What little or big things do you do to make your kit look hipper to you. I've got a renown kit and am thinking of getting the USA custom bass drum claws for the bass hoop. I've never liked the natural blonde wood on the interior bass hoop on my sonor 3007 looking for a blue sparkle hoop inside and out. I think about cooler looking felts for cymbal stands. Cooler wing nuts. All these little customizing things.
I do precious little to modify my setup. Aside from replacing heads, my kit is in factory condition in every way. I always order the exact specs I want so that I don't have to customize down the line. I've never been fond of tinkering with drums. I'd rather spend time playing them.
I want T bar bass drum rods for my 90s Stage Custom - but absolutely can't find any long enough to fit. (Gibraltar's longest are about 20mm short)
Now I think of it - the bass claws are ugly, shoddy looking pressings (strange - cos the high tension lugs are gorgeous).
Any recommendations for high quality replacements from other manufacturers?
Narada puts flowers all over his kit. Even for gigs. My son and I caught his band at The Iridium a couple years ago. Apparently it was his second or third night there. His drums had wilting flowers all over them. Before the band came on, a guy came out and pulled all the older wilted flowers off and put fresh ones out.
It's a very small thing but I replaced the wingnuts on my cymbal stands with Tama cymbal toppers. I'm not a fan of slathering stickers and stuff all over drum kits.
It's a very small thing but I replaced the wingnuts on my cymbal stands with Tama cymbal toppers. I'm not a fan of slathering stickers and stuff all over drum kits.
That’s smooth set up you have there.
I have the Pearl Wingloc, quick release cymbal toppers and I agree they give the kit a nice touch and load in out efficiency.
That’s smooth set up you have there.
I have the Pearl Wingloc, quick release cymbal toppers and I agree they give the kit a nice touch and load in out efficiency.
Thanks! Agreed - quick release toppers are a blessing when it comes to setup and teardown during gigs and rehearsals. I haven't seen the Pearls yet but I'll keep an eye out for them.
I'm also a big fan of Gibraltar's quick release Hi Hat clutch for the same reason. You can see one in the photo above. I have several of them and it's the first thing I change when I buy a new kit. Not only are they super fast to take apart - they never ever loosen.
Thanks! Agreed - quick release toppers are a blessing when it comes to setup and teardown during gigs and rehearsals. I haven't seen the Pearls yet but I'll keep an eye out for them.
I'm also a big fan of Gibraltar's quick release Hi Hat clutch for the same reason. You can see one in the photo above. I have several of them and it's the first thing I change when I buy a new kit. Not only are they super fast to take apart - they never ever loosen.
Narada puts flowers all over his kit. Even for gigs. My son and I caught his band at The Iridium a couple years ago. Apparently it was his second or third night there. His drums had wilting flowers all over them. Before the band came on, a guy came out and pulled all the older wilted flowers off and put fresh ones out.
I have Ludwigs, but on the floor toms I have Premier legs and Pearl rubber isolation feet.
I also put a Premier die cast rim on top of a black & white badge 6.5x14 Ludwig brass snare drum. My double tom mount is Tama. These were done for reasons of better utility and or sound, not just for kicks.
It's a very small thing but I replaced the wingnuts on my cymbal stands with Tama cymbal toppers. I'm not a fan of slathering stickers and stuff all over drum kits.
I've added red Hendrix washers to all of my drums, and red cymbal felts to all of my cymbal stands. I've changed all of my tom mounts to Inde BR-2 mounts, and I've added S-hoops to all of my toms.