Cleaning up some old Ludwig Standard Drums

[dorfmeister]

Recently got one of those Pork Pie Tractor Thrones. Really solid and stable under the ol' bootie.

[dorfmeister]

Inventory of the Kit:

Ludwig Standards
22x14
16x16
13x9

Coated Emperor on batter side, coated Ambassador on the resonant side for toms
Coated Powerstroke 3 on batter side, Fiberskyn 3 on resonant side on bass drum

Ludwig Supraphonic Snare
14x5

Stock heads.

Sabian HH Medium 20" Ride Cymbal
Sabian AAX Memphis 21" Ride Cymbal
Dream Energy 14" hihats

DW5000 Accelerator bass drum pedal
DW5000 3-Leg Hi-Hat Pedal

DW5000 Series straight cymbal stand
DW9000 Series straight cymbal stand

Pork Pie Tractor Style Throne

Ahead 7A Sticks/Gig Grips

[The Mad Owl]

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my sister has those exact same kind of drums

[dorfmeister]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3TGpfMj1ts[/youtube]

my sister has those exact same kind of drums

Cool. Looks like the same wrap even (Gold Astro). How does she like them?

[dorfmeister]

[warwick.hoy]

Love it dude,....looks awesome.

[The Mad Owl]

She loves them, always a conversation starter!

[dorfmeister]

Ok So I've reconfigured my cymbals. I put my Sabian 20" HH Medium ride over the bass drum with a boom. This is my heaviest, least crashable ride and I like this placement for it. The 21" Sabian Memphis ride is back a bit and hovering over the floor tom. This one is my favorite cymbal and has a big bright and non-gongy crash plus it is a great, bright somewhat washy ride and a contrast to the darker HH Medium ride.

I've want to find a nice, used 17 or 18 inch crash above the rack tom, high hat, snare triumvirate. Right now I've got a 16" Wuhan crash there and it is not cutting it. It sounds cheap, thin, and trashy.

It is important for me to find a fairly inexpensive used cymbal for this spot but its got to be able to hold its own with the Sabians. I've been thinking 18" Sabian Omni though even used that is probably a bit out of my price range. I am also thinking about the Sabian AAX Stage and Studio series crashes but I am concerned that these may be a bit too "hard rock" or "metal" for my tastes as I need something for lower volume rock.

Also seriously thinking about an 18" Paiste Giant Beat or 2002. Wondering how well they would integrate with my Sabians.

Alson thinking about Zildjian but not sure which models to look for.

[Birthday Boy]

HHX Studio 18"? I have the Stage variant. They sit back in the mix more than the AAXs. They're not trashy like the HHXtreme stuff. They (at least the Stage) project but aren't so bright/modern sounding.

[dorfmeister]

HHX Studio 18"? I have the Stage variant. They sit back in the mix more than the AAXs. They're not trashy like the HHXtreme stuff. They (at least the Stage) project but aren't so bright/modern sounding.

Yeah, I bet that would be pretty much perfect though the hhx seems to be a fair bit more expensive used than the aa or aax stuff.

[dorfmeister]

Set the controls for the heart of the sun!

[dorfmeister]

Just ordered one of the Meinl Hand hammered cowbells and a DW Bass drum hoop clamp to install it.

[dorfmeister]

Just added a Meinl Hand Hammered Cowbell to the set-up.

[Seedy]

OK I'll do it.

NEEDS MOAR COWBELL.

[dorfmeister]

OK I'll do it.

NEEDS MOAR COWBELL.

Somebody had to say it at some point.