IBitePrettyHard
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...except maybe this one.
"There is no wrong way to set up a drum kit"
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EhhSoCheap
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King Tiger
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Good way to air out the armpits?
toddbishop
Platinum Member
It's not actually wrong. The reasoning for drum angles is that you want the stick to hit the drum at as flat an angle as possible. So if you're going to set them that low, they should be angled away from you. I don't know what he's doing with those further-away drums, but the basic concept is not wrong.
OTOH I don't know what's up with the super-high crash cymbal. I saw Ches Smith w/Marc Ribot and he had one of those. Seems dumb.
OTOH I don't know what's up with the super-high crash cymbal. I saw Ches Smith w/Marc Ribot and he had one of those. Seems dumb.
ineedaclutch
Platinum Member
My favourite part of John Stanier's kit is that lonely cymbal mic.
oldskoolsoul
Silver Member
Are we now seriously saying to Daru Jones that his set up is wrong..?
For everyone who agrees on that, go sit behind your "normal" set up and try to groove like this..:
For everyone who agrees on that, go sit behind your "normal" set up and try to groove like this..:
Winston_Wolf
Platinum Member
I'd put his set up firmly in the "not for me" category, but the only reason I'd call a set up "wrong" is if it's clearly going to lead to putting unnecessary stress on the body.
roncadillac
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Don't let that cymbal fool you, John Stainer's groove will melt your face off (and he'll be perfectly in time while doing it). If you absolutely can't get over the visual aspect then I HIGHLY suggest you watch this... You're welcome:
On his far right, that's a Zildjian Earth Ride he's crashing
On his far right, that's a Zildjian Earth Ride he's crashing
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Great for recording! The engineer is going to love that separation.
Swissward Flamtacles
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There's also Damon Che:
roncadillac
Member
Soooooo, the founding member of John Stainer's band Battles (guy with the cymbal from above) is the OG guitar player for Don Cab
Damon Che exclusively used exports and sabian B8s. He doesn't believe in expensive gear and loves the bright cut of the B8 line.
Old Dog new Cans
Senior Member
That's the thing. Just because it's been done a certain way for as long as it has, really has no relevance. If it works for you, that's the point of ergonomics correct? I don't care how someone's drums are setup. It's about how it works for them.
Hopefully I'm not sharing a kit with them though!
Hopefully I'm not sharing a kit with them though!
did it fall over?...except maybe this one.
Xstr8edgtnrdrmrX
Well-known member
when I was 7-25 years old, there would have been a "wrong" way to set up a kit to me....then I spent 15 years playing other peoples kits at gigs, and that mind set changed. In the past 10 years, I have experimented with many different kinds of set ups...some were completely wrong for me, some were brilliant. Currently, I am "back" to a normal set up. But I know that I will get bored this summer and change it around
There is no "right" way to set up a drum set... There are plenty of wrong ways.
PorkPieGuy
Platinum Member
Yup, seems to be a "thing" now. (Waiting for @oldskoolsoul to correct me on how jazz players have been doing this for years. )
In any case, if it works for them, that's great though.
)In any case, if it works for them, that's great though.