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I got a Recording Custom! It's in cherry red and looks like it's been well taken care of. I did some research on the serial numbers and I understood the drums are probably not bought at the same time; the small toms are built in 1981, the floor tom 1987, and the bass drum 1980. As you see in the...

Hi guys! Yesterday I found a small (<1cm) crack by the hole of my 20" Meinl Byzance Extra thin hammered crash. It's only a month old, has no other signs of wear and has certainly not been badly treated. I talked to the retailer and they say Meinl probably won't replace it since they usually...

Hey guys! It's been a while! I'm in the search for a new hi hat and there's a guy here in Sweden who has a lot of used, modern and vintage, cymbals. He has a hihat I'm very interested in - it's a Paiste Stambul, 14", pre-1965. It's really thin - 698/714g top/bottom. Is the Paiste Stambul a...

Hello there! I'm about to buy a new snare and I'm looking for one to get a really deep, punchy sound. I have a 14x6.5 Sonor Essential Force snare now but it isn't good enough for me. I'm leaning a bit towards the Tama Sound Lab snares. I'm looking at this one...

Hey all, it's been a while! A few days ago I started hearing a crack in my 18" Istanbul Traditional thin crash. It was not visible but it sizzled a lot when I hit it. Today I searched the cymbal with a flashlight and found a crack as shown in the pictures. It seems like a manufacturing failure...

During what decade was the music you enjoy the most produced? I have to say I like 70's music best. Yes, Neil Young, Springsteen, Zeppelin, Dylan... what do you think? What decade produced the music you like the most? If an admin could make this thread into a real poll with voting and stuff...

My favorite 18" crash is my Paiste 2oo2 Crash. Very bright and clean and it blends perfectly with my 17" 2oo2 crash. I bought the 18" new almost a year ago, and I've really gotten to know this cymbal over hundreds of gigs, practices and recording sessions. Always sounds great, no matter the...

Hello friends. Today I recorded my very first serious drum cover. I covered the song Changes by Yes (1983). I got a surprisingly fitting sound from one overhead mic positioned behind me and one mic hanging down in front of the bass drum, pointing down. As some of you might remember I use a...

Hey guys! I've dealt with this esthetic issue on my Paiste 2oo2 17" crash for almost a year now. I have no idea how the dent got there in the first place as I'm very careful with my cymbals, don't smash them and always use felts. Anyways, how would you go on fixing this damage? Should I smash...

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POV pic of my kit's current state. Fiberskyn Ambassador on snare, coated Amb over clear Amb on toms.

I used this setup for a really soft jazz/lounge/after work kind of gig I had a couple of months ago. My buddy's Pearl Export bass drum (I think it's 20x16), my Tama Superstar 14x5.5 birch snare, my 21" Sweet Ride and my old Sabian XS20 hi hats. It worked quite well and the drums sounded nice...

Hey guys! I went out shopping this morning and came home with a pair of 14" Paiste 2oo2 Sound Edge hihats. I traded my old Zildjian A Custom crash for them (plus I had to pay some extra cash, of course). MAN, do I love these hats. I believe they are the best pair of hats I have ever played...

Read the news today that Obama won the election in the United States. Just like most of the world, I'm a big supporter of Obama and I'm happy the American people is giving him four more years. To the Americans out there: how do you feel? Are you satisfied with Obama? Are you glad he's getting...

Hey guys! Just wanted to share a quick picture of my fresh home studio / musician's pit in my basement. My Catalinas are in there, of course, along with a few guitar amps, a bass amp and some really cozy lamps. I'm moving my saggy couch in there tomorrow. I don't think I'll ever see the sun...

Good afternoon guys. You might have heard me praising Vic Firth's durability in some threads. I've been using VF ever since I got into drumming (10 years ago) and I haven't had any issues with sticks splitting or cracking prematurely. However, I've had problems with almost half of my pairs the...

Hi! I'm hoping all you want to share your wisdom on this topic. I want to know what drumheads the following drummers are using (snare and toms): Vinnie Colaiuta? Omar Hakim? Max Weinberg? Taylor Hawkins? Benny Greb? Bill Bruford? (when he was in Yes) _____ If you know what heads any of...

It looks cool. I tend to use traditional when I play soft jazz. It adds some extra sensitivity to my snare playing. I can only dream of playing traditional in a rock setting, though. I can't whip my left hand fast or hard enough.... lol

I got kind of a chock today when I changed the heads on my Gretsch mahogany snare. In some weird way, I've successfully warped the hoop by tuning my snare bed lugs a little tighter than the others. This is weird, since I am a good tuner, and those four lugs were just a little higher in pitch...