Hello everyone..I think this is my first post on the forums. Here're some photos of my setup for performance, and some of the same setup with the inclusion of additional drums when i'm teaching percussion to students.
Performance setup:
Teaching setup:
Cheers and Regards,
Nick
(Latin percussionist from Singapore)
Lots of fine drums around here! I got a nice little thing in the post yesterday. I dont know how to upload pictures here, but you all know what a LP Gen II bongo looks like. My new bongo is a Palisades Park mahogany, and even if it looks like a Gen II, it does not SOUND like one. One reason for that is new and very good skins. So now I finally have a bongo that is in the same league as my congas and the rest of the stuff. I think I should mention one thing: That drum has perfect bearing edges, something that cannot be said about newer LPs. And that makes a lot of difference.
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This is my self design/home made "Kick-Conga". 10" Remo Conga-head & 10" drum head as "Kick-drum".
From blue LP anniversary on a triple stand to white/silver sparkle Toca Seila E in cradles.
Imho a big improvement 9even though the LP's where rare and will be even rarer.
Nick, what a way to kick-off your posting career. Excellent set-up and I'm sure it sounds awesome!
Remarkable, man! BTW, it looks pro from where I see it...
And a cool-looking set to boot, musiqman... Bet they sound cool, too!
keep the beat goin' ... Don't keep it to yourself!
Charlie
"If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away." --Henry David Thoreau, "Walden," 1854
"There's a lot to be said for Time Honored tradition and value." --In memory of Frank "fiacovaz" Iacovazzi
"Maybe your drums can be beat, but you can't."--Jack Keck
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12 tom times 3
13 tom times 3
16 floor tom 3
22 BD times 2
24 BD 1
Dyna-sonic snare 1976
Dyna-sonic snare 1969
Powertone snare 1969
24 x 12 Djembe
21" K Hybrid custom ride
21" Avedis ride
20" Zildjian 1970 ride
18" A Custom Zildjian fast crash
17" A Custom Zildjian med crash
15" A Custom Zildjian Reso hats
10" A Custom fast splash
18" A Custom China
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Enjoy the Music!
HOOKED ON VINTAGE ROGERS
12 tom times 3
13 tom times 3
16 floor tom 3
22 BD times 2
24 BD 1
Dyna-sonic snare 1976
Dyna-sonic snare 1969
Powertone snare 1969
24 x 12 Djembe
21" K Hybrid custom ride
21" Avedis ride
20" Zildjian 1970 ride
18" A Custom Zildjian fast crash
17" A Custom Zildjian med crash
15" A Custom Zildjian Reso hats
10" A Custom fast splash
18" A Custom China
LP Cowbell baby..always more cowbell
Member of "PHROGGES AQUARIAN ARMY"
The Zildjian League
Drum Chat's Record for Most Users Online
BE COUNTED!
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RIP Frank.............thanks for being part of my journey
Just added some new toys to my setup...here's a new picture, of most of my stuff, in a new arrangement
Cheers and Regards,
Nick
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSdPOB9Snrw"]here's a short vid of me playing my bodhran.[/ame]
If you don't know what that is by name, it is a simple Irish frame drum. I love playing it, though!
BTW: I love that kick/conga config. Genius!
A set up that I've figured out for this coming Friday's gig:
Last edited by Drumbledore; 12-07-2010 at 07:30 AM.
"...it's the Paradigm Of The Cosmos!" Stewart Copeland on Youtube
668: The Number Of The Guy Next Door To The Beast.
"A random act of kindness; it keeps my heart in shape!" - Late8
Some more pics, including a view of the tuning mechanism of the Giovanni Hidalgo Travel Conga and bongo set and the windchimes/triangle combination:
Last edited by Drumbledore; 12-07-2010 at 07:39 AM.
"...it's the Paradigm Of The Cosmos!" Stewart Copeland on Youtube
668: The Number Of The Guy Next Door To The Beast.
"A random act of kindness; it keeps my heart in shape!" - Late8
You have some awesome gear. I bet you enjoy playing those a good deal.
Well this is my one and only hand drum...its a file pic. but its exact! better pic than I could take myself
Enjoy the Music!
