I'm right there with you!Any bass drum I acquire that has tom mounts will be restored to virgin status immediately. I place my only rack tom in a snare stand. Tom mounts have always been to my disliking. In fact, I utterly despise them. I don't like rack systems either. They look ridiculous to me.
I play only Pearl drums and have used their bass masking plates on occasion. They're easy to apply and look relatively professional. Some drummers go with custom plates as well. If you conduct an in-depth search, you may be able to find someone who can craft a plate to your specifications.
I like the arrangement of your setup. It's similar to mine, though I play only one floor tom.
I've done considerable amount of searching for "plates" for this exact situation. PDP makes the only one I have found.
I sometimes see motorcycle covers/plates that may work. ?
They are incredibly easy to make. Get a thin piece of sheet metal, and a thin sheet of rubber. Use the mount as a template for the sheet metal. Trace the base of the mount onto the metal, and use the screw hole locations to drill the holes for the screws. Cut out the plate, drill the holes, cut the rubber to fit between the plate and the shell. Use the mount screws and bottom plate from the mount and put it all back together. Thirty minutes of work and $20 in parts. Done.
Any bass drum I acquire that has tom mounts will be restored to virgin status immediately. I place my only rack tom in a snare stand. Tom mounts have always been to my disliking. In fact, I utterly despise them. I don't like rack systems either. They look ridiculous to me.
I play only Pearl drums and have used their bass masking plates on occasion. They're easy to apply and look relatively professional. Some drummers go with custom plates as well. If you conduct an in-depth search, you may be able to find someone who can craft a plate to your specifications.
I like the arrangement of your setup. It's similar to mine, though I play only one floor tom.
Thanks! I loooove that 18" floor tom.
It's original. That bass drum is worth $30 million.Gustav Klimt bass drum art! Never saw that before.
It's original. That bass drum is worth $30 million.
Gustav Klimt bass drum art! Never saw that before.
I play a 16, but if I wanted to add a second, I'd go with an 18 as well. Stirring up some thunder on an 18 is the best way to get the attention of the room.
Looks good.Thanks! Home-made from an old IKEA canvas print. My wife never liked her (formerly visible) boobs on display, so now we can enjoy the painting, as well as rock the f*** out!
They are incredibly easy to make. Get a thin piece of sheet metal, and a thin sheet of rubber. Use the mount as a template for the sheet metal. Trace the base of the mount onto the metal, and use the screw hole locations to drill the holes for the screws. Cut out the plate, drill the holes, cut the rubber to fit between the plate and the shell. Use the mount screws and bottom plate from the mount and put it all back together. Thirty minutes of work and $20 in parts. Done.
Don't these just pop out when you hit the first note of the big show? ?Every conversion I've ever seen IRL has just been a plastic tube insert... Easy to pop in, easy to remove. I assumed that almost everyone used these.