﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>, What drumsets do you play???</title><link>http://www.mikeportnoy.com/forum/</link><description /><copyright>(c) The Forum @ mikeportnoy.com</copyright><ttl>30</ttl><item><title> RE: , What drumsets do you play??? (olli)</title><description>  I have two sets: &lt;br&gt;   &lt;br&gt;  -Acoustic set: &lt;br&gt;  bassdrum,3 toms,snare,hihat,3 cymbals,double pedals,cowbell &lt;br&gt;   &lt;br&gt;  -Electric set: &lt;br&gt;  Bassdrum,3 toms,snare,hihat,2 cymbals, Roland td-6 module &lt;br&gt;   &lt;br&gt;  &lt;img src="http://www.mikeportnoy.com/forum/upfiles/smiley/s1.gif" alt="" /&gt; </description><link>http://www.mikeportnoy.com/forum/fb.ashx?m=851934</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 May 2005 15:20:49 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title> RE: , What drumsets do you play??? (Invert)</title><description>  Pearl export. 12",13",16" toms. 14" snare. 6",8",10" rototoms. 22" bass drum. 20" paiste 302 ride. 10" paiste 502 splash. 16" unknown brand crash (its really poo). 14" headliner hats. 18" sabian solar china. pacific 402 double bass pedal. &lt;br&gt;   &lt;br&gt;   &lt;br&gt;  hopefully getting a tama rockstar soon </description><link>http://www.mikeportnoy.com/forum/fb.ashx?m=851926</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 May 2005 15:16:13 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title> RE: , What drumsets do you play??? (thebrickwall)</title><description>  My next kit - Mapex Saturn Pro, Emerald Stardust finish, 10, 12, 14, 16, 22 &lt;br&gt;  My current gigging kit - Drumworld Stage Master in Amber finish, 10, 12, 13, 16, 22 &lt;br&gt;  My bedroom (practise) kit - cheap Performance Percussion 5 piece in blue with an extra 10 tom &lt;br&gt;  My 2ndary practise kit (At our practise space) - cheap ass honer LEx kit in white &lt;br&gt;   &lt;br&gt;  PTBW </description><link>http://www.mikeportnoy.com/forum/fb.ashx?m=850767</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 May 2005 20:13:49 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title> RE: , What drumsets do you play??? (Suludance)</title><description>  &lt;blockquote class="quote"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br&gt;The Hardware  &lt;br&gt;  I have the three sided Pearl ICON rack with the square tubing. It's wonderful. I strongly suggest it for you guys out there with larger kits.  &lt;br&gt;  A billion clamps, tom mounts/holders, cymbal boom arms, etc.  &lt;br&gt;  I use Sonor Pedals, in fact I got these from the Miami Thomas Lang Clinic, after he used 'em. They are the Giant Step double pedals (strap drive, but interchangable with a double-chain, which was included) and 400 series hi-hat stand. I also currently have two hi-hats set up on either side of my bass pedals, that is Pearl Eliminator series ( I'm using my Eliminator double pedal at my guitarist's house) and I must add that the Sonor Pedals feel better to me than any other pedal I have tried, which is almost all of them (Axis, Pearl, Tama, Mapex, Ludwig, etc. etc.) &lt;/blockquote&gt; &lt;br&gt;   &lt;br&gt;  Icon Rack Rules. </description><link>http://www.mikeportnoy.com/forum/fb.ashx?m=850748</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 May 2005 20:02:37 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title> RE: , What drumsets do you play??? (cjcdrums)</title><description>  As far as my kit goes (well, my new kit, anyway) here it is: &lt;br&gt;   &lt;br&gt;  The Software &lt;br&gt;  Drums: &lt;br&gt;  5 pc. Pearl Session Maple + 14" Pearl Free-Floating Maple Snare + 14" Pearl Export Steel Snare (on left side) &lt;br&gt;  It's set up as two rack toms, two hanging floor toms, and two snares, Thomas Lang Style &lt;br&gt;  Cymbals: &lt;br&gt;  I have like twenty good cymbals, so I'll list what's currently on my kit: &lt;br&gt;  2 X 14" Meinl Thomas Lang Signature Filter Chinas &lt;br&gt;  16" Meinl Thomas Lang Signature Synthetix Crash &lt;br&gt;  17" Meinl Thomas Lang Signature Kompressor Crash &lt;br&gt;  18" Meinl Thomas Lang Signature Signal Crash / Klub Ride &lt;br&gt;  18" Zildjian A Custom Crash &lt;br&gt;  16" Zildjian A Paperthin Crash &lt;br&gt;  10" Zildjian A Custom Splash &lt;br&gt;  20" Zildjian K Custom Flat Top Ride &lt;br&gt;  18" Wuhan China (upside-down, of course) &lt;br&gt;  22" Paiste Dark Energy Ride (Mark II) &lt;br&gt;  14" Paiste Dark Energy Hi-Hats &lt;br&gt;  14" Camber Cutting Edge Medium Hi-Hats &lt;br&gt;  A cowbell of unknown brand (not a cymbal, so sue me) &lt;br&gt;   &lt;br&gt;  The Hardware &lt;br&gt;  I have the three sided Pearl ICON rack with the square tubing. It's wonderful. I strongly suggest it for you guys out there with larger kits. &lt;br&gt;  A billion clamps, tom mounts/holders, cymbal boom arms, etc. &lt;br&gt;  I use Sonor Pedals, in fact I got these from the Miami Thomas Lang Clinic, after he used 'em. They are the Giant Step double pedals (strap drive, but interchangable with a double-chain, which was included) and 400 series hi-hat stand. I also currently have two hi-hats set up on either side of my bass pedals, that is