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Originally Posted by ThrillHo  What is up with 421's and toms? They're expensive, huge-ass mics that have the worst designed clips in the world. |
I agree... the 421's sound GREAT on tom's.. but.. that being said... I'd definitely buy some of the cheap ribbon choices for rooms or overheads before I bought 421's for the toms... How many times do you listen to a record and think to yourself... "damn, those tom's sound good".
The "essentials" (for me) to drums are kick, snare, and then overheads/rooms (I tend to prefer room mics more than overheads).... after that... toms.
Then again.. I'm not a drummer and continue to have a belief that 90% of people listen only to the vocal at first... later on, they disover the other parts of the song.