pastor bob has some and if you watch his video on the drum contest thread you can see them in action
pastor bob has some and if you watch his video on the drum contest thread you can see them in action
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i used to have them in the 80s (alex van halen phase) and got to a point where i thought i outgrew them, but i sometimes wish i still had em.
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I myself was really interested in roto toms because I like the marching quad sound they make.
As for using them on a set I had only just banged around on em at Guitar Center. Recently though I tried out my friends dads set and he had roto toms.
I used them for tom fills, which I though would sound goofy, but it fit. I also busted out some marching beats.
I assume they can also be used for quick accents.
Jd, I found some roto toms for sale on eBay, and picked them up for $50.00. I figured if I didn't really like them it wouldn't be too big a deal because I hadn't made too big an investment. Turns out that I really like them. It's cool having the different sound to work with, and I love the sound of the long roll when I go from the 3 roto toms into the the 4 toms on the kit. If you can get a good deal, I'd go for it. My advice is to check eBay, because you can get a set that someone is giving up on, instead of paying the price for new roto toms.
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I'm always on Ebay, haha, but I have a friend who's willing to sell me his.
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I use 8" and 12" rototoms as accent pieces altho a bud of mine in new orleans had 14"16"18" as mounted toms....chk out some vintage MIKE MANGINI,,,he used them as toms wif MISSING PERSONS & EXTREME before the clinic setup stuff he uses now,,,,,they definately can have a purpose pn yer kit....
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I used to use them but don't really have any desire for them anymore. Roto Toms are very thin sounding. I prefer something with a little more body to it.
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they're pretty cool. I've got 6" through 16" roto toms. They are very different than regular toms. For one there not as loud as regular drums. They're plenty loud but not as loud. They don't fit every style in opinion. I think they would fit a lot of "todays" music. Not really for Jazz or Classic rock. Although they would be cool for fusion. I don't really like the smaller sizes as much.
They Do Create A Different Sound Than Regular Drums,but They Do Not Project As Well....great For Effects Tho(i Use My 8" Primarily Cranked High Like Acowbell )...stick Mics On Em And Thats A Different Story....6" Wif A Mic Underneath And Some Delay Is A Cheap"syndrum"(remember Those?)
"FEEL DA GROOVE & PLAY IT FORWARD..."
"BEAUTY IS IN THE EARS OF THE BEHOLDER ,
ENJOY IT ALL,,, MY BROTHERS & SISTERS"
COMMANDER & CHIEPH OF
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LEGEND IN MY OWN MIND
& FORCE BEHIND DA
"PHX AZ LEGEND OF DA ZYDECO GROOVE VEST"
(AND OTHER TOYZ) INCLUDING PIZZABOX SNARE DRUM
IT'S ALL ABOUT DA SHOW !!!!!
I gotta pair upstairs in the barn back in Canada. 8 and 10 I think.
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I don't have Roto Toms myself (yet,) but if they're cranked up high enough, you could get a tenor or timbale sound out of them--might even use them for bongos if you're so inclined--I think they'd be cool to use for accents in contrast to the usual kit...
(ka-ching, ka-ching, ka-ching, my wish list is gett'n longer and more expensive by the minute!)
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I have a set (6", 8", 10") that I picked up used not too long ago for $50. I was wanting to learn Pink Floyd - Time and I figured that was the only way to get the right sound for the intro sequence. They fit perfectly, but I don't really have any other use for them so they are not permanently a part of my kit. The only time I set them up is if we have decided to put that song in our set list.
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I finally got my set of roto toms off Ebay not to long ago. I got the 8 and 10 inch toms, didn't really have a use for the 6 inch.
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Hey, enjoy 'em JD.
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What is the difference between ROTO and Ordinary Toms ??
How can I differ them ?? From the sound or the shape ??
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Roto toms have no drum shell. It's basically a drum head mounted on a metal frame that can be rotated (roto) to change the pitch.
Here's a pic of them: http://store.drumbum.com/skuPRC-33.html
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A long time ago Pearl used to make actual toms that could be tuned like roto toms.
I don't know why they discontinued them, it's brilliant, I would build my whole kit out of them.
Those do look like a cool concept, but I bet there's also quite a bit of vibrational energy leakage between the head, and the shell. I'm guessing that they just didn't work as well as they thought they would.
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