Pearl Eliminator series ( I'm using my Eliminator double pedal at my guitarist's house) and I must add that the Sonor Pedals feel better to me than any other pedal I have tried, which is almost all of them (Axis, Pearl, Tama, Mapex, Ludwig, etc. etc.) </description><link>http://www.mikeportnoy.com/forum/fb.ashx?m=850735</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 May 2005 19:50:13 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title> RE: , What drumsets do you play??? (JayBeefC)</title><description>  Pearl Export Select in Burgundy Mist: &lt;br&gt;   &lt;br&gt;  8 x 10 tom &lt;br&gt;  10 x 12 tom &lt;br&gt;  11 x 13 tom &lt;br&gt;  12 x 14 tom &lt;br&gt;  16 x 16 floor tom &lt;br&gt;  16 x 22 kick &lt;br&gt;  5 x 14 snare &lt;br&gt;   &lt;br&gt;  Cymbals: &lt;br&gt;   &lt;br&gt;  14" Zildjian New Beat Hi Hats &lt;br&gt;  15" Zildjian Paper Thin Crash &lt;br&gt;  10" Sabian B8 Pro Splash (inverted) &lt;br&gt;  10" Sabian AA Splash &lt;br&gt;  20" Zildjian Medium Ride &lt;br&gt;  18" Sabian B8 Pro China </description><link>http://www.mikeportnoy.com/forum/fb.ashx?m=850728</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 May 2005 19:44:19 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title> RE: , What drumsets do you play??? (Suludance)</title><description>  DW in Exotic Olive Ash &lt;br&gt;  20" Bass w/ Woofer &lt;br&gt;  8,10,12,14,16 tom &lt;br&gt;  21" Gong drum &lt;br&gt;  MP 12" Melody Master &lt;br&gt;   &lt;br&gt;  Sabian (Various) &lt;br&gt;  16,17,18,19,20 crash &lt;br&gt;  16,18 O-Zone crash &lt;br&gt;  14, 16, 18, 20 China &lt;br&gt;  8,8,7,6,10,11,9,10 splash &lt;br&gt;  10" 12" Max Stax &lt;br&gt;   &lt;br&gt;  Vic Firth 5AN </description><link>http://www.mikeportnoy.com/forum/fb.ashx?m=850718</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 May 2005 19:39:10 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title> RE: , What drumsets do you play??? (Gow)</title><description>  Drums: DW &lt;br&gt;  Fishish:Blood Red Sparkle Lacquer &lt;br&gt;  18x22 bass &lt;br&gt;  8x10,9x12,10x13,12x14,14x16 toms &lt;br&gt;  5x14 cravioto snare w/ natural satin oil finish &lt;br&gt;  Cymbals: Zildjian &lt;br&gt;  A series Thin crash 15", K custom Dark Crash 18", K custom ride 22", A series splash 10" ,  13" K custom dark HH, 18" china high, and two max stax high and low. </description><link>http://www.mikeportnoy.com/forum/fb.ashx?m=850685</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 May 2005 19:20:25 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title> RE: , What drumsets do you play??? (Naigewron)</title><description>  Mapex M &lt;br&gt;  Shells: Maple/basswood &lt;br&gt;  Finish: Transparent Cherry Red &lt;br&gt;  Sizes: 10, 12, 14, 22, 14 &lt;br&gt;  Cymbals: Zildjian ZXT's &lt;br&gt;  2x16" thin/medium crashes, 20" medium ride, 14" solid hi-hats &lt;br&gt;   &lt;br&gt;  Pics: &lt;br&gt;  &lt;img src="http://images.naigewron.net/drumkit/drumkit01.jpg"&gt; &lt;br&gt;  &lt;img src="http://images.naigewron.net/drumkit/drumkit03.jpg"&gt; </description><link>http://www.mikeportnoy.com/forum/fb.ashx?m=850633</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 May 2005 18:40:53 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title> RE: , What drumsets do you play??? (Bostic)</title><description>  Sonor S-Class Pro Maple &amp; Craviotto Solid Maple snare.  &lt;br&gt;   &lt;br&gt;  &lt;img src="http://www.bosticman.com/bostic/images/sonor/IMG_2575.jpg"&gt; </description><link>http://www.mikeportnoy.com/forum/fb.ashx?m=850521</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 May 2005 17:12:36 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title> RE: , What drumsets do you play??? (Sabian576)</title><description>  VISIT:&lt;a href="http://www.geocities.com/bradsembach" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"&gt;www.geocities.com/bradsembach&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br&gt;   &lt;br&gt;  TO MUCH FOR TO POSSIBLY LIST </description><link>http://www.mikeportnoy.com/forum/fb.ashx?m=850516</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 May 2005 17:06:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title> RE: , What drumsets do you play??? (LiesITellYouLies)</title><description>  I have a crappy CB drums kit, B8 hi-hats,some Sabian Ride, ZBT 18 inch China cymbal. </description><link>http://www.mikeportnoy.com/forum/fb.ashx?m=850503</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 May 2005 16:50:48 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title> RE: , What drumsets do you play??? (Billythetidd)</title><description>  &lt;a href="http://www.mikeportnoy.com/forum/photo.aspx?photoid=1069&amp;asortType=6&amp;apage=1" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"&gt;Here's my monster&lt;/a&gt; </description><link>http://www.mikeportnoy.com/forum/fb.ashx?m=850452</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 May 2005 16:05:27 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title> RE: , What drumsets do you play??? (FireFightinDrummer)</title><description>  too lazy to type it all out, but I play Ludwig, Pearl, and I