Hey, Zack I made some acrylic octobans( set of 4 ) a few years back now and made them to Tama specs. When I drilled and mounted the mounts and lugs I made rubber gaskets and washers for all the hardware. There are rubber gaskets (made from sheets of 1/16" thick rubber) on the mounts and lugs and rubber washers on the inside mounting screws with the standard washers. Made sure there was rubber contact on each side.I don't know if that really makes any difference or not but all looks good now.
Last edited by drummerMD; 03-09-2018 at 01:56 PM.
Acrylic looks better than is sounds and also its just not appropriate most of the time . and if you get a a "dry " kit what is the point?
makes sense for a band like kiss or mike portney but for anything musical its just a fail
I figure with todays miking and EQing and sophisticated electronics etc...you can literally make cardboard boxes sound like drums (Same way they can make tone deaf singers sound like angels! LOL)
So, for a drummer in an image dependant band, he can can have sound and looks too.
I saw see through drums for the first time back in about 1971 or so. There was a WOW factor then, but not so much now.
all the best...
1 of the toms in my set is acrylic. I doubt if anyone can tell which 1 it is. I tune it the same way I tune all my other drums, I don't concern myself with the fact that it's acrylic.
On the video I put up with 8 toms, there are 4 different kinds of wood in there. I tune them all the same way.
Put Aquarian, Evans, Remo, whatever heads you feel give you the sound you want. You want dry, have a martini. You want wet, I'll take a wet tee shirt contest. The 1 thing I've noticed no matter what band I'm listening to, is, for some reason, I have never mistaken them for a oboe. They always sound like drums.
"There was a WOW factor then, but not so much now."
kay-gee, I saw them years ago but they never had that WOW factor for me.
i checked my three acrylic shells and all three have ZERO issues! woooooot
They arrived today. I happened to be working from home today due to our 3rd nor'easter in the last 10 days. Right after I assembled the kit and tuned it up, the new heads I ordered came. They weren't supposed to come until Thursday! Oh well, I'm here, so... Anyway, with minimal time spent tuning, they are sounding great! Such quality too! Mirage.jpg
Acoustic Kits:
Ludwig Maple 3ply White Cortex 4 pc
Rukus Mod Orange Club 4 pc
DW Design 6 pc
Tama Silverstar Limited Edition Mirage 5 pc
Tama Superstar 5 pc
Tama Rockstar 4 pc
Gretsch Catalina Ash 4 pc
Slingerland 7 pc
Electronic Kits:
Yamaha DTX532k
Roland TD-27, Roland PD-85 (x4), PD-125, KD9, CY-8 (x2) VH-10, Lemon 15 and 18 cymbals
Roland SPD-SX Sample Pad
Snares:
Tama SLP Black Brass
Tama SLP G Maple
Rukus Santos/Bubinga/Poplar/Wenge
Rukus Avodire/Maple/Mahogany
1972 Ludwig Supraphonic
Hardware:
Tama, DW, Yamaha and Sonor
Cymbals:
Zildjian A Series, A Custom and K Custom
Microphones:
Miktek, Audix and Shure
Look a couple of posts earlier in this thread...
Acoustic Kits:
Ludwig Maple 3ply White Cortex 4 pc
Rukus Mod Orange Club 4 pc
DW Design 6 pc
Tama Silverstar Limited Edition Mirage 5 pc
Tama Superstar 5 pc
Tama Rockstar 4 pc
Gretsch Catalina Ash 4 pc
Slingerland 7 pc
Electronic Kits:
Yamaha DTX532k
Roland TD-27, Roland PD-85 (x4), PD-125, KD9, CY-8 (x2) VH-10, Lemon 15 and 18 cymbals
Roland SPD-SX Sample Pad
Snares:
Tama SLP Black Brass
Tama SLP G Maple
Rukus Santos/Bubinga/Poplar/Wenge
Rukus Avodire/Maple/Mahogany
1972 Ludwig Supraphonic
Hardware:
Tama, DW, Yamaha and Sonor
Cymbals:
Zildjian A Series, A Custom and K Custom
Microphones:
Miktek, Audix and Shure
hahahahaha DOH
I took out the new kit for its maiden voyage yesterday. Sounded great and got lots of compliments!
