Reviews, Tips & Tricks About Drums & Drumming
What Is Your Favorite Drum Set Cymbals and Sticks?
I personally like Pearl or DW, Zildjian cymbals, and Vater sticks.
I’ve been playing about 30 years and I’ve come to think there isn’t much difference between any of the quality sets. Hardware and heads are important as is the shell material. Right now I’m playing a Premier jazz set with dark pinstripe heads that I like. Not big and boomy, but good tone and I don’t mute them at all. I feel a little differently about cymbals, and really do like zildjian although I have a 20″ studio crash from Sabian that I like a lot – even though I’ve broken 2 of them playing live.
My very favorite sticks were synthetics (not Ahead) They were made by Mainline, but they haven’t made them for years. I like nylon tips because I’m a little deaf -ALWAYS WEAR EAR PROTECTION- and the nylon helps me hear the tips on the ride cymbals. Happy drumming!
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about 4 years ago
It has been a very long time but, Seems like I always used Ludwig.
I've got one in the attic that is about 40 years old. (!)
(Marching band, jazz band, etc.)
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about 4 years ago
I use:
Sabian Cymbals.
Axis Percussion Bass drum pedals
Vic Firth Drumsticks
Extreme Isolation Headphones
I use cheap drums though.
As for great drummers:
Gene Hoglan
George Kollias
Nicholas Barker
Mike Portnoy
Joey Jordinson is DEFINITELY NOT a good drummer.
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about 4 years ago
My setup in the studio is pretty much the same as the tour setup. I used Tama Rockstar for years, but switched about 4 or 5 years ago to Sonor. I've stuck with Aquarian drumheads for years. Nothing beats them. Also stuck with Sabian cymbals and hardware, Vater sticks, and several Latin Percussion side pieces. Sabian has a much richer sound than the other brands of cymbals, especially playing live and playing hard rock. As for why I switched drum brands, Tama got too expensive and too fancy. As far as I know, they stopped making the basic Rockstar drums. Sonor was the closest thing – in terms of the sound and quality. (Better prices too!) I tried Yamaha drums once – I liked them too.
References :
about 4 years ago
TAMA, Paiste cymbals, Vic Firth or Pro-Mark drum sticks, Pinstripe heads, Axis double bass drum pedals, Alesis DM Pro drum module, Crown amplifiers, Mackie soundboards, TOA speakers (they don't make them anymore, but I like my old ones).
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about 10 months ago
Ludwig drums, Meinl and Paiste cymbals, Vater sticks, and Iron Cobra pedals