have a 9 piece vintage set of Rodgers, I love those drums. I use all Sabian cymbals, except for Zildjians w/ the Rodgers. I have thought about selling the Pearls and Ludwigs and getting a set of Tamas. But that will probably be on down the road. I use Remo heads and ProMark sticks. My hardware is all of the drum kit's makers, except my double pedals are DW. </description><link>http://www.mikeportnoy.com/forum/fb.ashx?m=850422</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 May 2005 15:36:03 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title> RE: , What drumsets do you play??? (neutrino)</title><description>  i play a pearl blx. i bought it new in 1993. &lt;br&gt;  it was a 12 pieces kit. at that time i was still in my peart phase and liked big kits. &lt;br&gt;   &lt;br&gt;  as for now i play a six piece kit. from the same blx kit i scaled down. &lt;br&gt;   &lt;br&gt;  16x22 bass &lt;br&gt;  16x16 floor &lt;br&gt;  10x10,10x12 and 11x13 toms &lt;br&gt;  and 5 1/2 x14 sensitone steel snare. &lt;br&gt;   &lt;br&gt;  i got a 20 hh heavy ride &lt;br&gt;  13 hh bright hi hats &lt;br&gt;  18 hh medium thin crash &lt;br&gt;  18 hh medium crash &lt;br&gt;  18 hh rock crash &lt;br&gt;  two 10 hh splash &lt;br&gt;  a 18 hh china &lt;br&gt;  a 18 hh thin china </description><link>http://www.mikeportnoy.com/forum/fb.ashx?m=850417</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 May 2005 15:31:32 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title> RE: , What drumsets do you play??? (AstronautEd)</title><description>  Mapex Pro M &lt;br&gt;  18x22 kick &lt;br&gt;  5 1/2x14 snare &lt;br&gt;  10/12/14/16 toms &lt;br&gt;   &lt;br&gt;  Cymbals (all sabian): &lt;br&gt;  14" B8 Pro Medium HiHats (*barf*) &lt;br&gt;  14" B8 Pro Thin Crash &lt;br&gt;  16" AAXplosion crash &lt;br&gt;  17" Pro Stage Crash &lt;br&gt;  7" Max Splash &lt;br&gt;  8" AAX Splash &lt;br&gt;  14" AA Mini China &lt;br&gt;  18" AAX China &lt;br&gt;  20" AA El Sabor Ride &lt;br&gt;   &lt;br&gt;  I have some extra cymbals, but I don't have stands for them, so they get occasionally swapped in and out of the rig. </description><link>http://www.mikeportnoy.com/forum/fb.ashx?m=590642</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Aug 2004 18:22:03 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title> RE: , What drumsets do you play??? (Phil_The_Rodent)</title><description>  Yep, totally. &lt;img src="http://www.mikeportnoy.com/forum/upfiles/smiley/s12.gif" alt="" /&gt; </description><link>http://www.mikeportnoy.com/forum/fb.ashx?m=590611</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Aug 2004 17:58:03 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title> RE: , What drumsets do you play??? (TheGreatGC)</title><description>  Don't get me wrong, I'm actually thinking ebay is a very good deal and I'm definitely interested, I'm just exploring my options.  As for heads, right now I have some kind of Attack heads that were only like $20 for an entire set including bass drum.  I was actually going to put up the money for Emperors at the time but hte store didn't have them so I went with the cheapest route.  These heads are about 6 months old and have no dents in them whatsoever.    However, I understand that they probably aren't the best tonally either so that doesn't mean anything.  Right now, I think I might end up going the ebay route &amp; then I'd have to buy new heads because I saved the old ones but they're absolutely maimed &amp; hideous...the only fear I have is if I'm drilling these new holes and the drum cracks or something, won't I be totally screwed? </description><link>http://www.mikeportnoy.com/forum/fb.ashx?m=590609</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Aug 2004 17:55:14 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title> RE: , What drumsets do you play??? (Phil_The_Rodent)</title><description>  &lt;blockquote class="quote"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br&gt;ORIGINAL:  TheGreatGC &lt;br&gt;   &lt;br&gt;  As for my style, I'd say the main stuff I would play would be heavy rock or metal.  However, that doesn't necessarily mean I want really insanely dead sounding drums.  In fact, thats why I hate my toms right now, they sound really bland and dead.&lt;/blockquote&gt; &lt;br&gt;   &lt;br&gt;  Wood kick hoops, eh? Sweet. Well, there's 3 directions this conversation can go, assuming you don't want to look around on ebay (which would be highly suggested seeing as how there's ten lugs there on the first page for $2). &lt;br&gt;   &lt;br&gt;  (a) You can consider moving to a four piece (highly recommended by me at any rate, I played many years on a 4 piece). &lt;br&gt;   &lt;br&gt;  (b) You can think about heads. Pre-tuned heads may be an option... I've never used these... just throwing it out there... but if they're pretuned, I'm assuming you just have to use the lugs as fasteners are opposed to tensioning agents, in which case 4 lugs per drum may *actually* be an option, and breaking lugs from tightening becomes less of a permanent issue. I'd ask at your local drum store about using tensioned heads on a drum-kit