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Well, I would like to know what is your drumkit composed by?

I hape a Pearl Export, all black, with 5 drums : 2 tomtom, 1 tom bass, a snare drum signature, a bass drum...a double pedal Eliminator and 3 cymbals (but will buy another in few weeks, just the time to save money to do it).

I'll post a pic of my drums in a week or two.

Tama Swingstar drums :

22"x18" Bass drum
9"x11", 10"x12" & 11"x13" rack toms
16"x18" and 18"x18" Floor toms
14"x5,5" Snare drum

Sabian AA Metal-X 13" Fusion Hats
Meinl Amun 20" Rock Ride
Zildjian A' Custom 18" Rock Crash
Sabian AAX 16" Explosion Crash
Meinl Raker 14" Lightning Crash
Sabian Mike Portnoy Signature 7" and 9" Max Splashes
Sabian AA 18" China

Pearl (from my old kit ), Gibraltar & Tama hardware

Premier double pedal, Evans heads, Vic Firth sticks

And that's about it, pics will come as soon as I move my lazy ass and take them

My cheap Trax-drumset:

5 drums:
2 rack toms, floor tom, snare, and a bass drum.

2 unidentified, crappy cymbals.
One pair of three-times-repaired-with-tape Finest 7A drumsticks.

If I'd only have more money, I would buy a much better kit...

Nice kits, guys!

Here are pics from my old Pearl MMX set, loved the colours The new one looks quite the same way, but it's gray and has chrome hardware. I've a bit less cymbals too.

Nice setup you got there!

Although I must be honest, green isn't my favourite colour for drums

NeonVomit wrote:Nice setup you got there!

Although I must be honest, green isn't my favourite colour for drums

Neither it is mine anymore, that's why I changed But when I started to build that one I was 13 or somthing, thought it looked kinda cool

MaFiaBoY wrote:Here are pics from my old Pearl MMX set, loved the colours The new one looks quite the same way, but it's gray and has chrome hardware. I've a bit less cymbals too.

OMG!!!

I can't believe my eyes!! It's a soooooo wonderful drumskit!

How much money did you spend for it?

I spent all my money in it between approx. 13 and 17 years old I couldn't tell you how much it costed, around 10,000 euros maybe... A lot of it are christmas- or birthday-presents.

10.000 euros???!!

Anyway, that's a wonderful kit!!

But, did you think once to record yourself playing these drums and, then, post the samples on this forum?

MetalAngel wrote: 10.000 euros???!!

Anyway, that's a wonderful kit!!

But, did you think once to record yourself playing these drums and, then, post the samples on this forum?

As I told you, I didn"t sped 10,000 euros, more than half of it are presents. And no, I never rcorded myself cause I have nothing to do it here, I don't even have my kit, it's at my (ex) girlfriend's house (not enough space in mine). But here I have a little 750€ Pearl Forum and some cymbals to practice a little so I might do it someday

MaFiaBoY wrote:I don't even have my kit, it's at my (ex) girlfriend's house (not enough space in mine).

What a nice ex u have!
good to hear that u are still friends
Sorry for my naiveness.

my drumkit

-two bass drums 22' With remo Powerstroke 3 Bassdrum heads
-two toms (12' & 13')
-Omega Snare 14'
-two DW5000 Accelerator 3 Pedals.
-Tom 16'
-Ride Meinl live sound 20'
-Paiste 320 hihat 14'
-Crash Paiste 520 16'
-and a china thats not there 16' (paiste too)
-i also have an Double Pedal TaMA Ironcobra for the live shows beacuse there arent double bass drumkits over there

DW5000AD3 wrote:

my drumkit

-two bass drums 22' With remo Powerstroke 3 Bassdrum heads
-two toms (12' & 13')
-Omega Snare 14'
-two DW5000 Accelerator 3 Pedals.
-Tom 16'
-Ride Meinl live sound 20'
-Paiste 320 hihat 14'
-Crash Paiste 520 16'
-and a china thats not there 16' (paiste too)
-i also have an Double Pedal TaMA Ironcobra for the live shows beacuse there arent double bass drumkits over there

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Cool kit, DW!!! What model is it?

But, do you know the 'edit' button???

i bought tho single kits OMEGA (cheap )

then i put them together.

nice. But, I didn't know the mark OMEGA...

Well, my first drumskit was a Power Beat...something very very cheap, but, I was a beginner, so, that's normal...Now, I have a Pearl Export...

A black and white Mapex Venus.

22" bass drum
10" tom
13" tom
14" tom
18" floor tom
12" tama sopranino snare

13" sabian HandHammered HiHat
15" zildjian A serie crash
16" zildjian K serie dark crash
16" paiste 802 serie crash
18" paiste 802 serie china
10" zildjian (a really old one) splash
8" zildjian ZBT serie splash
18" sabian HandHammered medium ride

Mapex double pedal
Dixon cow bell

if i put online a photo i'll post here.
Now i'll buy a 18" china and a sabian A serie mini china and then i'll be satisfied... i think

I'd like a drumkit. Unfortunately I'm saving up to buy a contrabasso so that is unlikely to happen

He, he, he, same here NeonVomit, I'm saving for a electric guitar that I'll buy this summer....but I like drums the most.

Drums are very expensive instruments. I paid my Pearl Export 1620 €. I rather should had to buy a Jackson Randy Rhoads. It's only 700 €.

MetalAngel wrote:Drums are very expensive instruments. I paid my Pearl Export 1620 €. I rather should had to buy a Jackson Randy Rhoads. It's only 700 €.

Indeed. Makes me sick when I see guys like Portnoy who have an incredibly large set FOR FREE :/

And besides they would have more than enough money to pay for them...

MaFiaBoY wrote:

MetalAngel wrote:Drums are very expensive instruments. I paid my Pearl Export 1620 €. I rather should had to buy a Jackson Randy Rhoads. It's only 700 €.

Indeed. Makes me sick when I see guys like Portnoy who have an incredibly large set FOR FREE :/

And besides they would have more than enough money to pay for them...

Yeah. But, the endorsing is only for great and famous drummers.

MetalAngel wrote:

MaFiaBoY wrote:

MetalAngel wrote:Drums are very expensive instruments. I paid my Pearl Export 1620 €. I rather should had to buy a Jackson Randy Rhoads. It's only 700 €.

Indeed. Makes me sick when I see guys like Portnoy who have an incredibly large set FOR FREE :/

And besides they would have more than enough money to pay for them...

Yeah. But, the endorsing is only for great and famous drummers.

Daniel Gildenlöw wrote:The bigger you get, the bigger the chances of being endorsed and the less you need it.

c'est la vérité vraie, ça...

I'm guessing that means 'I agree' in French or something

yeah

Anyway,drums are expensive but if you want to start you can buy cheap drumkits or cheap hihat and crashes etc...
So you can also spend few money if you want.
Then if you'd like to continue with drums you can buy the stuff you like,but i think that,in principle,you'll spend the same money as for other instruments.

MetalAngel wrote:Drums are very expensive instruments. I paid my Pearl Export 1620 €. I rather should had to buy a Jackson Randy Rhoads. It's only 700 €.

You can't gig with only one guitar, need backup, so it doubles the price. Then you need something else, a good amp costs a thousand or two, and all the effects and accessories you need, including a practise amp and some cases and plugs and microphones for even home recording... When you finally have your dream rack you've spent 5000 dollars and then you get tired of it and want to try something new