How many toms you got

[gf2564]

I have played with just two ( when I was just starting some 60 years ago) all the way up to six. I settled on two up and two down about 15 years ago and that is my go to, regardless of gig. Seems to work well for me and I would only change this if stage/set up space was very limited.

 

[Cmdr. Ross]

1-up/2-down for me. Beyond that doesn't fit the music I play.

 

[Out of Round]

On two different kits:
- 13/16 (one up/one down)
- 12/14/16 (one up/two down).

 

[bud7h4]

2 up 1 down.
Ideally I'd like 2 down but a 16 and 18 take up too much room and I don't like 14" (I like the wider interval between my 12 and 16)

 

[sumdrumguy]

To answer the question as posed in the subject line, the answer is 141.

But on gigs I use 2 (1 up 1 down) or 3 (2 up 1 down)

When this thread first popped up I interpreted it the same way. I also thought, "I wonder how many toms Bermuda has tucked away."

Now we know

 

[Mr. Heavyfoot]

5 on my Artstar (10 12 13 14 & 16) plus a 10" Pearl acrylic concert tom. Wish I had a matching 8 & 18 but that many drums is too wide a spread for my liking these days. Not a fan of 1/1, but I keep trying to work with it. 2/1 works good for me but if I had 8 10 12 & 14 would be all i'd ever need

 

[PW Carbert]

Just 1, a floor tom. I have a tiny car (only just bigger than a smart car), perfect for town driving and getting parked at gigs, but the trade off is I go with a much smaller kit these days.

 

[TOMANO]

Sometimes 2, sometimes 3.

 

[Bo Eder]

Two

 

[Jml]

Usually 1 up, 1 down.