I got bored so I created a Frankenstein E-kit

[late8]

I wanted to share some pics of my Frankenstein e-kit. I mated my Yamaha DTXressIII/IV pad set to my '80s Tama TechStar 5305 ekit pad set. After spending a few hours racking up both kits, I was able to combine both drum modules together using my Peavey XR8600 PA head as a "bridge". I was surprised how much warmer the analog voices were from the Techstar module.

[late8]

The Yamaha bass drum pedal was a challenge to mount. I didn't want to use a piece of carpet so I bolted both bass drums to the rack. The Tama bass drum is bolted to the HiHat stand which is also bolted to the rack.


I used a Pearl bass drum hoop clamp that I attached to the base of the Yamaha bass drum and grabbed the pedal with a Gibraltar cymbal grabber with a LP percussion rod to secure the bass drum pedal in place

The wires were run along the Gibraltar rack with strips of velcro to secure the wire to the horizontal pipes
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[late8]

Both ekits are powered by my PA.
Front of House Speakers:
2x-Peavey PV115
2x-Peavey PV118 Sub woofers
Monitors:
2x- Peavey PR115
Amps:
Peavey XR8600 (600 watts 2x) FOH
Beheringger 1500 EuroPower for subwoofers (1400 watts)

[pastor_bob]

I wish that I understood the electronics end of things as well as you do late8. Your resourcefulness amazes me. I'd love to hear a sample.

[drummer]

Awesome!

[ABCgang]

Very nice set-up and sound system to run it thru. How do you like the Gibraltar hi-hat and is it a direct or liquid drive? Looks like you've got several acoustic kits too. Sweet!

[areFish]

i'd love to hear a sample.

+1

[shabutie2113]

Epic win!!!!

[Russ]

Dude I want to live there. You really know what you're doing though, great job hooking up that awesome rig.

[late8]

I wish that I understood the electronics end of things as well as you do late8. Your resourcefulness amazes me. I'd love to hear a sample.

Thanks PB! Sound samples to come soon!

[NLP]

It is alive...


Just kidding, but that's pretty awesome!

[late8]

Very nice set-up and sound system to run it thru. How do you like the Gibraltar hi-hat and is it a direct or liquid drive? Looks like you've got several acoustic kits too. Sweet!

Thanks ABC! The Gibraltar HH stand is the spring activated direct drive model.

[late8]

Epic win!!!!

Thanks shab!

[late8]

Dude I want to live there. You really know what you're doing though, great job hooking up that awesome rig.

come on over! AZ's not that far! Thanks for the compliment!

[late8]

It is alive...


Just kidding, but that's pretty awesome!

Thanks Mark!

[late8]

Awesome!

Thanks drummer!

[Jerzey Street Band (JSB)]

Wow late, that is truly awesome, well done bro and get those sound/video samples on her asap man.

[DLDante]

Those Tama pads are interesting. How do they feel compared with the Yamaha's?

[late8]

Those Tama pads are interesting. How do they feel compared with the Yamaha's?

The Tama pads are very hard. No rebound of "feel" whatsoever! Beneath the black drum head is a piece of cheap plywood backing. It feels like hitting a wooden desk top.

[late8]

Wow late, that is truly awesome, well done bro and get those sound/video samples on her asap man.

Thanks Jerzey..will do ASAP on the video. I'm still working out the new muscle memory excercises on the new layout.

[Martinez12]

Oh man, You need to get bored more often. Your Frankenstein kits are INCREDIBLE!

[DLDante]

The Tama pads are very hard. No rebound of "feel" whatsoever! Beneath the black drum head is a piece of cheap plywood backing. It feels like hitting a wooden desk top.

LOL! That's awful! Why do you keep them? The rubber pads are dirt cheap nowadays.

[late8]

LOL! That's awful! Why do you keep them? The rubber pads are dirt cheap nowadays.

Why do I keep them?....cause I'm frugal. I have drum hardware I've kept for over 20 years.

[late8]

Oh man, You need to get bored more often. Your Frankenstein kits are INCREDIBLE!

Thanks Marti!

[RHD03]

Very cool Late! I want to hear those samples!!