Bo Eder
Platinum Member
Just wanted to post some pictures here of the new kit with a few words. The pictures have also been taken with a proper camera and proper lighting.
The last thread about what I was going to get went a bit long, and now that the new tools are actually ready for a gig, I figured a new thread was in order. Yes, my next plan is to post some videos of it so you can hear how I tune drums, and they do actually sound quite good. But here they are first...
Some may question the "proper lighting" bit - well, if you take your flashes, and point them at a white ceiling, then you get all this nice soft white light coming down to light everything up. Granted, I'm a photographer and own my own lighting, but you can get this with smaller flashes, your subjects just have to be smaller.
These are Tama Starclassic Bubinga Elite drums made in Japan in 2009. It was a custom order because they don't have that gold stripe that goes around the drums. It's just basic gun metal gray. The drum hardware is brushed nickle. It looks a little darker than the regular chrome, but not much. Classy. Sizes are 6.5x10, 7x12 and 15x16 toms, and a 18x20 bass drum.
In the behind the kit shot, you can see that deep rich red African Rosewood show up in the bass drum.
The snare drum is a classic Tama Mastercraft steel 6.5x14 snare drum that was built in 1982. I just got it today and spent most of the day dismantling it and cleaning it up. I put new heads on it and new snare wires and this drum absolutely rocks. This is my first time having a snare with die cast hoops so I'm still adjusting to it. Hell, I've never played a 6.5" deep drum ever! It does sound drier and not quite as ringy, but it is ringy enough. Dang thing weighs in at 13 pounds.
I've included a shot of me behind the kit so you can see how the lighting actually works. And when you see my name, you don't associate it with a young sexy female.
And yes, I only need two cymbals and some hats. No, I don't need to add drums to this set-up. In fact, I have one tom too many as it is! Another important piece that's missing from the shots is the cowbell. I tend to use mine alot, but it's not in the pictures.
Enjoy some Tama Bubinga porn!
The last thread about what I was going to get went a bit long, and now that the new tools are actually ready for a gig, I figured a new thread was in order. Yes, my next plan is to post some videos of it so you can hear how I tune drums, and they do actually sound quite good. But here they are first...
Some may question the "proper lighting" bit - well, if you take your flashes, and point them at a white ceiling, then you get all this nice soft white light coming down to light everything up. Granted, I'm a photographer and own my own lighting, but you can get this with smaller flashes, your subjects just have to be smaller.
These are Tama Starclassic Bubinga Elite drums made in Japan in 2009. It was a custom order because they don't have that gold stripe that goes around the drums. It's just basic gun metal gray. The drum hardware is brushed nickle. It looks a little darker than the regular chrome, but not much. Classy. Sizes are 6.5x10, 7x12 and 15x16 toms, and a 18x20 bass drum.
In the behind the kit shot, you can see that deep rich red African Rosewood show up in the bass drum.
The snare drum is a classic Tama Mastercraft steel 6.5x14 snare drum that was built in 1982. I just got it today and spent most of the day dismantling it and cleaning it up. I put new heads on it and new snare wires and this drum absolutely rocks. This is my first time having a snare with die cast hoops so I'm still adjusting to it. Hell, I've never played a 6.5" deep drum ever! It does sound drier and not quite as ringy, but it is ringy enough. Dang thing weighs in at 13 pounds.
I've included a shot of me behind the kit so you can see how the lighting actually works. And when you see my name, you don't associate it with a young sexy female.
And yes, I only need two cymbals and some hats. No, I don't need to add drums to this set-up. In fact, I have one tom too many as it is! Another important piece that's missing from the shots is the cowbell. I tend to use mine alot, but it's not in the pictures.
Enjoy some Tama Bubinga porn!