kazzman

QUOTE (lerxt1990 @ Jan 26 2009, 11:35 AM)

Im a beginner and I need an electronic set to play at all. I was looking at the TD-3s, but theyre being discontinued... The HD-1's are neat, but for the money, the Yamaha Explorer, and Simmons seem like a better deal. The TD-3s were attractive cause they had dual-zone tims, but thats not really a requirement, plus, as I said, Im a beginner, so I want to keep the investment down low until I know its something Ill continue with... So I will test the Alesis, HD-1, and Yamaha this Thursday and see which I like... Thoughts?

QUOTE (PhilsFriendMatt @ Jan 23 2009, 09:10 PM)

QUOTE (the masked drummer @ Jan 23 2009, 01:34 PM) QUOTE (kazzman @ Jan 23 2009, 12:34 PM) QUOTE (PhilsFriendMatt @ Jan 23 2009, 07:56 AM) QUOTE (kazzman @ Jan 22 2009, 11:56 PM) QUOTE (the masked drummer @ Jan 22 2009, 09:57 AM) People are selling stuff for record-low prices right now. I'll bet you could find a starclassic in mint condition for less than half what you would pay for a new one, and it might include cymbals. You aren't kidding...   Yesterday, I bought in a set of ddrum Dios series drums from Poogie Bell (yes THAT Poogie Bell) and I'm selling them at $800 (brand new they're around $1,500 - 2,000). And these guys are in mint condition too. Sizes are 8,10,12,14,16,18 toms, & 22 kick.   Long story short, ddrum sent him the drums for free to try and steal him from Yamaha's endorsee list. As his way of saying no, he plays the drums once, and then sells them to us dirt cheap. oh man you should sell them to me Call the store I work at, give me a valid credit card number and an address I can ship them to and they're all yours pssst! shhhhhh... (ever notice how ppl shut up when you have them put their money where their mouth is?) hey i was at class all morning and then i had to go straight to work sorry I couldnt go drop $800 right away. Btw you got any pics and wood type? Not anymore. It sold early this afternoon.

QUOTE (PhilsFriendMatt @ Jan 23 2009, 07:56 AM)

QUOTE (kazzman @ Jan 22 2009, 11:56 PM) QUOTE (the masked drummer @ Jan 22 2009, 09:57 AM) People are selling stuff for record-low prices right now. I'll bet you could find a starclassic in mint condition for less than half what you would pay for a new one, and it might include cymbals. You aren't kidding...   Yesterday, I bought in a set of ddrum Dios series drums from Poogie Bell (yes THAT Poogie Bell) and I'm selling them at $800 (brand new they're around $1,500 - 2,000). And these guys are in mint condition too. Sizes are 8,10,12,14,16,18 toms, & 22 kick.   Long story short, ddrum sent him the drums for free to try and steal him from Yamaha's endorsee list. As his way of saying no, he plays the drums once, and then sells them to us dirt cheap. oh man you should sell them to me Call the store I work at, give me a valid credit card number and an address I can ship them to and they're all yours

QUOTE (the masked drummer @ Jan 22 2009, 09:57 AM)

People are selling stuff for record-low prices right now. I'll bet you could find a starclassic in mint condition for less than half what you would pay for a new one, and it might include cymbals.

in time for the Super Bowl!

Try the Dunlop 535Q Crybaby if you haven't already. It's got a Wah selector knob as well as a boost switch to it. This one (along with the Crybaby Classic) is our best-seller at the GC I work in.

 

If you're looking for multi-effects, then try either the Boss ME-50, GT-10 or the Line 6 POD XT Live or POD X3 Live. Each will give you a wah effect that you can tweak as you like as well as many other effects. Though the PODs are more in the line for amp modeling rather than just straight up guitar effects.

