[Newkie]

Recently I decided that my setup didn't really do it for me. I got an idea that I wanted to try and here is the result.


First, a picture of my old setup.



That is a really old picture and you'll notice how the room suddenly changes.

And here we have a barrage of pictures of my new setup.
I'll let the blurry photos do the talking.










Notice the metal kitty in the background.


The mandatory feet are present as every every thread with pictures requires.








Let's take a break here.


This is my project I'm working on right now. I can't tell you too much except that it will have 7 strings, 24 frets, 25.5" scale, LoPro Edge 7, some type of AANJ and that it probably will not work.

Back to the drums again.




The plant you see is a "Fikus" in swedish which also means fag. It was a gift from my mother... she gave me two of them...


I'm not overly excited about my ride and my second hi-hat. The Sabian B8 ride is a real pain in the ass. Bad sound, only slight difference when you strike it normally or on the bell and it smells like ass also. The only good thing is that I only paid 5 dollars for it.



Now, for good measure, I'll throw in some pics of my family.








All my drums, except my snare, are Tama Swingstars. Not the best but they're okay sounding for the price. My snare is a 14" Tama Starclassic Birch. It's the best sounding snare I've ever had and I'll never let it go.
Most of the cymbals are Sabian but I also have a Marathon Hi-Hat (crap) and a Bosphorus Crash (awesome).

That's it for now and stay tuned for my "secret" project!

[Leon]

i'm not much of a drummer (i'm NO drummer at all ), other than moving some pieces around, are there any other differences? how big of a change is it for you?

[audibleE]

That is truly a fine setup sir. Nice work.

[TheMissing]

Nice, looks really comfortable to play.

...Man, now I wanna play my drums...

Get rid of those Iron Cobra Jr's Get the real thing or any of the other high end pedals. (but I assume you were trying to save monies, pedals are pricey)

[The Dark Wolf]

You are lacking a china!

Otherwise, nice.

[Shawn]

Nice kit. I love the rack too. Nice guitar collection as well.

[Newkie]

Originally Posted by Leon

i'm not much of a drummer (i'm NO drummer at all ), other than moving some pieces around, are there any other differences? how big of a change is it for you?

It's quite a big change. I've lowered the whole rack so the toms have a new angle and the ride is moved more towards the center. The addition of a tom to the left of me is quite a change also. It enables some really cool stuff and makes some other stuff almost unplayable.

Originally Posted by audibleE

That is truly a fine setup sir. Nice work.

Thank you!

Originally Posted by TheMissing

Nice, looks really comfortable to play.

...Man, now I wanna play my drums...

Get rid of those Iron Cobra Jr's Get the real thing or any of the other high end pedals. (but I assume you were trying to save monies, pedals are pricey)

Hehe, the pedals are called HP500 or HP150, if I remember correctly, and they are absolute rubbish. They included them when i bought the kit and I haven't upgraded yet. Two good pedals here will set you back at least $850 or maybe $680 if you are lucky.

[Apophis]

I think it's nice

[TheMissing]

Originally Posted by Newkie

Hehe, the pedals are called HP500 or HP150, if I remember correctly, and they are absolute rubbish. They included them when i bought the kit and I haven't upgraded yet. Two good pedals here will set you back at least $850 or maybe $680 if you are lucky.

Yeah, any tama pedal that's NOT a true iron cobra is just garbage!

You can actually buy two *real* Tama Iron Cobras here for about $130 each, but I don't know how much they are where you live. Are they really that much more?

[Newkie]

Originally Posted by TheMissing

Yeah, any tama pedal that's NOT a true iron cobra is just garbage!

You can actually buy two *real* Tama Iron Cobras here for about $130 each, but I don't know how much they are where you live. Are they really that much more?

Unfortunately they are. The list price for one is $315 but all the shops sell them at almost $400 each. However there is one place were you can get lucky. A store that also rents out gear and there you can find pedals dirt cheap. They haven't been used but they've been on tour as backup. Only problem is that all the good stuff gets sold before I have a chance to buy it.