Andy
Honorary Member
Ok, this is a vote on what Andy should do now thread
This is my predicament. We've just sold the 6 piece satinwood show kit that I've been using for gigs recently. We (carefully) gig our show/display/demo kits to get exposure, but also to field test them to search for ongoing improvements. Selling our ex demo/show stock is something we need to do. Customers expect to see new stuff in consecutive shows, plus we need to make room for a new series coming along this summer.
Anyhow, this leaves me with two gigging kit options. I'm used to gigging a 6 piece in my band, and I really do use it's full potential in a melodic setting. The fills I deploy are an integral part of our arrangements, & require 4 toms. Of course, I can transpose those fills to a 4 piece, but it's not the same, & requires a bit of on the fly thinking.
The only 6 piece I have available to me is my Spaun maple. A good kit, & easily up to the job (even if it doesn't sound the same as a Guru). The other option is to gig the Guru classic 4 piece (cappuccino) c/w 20" x 12" bass drum (should be interesting in a big rock setting).
Gigging the Spaun is the easy choice. Gigging the little Guru demands more of me, & more of the kit. Which way should I go on this?
This is my predicament. We've just sold the 6 piece satinwood show kit that I've been using for gigs recently. We (carefully) gig our show/display/demo kits to get exposure, but also to field test them to search for ongoing improvements. Selling our ex demo/show stock is something we need to do. Customers expect to see new stuff in consecutive shows, plus we need to make room for a new series coming along this summer.
Anyhow, this leaves me with two gigging kit options. I'm used to gigging a 6 piece in my band, and I really do use it's full potential in a melodic setting. The fills I deploy are an integral part of our arrangements, & require 4 toms. Of course, I can transpose those fills to a 4 piece, but it's not the same, & requires a bit of on the fly thinking.
The only 6 piece I have available to me is my Spaun maple. A good kit, & easily up to the job (even if it doesn't sound the same as a Guru). The other option is to gig the Guru classic 4 piece (cappuccino) c/w 20" x 12" bass drum (should be interesting in a big rock setting).
Gigging the Spaun is the easy choice. Gigging the little Guru demands more of me, & more of the kit. Which way should I go on this?