QUOTE (Der Trommler @ Jan 9 2009, 01:44 PM)

QUOTE (PhilsFriendMatt @ Jan 7 2009, 08:35 AM) thanks for all the advice. cygnus i completely agree about the boxy sound coming from pearls and the tom mounts on pdp. The tom mounts on the catalina gretsch look at a little weak; Ive read the reviews and apparently they hold up. Its not the tom mounts themselves its the ball mount they are on its very thin. I do like the gretsch sound though its probably my favorite out of all drums. It havent found a set Ive played yet that gave me a tone I like more than the maple renown kit. As far as the other advice all of my heads are new. I havent yet tried anything other than pinstripes on my toms. Ive heard evans has ones with hydraulic fluid sandwiched between two layers and it gives you a deader sound which I personally am a fan of. And pro endorsements dont really pursuade me. My buddys keep telling me when I get high end cymbals I should get paragons but I really have no desire to. Its a good sounding cymbals but its the sound neil wants and I dont want it just because its on his set. Also the stick advice; I learned pretty early on im a hard hitter. I started out with 2bs and those lasted about a week; im deffinatly not a jazz drummer. I moved on trying 5bs and 5as both which are pretty nice. I ended up trying taylor hawkins(foo fighters) signature sticks and I love them. They are just a little bit heavier than the 5bs but just about the same length and have a ball shaped end on them instead of a teardrop. I thought they looked kind of goofy having never used that style before but after the first time I played them I fell in love with them. Thanks everyone for the great advice The only issue I have with Grestch is that the they use odd number lugs on their drums. This makes indiscrepancies on sound. As far as drumheads are concerned, I never like the sound of pinstripes. I switched to Evans Hydraulic which worked well for the time. I tend to like Evans for the lower end/tension drums & Remo for the higher end/tension drums. Hydraulic is the only truly oil filled head. The others are only two-ply heads. There is another company you missed that makes decent drumheads Aquarian. They make comparable heads to both companies & you might do yourself a favor & check out what they have.   Drumsticks-another debate. I use all sizes depending on the style I'm playing. Rock, a heavier stick (as I too am a heavy hitter) Vic Firth Rock (I would use nylon tip playing out & wood tip in the studio). For lighter stuff, 5B works great as all all around type but I really like the Steve Smith model as well as Dave Weckl ones too. Stick companies, I like only one. I killed too many Pro-Marks, or any other stick manufacturer. The only one that stood tall for me was Vic Firth (who is also a great man-met him).   It will take you a lot of time to find the right combination of head to drum sound that works for you. Again, I change my mind on drum heads, why wouldn't anyone else? Haha, it's almost the exact opposite on sticks for me. I've gone through so many Vic Firth sticks and I get more life out of the Pro-Marks. But that's the beauty of drumming. Everybody is different.

QUOTE (CygnusX-1Bk2 @ Jan 7 2009, 05:11 AM)

Don't you think the Pearls sound a little boxy? Even their pro kits sound boxy to me. I would have to agree about the PDP tom mounts, good design. Better than the Gretsch. But I prefer the tone of the Gretsches personally. It's all about the bearing edge.

QUOTE (Necromancer @ Dec 18 2008, 12:38 PM)

QUOTE (Jack Aubrey @ Dec 18 2008, 01:08 PM) I recall reading shortly after 'Begins' was released that Nolan said "Robin is out there somewhere but he's still in diapers at this point". Nolan's wrong. In current continuity, Bruce meets Dick Grayson around his third or fourth year as Batman.   And by the time that he trains him to become Robin, the kid is only about twelve. The only thing that the previous Batman films did in regards to Robin, was that his origin is revolved around Two-Face.   Anyone who has ever READ Batman on some continual basis, knows that the Robin story is crucial to the development of Batman, as an orphan (survivor of a violent crime) becomes the mentor (adoptive father) of another orphan who shares many similarities in how he was orphaned. If done well... I can't see why there is so much opposition to this.   I think too many of you are only aware of the movie and tv series storylines. Schumacher nearly single-handedly destroyed Batman and Robin, and the series was no better. In current comic continuity, this storyline is awesome.   I would even LOVE to see how Robin grows to manhood and eventually decides to break from Bats, thus becoming NightWing.   The Robin stories are fantastic. They just haven't been done well yet. If Nolan is as good as he and everyone thinks, he may just be the man to do it justice. Ok... you do realize that The Dark Knight takes place only a few months after Begins does, right? Not years. At the rate of Nolan's continuity, we won't see Robin for another 2 or 3 movies. Now, the story of Robin is important to the Batman mythos in the comics. But last time I checked, this was the movies, not the comics.   And yes, Nolan has stated that he tries to stay as close to the comics as possible, but you also have to realize that he's also grounding the stories in reality as much as possible. The reality of a 12 year old kid dressing up and fighting crime is about as plausible as me pulling an AK-47 out of my ass.   And remember, if Nolan wanted to be 100% faithful to the comics, then Ra's Al Ghul wouldn't have died, Dr. Crane would have been a professor at Gotham University, Dent would have been burned by acid and the Joker would have been permawhite.

