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Does this require the use of a rack for better positioning of toms & cymbals?Sold the Off-Set and replaced it with a Sleishman. The Sleishman does away with the drive shafts...
Does this require the use of a rack for better positioning of toms & cymbals?Sold the Off-Set and replaced it with a Sleishman. The Sleishman does away with the drive shafts...
Thanks for the input.Back when I got it .... my basic choice was between the Off-Set, and the Sonor Giant Step. Tried them both at the NAMM show. Preferred the Off-Set, so that's the one I bought. Not a bad pedal ...... but .....
Few years later, I got a chance to play a Sleishman. Sold the Off-Set and replaced it with a Sleishman. The Sleishman does away with the drive shafts, so while the Off-Set gives you basically the feel of two slave pedals, the Sleishman feels more like a standard chain drive pedal.
But certainly, you expect some trade offs, being the main purpose of both pedals is to center the bass drum, not cater to blazingly fast single pedal triplets.
Hi everyone,
Just out of curiosity i thought i'd post this question: do you also change your setup on regular basis or think about changing it?
I'm one of those drummers who likes to have a big setup because i have a lot of 'sonic choices'. I also like a small setup, so that everything is compact but that means sacrificing some sounds. I like having 3 toms up front, but i also like to have two toms off-set (or even one tom) so that the ride is (slightly) above the bassdrum for easy acces. And is also easier to crash that way. I think you're getting the dilemma haha
My setup in it's current version i like, but i still struggle to find a sweet spot for the rocket toms and the ride (i keep accidentally crashing it sometimes when doing a fill over the 12"). I do like the ride in that position, because my arm and shoulder are in a comfy position (hence why i like an off-set or single tom setup). So now I'm thinking of putting the ride above my 14" floor tom and besides my 12" tom for easy access. That also means i can put the 19" crash more up front and that every cymbal on the right moves a bit more closer in. Maybe more drastically I'm thinking of going for a Neil Peart setup (toms over the hi-hat), but that means also moving the crashes higher and i like them nice and low.
Just thought i'd share my frustrations haha. Not posting this asking for suggestions (open for them though), but more wondering if anyone else is on this quest?
The first picture you posted i see a lot of pedals on a roto tom to your left, are these drum related pedals for effects etc?I change it up quite a lot. Experimented with having a center pedal for several years (Off-Set, then Sleishman). Also, a center hi-hat position (1st a Yamaha cable unit, now a DW 9550).
Yes. You'll notice a Morfbeats Mini Marvin (cowbell looking thing) above my rack tom. That has a piezo mic in it. On the floor, I have a volume pedal (next to the hi hat footboard) and a Digitech Jamman loop station. Signal goes thru those, then into my effects pedals. Mini Marvin demo below ........The first picture you posted i see a lot of pedals on a roto tom to your left, are these drum related pedals for effects etc?
Have you thought about a Mangini - esque halo??Just realised i made this thread a while ago and feeling i have a need to rant hehe
Changed a bit of my setup to alter the position of the rocket toms, but i'm getting more and more fed up with the limitations of the hardware that i'm thinking of leaving them out entirely. I just can't get them in a sweet spot with the hardware i have or that is available. Been looking online for alternatives and changing the mounting system, but nothing that i can replace easily without too much hassle. On that subject Tama really has the best mounting, but octobans are almost more than double the price of the Pearl ones so i won't be getting the Tama's (hmmm or maybe sell the Pearl ones and getting the Tamas...).
Think i will move them to the side entirely and then i can lower the cymbals in the front to their original position. Much more comfortable that way + i have a 13x10" tom on order so if i leave them out i will have more than enough options. Really like the sound of the rocket toms, but mounting them is a pain in the sphincter
That's what I'm lookin! for..some inspiration!..some die! hard inspiration.My setup has been the same for many years: a four-piece kit (one up, one down, with my up tom in a snare stand); then a hi-hat, a ride, and three thin crashes. I'm ready for anything with that arrangement. I have no desire to alter it.
Seriously, i actually have been thinking about that hahaHave you thought about a Mangini - esque halo??![]()
Holy crap get out the drool bucket me LIKES that offset!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Back when I got it .... my basic choice was between the Off-Set, and the Sonor Giant Step. Tried them both at the NAMM show. Preferred the Off-Set, so that's the one I bought. Not a bad pedal ...... but .....
Few years later, I got a chance to play a Sleishman. Sold the Off-Set and replaced it with a Sleishman. The Sleishman does away with the drive shafts, so while the Off-Set gives you basically the feel of two slave pedals, the Sleishman feels more like a standard chain drive pedal.
But certainly, you expect some trade offs, being the main purpose of both pedals is to center the bass drum, not cater to blazingly fast single pedal triplets.
Here's a question for ya: I know octobans are supposed to be in a 'clump', what if you separated them? Then you could position them anywhere in and around your set.Just realised i made this thread a while ago and feeling i have a need to rant hehe
Changed a bit of my setup to alter the position of the rocket toms, but i'm getting more and more fed up with the limitations of the hardware that i'm thinking of leaving them out entirely. I just can't get them in a sweet spot with the hardware i have or that is available. Been looking online for alternatives and changing the mounting system, but nothing that i can replace easily without too much hassle. On that subject Tama really has the best mounting, but octobans are almost more than double the price of the Pearl ones so i won't be getting the Tama's (hmmm or maybe sell the Pearl ones and getting the Tamas...).
Think i will move them to the side entirely and then i can lower the cymbals in the front to their original position. Much more comfortable that way + i have a 13x10" tom on order so if i leave them out i will have more than enough options. Really like the sound of the rocket toms, but mounting them is a pain in the sphincter