a drum kit for the studio??

[cchord59]

I'm sick of recording crappy poorly tunned kits, So I figure it would be better to just have a decent studio kit that's tunned up and ready to go just in case a band shows up with a DW Kit covered in duct tape.

So I am purchasing a drum kit for my studio, and I would love some advice from the pros on some decent shells for under $2000.
the kits I've been looking at are:

yamaha oak custom
yamaha tour custom (maple)
Sonor 3007 force studio 1
tama starclassic BB.

I mainly record indie rock, brit rock, and rock.....lots of rock

[biggator6]

Go used.. maybe vintage.

Pick up something really good and 10+ years old... 2k will go a LONG way. I just recently picked up a set of Premier Signia Maples for $700 with an entire kit's worth of new heads - so closer to $550 for the drums. These were Premier's equivalent to DW or Yamaha Maple Custom - they were NOT cheap 10 years ago when they were new.

For $2000, I'd probably get an old Ludwig 3-ply kit, and use the other 1300-1500 to get some Keller shells, hoops and hardware and build a 'modern' kit in different sizes.

So you'd end up with likely a 20/13/16 Ludwig (there have been a few good recordings made with these).. and maybe a 'rock' sized modern kit in 24/14/16/18 that will sound like a modern DW/OCDP/whatever kit.

[Energie]

I have a starclassic and I think its great. Good overall kit imo

[cchord59]

I'm going to take a look at this one.

Is it worth $750? he say's its in good shape.

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[lpkyer]

Originally Posted by cchord59

I'm sick of recording crappy poorly tunned kits, So I figure it would be better to just have a decent studio kit that's tunned up and ready to go just in case a band shows up with a DW Kit covered in duct tape.

So I am purchasing a drum kit for my studio, and I would love some advice from the pros on some decent shells for under $2000.
the kits I've been looking at are:

yamaha oak custom
yamaha tour custom (maple)
Sonor 3007 force studio 1
tama starclassic BB.

I mainly record indie rock, brit rock, and rock.....lots of rock

1 Gretsch 13 16 22 and 1 Ludwig 12 14 20 with 5-6 snares

[moseskane.com]

odery this is my next kit ,or canapus sound great also. These kits have lots of tone for recording.

[chetatkinsdiet]

Originally Posted by cchord59

I'm going to take a look at this one.

Is it worth $750? he say's its in good shape.

BuySell Classifieds : British Columbia

That would be a fine studio kit. I'd take that over any new $3000 DW or other kit.

m

[chetatkinsdiet]

Originally Posted by cchord59

I'm going to take a look at this one.

Is it worth $750? he say's its in good shape.

BuySell Classifieds : British Columbia

just to add...these little single lug kits like this or the Rogers Tower kits are amazing. Depending on the heads and/or tuning, they go from a real 50s jazz/bebop sound to a nice fat rock sound in a few minutes. If you have a $2K budget, get these and hang onto the other half of your money. You might be able to even find some other stuff. Maybe piece a few things together. Since this would be the primary kit, maybe you can just find a nice, big kick drum if you should need one. Or a pair of bigger floor toms, etc. Heck, you might even find a complete other kit for around a grand that has a 16 and 18 floor tom and a larger bass and rack tom. That would give you everything.

m

[biggator6]

Don't forget to set money aside for good cymbals- those can run you quite a bit.

BTW - those Ludwigs are called 'club dates'... good drums - I believe they're the same shells, but 'cheaper' hardware than the regular Ludwig classic 3-ply kits. Of course, the 'cheaper' hardware is still pretty damn solid. Negotiate it down a bit and grab it.

[beau_mckee]

After i played on Sleishmann, i was amazed. Great Kits, custom made in Sydney, Australia. Really great projection, and are the only drum to have a true floating shell apparently. you can make a 14" tom sound like a 16'18 tom with these kits.

[Audio Evolution]

Originally Posted by cchord59

I'm sick of recording crappy poorly tunned kits, So I figure it would be better to just have a decent studio kit that's tunned up and ready to go just in case a band shows up with a DW Kit covered in duct tape.

So I am purchasing a drum kit for my studio, and I would love some advice from the pros on some decent shells for under $2000.
the kits I've been looking at are:

yamaha oak custom
yamaha tour custom (maple)
Sonor 3007 force studio 1
tama starclassic BB.

I mainly record indie rock, brit rock, and rock.....lots of rock

I think vintage is the way to go...
I have a set of Tama Grandstars circa 1985 that I use personally and have recorded in my studio and other studios as well, and they sound great!! Very powerful and big. These are birch shells which create a very warm and dry sound. I use Evans G2 heads these help open up the resonance of the drums and then I just gate the toms a bit in the studio. But if you are looking for a more focused sound with little resonance try a studio-x head.
These Tamas are built like a tank, they're as heavy a one too. I know, I've lugged these drums around for years to gig after gig. I didnt buys these new therefore I payed about half of retail cost.
I also found a really great rock snare in the Ludwig Supraphonic 14"x 6.5". But how could you go wrong with that one? Bonham used the same snare drum forever!

Damion Caamano
Audio Evolution Recordings
MySpace.com - Audio Evolution Recordings - 37 - Male - PHOENIX, Arizona - www.myspace.com/audioevolutionrecordings

[Audio Evolution]

Originally Posted by cchord59

I'm sick of recording crappy poorly tunned kits, So I figure it would be better to just have a decent studio kit that's tunned up and ready to go just in case a band shows up with a DW Kit covered in duct tape.

So I am purchasing a drum kit for my studio, and I would love some advice from the pros on some decent shells for under $2000.
the kits I've been looking at are:

yamaha oak custom
yamaha tour custom (maple)
Sonor 3007 force studio 1
tama starclassic BB.

I mainly record indie rock, brit rock, and rock.....lots of rock

I think vintage is the way to go...
I have a set of Tama Grandstars circa 1985 that I use personally and have recorded in my studio and other studios as well, and they sound great!! Very powerful and big. These are birch shells which create a very warm and dry sound. I use Evans G2 heads these help open up the resonance of the drums and then I just gate the toms a bit in the studio. But if you are looking for a more focused sound with little resonance try a studio-x head.
These Tamas are built like a tank, they're as heavy a one too. I know, I've lugged these drums around for years to gig after gig. I didnt buys these new therefore I payed about half of retail cost.
I also found a really great rock snare in the Ludwig Supraphonic 14"x 6.5". But how could you go wrong with that one? Bonham used the same snare drum forever!

Damion Caamano
Audio Evolution Recordings
MySpace.com - Audio Evolution Recordings - 37 - Male - PHOENIX, Arizona - www.myspace.com/audioevolutionrecordings