that isn't designed to fit them. &lt;br&gt;   &lt;br&gt;  (c) You should think about new heads at any rate if your drums are sounding flat. Maybe put the crap batter lug on your floor as this will be your least tensioned head, and hook up some ambassador or emperor skins on the drums, so you'll pull more tone out. </description><link>http://www.mikeportnoy.com/forum/fb.ashx?m=590583</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Aug 2004 17:37:32 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title> RE: , What drumsets do you play??? (Se7en26)</title><description>  DRUMS: TAMA MIDNIGHT BLUE ROCKSTAR &lt;br&gt;  16â€ x 22â€ BASS DRUM &lt;br&gt;  8â€ x 8â€ RACK TOM &lt;br&gt;  9â€ x 10â€ RACK TOM &lt;br&gt;  10â€ x 12â€ RACK TOM &lt;br&gt;  14â€ x 14â€ FLOOR TOM &lt;br&gt;  16â€ x 16â€ FLOOR TOM &lt;br&gt;  5.5â€ x 14â€ TAMA MP MELODY MASTER SNARE &lt;br&gt;  5â€ x 12â€ TAMA MP MELODY MASTER SNARE &lt;br&gt;   &lt;br&gt;  CYMBALS: SABIAN &lt;br&gt;  14â€ AAX STAGE HI HATS &lt;br&gt;  7â€ TB RADIA CUP CHIME &lt;br&gt;  7â€ MAX SPLASH &lt;br&gt;  9â€ MAX SPLASH &lt;br&gt;  11â€MAX SPLASH &lt;br&gt;  10â€ MID MAX STAX &lt;br&gt;  12â€ LOW MAX STAX &lt;br&gt;  16â€ HHXtreme CRASH &lt;br&gt;  17â€ HH THIN CRASH &lt;br&gt;  18â€ AA MEDIUM-THIN CRASH &lt;br&gt;  18â€ HHX STUDIO CRASH &lt;br&gt;  18â€ HHX CHINA &lt;br&gt;  19â€ SIGNATURE PARAGON CHINA &lt;br&gt;  22â€ HH ROCK RIDE &lt;br&gt;   &lt;br&gt;  HEADS: &lt;br&gt;  REMO EBONY PINSTRIPE ( TOMS ) &lt;br&gt;  REMO POWERSTROKE 3 ( BASS DRUM ) &lt;br&gt;  REMO CS PINSTRIPE ON 12â€, &amp; 14â€ SNARES &lt;br&gt;   &lt;br&gt;  STICKS: &lt;br&gt;  PRO MARK 420 MP &lt;br&gt;  PRO MARK LIGHTNING RODS &lt;br&gt;   &lt;br&gt;  HARDWARE: &lt;br&gt;  TAMA IRON COBRA HH STAND &lt;br&gt;  TAMA ROADPRO BOOM STANDS &lt;br&gt;  YAMAHA SNARE STANDS &lt;br&gt;  TAMA IRON COBRA POWER GLIDE DBL KICK PEDALS &lt;br&gt;   &lt;br&gt;  PERCUSSION: &lt;br&gt;  LP CYCLOPS TAMBORINE &lt;br&gt;  LP CLASSIC ROCK COWBELL &lt;br&gt;  LP CONCERT CHIMES &lt;br&gt;   &lt;br&gt;  See Redshift 9:30pm on 9/17/04 in Wheeling, IL @ Hang Outs on Milwaukee Ave. &lt;br&gt;   &lt;br&gt;  Se7en26/ </description><link>http://www.mikeportnoy.com/forum/fb.ashx?m=590567</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Aug 2004 17:18:06 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title> RE: , What drumsets do you play??? (TheGreatGC)</title><description>  Yeah, sorry, just edited it. </description><link>http://www.mikeportnoy.com/forum/fb.ashx?m=590549</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Aug 2004 16:59:57 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title> RE: , What drumsets do you play??? (Matika)</title><description>  That's quite the link you have there, wow. &lt;br&gt;   &lt;br&gt;  Not anymore it seems.&lt;img src="http://www.mikeportnoy.com/forum/upfiles/smiley/s8.gif" alt="" /&gt; &lt;br&gt;   &lt;br&gt;  &lt;img src="http://www.mikeportnoy.com/forum/upfiles/smiley/s3.gif" alt="" /&gt; </description><link>http://www.mikeportnoy.com/forum/fb.ashx?m=590548</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Aug 2004 16:59:24 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title> RE: , What drumsets do you play??? (TheGreatGC)</title><description>  &lt;blockquote class="quote"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br&gt;ORIGINAL:  Phil_The_Rodent &lt;br&gt;  Well, I'm not so familiar with Groove Percussion products so I can't tell you any sort of worth... nor can I tell you what type of drummer or drum sound you want. As a non-metal drummer, I know that I need the full tonal qualities out of my toms. If you're pursuing metal and/or punk music, where you tune your floor tom to mud (no offense meant by this remark, when I was playing heavier music, this was my floor tom tuning of choice), you may consider ripping the bottom lugs off the floor and using them to reoutfit the shoddy ones on the toms. I assume that'll give you an extra 8, and you'll be able to tune the rack toms better and not loose much on the floor tom). If the shells are decent and not that crappy pasteboard stuff that you see in lower end kits, I'd say it's very possible that you'd want to relug your kit. Groove may be cheap because they use cheap hardware but actually have decent shells to sell you on in the showroom... &lt;br&gt;   &lt;br&gt;  ebay may also be a good resource for lugs. &lt;br&gt;   &lt;br&gt;  eg. &lt;br&gt;  &lt;a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&amp;category=47089&amp;item=3742489071&amp;rd=1" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"&gt;http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&amp;category=47089&amp;item=3742489071&amp;rd=1&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br&gt;  &lt;/blockquote&gt; &lt;br&gt;   &lt;br&gt;  First of all, thanks for the advice man, I appreciate it.  As for my style, I'd say the main stuff I would play would be heavy rock or metal.  However, that doesn't necessarily mean I want really insanely dead sounding drums.  In fact, thats why I hate my toms right now, they sound really bland and dead.  