Sweet 4 pc. Chris!!!!!!! Dayum.
Yep, this year I have dumped 3 times as much on replacements and other pieces than I spent on the original kit.
The kit is a basic PDP 5 pc. Not even 1/10th as beautiful as yours. I replaced the stock heads out with Remo Pinstripes and Powerstrokes for the kick which made a huge improvement in sound. However, now I have my eyes on the Gretcsh Catalina in pearl white as a replacement for all of the shells. Maybe next year.
Cymbals- Zildjian ZBTs (hats, crash and ride) a huge step up from what I had, but seem a bit stiff and too bright sounding. Would love to get my hands on some of those Zildjian A's. I also picked up a little Sabian B8 splash cymbal. This is an awesome little guy for the money and adds a nice litte punch accent to the prebeat on punk and funk tracks (think like Minutemen). Picked up an LP mountable tamborine which I lalso ove to hit on for different styles of music.
Replaced the stock pedal with a Tama Iron Cobra. It was between that and the DW 9000 series, but I felt the Tama was very comparible for $100 less. I love this thing!
For father's day, I got a really nice Tama fat saddle style throne and some other little goodies.
I hear ya on the sticks. They go fast and are not cheap. If you run into any good bulk deals, let me know. I prefer wood tipped- 5A. My favorite sticks so far (and most durable) are the Vator Chad Smith Funk Blasters.
Damn, I get all worked up and could go on and on. I will try to catch you in IM some time.
These are the items I am still looking to buy in the next couple months-
-Tama Iron Cobra HH905 Hat Stand (or DW 9000- doubt that will happen)
-Pearl Chad Smith Signature Snare
-Tascam digital 8 track recorder (for messing around with my son)
-2-3 decent dynamic mics -or- a condenser/dynamic mic bundle.
Last edited by slcraiders; 06-23-2008 at 10:33 PM.
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