johnjssmith
Junior Member
Hi,
I'm looking to upgrade my drum kit, currently consisting of professional cymbals, mainly Paiste, a 20" bass drum from a Mapex Orion, a WorldMax Vintage Classic snare, all sorts of funny percussion, and one 13" tom from an original Yamaha Stage Custom, which I is the weakest link in the chain.
I would love to get a slightly bigger set, but I've only ever found two such setups for sale, or close enough, and I wouldn't want to pay the extravagant amounts required to place a direct order from a manufacturer.
I'm specifically looking for - p r o f e s s i o n a l - level toms, the ideal setup being 10/12/14/16ft, and on one hand I don't have so much space in my practice room at the moment, so I wouldn't be sure where to put everything, but if I buy a 10/14 setup from a used kit and manage to sell the bd it will be harder to upgrade because I'd have to only find the 12/16ft from the same line, so I'm considering buying custom made 10" and 14" shells, painting them, mounting hardware and heads on them and using those for a while until I have more space, at which point I could buy the same shell types and hardware and upgrade easily enough.
The total cost of that would be around €470 + a few hours of work, and some more for the 12" and 16" down the line.
Does that sound like a good plan?
What other options do I have if I want good toms without breaking the bank?
I'm looking to upgrade my drum kit, currently consisting of professional cymbals, mainly Paiste, a 20" bass drum from a Mapex Orion, a WorldMax Vintage Classic snare, all sorts of funny percussion, and one 13" tom from an original Yamaha Stage Custom, which I is the weakest link in the chain.
I would love to get a slightly bigger set, but I've only ever found two such setups for sale, or close enough, and I wouldn't want to pay the extravagant amounts required to place a direct order from a manufacturer.
I'm specifically looking for - p r o f e s s i o n a l - level toms, the ideal setup being 10/12/14/16ft, and on one hand I don't have so much space in my practice room at the moment, so I wouldn't be sure where to put everything, but if I buy a 10/14 setup from a used kit and manage to sell the bd it will be harder to upgrade because I'd have to only find the 12/16ft from the same line, so I'm considering buying custom made 10" and 14" shells, painting them, mounting hardware and heads on them and using those for a while until I have more space, at which point I could buy the same shell types and hardware and upgrade easily enough.
The total cost of that would be around €470 + a few hours of work, and some more for the 12" and 16" down the line.
Does that sound like a good plan?
What other options do I have if I want good toms without breaking the bank?