Cocaberry's Kit

[Cocaberry]

Ok guys. I was able to borrow my parents digital cam today to take some pics of my snare wires for another thread and I figured I might as well take pictures of the whole kit. It is a beginner's kit but it is good for now till I upgrade. It was $300 off Music123 in September 2004. I spent most of the year replacing the crappy original hardware. I think I did a good job on that. :thumb:

Sorry about some of the pics being kinda blurry. This cam is like 3-4 years old or something.

This is a general overview of my kit. I used the flash on this one because it make the kit look nice and shiny.
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c119/cocaberry/IM000912.jpg

My Chad Smith Signature snare. I love this snare.
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c119/cocaberry/IM000943.jpg

I know its kinda late to be posting Christmas presents but this is what I got for Christmas. AAX Stage Hats. These are awesome.
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c119/cocaberry/IM000916.jpg

[Cocaberry]

Got this ride for my birthday. AAX Stage ride. My favorite cymbal out of the whole kit.
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c119/cocaberry/IM000918.jpg

These are the crappy cymbals I upgraded from. XS20 ride, hats, and crash/ride. If anyone is interested, these are for sale.
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c119/cocaberry/IM000908.jpg

A different angle of my kit to get a better view of the tom angles and general layout.
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c119/cocaberry/IM000941.jpg

Birds eye view. Took me like 15 tries to get this pic close to the way I want it. The cam was against the ceiling so this is the best that I could do.
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c119/cocaberry/IM000926.jpg

[Cocaberry]

Drivers seat right side. For some reason this shot took forever to get right.
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c119/cocaberry/IM000940.jpg

Drivers seat left side.
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c119/cocaberry/IM000928.jpg

Specs:
Kit: Verve Vibe Master

Bass Drum: (Evans Clear EQ3 Batter/Evans Black EQ3 Reso/2 Evans EQ Pads, one slightly touching each head/Evans AF Patch)
22" x 16" Bass Drum
Tama Iron Cobra Power Glide Bass Drum Pedal (Single)

Toms: (Evans Coated G2 Batters/Evans Clear G1 Resos)
16" x 16" Floor tom
13" x 11" Rack Tom
12" x 10" Rack Tom

Snare: (Evans Super Tough Batter/Evans Hazy 300 Reso/Gibraltar Snare Wires - 20 strands)
14" x 5" Pearl CS1450 Chad Smith Signature Snare Drum
Tama HS700W RoadPro Omni Ball Snare Stand

Cymbals: (All are on PDP PDCB800 Cymbal Boom Stands with Slicknut wingnut replacements, Hi-Hats are on Tama Iron Cobra HH805 Dual Leg Velo Glide Stand)
20" Sabian AAX Stage Ride (Brilliant Finish)
18" Sabian XS20 Medium-Thin Crash Cymbal
16" Sabian XS20 Medium-Thin Crash Cymbal
14" Sabian AAX Stage Hi-Hats (Brilliant Finish)

Sticks, Misc.:
Guitar Center Sound Percussion Hickory Rock Drumsticks
Vater Retractable Wire Brushes
Pro-Mark Lightning Rods
Pro-Mark Stick holder
Verve throne
Lug Locks on all snare lugs top and bottom, 4 lugs on floor tom, 3 lugs each on rack toms.

Since the new year just rang in here are my plans for the new year:


Replace throne with Roc N Soc Nitro throne
Replace both XS20 crashes with AA Mediums
Possibly add on an AAX China
Hopefully by the end of the year upgrade to pro shells.


Any ideas what I should add on or how I can improve my kit are welcome. I am satisfied with the tom angles so I probably won't be changing them. They aren't extreme anyways. Even though it is a beginners kit please don't flame me to death lol.

Happy New Year D&P!!

[Tim]

nice little setup you got there. excellent hats. i own them as well :thumb:

[Cocaberry]

nice little setup you got there. excellent hats. i own them as well :thumb:

I know man. You are the one that convinced me to get them. :thumb:

[Tim]

haha. tight. they are awesome man.

[The Leper Messiah]

Awesome setup man, AAX stage cymbals are so nice.

[Josiah]

Nice...

Clean up that room though!

[Cocaberry]

The tom angles are pretty reasonable though right?

[Tim]

The tom angles are pretty reasonable though right?

they look perfectly fine to me.

[60 Hertz Jig]

Nice set, and yes, when you get the money, definetly get a Roc n Soc nitro throne. You'll love it.

Peace.

[Seafroggys]

yeah pretty impressive tom angles, seeing as how those mounts suck for getting good tom angles! (reason why I hate Pearl)

[Meridian91]

May I start with... Nice kit

You asked for suggestions:

lower your crashs unless you are 10 foot tall :)

maybe pick up a 17" wuhan china and a 12" splash

new throne

new pedals

sell your xs20 you could pick up a fair bit for them...

Nice kit and I love those angels the overhead looks sweet

- Meridian

[UA-Jasser-UA]

lol no way, i have that ride, that hats, and that snare.
nice kit man

[Cocaberry]

lower your crashs unless you are 10 foot tall :)



If I lower that 16" on the right then it will be too close to the that tom it overhangs. My arms aren't really long and if the 16" was any farther it would be hard to get at without leaning forward some. I wanted both crashes to be on the same level so when I crash them at the same time it wouldn't feel awkward, one being lower than the other. I'll try to experiment some more though.


new pedals


Whats wrong with the Iron Cobra power glide and hi hat stand?


Thanks for your suggestions though. :thumb:

[knie]

looking good. those tom angles look good. that ride looks a bit high though

[Cocaberry]

that ride looks a bit high though

I ride it with the shoulder pretty often for a good washy sound. I hate riding crashes for that.

[drummerty]

Sweet setup. Great start to a nice set of cymbals. AAX are da bomb. Congrats on the new bronze. Enjoy 'em.

[White]

Looking good, wanna selll me though XS hats? haha

[Undisco Kidd]

If I were you I would work on a better set before you get a professional quality throne.

[SalParadise429]

If I were you I would work on a better set before you get a professional quality throne.

I agree. A throne should be the icing on the cake :thumb: Nice Kit, btw.

[Cocaberry]

Looking good, wanna selll me though XS hats? haha
You serious? lol



Thanks alot for the help and comments guys! :chug:

[milkmit]

dude, the xs20 hats aren't too bad for their price! in my opinion, anyway.. a bit loud and trashy when wide open (which might be good for some heavier music!), but I really like my xs20 hats. sure, I wish I had some new beats or something similar, but for the price I paid I couldn't be much happier.

I'd totally recommend them if you can't afford top of the line hats.

EDIT: oh, and I forgot to mention.. I just tried out a AAX ride in the store the other day and actually really liked the sound of it. still prefer the HH raw bell dry ride, but it was good stuff nonetheless. :)

[Cocaberry]

The only bad thing about the AAX stage ride is that it hardly has any bell. Other than that it is great. :thumb:

[aznriceball]

a custom projection ride > aax stage ride :p

jk man, awesome setup. nice to see the advice MX does is actually rubbing off onto people *before* they post their kits :p