Small drums sound small.
I like this one.
I'm good with a small, fusion kit...but being a teen in the 80's with the big, power tom kits, I just can't wrap my head around small drums.
My unpopular opinion: Drum companies need to bring back the power tom kits! Big 24" kicks, no rack tom smaller than a 13" & floor toms are 16 & 18...PERIOD!!
There...now I feel better.
I like this one.
I'm good with a small, fusion kit...but being a teen in the 80's with the big, power tom kits, I just can't wrap my head around small drums.
My unpopular opinion: Drum companies need to bring back the power tom kits! Big 24" kicks, no rack tom smaller than a 13" & floor toms are 16 & 18...PERIOD!!
There...now I feel better.
Oh thank you ! I don't feel alone anymore ; give us something else than the 10x7 12x8 16x14 drum kits thing ; bring back depththththth for god sake. Now I feel better too.
Toms are overrated.
To my knowledge, we’ve never had power toms and a power kick all at the same time. You all may be feeling better shortly!
I'm down with that.
I'd like a Lars kit from the Justice tour. I read he had twin 24's and rack/floors that went on for days as far as size and depth.
Well, we’ve just about covered the gambit. We’ve had shallow BDs with deep FTs. We’ve had deep toms all around and shallow BD. We’ve had shallow toms all around and deep BDs. I split the difference and went with shallow BD and toms all around. (I feel better! 8-D)
To my knowledge, we’ve never had power toms and a power kick all at the same time. You all may be feeling better shortly!
I’m pretty sure that the mid 80s Premier APK sets could be specified with Power Toms that were an inch deeper than standard Power Toms, and an 18” deep bass drum at a time when 14” was still pretty much the norm and 16” itself was seen as a bit of a power depth. Something in my head is suggesting they did a 20” by 18” too but I don’t have any brochures to hand to back it up.
I like this one.
I'm good with a small, fusion kit...but being a teen in the 80's with the big, power tom kits, I just can't wrap my head around small drums.
My unpopular opinion: Drum companies need to bring back the power tom kits! Big 24" kicks, no rack tom smaller than a 13" & floor toms are 16 & 18...PERIOD!!
There...now I feel better.
Drummers should be able to discuss breakfast on Drummer discussion forums..
I don't remember APK / XPK ever had 18" depth bass drum ; the Signia did have that option. But you're right, they offered Xtra power tom like Tama in the beginning of 90's. I don't like much Xtra depth tom : it makes 13" and larger toms really big and cumbersome.
Premier used to offer something that worked very well : Equal depth 10 and 12 rack toms (10x10 12x10 I think + 14x12 floor) on the fusion kit. I played one in 93/94. I liked this kit, the 10 had enough body, even without any rim's mount.
That could come back since manufacturers don't offer 12 13 16 configuration anymore, they could perfectly offer deeper 10 and 12, still combined with a shallower 16x14.
I often play my kit that way ; 22x16 10x9 12x10 16x14 (power toms). It works very very well.