Larry
"Uncle Larry"
I picked up another gig.... On Sunday nights, I was asked to do an open mic blues jam. The house band (us) would play a short set and then turn the stage over to the attendees who bring their respective instruments. The pay is crap, I get 30.00. But the other musicians in the house band are the cream of the crop in my little world, that's why I took the gig, to be able to play with them. (I've been waiting for years now to be asked to do SOMETHING with them, and it finally happened)
OK since it's Sunday night and I usually work the next day, and since I have to let others use my kit, coupled with the crap pay, I decided to not use my nice DW's. Instead I decided to use my Yamaha Stage Custom set, and forego the cases. I don't care if the heads get dented or the finish gets scratched, I just don't care. I just want fast set up and teardown/load out.
I've done 2 Sundays so far.
Well I'm sorry DW but this "lesser" kit sounds friggin phenomonal. I use one of my good snares and I have to have my best cymbals around me, but I am seriously questioning why it is that I go to the trouble of hardshell cases, and expensive drums to gig with.
Load in and out and setup/teardown is such a breeze with the Yammies, and the sound is top notch...I am seriously considering ditching the DW/hardshell case fiasco and just gigging with stuff that I don't care if it gets scratched or whatever.
The DW thing would be all ego at this point, because I can get the same quality sound from the Stage Customs, so why would I want to subject myself to twice the work for no real sonic benefit?
For my regular rock band gig, and any other gigs that aren't the Sunday night thing, half of me wants to use the DW's and leave the cases at home, and half of me wants to just use the Yammies and use the DW's as my miced up studio kit. No part of me wants to use the hardshell cases again, but knowing me I will. After all, I paid like $6,400.00 USD for just the drums and cases. But it's way more work. And for what? Nobody gives a hoot what I'm playing anyway. Anybody else cross this bridge before? Why would anyone in their right mind leave exotic veneered DW's at home and use the cheap Yammies by choice instead?
OK since it's Sunday night and I usually work the next day, and since I have to let others use my kit, coupled with the crap pay, I decided to not use my nice DW's. Instead I decided to use my Yamaha Stage Custom set, and forego the cases. I don't care if the heads get dented or the finish gets scratched, I just don't care. I just want fast set up and teardown/load out.
I've done 2 Sundays so far.
Well I'm sorry DW but this "lesser" kit sounds friggin phenomonal. I use one of my good snares and I have to have my best cymbals around me, but I am seriously questioning why it is that I go to the trouble of hardshell cases, and expensive drums to gig with.
Load in and out and setup/teardown is such a breeze with the Yammies, and the sound is top notch...I am seriously considering ditching the DW/hardshell case fiasco and just gigging with stuff that I don't care if it gets scratched or whatever.
The DW thing would be all ego at this point, because I can get the same quality sound from the Stage Customs, so why would I want to subject myself to twice the work for no real sonic benefit?
For my regular rock band gig, and any other gigs that aren't the Sunday night thing, half of me wants to use the DW's and leave the cases at home, and half of me wants to just use the Yammies and use the DW's as my miced up studio kit. No part of me wants to use the hardshell cases again, but knowing me I will. After all, I paid like $6,400.00 USD for just the drums and cases. But it's way more work. And for what? Nobody gives a hoot what I'm playing anyway. Anybody else cross this bridge before? Why would anyone in their right mind leave exotic veneered DW's at home and use the cheap Yammies by choice instead?