JimmyM
Diamond Member
The story thus far:
As a distraction from my separation, I dug out my old drum set, got a few new toys for it, and practiced a couple hours a day on rudiments and redeveloping the skills I lost while playing bass, guitar, and singing for a living for the past (ahem) years. I thought it would take me a good year to be up to snuff, and this week I have seen the payoff of diligent practicing for the past month, and I believe I could be able to hang on a gig within 2 or 3 more months. And while everything else I have is excellent, the CB700 toms and bass are no longer good enough for my reborn alleged drum genius.
$1500 is probably as much as I'd be willing to pay for a 2-up 1-down, but I'd like to stay at a grand or under, and used is fine. I had a strict early Ringo set policy at first, but I'm adding a 3rd cymbal already so maybe I would like one extra smaller rack tom for special occasions. I'm not too particular about tom sizes as long as they're in the 12-16" range but I want a 22" bass drum. I prefer a set be less ringy than too ringy, but a little is fine.
I know who the manufacturers are but I'm way behind the curve on the sets that don't cost a lot but have great tone in the ballpark of what I'm looking for, which is a nice middle of the road sounding set that can do it all. I know a lot of it's in the heads but a lot of it isn't, too. So if you could throw out some names of sets that aren't too expensive but have high quality tones available, I can start the shopping process with a better idea of what I want so I get it right the first time. I'm a huge fan of Ludwig and Yamaha drums, but I'm not very particular about manufacturer, as long as they're available in black. I'll get a different drum from everyone if it saves me money
As a distraction from my separation, I dug out my old drum set, got a few new toys for it, and practiced a couple hours a day on rudiments and redeveloping the skills I lost while playing bass, guitar, and singing for a living for the past (ahem) years. I thought it would take me a good year to be up to snuff, and this week I have seen the payoff of diligent practicing for the past month, and I believe I could be able to hang on a gig within 2 or 3 more months. And while everything else I have is excellent, the CB700 toms and bass are no longer good enough for my reborn alleged drum genius.
$1500 is probably as much as I'd be willing to pay for a 2-up 1-down, but I'd like to stay at a grand or under, and used is fine. I had a strict early Ringo set policy at first, but I'm adding a 3rd cymbal already so maybe I would like one extra smaller rack tom for special occasions. I'm not too particular about tom sizes as long as they're in the 12-16" range but I want a 22" bass drum. I prefer a set be less ringy than too ringy, but a little is fine.
I know who the manufacturers are but I'm way behind the curve on the sets that don't cost a lot but have great tone in the ballpark of what I'm looking for, which is a nice middle of the road sounding set that can do it all. I know a lot of it's in the heads but a lot of it isn't, too. So if you could throw out some names of sets that aren't too expensive but have high quality tones available, I can start the shopping process with a better idea of what I want so I get it right the first time. I'm a huge fan of Ludwig and Yamaha drums, but I'm not very particular about manufacturer, as long as they're available in black. I'll get a different drum from everyone if it saves me money