The universal drummer thread (pictures of kit encouraged!)

**turbo** · Posted: Fri Aug 07, 2009 11:28 pm Post subject:

Tape > wasting money

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**turbo** · Posted: Sun Aug 09, 2009 5:54 am Post subject:

**ZxSlippy** · Posted: Sun Aug 09, 2009 8:43 pm Post subject:

Alright guys, I have a question for any drummer that really knows their stuff.

I'm looking into buying a drum set to start off with, and I'm looking to spend 3-4 thousand, I'm looking into a kit that let's me play a lot of metal stuff (Lamb of God, In Flames, Killswitch Engage, etc etc), now here's where my predicament comes in.

I can either buy a TD-12 electronic kit, with Iron Cobra double bass, and a hi-hat stand, which will run me almost 4 grand, but I'm not sure if an E-Kit is a good kit to begin with, I maybe can go acoustic, but the noise factor will piss a lot of people I live with off, and I think I can get more out of an acoustic kit for 4 grand than an E-Kit, what do you guys think I should do?
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**NoWayBack** · Joined: 03 Jul 2008 Posts: 66

My photobucket, and my drums!
http://s820.photobucket.com/albums/zz129/ItsMyPhotos/

Yes, that IS Spongebob in my bassdrum!
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**turbo** · Posted: Mon Aug 17, 2009 5:29 am Post subject:

I have that same spongebob, but my mom keeps him on his bed.
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**turbo** · Posted: Tue Aug 18, 2009 4:06 am Post subject:

Chinas come in a very wide range of sounds. Anything in particular you are looking for?
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**lowblow808** · Joined: 12 Mar 2009 Posts: 30 Location: Kona, Hawaii

Wuhans are very popular, and cheap. However I heard they are prone to cracking faster. If anything, you should try to grab several different sizes depending on your taste.
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**BrianSpud33** · Joined: 17 Nov 2006 Posts: 486

I have a 12" Wuhan china that came in a two-pack with a 12" splash... took 2 years of beating the crap out of it to break it, so I'd say it held up pretty well.

Besides, if you break a Wuhan, you can just buy another one for 5 bucks or whatever. They're incredibly cheap. (Not thaaat cheap, but I'd say $80 at the most for a pretty big china.)

EDIT: Actually, I just did a quick search, and you can get an 18" china and a 10" splash in a pack for $60 from zzsounds.

Hell, you can buy a 22" Wuhan gong for less than most 16 to 18" crashes. Awesome.
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**BrianSpud33** · Joined: 17 Nov 2006 Posts: 486

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EDIT: double post, sorry. Please delete, mods.
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**wheelchr** · Joined: 20 Aug 2007 Posts: 422 Location: Vancouver, WA

Im thinking about purchasing the Roland TD-9S, or If my parents throw me a extra $1,000 I'll get the TD-9SX's, anybody have either of these kits? Were they worth the money?