I will take toms over cymbals any day, but I know I am going to be in the minority on this one.
I'm surprised there isn't more one-sided-ness here... Flatly put, A good cymbal will have tons more options than the best tom. Sure, you can tune a drum to make different tones, but once you start playing, you have a lot more voices in a good cymbal... I guess that's why it's more important to me, anyway. Doing more with less is very appealing to me.
Well I think if you look at any drum solo everyone always goes gaga over the tom play. Especially the uneducated. Doing more with even more appeals me more. I would much rather listen to someone play their toms than their cymbals.I'm surprised there isn't more one-sided-ness here... Flatly put, A good cymbal will have tons more options than the best tom. Sure, you can tune a drum to make different tones, but once you start playing, you have a lot more voices in a good cymbal... I guess that's why it's more important to me, anyway. Doing more with less is very appealing to me.
Well I think if you look at any drum solo everyone always goes gaga over the tom play. Especially the uneducated. Doing more with even more appeals me more. I would much rather listen to someone play their toms than their cymbals.