Aiyak D: If its still on this Friday then I can go, exams now

Hmm, this was in Malacca Why? Thoughts on the setup? Honestly, that's the best setup I've played on which was not a rack. Super comfortable.

A few of us have done stuff lah, but since the Temp. Drummers Paradise, pretty much 90% of the people who come to the Drummer's Paradise have changed, so I think most of the stuff is there

true also But what else you wanna talk? xD

Seeing as I live in a condo, I don't get to use my own set much, apart from recordings and some gigs, where I take bits and pieces of the set along.

But since you asked, this is pretty much my own kit (drums lah, I use more cymbals everywhere else )



Ludwig Epic Funk with a Pearl Steel Piccolo

Features 20”x22” Kick, 8"x12", 7.5"x10", and 7"x8” Toms and a 15”x16” Floor Tom.
I sold the original snare without using it

With Sabian AAX Stage Ride and Stage Crash along with HHX Stage Hats.

One of my more recent setups can be seen in the previous page with full details. Tama Superstar w/two rack toms, two floor toms and two snares, and lots of cymbals.



From left to right (Sabian unless stated): HHX Stage Hats 14', AAXplosion Crash 15', AAX Stage Crash 16', Stagg DH Splash 8' over AA MiniChinese 12', AAX Stage Ride 20', Zildjian ZBT Crash 16'.

Kit: Tama Superstar Hyperdrive with the usual Iron Cobras. Snares are a old Pearl Forum snare and my Pearl Piccolo, with a scooped tone. The Superstar snare was just too.. I dunno lah. Didn't blend


A kit that I use often live (no pictures at the moment, will upload soon) is a Tama Swingstar Japan (old ) with 4 rack toms and one floor tom, along with 3 Zildjian A Custom/A Crashes and A Custom Hats and Ride.



This was my recording setup. PDP 805 and all Sabian AAXs except for the HHX hats and a Paragon Ride (out of picture)

Anyway, I use Tama Iron Cobra Rolling Glides for my double pedals.

I listen to a lot of progressive and metal nowadays (again!) but have a more open playing style.

When I session for bands, I rent/borrow kits according to the style of the band and add in whatever I feel is necessary to blend in, and I only use my own if absolutely necessary (packing+transportation is ).

I use mainly Sabian AAXs and HHXs with one or two other cymbals thrown in when I need them. (or when they are around) No such thing as too many cymbals

This post has been edited by isaacmiranda7: Mar 13 2011, 03:38 PM

DW Collectors Why not? But which one?

I use a remote hat SOMETIMES if there's space/time to set one up for gigs, for example, if its a 4 piece set, or the cymbals can be positioned in a strategic place that does not interfere with my regular setup lah.

Form a businessman point of view... LESS RESALE VALUE. xD

For that price, you could actually get a high end Yamaha too But if you're a DW guy who needs to have DW, why not? If you get Performance, you could have money for an extra snare.

HAHAHAHA! Sure man One of these days lahh. On a public holiday perhaps?

Nah man its been discontinued. I can help you look around though

SABIAN. Sooooo Sabian. Some Cadeson drums are nice, but anyway. Can you name me even ONE GOOD drum brand that makes GOOD cymbals. I think not.

Not all are mine And it depends what your applications are for too. I generally play more rock, so the AAX suits me well.

I use my third rack tom as a floor tom now. I twisted the tom holder to make it into the floor position and clamped it to my cymbal stand.




Anyway, I was in Singapore over the weekend for some drumming.

No pictures yet, but the kit was as follows:

Pearl Session Custom All Maple Shells and Sabian Hand Hammered cymbals.
I couldn't bring my cymbals and hardware cause we traveled down by coach.
The Session Custom also had a Pearl Brass Sensitone.

The floor tom was one of the sweetest I have ever played, and the snare was very versatile. But the thing that stood out to me most was the floor tom. Besides a Masterworks, that was the sweetest maple floor tom I have ever heard. It was really responsive and had this great spread of sound.

Nope! HAHAHAHA! But the Sensitone was good enough lah

Now THAT is sexy. Planning to match that up with a kit? Say you get endorsed by DW, let your reference go for a naic price arh HAHAHAHA!

Anyway guys, if say a company approached you guys for ONE signature kit and TWO signature snares, what would they be? What specs, etc?


This post has been edited by isaacmiranda7: Mar 22 2011, 07:02 PM

DW Collectors arh? What shells?

I would love mine to be a

Yamaha Phoenix (PHX)
8"x7", 10"x8", 12"x9",14"x11" rack toms
16"x14", 18"x16" floor toms
20' bass drum with a Yamaha Subkick

10' and 12' toms will be my primary toms, and if there's space, an extra two auxillary 20' bass drums just for show.