Mirage@LIPH_3_25.jpg
Acoustic Kits:
Ludwig Maple 3ply White Cortex 4 pc
Rukus Mod Orange Club 4 pc
DW Design 6 pc
Tama Silverstar Limited Edition Mirage 5 pc
Tama Superstar 5 pc
Tama Rockstar 4 pc
Gretsch Catalina Ash 4 pc
Slingerland 7 pc
Electronic Kits:
Yamaha DTX532k
Roland TD-27, Roland PD-85 (x4), PD-125, KD9, CY-8 (x2) VH-10, Lemon 15 and 18 cymbals
Roland SPD-SX Sample Pad
Snares:
Tama SLP Black Brass
Tama SLP G Maple
Rukus Santos/Bubinga/Poplar/Wenge
Rukus Avodire/Maple/Mahogany
1972 Ludwig Supraphonic
Hardware:
Tama, DW, Yamaha and Sonor
Cymbals:
Zildjian A Series, A Custom and K Custom
Microphones:
Miktek, Audix and Shure
I only see a stage? Where's the kit! hahaha j/k
Nice kit, I was eyeing a Pearl Crystal beat jelly bean kit. A jelly bean would still look great in the daylight but not sure how it would show with lights at night? Not a fan of the toms hanging from stands either but that's a personal issue I am working on : ) I really love the look of the DW acrylic with the mini lugs.
Ludwig Classic Maple 22x16,10x8,12x9,16x16
7" Moon Gel Practice Pad
Sabian HHX Legacy
Decide whether this is love for the craft or simply an ego thing
http://www.redskymary.com/ NOT MY BAND, JUST A GREAT LOCAL BAND WHO SHOULD BE SOOO MUCH BIGGER IMO
Acoustic Kits:
Ludwig Maple 3ply White Cortex 4 pc
Rukus Mod Orange Club 4 pc
DW Design 6 pc
Tama Silverstar Limited Edition Mirage 5 pc
Tama Superstar 5 pc
Tama Rockstar 4 pc
Gretsch Catalina Ash 4 pc
Slingerland 7 pc
Electronic Kits:
Yamaha DTX532k
Roland TD-27, Roland PD-85 (x4), PD-125, KD9, CY-8 (x2) VH-10, Lemon 15 and 18 cymbals
Roland SPD-SX Sample Pad
Snares:
Tama SLP Black Brass
Tama SLP G Maple
Rukus Santos/Bubinga/Poplar/Wenge
Rukus Avodire/Maple/Mahogany
1972 Ludwig Supraphonic
Hardware:
Tama, DW, Yamaha and Sonor
Cymbals:
Zildjian A Series, A Custom and K Custom
Microphones:
Miktek, Audix and Shure
Acoustic Kits:
Ludwig Maple 3ply White Cortex 4 pc
Rukus Mod Orange Club 4 pc
DW Design 6 pc
Tama Silverstar Limited Edition Mirage 5 pc
Tama Superstar 5 pc
Tama Rockstar 4 pc
Gretsch Catalina Ash 4 pc
Slingerland 7 pc
Electronic Kits:
Yamaha DTX532k
Roland TD-27, Roland PD-85 (x4), PD-125, KD9, CY-8 (x2) VH-10, Lemon 15 and 18 cymbals
Roland SPD-SX Sample Pad
Snares:
Tama SLP Black Brass
Tama SLP G Maple
Rukus Santos/Bubinga/Poplar/Wenge
Rukus Avodire/Maple/Mahogany
1972 Ludwig Supraphonic
Hardware:
Tama, DW, Yamaha and Sonor
Cymbals:
Zildjian A Series, A Custom and K Custom
Microphones:
Miktek, Audix and Shure
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