Monday, April 4, 2011

First Step when considering buying a drum set


            Most drummers when picking out a drum set, they always have to consider a lot of things.  First, is the sound of the drums.  When thinking of the sound of the drums you have know what type of wood gives a certain sound.  There are so many to choose from but the few that I am going to be talking about is maple, oak, and birch wood.  Maple wood gives a warm tone, full sustain, and outstanding projection.  Oak wood, gives drums the ability to cut through loud music without sounding brittle. Oak has a low fundamental and lots of warmth, but without losing the high-end frequencies.  Birch quality has the ability to give a sharp, solid response in the upper registers, but mainly for it’s outstanding ability to carry the middle to low tones.
            So now that you know the difference between the three types of wood, the next question that comes to mind is comfort ability.  Now when we think of the comfort and the feel of the drums, the brand name has a lot to do with that.  In this Blog we will briefly discuss only three different brands, which are Yamaha drums, Pearl drums, and DW drums.
            Yamaha drums: The Yamaha original ball mount and clamp offers exceptional flexibility in mounting angles. Using a hard synthetic resin ball and a die-cast serrated joint, this clamp maintains any position with excellent stability and positioning accuracy.
             Pearl Drums: The curved bars allow closer drum component positioning and present a more rounded feel and visual appearance. The DR-503C features flexible height adjustments with 100% slip-proof square tubing.
DW drums Rack System: you can achieve even the most complicated set-ups. Whether you want to suspend a gong drum, or just make your rig easier to take to shows, it has enough clamps and options to make it happen. Heavy-gauge stainless steel tubing means this rack is built for the road and DW clamps and memory locks ensure a repeatable set up every single time.
All of these different type of racks and mounting clamps all make the comfortbility of the drumset.  Wether if your set up is a very standard set up or a complicated personal setup. One of these racks or mounting clamp will fit you depending on your preference.  So if you still are undecided on what type of drumset to get I can give you some reference from a few of my favorite drummers and you can see their set up and hear the type of drums they use.
Teddy Campbell (yamaha)
Tony Royster jr (DW)
Melvin Baldwin (Pearl)



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