HOOKED ON VINTAGE ROGERS
12 tom times 3
13 tom times 3
16 floor tom 3
22 BD times 2
24 BD 1
Dyna-sonic snare 1976
Dyna-sonic snare 1969
Powertone snare 1969
24 x 12 Djembe
21" K Hybrid custom ride
21" Avedis ride
20" Zildjian 1970 ride
18" A Custom Zildjian fast crash
17" A Custom Zildjian med crash
15" A Custom Zildjian Reso hats
10" A Custom fast splash
18" A Custom China
LP Cowbell baby..always more cowbell
Member of "PHROGGES AQUARIAN ARMY"
The Zildjian League
Drum Chat's Record for Most Users Online
BE COUNTED!
Hey, we all had to start from somewhere!! Try getting some shakers, a cabasa, a tambourine, a scraper,clave sticks....stuff to put in a bag so that when you get invited to a drum circle you'll have to start thinking of specific rhythms for particular instruments.Then, next thing you'll know, you'll be acquiring congas, bongos and a whole bunch of stuff that you never knew existed....but will have endless fun playing! Works for me!
"...it's the Paradigm Of The Cosmos!" Stewart Copeland on Youtube
668: The Number Of The Guy Next Door To The Beast.
"A random act of kindness; it keeps my heart in shape!" - Late8
Well, since you mentioned it D I may look seriously into the Tabla's...I am sooo fasinated on the hand work..and sound
Enjoy the Music!
HOOKED ON VINTAGE ROGERS
12 tom times 3
13 tom times 3
16 floor tom 3
22 BD times 2
24 BD 1
Dyna-sonic snare 1976
Dyna-sonic snare 1969
Powertone snare 1969
24 x 12 Djembe
21" K Hybrid custom ride
21" Avedis ride
20" Zildjian 1970 ride
18" A Custom Zildjian fast crash
17" A Custom Zildjian med crash
15" A Custom Zildjian Reso hats
10" A Custom fast splash
18" A Custom China
LP Cowbell baby..always more cowbell
Member of "PHROGGES AQUARIAN ARMY"
The Zildjian League
Drum Chat's Record for Most Users Online
BE COUNTED!
My latest purchase...boy am I gonna have fun learning or what?? I'll be an old geezer by the time I'm done lol. Crappy cam-phone photo alert!
"...it's the Paradigm Of The Cosmos!" Stewart Copeland on Youtube
668: The Number Of The Guy Next Door To The Beast.
"A random act of kindness; it keeps my heart in shape!" - Late8
Keep us posted, mate...you've got some cool stuff there! BTW, the day ya STOP learning is the day ya get old!
keep the beat goin' ... Don't keep it to yourself!
Charlie
"If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away." --Henry David Thoreau, "Walden," 1854
"There's a lot to be said for Time Honored tradition and value." --In memory of Frank "fiacovaz" Iacovazzi
"Maybe your drums can be beat, but you can't."--Jack Keck
Had to squeeze this lot in between a bass amp and the back door at this New Year's Eve party! Thank God for the Travel Congas and mini-timbales! Not seen are the windchimes and triangle on the left boom arm and big splash on the right one for the timbales.
"...it's the Paradigm Of The Cosmos!" Stewart Copeland on Youtube
668: The Number Of The Guy Next Door To The Beast.
"A random act of kindness; it keeps my heart in shape!" - Late8
Wow some really awesome drums here. Makin me miss mine.
Hey Drumbledore--
Tight fit for all the toys, man! (Wonder if that's why the tablas sound "wobbly?" -- Couldn't resist that one, mate!) Looks great, though!
keep the beat goin' ... Don't keep it to yourself!
Charlie
"If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away." --Henry David Thoreau, "Walden," 1854
"There's a lot to be said for Time Honored tradition and value." --In memory of Frank "fiacovaz" Iacovazzi
"Maybe your drums can be beat, but you can't."--Jack Keck
Lol. thanks man. Yeah, when laying them seated on the floor with the donut-ring cushions (called chutta), usually the dayan or danya (the wooden drum) is tilted slightly forward to accomodate the finger technique. I was using the tabla only for the quiet bits here and there (besides, I'm a novice at this stage, no way am I able to rip out the classic rhythms yet), but them and the windchimes give a nice texture.
I got the inspiration to set them this way courtesy of this guy, Bob Muller. Mind you, he sets the banya (the metal drum) on the right and has two danyas...although a number of conventionally right-handed people do that, it's a bit rare to see it on video, much less a Westerner. Enjoy.
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2DiLpG-O6As"]YouTube - The Trey Gunn Band - Kuma (Live)[/ame]
"...it's the Paradigm Of The Cosmos!" Stewart Copeland on Youtube
668: The Number Of The Guy Next Door To The Beast.
"A random act of kindness; it keeps my heart in shape!" - Late8
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