Kenny Bones
Junior Member
Hello people!
I've got this drum kit I bought from a local famous drummer here in Norway about 10 years ago. I never knew what kind of kit if was, and quite frankly I never even cared. Until now..
So I searched all over to find what the hell kind of model this kit was. Until I found that it's probably a Premier Genista kit. The previous owner told me it was from the late 70's, or beginning of the 80s. But it seems these kits were only made in the 90s?
Anyway, the kit consists of a 24" bass drum, and a tom and floor tom. And that's it. The snare is a horrible Sonor something that's worth nothing. So I'm going to replace that with something that suits me. Probably a Gretsh or Ludwig Maple snare.
But, I was wondering what kind of skins suits this kit the best? Right now I've got ambassador coated skins on all drums. I kind of like the Phil Collins/Bill Bruford proggy sound from the early 70s. That's why I use coated skins. But I'm not so sure if these are the skins that's best suited for this particular drum kit? I also like the dampened sound that Ringo Star has. But that's not very suited for live gigs.
To top it all, I've got new Paiste cymbals that cost a hell of a lot of money! I've got these:
Signature Crystal Hi-Hats
Signature 20" Full Ride
2002 16" Thin Crash
2002 16" Crash
2002 16" Medium
Now, these produce a whole lot of sound! And they sound fantastic! But I don't feel like the sound of the kit really matches the cymbals..
Any advice? I'll take any advace, in general or more specific
The genre I'm playing is pretty jazzy. But the band as a whole plays acoustic, country, light to heavy rock. Kind of like Radiohead in sound. So I'm not sure if the kit really suits these genres? I mean, 24" bass drum? Isn't that a bit overkill? How should I tune this kit?
I've got this drum kit I bought from a local famous drummer here in Norway about 10 years ago. I never knew what kind of kit if was, and quite frankly I never even cared. Until now..
So I searched all over to find what the hell kind of model this kit was. Until I found that it's probably a Premier Genista kit. The previous owner told me it was from the late 70's, or beginning of the 80s. But it seems these kits were only made in the 90s?
Anyway, the kit consists of a 24" bass drum, and a tom and floor tom. And that's it. The snare is a horrible Sonor something that's worth nothing. So I'm going to replace that with something that suits me. Probably a Gretsh or Ludwig Maple snare.
But, I was wondering what kind of skins suits this kit the best? Right now I've got ambassador coated skins on all drums. I kind of like the Phil Collins/Bill Bruford proggy sound from the early 70s. That's why I use coated skins. But I'm not so sure if these are the skins that's best suited for this particular drum kit? I also like the dampened sound that Ringo Star has. But that's not very suited for live gigs.
To top it all, I've got new Paiste cymbals that cost a hell of a lot of money! I've got these:
Signature Crystal Hi-Hats
Signature 20" Full Ride
2002 16" Thin Crash
2002 16" Crash
2002 16" Medium
Now, these produce a whole lot of sound! And they sound fantastic! But I don't feel like the sound of the kit really matches the cymbals..
Any advice? I'll take any advace, in general or more specific
The genre I'm playing is pretty jazzy. But the band as a whole plays acoustic, country, light to heavy rock. Kind of like Radiohead in sound. So I'm not sure if the kit really suits these genres? I mean, 24" bass drum? Isn't that a bit overkill? How should I tune this kit?