My bass drum I love because its got this cannon-like punch to it and my snare is pretty acceptable as well, I have it really tight.  As for the floor tom, I already removed the bottom lugs from it, so unfortunately I'm at the very end.  Like I said, its to the point where none of the bottom lugs exist &amp; actually on my smaller rack tom one of the lugs is missing on the top head but I have it tuned extra tight to compensate.  The only thing I have both heads on aside from the snare is the bass drum but I don't want to mess with that because I really like the sound I'm getting out of it now considering how cheap it is.  And as for the shells, I really can't tell if they're decent or not because I'm not a real drummer &amp; I'm just teaching myself to play.  However, I can tell you that the covering on the outside seems kinda cheap.  I just looked on Samash's website, and I think this is probably the kit with the shells I have: &lt;br&gt;   &lt;br&gt;  &lt;a href="http://www.samash.com/catalog/showitem.asp?ItemID=27701&amp;TempID=6&amp;Method=3&amp;CategoryID=14&amp;BrandID=1367&amp;PriceRangeID=0&amp;PageNum=0&amp;DepartmentID=4&amp;DepartmentKeeper=4&amp;pagesize=10&amp;SortMethod=1&amp;Word1=&amp;Contains=&amp;Search_Type=SEARCH&amp;GroupCode=nonetodaythanks" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"&gt;Groove Percussion&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br&gt;   &lt;br&gt;  So I'm not sure.  And again, thanks for the help, I appreciate it a lot, because I will readily admit I don't know all that much about drums. </description><link>http://www.mikeportnoy.com/forum/fb.ashx?m=590547</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Aug 2004 16:58:20 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title> RE: , What drumsets do you play??? (Phil_The_Rodent)</title><description>  &lt;blockquote class="quote"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br&gt;The thing is though I priced out how many lugs I'd need and the lowest I could find was $150 for them plus then I need to obtain the necessary stuff to drill &amp; the shells probably are pretty crappy anyway because it is after all a cheap Groove Percussion set...so is it still really worth it? Plus, I'm probably going to be obtaining a Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier half-stack next month or so and that'll be about $1200 so I'm on a pretty tight budget...I was contemplating perhaps even within a few months just buying new shells &amp; dealing with my hardware.&lt;/blockquote&gt; &lt;br&gt;   &lt;br&gt;  Well, I'm not so familiar with Groove Percussion products so I can't tell you any sort of worth... nor can I tell you what type of drummer or drum sound you want. As a non-metal drummer, I know that I need the full tonal qualities out of my toms. If you're pursuing metal and/or punk music, where you tune your floor tom to mud (no offense meant by this remark, when I was playing heavier music, this was my floor tom tuning of choice), you may consider ripping the bottom lugs off the floor and using them to reoutfit the shoddy ones on the toms. I assume that'll give you an extra 8, and you'll be able to tune the rack toms better and not loose much on the floor tom). If the shells are decent and not that crappy pasteboard stuff that you see in lower end kits, I'd say it's very possible that you'd want to relug your kit. Groove may be cheap because they use cheap hardware but actually have decent shells to sell you on in the showroom... &lt;br&gt;   &lt;br&gt;  ebay may also be a good resource for lugs. &lt;br&gt;   &lt;br&gt;  eg. &lt;br&gt;  &lt;a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&amp;category=47089&amp;item=3742489071&amp;rd=1" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"&gt;http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&amp;category=47089&amp;item=3742489071&amp;rd=1&lt;/a&gt; </description><link>http://www.mikeportnoy.com/forum/fb.ashx?m=590538</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Aug 2004 16:47:39 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title> RE: , What drumsets do you play??? (Zydeco)</title><description>  1x crappy kit. </description><link>http://www.mikeportnoy.com/forum/fb.ashx?m=590533</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Aug 2004 16:45:27 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title> RE: , What drumsets do you play??? (Solitary Glen)</title><description>  &lt;a href="http://www.geocities.com/g_brooks/drummer1.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"&gt;My Drums&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br&gt;  They have changed slightly with the addition of a 13" tom on my left. Everything else is pretty much the same. </description><link>http://www.mikeportnoy.com/forum/fb.ashx?m=590529</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Aug 2004 16:43:24 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title> RE: , What drumsets do you play??? (TheGreatGC)</title><description>  &lt;blockquote class="quote"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br&gt;ORIGINAL:  Phil_The_Rodent &lt;br&gt;   &lt;br&gt;  At $60 I'd definitely consider drilling new holes and outfitting with great lugs; using the shells to support a much better hardware setup. &lt;br&gt;  &lt;/blockquote&gt; &lt;br&gt;   &lt;br&gt;  The thing is though I priced out how many lugs I'd need and the lowest I could find was $150 for them plus then I need to obtain the necessary stuff to drill &amp; the shells probably are pretty crappy anyway because it is after all a cheap Groove Percussion set...so is it still really worth it?  