Four-piece every time, all the time! When I was younger, I looked up to the big thousand-piece kits some of my favourite metal drummers had (think Lars Ulrich in the 80s or Joey Jordison), so I tried to mimic them quite a bit (who doesn't when being inspired to play drums by those guys?).
Over the years I found my own style and settled for a four-piece for over 10 years now. Even the new Starclassic Maple I bought just before Christmas 2020 (life-long dream of mine) I have specifically bought as a three-piece shell kit, knowing that the second rack-tom would only collect dust in the closet.
So here it is, my current setup on which I mostly play fast heavy Rock and Metal.
Tama Starclassic Maple 22x14/12x8/16x16 + Tama Starphonic 40th Anniversary Steel Snare; I'm an all Tama and Paiste guy nowadays (except for one old cymbal stand and the cowbell, which are Pearl).
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