Andy
Honorary Member
Hi guys,
I've just given my Spaun maple custom a makeover with a new rack & effect cymbals.
I bought two curved Pearl DR sections then shortened the side one to be as compact as possible. I already had some Yamaha cymbal arms and added more to complete the setup. I prefer the Yamaha cymbal arms to Pearl but I like the Pearl rack better than the Yamaha (a lot cheaper too). The whole setup suffers a little from hardware overload but the kit occupies a much smaller footprint than before. A lot faster to set up too.
Most of my cymbals are a combination of modern & traditional dark styles with the odd modern bright cymbal thrown in for good measure. I've replaced some of my bright effect cymbals with new ones from the Turkish maker, Murat Diril. They make four cymbal ranges. I strongly suggest you check out their Renaissance range as a direct competitor to the top series of the big brands (no, I'm not getting paid to say that). These are the darkest of all, the Black Sea range is really trashy, short, a bit quiet but very musical. Apparently, I'm the first in the UK to use these. They're very specialised and certainly won't suit the modern player wanting bright cutting cymbals but they're perfect for my mixed bag approach. Even my little old beloved B8 splash mixes well with them!
Both my kit and cymbal setup gives me huge tonal range in a compact package. Although my cymbal set is wierd by most players standards, I love the range of textures and contrasts is presents. I could have chosen matching stuff but that just didn't do it for me in the major brands. I even use my Vault hats upside down for rock, normal way for everything else. Maybe not what Sabian intended but it really works for me. It was quite a nice day today so I took the kit outside to get some better light. Anyhow, here's the spec's;
Spaun custom maple 5.5mm shells, gold plated brass lugs:
8x7
10x8
12x9
14x11
20x18
14x3.5 Pearl brass free floating shell snare
13x5 Spaun stave maple snare (not pictured)
Pearl DR rack
Yamaha cymbal arms, tom holders, hihat stand, remote hihat
DW snare stand, 5000 pedals, stool
Sabian:
20" HH leopard ride
14" HH hihats
14" Vault hihats
16" HH duo crash
16" HHX power crash
16" APX ozone crash
20" HHX china
8" B8 splash
10" B8 chopper
Murat Diril "The Black Sea"
16" china
10" splash
12" splash
Thanks for taking the time to look at my setup.
I've just given my Spaun maple custom a makeover with a new rack & effect cymbals.
I bought two curved Pearl DR sections then shortened the side one to be as compact as possible. I already had some Yamaha cymbal arms and added more to complete the setup. I prefer the Yamaha cymbal arms to Pearl but I like the Pearl rack better than the Yamaha (a lot cheaper too). The whole setup suffers a little from hardware overload but the kit occupies a much smaller footprint than before. A lot faster to set up too.
Most of my cymbals are a combination of modern & traditional dark styles with the odd modern bright cymbal thrown in for good measure. I've replaced some of my bright effect cymbals with new ones from the Turkish maker, Murat Diril. They make four cymbal ranges. I strongly suggest you check out their Renaissance range as a direct competitor to the top series of the big brands (no, I'm not getting paid to say that). These are the darkest of all, the Black Sea range is really trashy, short, a bit quiet but very musical. Apparently, I'm the first in the UK to use these. They're very specialised and certainly won't suit the modern player wanting bright cutting cymbals but they're perfect for my mixed bag approach. Even my little old beloved B8 splash mixes well with them!
Both my kit and cymbal setup gives me huge tonal range in a compact package. Although my cymbal set is wierd by most players standards, I love the range of textures and contrasts is presents. I could have chosen matching stuff but that just didn't do it for me in the major brands. I even use my Vault hats upside down for rock, normal way for everything else. Maybe not what Sabian intended but it really works for me. It was quite a nice day today so I took the kit outside to get some better light. Anyhow, here's the spec's;
Spaun custom maple 5.5mm shells, gold plated brass lugs:
8x7
10x8
12x9
14x11
20x18
14x3.5 Pearl brass free floating shell snare
13x5 Spaun stave maple snare (not pictured)
Pearl DR rack
Yamaha cymbal arms, tom holders, hihat stand, remote hihat
DW snare stand, 5000 pedals, stool
Sabian:
20" HH leopard ride
14" HH hihats
14" Vault hihats
16" HH duo crash
16" HHX power crash
16" APX ozone crash
20" HHX china
8" B8 splash
10" B8 chopper
Murat Diril "The Black Sea"
16" china
10" splash
12" splash
Thanks for taking the time to look at my setup.
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