New Sonor Safari Jungle Kit

[davewilson]

.... is arriving any moment now. Will post pics/vids as soon as possible. Here's the drum room... Gretsch kit is stowed, rack has been taken down, and a few of the cymbals have been mounted on boom stands awaiting the arrival...

[areFish]

Cool. Looking forward to the pics. Do you still have your Yammies?

[davewilson]

Cool. Looking forward to the pics. Do you still have your Yammies?

..sadly no, I had a guy come over to buy some cymbals from me and he wanted the Yamaha's badly... so I made him a package deal. ( I got them free with the Hex rack) .

Right now we have Tama(x2), Sonor (x2), Pearl, the Gretsch Renowns , and the Yamaha E-drums on the Hex rack... so when the Luddies come we'll have eight drum kits... plus congas, cajons,etc.

I did see a pretty good deal on a set of Yamaha Tour Customs in Brown Fade tho.... hmmmm

[longgun]

..sadly no, I had a guy come over to buy some cymbals from me and he wanted the Yamaha's badly... so I made him a package deal. ( I got them free with the Hex rack) .

Right now we have Tama(x2), Sonor (x2), Pearl, the Gretsch Renowns , and the Yamaha E-drums on the Hex rack... so when the Luddies come we'll have eight drum kits... plus congas, cajons,etc.

I did see a pretty good deal on a set of Yamaha Tour Customs in Brown Fade tho.... hmmmm

...and I thought I had a lot of kits.....do you keep them all setup?

[davewilson]

...and I thought I had a lot of kits.....do you keep them all setup?

No.. only 3 at a time..LOL! Sometimes we have some set up at remote locations for jamming purposes... but other than that they are stacked.

[s_tic_k]

Cant wait this used to be one of my fav kits man!!

[davewilson]

Unboxing...

[s_tic_k]

haha is this a by the minute as it happens thread? lol

[inthpktplayer]

Cool. Enjoy!

[slinglander]

Can't wait to see the video of the "Immigrant Song" cover by Dave on the Safari kit!

[areFish]

That is a neat little kit. Unboxing video's are great too.

"If it doesn't work out...I've got like 18 snares." Hahahahaha

[davewilson]

OK... first look after setup.. few sounds too:

[davewilson]

pics:

[davewilson]

[davewilson]

[Olimpass]

Thanks for that Dave...almost made me feel like I received the kit myself...lol
The kit looks and sounds great! Congrats! A real looker too!

[davewilson]

Little brighter video:

[Kazaamski]

Lol big ride cymbal tiny bass drum

[kay-gee]

Really really cool. Lovin it!

8 sets? wow. I been in some small drum shops that didn't have that many sets.

all the best...

[s_tic_k]

looks sweet and that is one small bass drum!

[slinglander]

Dave, I noticed the hanging tom. Is the sound better mounted that way? I tried that with my Sonors and couldn't hear any difference.

[davewilson]

Dave, I noticed the hanging tom. Is the sound better mounted that way? I tried that with my Sonors and couldn't hear any difference.

I only mounted it that way so the ball socket would be "bottomed out" ... that way it can't drop below where I have it set even if some dipstick turns the wingnut. I'm probably just paranoid... but it's a goofy habit I got into with kits that get left at clubs or practice rooms.

[Russ]

Looks and sounds really great! Love the sparkle too, very nice.

[davewilson]

Looks and sounds really great! Love the sparkle too, very nice.

Right now I'm lovin' the price... dang nice for $339

[VIbes]

Are those fun to play or what ??? Nice wrap too. Looks a little odd the way your raising your bass tom mount so high to hang the tom from the bottom.. How do you like that nice stainless steel riser? I wish they had given us 4 of those memory locks. I use 2 on the floor tom legs and one on the riser so I don't have to fool with it when setting up the bass drum.
Did you change the tom and snare heads? How do you like the snare? I think it is fine. Mine sounds pretty decent.