And I thought I would get away from my job for a night here...

 

The first thing I'm going to tell you is that everybody has a different opinion on what kits are good and which ones aren't. The best advice I can give you is to take our suggestions and try all of the kits out and see which one fits your style the best.

 

The Yamaha kits are nice for the money, but what I don't like about them is their mounting system is suspended right off of the shell of the drum. If not taken care of properly, this can cause wear on the drum in the long run.

 

With my experience with all of the mid-level kits, the one's that really stick out to me are the PDP FS and X7 series kits, as well as the Pearl Vision series kits. With the Pearl you have several different selections (as well as different price points).

 

- VX: The most affordable of them all. The shell is constructed from a hybrid of both birch and basswood. This gives you the attack and projection of a birch shell, and the depth that a basswood shell will give you. The tom sizes are in a standard configuration (12" & 13" rack, 16" floor, 22" bass w/14" snare).

 

-VSX: The same exact thing as the VX series, except the drums come in fusion sizes (10" & 12" rack, 14" floor 22" bass w/14" snare).

 

-VBX: 100% Birch shells. These will be more expensive than the VX and VSX kits but they give you a better overall sound. The birch shell will give you a nice attack with the sound and would be ideal for recording. Available in both standard and fusion sizes.

 

-VMX: 100% Maple shells. Same price point as the VBX and is available in both standard and fusion sizes. The maple is going to give you a warmer and deeper overall tone than the birch will and is ideal for live situations (I'm a fan of maple shells personally and I see these as the better buy, but again, that's just my own opinion).

 

And to break down the PDP kits for you:

 

-FS: 100% Birch shell. Best kit available at it's price point, IMO. The drums come in a fusion size and have DW's STM mounting system (the mounts fit in around the lugs on the drum and hold it up that way, taking all tension off of the shells or rims and don't rub against your tension rods).

 

-X7: 100% Poplar shell (as per DW). You get a 7 piece kit (8,10,12,14, &16 toms, 22 kick and 14 snare). The bass drum is one of those rare kicks that sounds amazing right out of the box. For being a poplar kit, the toms really give out a great attack and sustain. Contains DW's STM mounting system on this kit as well. The only thing I would recommend doing is replacing the snare drum on this kit though as it doesn't seem to give the desired crack that many drummers are looking for.

 

As far as cymbals go, the prepacks are nice and are a great bang for the buck as far as the higher end ones go, but I'm more of a fan of selecting the individual cymbals that you personally like. Though I can tell you right off the bat that you don't want anything with "B8" "ZBT" "XS" "ZHT" "Z Custom" "PST3" "PST5" or "Agazarian" on them.

QUOTE (the masked drummer @ Jan 6 2009, 10:13 AM)

It's just a cheap marketing ploy to imply there is some kind of worth in a used product. It's like the whole "pre-owned" vehicle thing. It sounds better than "used car". With guitars, however, there may actually be some merit to buying used if the previous owner had the guitar all dialed in and set up nice. Then it may be considered better than new from the factory, i suppose.

QUOTE (WCFIELDS @ Dec 31 2008, 10:48 PM)

QUOTE (WCFIELDS @ Dec 28 2008, 10:03 PM) Wow, anyone here have Warell Dane's (singer from Nevermore) new solo album? This album is f'n amazing...........!  DOH!.......he is the singer from Nightwish! Sorry folks.......... Um, no he isn't the singer from Nightwish. That would be Anette Olzon and Marco Hietala

And ESPN is reporting that the Broncos may try to get Cowher to replace him.

2/25/09: Avenged Sevenfold @ The Petersen Events Center, Pittsburgh PA (Hey, my friend got two tickets and needed somebody to go with and practically gave it to me)

 

3/4/09: Joe Bonamassa @ The Palace Theater, Greensburg PA

 

5/3/09: Nightwish @ Crocodile Rock, Allentown PA

 

5/10/09: Queensryche @ The Palace Theater, Greensburg PA

 

And that's what I've got lined up so far next year. More to come I'm sure.

