Alright alright alright! It's good to be back! I used to be a regular on this forum but haven't posted in over six years. At any rate, I just acquired a set of Saturn III's(see picture). I've been...
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Alright alright alright! It's good to be back! I used to be a regular on this forum but haven't posted in over six years. At any rate, I just acquired a set of Saturn III's(see picture). I've been...
Gretsch just launched the new 'Marquee' series. Looks like they are Renown shells without silver sealer and 2.3mm flanged hoops versus die cast. I bet this are going to sound stellar! I swapped out...
I tune my resos A LOT higher than the batters. I always start with my biggest tom(16") and work my way up. I tune the reso first and generally I go for 150 Hz or so at the reso lugs. I then flip the...
No go :(
The kick had a crack on the shell and, upon inspection, it was cracked through all the plies. Must've suffered some MAJOR damage. Might still see if I can knock him down to $450 or so and...
Hi guys,
I might soon be a member of the Pearl family! Saw a classified ad for a MMX Masters Custom shell pack and I'm going to check them out tomorrow. Here are the specs...
Vintage Sunburst...
I think he has a Sabian cymbal tree placed behind the kit.
Acrolites are very common in drumming circles. They started out as student models back in the day and came packaged with a case, stand and sticks. The 'drier' sound of the aluminum shell makes them a...
To go into more detail...I started out by explaining how changing the hoops on my Renowns had a drastic effect on the sound. I wasn't saying flanged were better than die cast. That's what led me to...
To be clear, this wasn't about die cast versus flanged. It was about cheapie hoops versus stronger, more resilient hoops. I simply told the story about the Gretschs as that's what led me down this...
Last year I swapped out the die cast hoops on my Renowns for 2.3mm triple flanged hoops and I'm VERY glad I did. The drums opened up considerably. More sustain, more overtones and just a richer, more...
I bought it from Long & McQuade(largest Canadian retailer). From what I understand they came in the DW packaging although the boxes didn't have DW logos on them. Each drum was in a box inside another...
Well, good new and bad news. The kit showed up in record time this past weekend. Pretty much a month after order. Record time for a Performance kit order according to my drum guy. The bad news...the...
I'm a coated 2-ply guy so that will most likely happen. The only exception is the 8". I find 2-ply heads choke on such a small drum. I'll put a single ply on it.
Stumbled across these over the weekend. 8x8, 10x9, 12x10, 14x14 and 20x17.5 Sonor Force 3003's in cherry stain. Shells(maple and basswood) are in great shape with a couple of very minor dings in the...
I'd drop the idea of stripping the finish. Chances are the finish goes deep into the outer ply and you would risk damaging the structure of the shell sanding deep enough to remove all of it. An...
Pulled the trigger today and ordered my Performance kit. VERY excited!!! 8/10/12/16 toms with 22 kick. White Marine FinishPly. Wait is expected to be 8-12 weeks. Hopefully I have it in time to place...
Thanks for the response! If you don't me asking, I have a few questions...
How would you describe them in terms of response, tuning range, resonance, projection, etc.?
Did you ever have the...
OK. I'm 95% sure I'm going to be ordering a DWPS kit in the next couple of weeks. Really having trouble deciding on a finish though. Of the lacquer/oil finishes on their site I'm not totally in awe...
have mercy!
A little trick I've done a few times is taken an old kick head and cut around the perimeter to make a homemade o-ring. I then tuck this under the dampening ring on a Powerstroke 3 to give the head a...
Saturns are considered to be some of the best drums around at ANY price point. I own a set of the older Saturn Pro's and they are great drums. Top notch in every aspect.
EMAD is a great head. Aquarian Superkick II is a strong favorite as well. Both have a fair bit of dampening built in. Sometimes it may be too much if you like a more lively, resonant head. Check out...
If they're birch shells and are in good structural condition I would be all over them for $150. Slap some new heads on them and they should sound even better.
Has anyone given the Designs a thorough try out yet? Seen them in a couple of videos obviously but most of them time the audio is heavily processed. Would love to hear some opinions if anyone has had...
Mmm...