Plus, I'm probably going to be obtaining a Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier half-stack next month or so and that'll be about $1200 so I'm on a pretty tight budget...I was contemplating perhaps even within a few months just buying new shells &amp; dealing with my hardware. </description><link>http://www.mikeportnoy.com/forum/fb.ashx?m=590516</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Aug 2004 16:29:57 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title> RE: , What drumsets do you play??? (Phil_The_Rodent)</title><description>  At $60 I'd definitely consider drilling new holes and outfitting with great lugs; using the shells to support a much better hardware setup. </description><link>http://www.mikeportnoy.com/forum/fb.ashx?m=590504</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Aug 2004 16:19:55 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title> RE: , What drumsets do you play??? (TheGreatGC)</title><description>  You guys are gonna be jealous.  I got this baby as a shell pack for $60 from the drummer of my band.  Oh yeah, and its an amazingly good kit. &lt;br&gt;   &lt;br&gt;  Groove Percussion (have no idea what model it is) &lt;br&gt;  22 bass &lt;br&gt;  13 tom &lt;br&gt;  14 tom &lt;br&gt;  16 floor tom &lt;br&gt;  14 piccolo snare &lt;br&gt;   &lt;br&gt;  Suprisingly I have a really great sound coming out of the bass drum &amp; snare right now.  And yeah, my lugs keep breaking so much to the point where the 2 rack toms &amp; the floor toms only have top heads on and one of the toms has a broken lug on the top head.  However, I can't find replacement lugs anywhere because they're really cheap and crappy and also I just do drums on the side as I'm a guitarist so I'm not gonna pay $200 to buy new lugs for the entire crappy kit &amp; redrill... &lt;br&gt;   &lt;br&gt;  17" Sabian B8 crash &lt;br&gt;  14" Sabian B8 hihats &lt;br&gt;  20" Zildjian ride &lt;br&gt;   &lt;br&gt;  Picked up the ride used for only $35, not a bad deal for a beginner. &lt;br&gt;   &lt;br&gt;  Hardware: &lt;br&gt;  Pulse Pro DB pedal &lt;br&gt;  Pacific Throne &lt;br&gt;  Pacific Straight Cymbal Stand &lt;br&gt;  Pacific Hihat Stand &lt;br&gt;  Groove Percussion Boom Cymbal Stand &lt;br&gt;   &lt;br&gt;  The Pulse Pro pedal is actually really great for only $80, I have no regrets going with that.  The other stuff is alright, you get what you pay for. &lt;br&gt;   &lt;br&gt;  Yeah, so I was definitely going for the lowest cost possible, and its decent.  I'm actually pretty pleased with everything but the rack &amp; floor toms because they sound like trash, probably because I only have one head on each of them. &lt;br&gt;   &lt;br&gt;  So, if you guys have any suggestions for a cheaper solution to replacing the lugs or something, that would be great because I wish I could go back to the normal 2 heads setup... </description><link>http://www.mikeportnoy.com/forum/fb.ashx?m=590493</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Aug 2004 16:11:58 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title> RE: , What drumsets do you play??? (henri_ds)</title><description>  wow some enormous kits up there. mine's a bit smaller, picture yourself some sort of TA kit. &lt;br&gt;   &lt;br&gt;  Tama Rockstar(2003) &lt;br&gt;  midnight blue &lt;br&gt;   &lt;br&gt;  16x22 &lt;br&gt;  14x5.5 &lt;br&gt;  9x10 &lt;br&gt;  10x12 &lt;br&gt;  11x13 &lt;br&gt;  16x16FL &lt;br&gt;   &lt;br&gt;  mapex janus double pedal &lt;br&gt;  LP jam blocks hi n' low &lt;br&gt;   &lt;br&gt;  14 AAX Sabian stage HHts &lt;br&gt;  14 old Paiste second HHts &lt;br&gt;  18 Zildjian medium crash &lt;br&gt;  18 zildjian Oriental china &lt;br&gt;  20 old unknown provenance ride &lt;img src="http://www.mikeportnoy.com/forum/upfiles/smiley/s3.gif" alt="" /&gt; &lt;br&gt;   &lt;br&gt;  Simple Tama throne &lt;br&gt;   &lt;br&gt;  BOSS DB-88 metronome &lt;img src="http://www.mikeportnoy.com/forum/upfiles/smiley/s3.gif" alt="" /&gt; &lt;br&gt;   &lt;br&gt;  ProMark Mike Portnoy signature series MP420 &lt;img src="http://www.mikeportnoy.com/forum/upfiles/smiley/s5.gif" alt="" /&gt; </description><link>http://www.mikeportnoy.com/forum/fb.ashx?m=590454</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Aug 2004 15:40:56 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title> RE: , What drumsets do you play??? (xdrummer2000)</title><description>  I play the following: &lt;br&gt;   &lt;br&gt;  Tama Rockstar Custom Drums(Custom Charcoal)/Tama Steel Drums(Chrome): &lt;br&gt;   &lt;br&gt;  22x16 Bass Drum &lt;br&gt;  12x10 Rack Tom &lt;br&gt;  13x11 Rack Tom &lt;br&gt;  16x16 