Heavy drums as these are meant to be tuned a bit higher so you get a Full sound.. take out any bass muffle and tune it higher with just a towel on bottom of batter side, toms tune bottom heads a bit tighter.. Tommy lee from motley crue used this same kit for the 1985 theater of pain tour.. huge drum sound
I own a 6.5 Zelkova but I think the throw off is just fine, I have issues with Gretch older throw off and Brady that has a some kind of acrylic one that starts to crack.
I reckon there was or is, enough base coat/sapphire to then nip up with p300 then apply two coats of 2k clear lacquer. Beautiful drum's by the way, and a damn good ear you have too! 👍
Awesome kit, Dave. Love the gold hardware too. For some reason, Tama included natural maple finished hoops on the first Green Sparkle kits in 1996-97, so I do think those are original on yours. Why? No idea. But, they were proud enough of the color combo to use it for the cover of the Japanese and US catalogues in 1996/1997. By the 2002 catalogue, they seemed to go with matching hoops on the GSP kits.
Those sound so amazing. In 1989, I worked in a music store giving drum lessons. They had a transparent black XPK kit in 12, 13, 16, 22. I used to drool over that kit. I fantasized about how it would look with a set of red Paiste Colorsounds. I really wish I'd bought them.
Hey there, thanks for the video. I just purchased one. Have you put 42 wires on there per chance ? Just wondering if so how you found the sound? Also, what was the tensioning of the first play through. Certainly the best imo
Drummers that dream about this don't know the downside of this. They're heavy as fuck, hard to get a good angle for the rack toms, especially when having two kick drums and the end up really high. I managed to get a pretty good angle with a rack after 16 years of using regular stands. Because of the wieghts, even on the smaller rack toms hardware will take a lot of punishment and even the best Pearl tom holders get worn out faster. In the end, the sound is pretty impressing after all this time.
I bought a 14x6.5 Dynasonic in White Marine Pearl from Steve Maxwell’s shop in Illinois at about the same time. It’s a fantastic drum and I love playing it! I always wanted one but the prices on the vintage ones were incredibly expensive. Thanks for your video.
I’ve used this pedal exclusively since 2000…I love it. Totally smooth and silent…sound engineers love it. Despite having a spare box of the rubber “gizmos”….I’m still using the first “round type” I put on in 2001. The original T shaped ones were not a great success. Several of my drummer friends hate this pedal…they think it’s too “springy”…and also, they distrust it because it doesn’t have a metal spring…even though there is a conversion kit for it. My own view is that it is a robust and beautifully engineered piece of kit. The bass drum attachment couldn’t be simpler…no messing with wing nuts or drum keys…just lift the batter side of the drum up a couple of inches and clip the pedal…same deal at the end of the gig-lift and done. The pedal’s undoing was it was simply TOO innovative…drummers (who can be a conservative lot) just couldn’t handle it. But it’s by a long way the best pedal I ever owned…and I don’t expect to ever use anything else.
Great pick up Dave. I still have my BLX in Arctic White purchased new in 1998, 22,10,12,13,16 &18, gigged & recorded with them for many years, still sound amazing. I am fortunate to have a Reference & Reference Pure kit that are both beautiful instruments also. Something will have to give eventually but not the BLX, I am way too attached to them
I've always loved Rudes. First of all, they look so cool. They were so different from any other cymbal at the time. Then of course the clones came out of the woodwork. I have two 22" 80s Rudes. One is just like your 1000. All buffed and shiny on top. I used to have a 1000 rude 14". That was a great little beast. I think I gave it to a student when I taught at my local music store in college. I also had a 3000 Rude 15". Never should have let that one go.
Dave... I've been searching and searching but I can't find a video of you playing or reviewing a Paiste Stewart Copeland signature 22" ride...Do you have one? I do and I think it has a sound of its own..Cheers love what you do.Matty
È davvero difficile per chi non è di lingua inglese ,capire bene,quando parlate con questi " accenti" ed in maniera veloce. Purtroppo ,chi ha avuto la fortuna di nascere in USA ,Uk Etc, dimentica che nel mondo ,non tutti parlano perfettamente l inglese e dovreste avere la cortesia ,almeno di tenerne conto.....l inglese è ormai la lingua universale ( e mi sta bene), ma andrebbe parlata senza accento quando ci si rivolge in video .grazie e perdonami questa critica ma il video è interessante e ben fatto ed è un peccato non riuscire a capire tutto.👋
I believe that is a Paiste Stambul 65. First B8 cymbal ever made. The next B8 cymbal that was made was the iconic Paiste Giant Beats, a la John Bonham w/ Led Zeppelin.
Was tempted myself but alot of 15" in there. Still it's a fantastic buy. Would be interested to know the total cost of travelling with airport parking etc...
