that they sound great and that 20x16 packs serious punch. Yamaha spent a lot of time re-designing the RCs and, from what I understand, the one complaint some people had about the original RCs was the sound of the bass drum. So I think a lot of R&E probably went into coming up with the right sizes for those bass drums and the 20x16 and 14x13 drums (which are relatively unusual) probably reflect what they decided worked best. Having played them, I can say that I'm really impressed.
Looking back over the years I've played drums and the drums that I've had, if I could go back and choose between a 22" or a 20" for my kick drum on my main kit that I bought back in 2006, I'd get a 20".
It comes down to a number of things. One would be sound - I look for a punchy thud, and with my current 22x18, I get that ok with an EMAD and some light internal dampening, but I think that it would be just as easy, and maybe easier to get that with a 20".Thanks for your comments, interesting to consider! Could you elaborate? Is this just for sound or mainly your playing application?
That's the issue mate, a single bass drum is way in excess of a grand or more and I'm kinda torn between the two... want to just make the best decision with the limited info. I may see with the 16 Tom what the quotes are like... decisions decisions...I like the shell bank concept. Get your first choice BD now, get the other one when you can. Get the 16. And a 13 too, why not? Then you can configure the kit to the situation. There's your future proofing.
That's the issue mate, a single bass drum is way in excess of a grand or more and I'm kinda torn between the two... want to just make the best decision with the limited info. I may see with the 16 Tom what the quotes are like... decisions decisions...
One consideration is that Tom placement bugs the hell out of me at the moment as I can't get it quite right with my mapex, although I do have a 12x9 as opposed to 12x8 so this extra inch may offer a lot...
Black! I'm literally going all out, new hardware, cymbals, stool, pedals, cases etc. Big purchase but I can't wait!!!Nice! I like it. Now, what color are you getting?!?!