Floor Tom &lt;br&gt;  14x5.5 Snare Drum &lt;br&gt;  6x3 Timbalito &lt;br&gt;  8x3 Timbalito &lt;br&gt;   &lt;br&gt;  Sabian Cymbals: &lt;br&gt;   &lt;br&gt;  20" B8 Pro Power Rock Ride &lt;br&gt;  13" B8 Hi-Hats &lt;br&gt;  8" B8 Pro Splash &lt;br&gt;  16" B8 Thin Crash &lt;br&gt;  16" AA Thin Crash &lt;br&gt;   &lt;br&gt;  DW Pedals: &lt;br&gt;   &lt;br&gt;  4002 Double Pedal &lt;br&gt;   &lt;br&gt;  Assorted Hardware: &lt;br&gt;   &lt;br&gt;  CB, Sunlite, Tama, DW Pacific &lt;br&gt;   &lt;br&gt;  Vic Firth Sticks: &lt;br&gt;   &lt;br&gt;  7A Nova Hickory Sticks &lt;br&gt;   &lt;br&gt;  Aquarian Drumheads/Evans Drumheads: &lt;br&gt;   &lt;br&gt;  Superkick 3 on Bass Batter/EQ3 Ebony on Resonant &lt;br&gt;  Performance 2's on Tom Batters/Tama Stock Resonant &lt;br&gt;  Super Tough Dry on Snare Batter/Tama Stock Snare Side on Resonant &lt;br&gt;  G1 Coated on Timbalitos &lt;br&gt;   &lt;br&gt;  But in about 9 months, when I get a job, I will upgrade, but I will keep my old kit for pep band at school.  &lt;br&gt;   &lt;br&gt;  My new setup will be as follows: &lt;br&gt;   &lt;br&gt;  Tama Starclassic Performer Drums(Walnut)/Tama Steel Drums(Chrome)/Mike Portnoy Signature Maple Snare(Black with DT Logos): &lt;br&gt;   &lt;br&gt;  Custom Built 22x20 Kick Drum &lt;br&gt;  8x8 Rack Tom &lt;br&gt;  10x9 Rack Tom &lt;br&gt;  12x10 Rack Tom &lt;br&gt;  14x12 Mounted Floor Tom &lt;br&gt;  16x13 Mounted Floor Tom(I am going to put it on my left side, so I can do some cool jungle grooves on my toms). &lt;br&gt;  14x5.5 Mike Portnoy Snare Drum &lt;br&gt;  6x3 Timbalito &lt;br&gt;  8x3 Timbalito &lt;br&gt;   &lt;br&gt;  Sabian Cymbals &lt;br&gt;  13" B8 Hi-Hats &lt;br&gt;  20" B8 Pro Power Rock Ride &lt;br&gt;  8" B8 Pro Splash &lt;br&gt;  16" B8 Thin Crash &lt;br&gt;  16" AA Thin Crash &lt;br&gt;  18" HHX Evolution O-Zone Crash &lt;br&gt;  Mike Portnoy Medium Stax &lt;br&gt;   &lt;br&gt;  Tama Pedals: &lt;br&gt;   &lt;br&gt;  Iron Cobra Single and Double Power Glide Pedals &lt;br&gt;   &lt;br&gt;  Tama Hardware &lt;br&gt;   &lt;br&gt;  Gibraltar Road Racks &lt;br&gt;   &lt;br&gt;  Vic Firth Sticks: &lt;br&gt;   &lt;br&gt;  7A Nova Hickory Sticks &lt;br&gt;   &lt;br&gt;  Aquarian Drumheads/Impact Pads: &lt;br&gt;   &lt;br&gt;  Superkick 3 on Bass/Regulator on Resonant &lt;br&gt;  Performance 2's on Tom Batters/High Frequencies on Resonants &lt;br&gt;  Satin Texture Coated with Power Dot Underneath on Snare Batter/Classic Clear Snare Side on Resonant &lt;br&gt;  Classic Clear on Timbalitos &lt;br&gt;   &lt;br&gt;  I cannot wait until I can get this new setup. It will cost me $5,000, though! </description><link>http://www.mikeportnoy.com/forum/fb.ashx?m=590444</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Aug 2004 15:29:22 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title> RE: , What drumsets do you play??? (skipfierce)</title><description>  Here's some pics I just uploaded &lt;br&gt;   &lt;br&gt;  &lt;a href="http://www.mikeportnoy.com/forum/albumtn.aspx?size=mid&amp;imgpath=4499-asppg_Pk307069862.jpg" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"&gt;Tama1&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br&gt;   &lt;br&gt;   &lt;br&gt;  &lt;a href="http://www.mikeportnoy.com/forum/albumtn.aspx?size=mid&amp;imgpath=4499-asppg_Ot484486025.jpg" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"&gt;Tama2&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br&gt;   &lt;br&gt;  &lt;a href="http://www.mikeportnoy.com/forum/albumtn.aspx?size=mid&amp;imgpath=4499-asppg_Nk278230267.jpg" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"&gt;Ludwig&lt;/a&gt; </description><link>http://www.mikeportnoy.com/forum/fb.ashx?m=590428</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Aug 2004 15:08:28 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title> RE: , What drumsets do you play??? (Erotified)</title><description>  I can't afford octobarns.   &lt;img src="http://www.mikeportnoy.com/forum/upfiles/smiley/s7.gif" alt="" /&gt;  But I love the squishy tone they produce upon striking.&lt;img src="http://www.mikeportnoy.com/forum/upfiles/smiley/s4.gif" alt="" /&gt; </description><link>http://www.mikeportnoy.com/forum/fb.ashx?m=590415</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Aug 2004 14:53:18 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title> RE: , What drumsets do you play??? (skipfierce)</title><description>  Tama Rockstar w/pearl rack &lt;br&gt;  22" kick &lt;br&gt;  16" floor &lt;br&gt;  13" tom &lt;br&gt;  12" tom &lt;br&gt;  14" snare &lt;br&gt;  6" 8" 10" roto toms &lt;br&gt;   &lt;br&gt;  All Sabian &lt;br&gt;  14" AA Regular Hi-hats &lt;br&gt;  12" AA Rock Splash &lt;br&gt;  16" AA Rock Crash &lt;br&gt;  18" AA Rock Crash &lt;br&gt;  18" HH Dark Crash &lt;br&gt;  22" AAX Stage Ride &lt;br&gt;  22" B8 Pro China &lt;br&gt;   &lt;br&gt;   &lt;br&gt;  Ludwig Vistalite - clear blue (original, not remake) &lt;br&gt;  22" kick &lt;br&gt;  16" floor &lt;br&gt;  15" tom (monotone) &lt;br&gt;  14" tom (monotone) &lt;br&gt;  13" tom &lt;br&gt;  12" tom &lt;br&gt;  10" tom (monotone) &lt;br&gt;  8" tom  (monotone) &lt;br&gt;  14" snare &lt;br&gt;   &lt;br&gt;   &lt;br&gt;  Cymbals same as Tama set. &lt;br&gt;   &lt;br&gt;  LP cowbell &lt;br&gt;  LP temple block &lt;br&gt;   &lt;br&gt;  Remo heads &lt;br&gt;   &lt;br&gt;  Promark 420 MP stix &lt;br&gt;   &lt;br&gt;  &lt;font size="7"&gt;+ OCTOBARNS!!!!!!!!