First post

[tkhollywood]

Hello to the drum world. So a little bit about my self. My name is Todd, I started playing drums at the age of 5 and played to the age of 17. For some reason I lost interest in playing and hung them up. After a 25 year break, I got the itch to start playing again, so for Christmas my wonderful wife allowed me to rekindle the love I once had of playing the drums. So here I am. I must say its some what like ridding a bike, I haven't forgotten how to play, but boy do I have a lot of work ahead of me.

Ended up getting a PDP concept birch 6 piece with a dw3000 double pedal and all dw 3000 hardware. Kinda scrimped on the cymbals and got the Zildjan ZBT's, but already not to happy with them. The only one out of the group I like is the 16" crash. I see an upgrade in the near future. I just keep laughing and tell my wife see woke up a sleeping giant.

[FlyByNight]

Welcome to the forum! It's nice that you got back into it after all that time. The PDP concepts are beautiful drums. What finish do you have?

[tkhollywood]

Decided on the Mahogany finish.

[drummer]

How exciting Todd. Welcome to our drum family. Kick off your shoes and stay awhile!

[Texdrumr]

Hey well welcome back to the pots and pans, and welcome to DC. This is a really great site. Jump in and don't be bashful.

Tex

[kay-gee]

So, you went full bore on the hardware and scrimped on the cymbals?

all the best...

[8beat]

Hi Todd. Welcome to the forum. What do you think triggered your re-interest in drumming?

[SpazApproved]

welcome Todd and thank you for sharing the background info!

Welcome to our drum forum!
Also welcome to the PDP club. I play a PDP X7 in Sparkle Orange.

If you get a chance take some photos and post them on up I'd love to see the kit!

[inthpktplayer]

Welcome. Enjoy. Good site....gets a bit boring sometimes, but that happens everywhere.

[Ricardo]

I must say its some what like ridding a bike, I haven't forgotten how to play, but boy do I have a lot of work ahead of me.
I just keep laughing and tell my wife see woke up a sleeping giant.

She did, indeed -- welcome back to the drum world.
And welcome to the DC board.
This is a good place to be.

[late8]

Welcome back Todd. Looks like you made a few right choices in your life; the wife and going back to drumming. Sounds like you fell a little short on the cymbal side of the equation but that's ok. Go down to your nearest music store and start snooping around the cymbal vault. If you ask for opinions about cymbals, you'll get enough responses that it will remind you of the age old argument like "Ford over Chevy?" or "Blondes or Brunettes?". Let your ears do the work and go find a few decent cymbals to appease your ears.

[Cdeleone]

Welcome. I took a 10 year break once during my 20's (my prime drumming years!). I came upon a kit at the school I worked for and sat down one day and was surprised I was still pretty decent. The next day I went out and bought a new kit and haven't stopped since.
It's funny, my wife didn't even really know I played drums (I talked about it, but she had never seen me play) until into the marriage

[Bish]

Welcome to DC!

[weezy]

So, you went full bore on the hardware and scrimped on the cymbals?

all the best...

I'm not sure if I'd call 3000 series hardware going full bore. Don't get me wrong, it's good hardware but it's pretty light weight and won't hold up to the same abuse for as long as 5000 or 9000 series hardware would. Then again, that will probably only be an issue if you're hard on your gear and/or play out a ton.

When it comes time to upgrade those cymbals, you can save a lot of money by buying used. I'm not currently playing a single cymbal that I bought new. The hats, ride, and two crashes cost me a grand total of $290, probably less than a similarly sized starter pack of zbts.

Welcome!

[thunderstruck]

Welcome to Drum Chat! I am glad you are here.

[rickthedrummer]

"it will remind you of the age old argument like "Ford over Chevy?" or "Blondes or Brunettes?".

C'mon Rich, we all know it's Mustangs and blondes.


Welcome to the forum Todd. I'm the resident pain in the a$$.

[Spiderjig]

Welcome Todd, iy's like a big family here.

[Johnny G]

Very excited for you, brother. Nothing feeds the soul like drumming. Welcome back.
As for cymbals, C'slist and local pawn shops are your friend. But never buy a cymbal you haven't heard in person.

[tkhollywood]

Hi Todd. Welcome to the forum. What do you think triggered your re-interest in drumming?

As our kids got older my wife and I started going out to concerts and bars that had bands playing. Always found myself watching the drummers. Also one of my daughters friends dad play's the drums, so he kinda was persuading me to get back into it.

[ludleg]

Welcome aboard!