Well, they could have signed Faneca at the amount of money he wanted (he had turned down every offer that they made to him). Problem with that is it would have given them very little cap space to work with, especially when they were trying to get Ben (along with Polumalu) signed for the long term.

 

Luckily for Ben, the Steelers won't be playing for another two weeks so that gives him some time to recover from the concussion.

So... meaningless win to a meaningless game. Though the fact that it was 31-0 against the Browns makes it sweeter than it really is.

QUOTE (ReflectedLight @ Dec 21 2008, 09:39 AM)

How do you guys compare the Roland to Yamaha? I was looking at a cheaper set on the Yamaha side. The Yamaha Xpress.

QUOTE (Der Trommler @ Dec 14 2008, 04:30 PM)

QUOTE (rushbass @ Nov 27 2008, 01:32 PM) I had no idea... that the price of the Fender GL Jazz bass has gone up to $999.99 at Musician's Friend / Guitar Center!    Unreal!  I guess I won't ever get one now... besides, I already have a 62 Jazz... I remember when the GL model came out, it was only $629.00, and at that time it was also a Limited Edition model! Ridiculous! A side note, I had a vintage 1972 Jazz Bass with a maple neck and black block inlays in my hands back in 1990... the music store wanted only $600.00 for it back then...   70's era basses were not desireable and did not command a high price back then... still kicking myself for not buying that one either! Here is the asking price for one today... 1972 Fender Jazz Geddy Lee That's a big jump. I used to sell those @ GC. Weird. I wonder why too. Inflation? Supply/demand? Curious to hear reason..... Now I'm the one selling them at GC . Prices jumped up all over the board recently. Gibson, Fender, Zildjian, Sabian, Pearl, Tama, you name it. Cymbal and drum hardware prices went up because the cost of the metals to manufacture them all went up. I haven't been given an explanation as to why guitar prices have gone up though recently, so I'm going to assume it's just inflation at this point.

QUOTE (Der Trommler @ Dec 15 2008, 01:53 PM)

QUOTE (kazzman @ Dec 15 2008, 12:34 AM) Splash cymbals? Love em. I've got one 8" and two 10" currently. I'm also getting a second 8" soon too. The Sabian AAX seem to be my favorites currently. They're very bright and quick, but they also have a wet sound to them as well. I have an 8" AAX as well!! Did you know that the original make of Sabian was the prototype to the AAX? When Sabian first made their cymbals, they made them like the AAX only. It caused the Zildjian company to compete & make the A Customs. Since Sabian (owner-former brother Zildjian) had the 'family recipe' to Zildjian cymbals, they started expanding. Probably the best thing that happened to the drumming community was the feud of the Zildjian brothers!   Sorry for the ramble but I always find that fascinating! Hahaha, don't worry. I know exactly how you feel. Yes I did know that. And I agree about the feud between the Zildjian brothers, haha. Just out of curiosity, what china cymbals are you using? (and this question applies to everybody as well)   QUOTE Splashes are great. Nice quick bright response with a quick decay as well. But the Portnoy China Splash (Max Stax), probably his best contribution to drumming, takes it to another level. http://www.samash.com/webapp/wcs/stores/se...10002_-49979506 http://www.samash.com/wcsstore/root/Items/IP_S/SMP5005LX_ip.jpg   Eh, I'm just not a fan of the Max Stax cymbals. I used to have a set of the 8" ones that I picked up used off of one of my customers and I just couldn't find a way to fit them into my playing style. In the end, I ended up selling them to another music store for more than what I paid for them

Splash cymbals? Love em. I've got one 8" and two 10" currently. I'm also getting a second 8" soon too. The Sabian AAX seem to be my favorites currently. They're very bright and quick, but they also have a wet sound to them as well.

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Has Heath nailed it or what?!

Now THATS how you open a movie!

 

Saw this back with I Am Legend on Imax in December (hell it was the only reason I even went to see that movie).

 

Still love it even after watching it endlessly online when it surfaced. God I can't wait for this movie...

I'd have to say that this is by far the best of the TV Spots that I've seen so far...

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4yvmmFT7A0

I think my avatar and signature speak enough regarding the film...

 

July 18th can't get here soon enough...