Finishing: White with textured black burst on a burled ash top.

As for the snares: 13' x 5' brass snare and an Oak Custom LOUD 14' x7' snare



:D:D

I have my cheapy piccolo if you guys don't mind

I don't know lah guys. I tend to buy more for my guitar interests than my drums because I don't get to use my gear that often

Get a brass Sensitone lah I know Bentley's has them in stock.

I saw a brass Yamaha the other day, 14x5.5, beautiful. And BRILLIANT SOUND. but don't know whether it was snapped up lah

Maple kits are really nice, and my current kit IS a birch/maple hybrid, and the Session kit that I used the other day was 100% maple too, but have you ever tried an oak kit. WALAO. xD

The Yamaha Oak Custom is simply superb wei. The power and the sound that you can get right, I haven't played a kit to those standards yet

I want to play a FULL DW kit one day too though.

8th maybe? 9th got school

Oh yeah, and guys, I lost my Iron Cobra drum key :S Any idea where I can pick one up? Bentley doesn't do loose parts and now I can't tweak it, and no, some things can't be done with a regular key. I DON'T WANT TO BUY ANOTHER IRON COBRA JUST FOR THE DRUM KEY.


And these few snares have caught my eye..



DW Performance Snare 5.5 x 14


Pearl Masters MCX 5.5 x 14


OCPD Maple Snare 6 x 14


Pork Pie Little Squealer Maple 12 x 5

Any thoughts or opinions?
My next snare CANNOT just be an impact snare, but I love my skins tight.

IF i were to put my Ludwig up for sale here, would anyone be interested? xD

Collectors?

The Oak Custom is one of the most powerful (literally!) snares a drummer can have in his arsenal. Great for live shows, though I have never used it in studios.

Hmm.. The Ludwig Supraphonic is THE most recognizable snare sound, very useful for recordings especially, and the Tama Warlord Masai is simply killer. I haven't seen any in Malaysia though.

BOLD = Edit

This post has been edited by isaacmiranda7: Mar 25 2011, 06:23 PM

I'm saving up the money now. Hmm.. Thoughts on your reference?
Looking at a lot of Yamaha's now, some Tama's look interesting too though. In Malaysia expensive lah Is it worth it to ship snares in? Charges are around how much?

Sexy weih. Review + demo!


I think that it IS possible to pick it out in some situations, especially dry, un-heavily EQ'd mixes or live shows. Its like that Les Paul (in a guitar context) sound. You KNOW its either THAT or a copy of THAT.

ACCIDENT. I meant to say that I have never used it for recording before, just for live shows.

Okay guys, its official, I'm selling my Ludwig Epic.
I only used it a few times (LIKE REALLY A FEW), to record one song, then its been boxed up for several months now.
I'm selling it for RM3.2k, with hardware, no cymbals. Can do multiple configurations, like 3 rack toms and one floor tom or two floor toms and two rack toms. Its a hybrid maple/birch shell, for the birch punch and the maple feel. Great blend.

Its beautiful, natural blackburst lacquer finish. Where can you get finishes like this for such a price? Its pretty much in new/showroom condition lah. I sold the snare a while back so its RM3000 without a snare or RM3200 with a Pearl Steel Piccolo. Trades/partial trades considered.

I'm only selling this because I don't have space to fully utilize it. On the other hand, I go gigging quite a bit, but I only usually bring snares/cymbals/hardware, not full kits. For those, perhaps next time. It really is a great kit and I wouldn't be letting it go, but I don't have a place to keep this, or even more so, play it.

Priority for buying goes to our Drummers Paradise, which is why I haven't posted it elsewhere yet. I really want to pass this on to someone who will take good care of it. It retails for over RM4000 in stores.

Aiyak bro :S Sorry sorry! Go sell your M5 and buy my Epic

Hmm... Check out the Tama Warlord series? The cheaper ones, not the US$2099 ones.

Most Ludwig kits are MIC nowadays, along with Pearl, Tama and the like. IF I'm not mistaken, only the high end kits (Legacy, etc) are built there, along with some snares. Even the Centennials were built in Taiwan.

Personally I don't have anything much against MIC stuff now lah, its built to a pretty high standard.

This post has been edited by isaacmiranda7: Mar 27 2011, 08:49 AM

Size/Shell?

How much was your Collectors arh? and how much was the shipping+taxes?

Would you partial trade with my Epic?

Anyway guys, for an RM1.5k budget, what snares would YOU get?