&lt;/font&gt; </description><link>http://www.mikeportnoy.com/forum/fb.ashx?m=590408</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Aug 2004 14:45:48 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title> RE: , What drumsets do you play??? (Net Boy)</title><description>  Sonor F2K 10, 12, 14 (2) 18 BDâ€™s, 12 snare - yellow (looking to sell)  &lt;br&gt;   &lt;br&gt;  Sonor Delite 13,16, 20 BD â€“ amber (looking to sell)  &lt;br&gt;   &lt;br&gt;  Sonor Delite 10,12,14 20BD - amber (just sold)  &lt;br&gt;   &lt;br&gt;  DW 8,10,10,12,14,16, w/18,22,28BDâ€™s â€“all in turquoise sparkle.  &lt;br&gt;   &lt;br&gt;  Snare Drums  &lt;br&gt;   &lt;br&gt;  6x10 DW turquoise sparkle  &lt;br&gt;  6x12 DW orange lacquer  &lt;br&gt;  5x13 DW cast aluminum w/satin hardware  &lt;br&gt;  6.5x14 DW Neil Peart Edge snare w/gold hardware and Starman!  &lt;br&gt;  7x12 Slingerland copper  &lt;br&gt;  3x13 pearl timbale  &lt;br&gt;   &lt;br&gt;  Sabian  &lt;br&gt;  16,17,18,19 HHX extreme crashes  &lt;br&gt;  21 HH classic ride (my baby)  &lt;br&gt;  One complete Paragon Set  &lt;br&gt;   &lt;br&gt;  Zildjian  &lt;br&gt;  18 A crash/ride drilled for rivets  &lt;br&gt;  13 A mastersound hats  &lt;br&gt;  12,20 oriental chinaâ€™s  &lt;br&gt;  8 K splash  &lt;br&gt;  20 K custom dry ride  &lt;br&gt;  6 ice bell  &lt;br&gt;   &lt;br&gt;  Paiste  &lt;br&gt;  13 dark crisp hats  &lt;br&gt;  10 signature splash  &lt;br&gt;  #1-5 paiste sound disks  &lt;br&gt;   &lt;br&gt;  Wuhan  &lt;br&gt;  12,18 china  &lt;br&gt;  12 china splash w/square bell  &lt;br&gt;   &lt;br&gt;  14 UFIP natural hats  &lt;br&gt;  21 Istanbul ride (smokey sob)  &lt;br&gt;   &lt;br&gt;  some triangles, cowbells, englehart stuff, treeworks chimes, octobans  &lt;br&gt;   &lt;br&gt;  ..wow, that's a lot of sh*t when you type it out like that.  for the record, no i do not have a ginormious drum kit set up.  i use all my DW pieces to make various kits for different situations.  though i do set them up like NP once in a while when i jam out to moving pictures &lt;img src="http://www.mikeportnoy.com/forum/upfiles/smiley/s6.gif" alt="" /&gt; </description><link>http://www.mikeportnoy.com/forum/fb.ashx?m=590342</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Aug 2004 13:24:01 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title> RE: , What drumsets do you play??? (Phil_The_Rodent)</title><description>  Here's what I was using when I started with my new band last November... &lt;br&gt;   &lt;br&gt;  &lt;a href="http://www.mikeportnoy.com/forum/photo.asp?photoid=35&amp;asortType=5&amp;apage=1" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"&gt;http://www.mikeportnoy.com/forum/photo.asp?photoid=35&amp;asortType=5&amp;apage=1&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br&gt;   &lt;br&gt;  The only thing I have changed is I removed the 12" Zildjian China and replaced it with a second ride... B8 line. It's not a great main ride, but it's so shimmery and wet that I use it frequently for more psychedelic stuff where it fits beautifully... &lt;br&gt;   &lt;br&gt;  Note also, I don't use all my gear at once, I only use what I need... </description><link>http://www.mikeportnoy.com/forum/fb.ashx?m=590334</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Aug 2004 13:15:55 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title> RE: , What drumsets do you play??? (Matika)</title><description>  &lt;blockquote class="quote"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br&gt;ORIGINAL:  Ozmoziz &lt;br&gt;  I know that this isn't much but get a lot of insiration from this kit &lt;br&gt;  &lt;/blockquote&gt; &lt;br&gt;   &lt;br&gt;  See, this is why I play guitar, insiration just sounds horribly painfull. &lt;br&gt;   &lt;br&gt;  &lt;img src="http://www.mikeportnoy.com/forum/upfiles/smiley/s4.gif" alt="" /&gt; &lt;br&gt;   &lt;br&gt;  Please ignore the guitarist and continue with your regulairly scheduled drum discussion. </description><link>http://www.mikeportnoy.com/forum/fb.ashx?m=590326</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Aug 2004 13:02:04 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title> , What drumsets do you play??? (Ozmoziz)</title><description>  I just want to know what drumsets you play? &lt;br&gt;  I play Tama Swingstar (Vintage Blue): &lt;br&gt;  -22" Kick  2x &lt;br&gt;  -12" Tom &lt;br&gt;  -13" Tom &lt;br&gt;  -16" Tom &lt;br&gt;  -14" Snare &lt;br&gt;   &lt;br&gt;  Headline: &lt;br&gt;  -14" HH &lt;br&gt;  -16" Crash &lt;br&gt;  -18" Crash &lt;br&gt;  -18" China &lt;br&gt;  -20" Ride &lt;br&gt;   &lt;br&gt;  I know that this isn't much but get a lot of insiration from this kit </description><link>http://www.mikeportnoy.com/forum/fb.ashx?m=590322</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Aug 2004 12:58:43 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
