New Gear

[Mr.Wiggles]

Ok, so i went to GC today, and got some new gear. I got a DW 7000 Double bass peal for $180, i Got two DW stands for $60, and i got a Wuhan pack of cymbals for $188. S, here is what my set used to look like.
http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e300/xxTimothyxx/IMG_0171.jpg

And here is what my set looks like today.
http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e300/xxTimothyxx/IMG_0307.jpg
http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e300/xxTimothyxx/IMG_0303.jpg
http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e300/xxTimothyxx/IMG_0302.jpg

[kyle_ashbourne]

you really need to fix those tomm angles, and the crash IMO is way too tilted. nice buys tho:thumb:

[Berk]

Very Nice! You got 2 DW stands for 60 bucks? Wow. Fix those tom angles, there pointing away from eachother.

[Mr.Wiggles]

Very Nice! You got 2 DW stands for 60 bucks? Wow. Fix those tom angles, there pointing away from eachother.
Yeah, GC is having a huge sale.

[Berk]

Damn, I'm in Canada.
Friggin Eh'.

[Mr.Wiggles]

I fixed the toms, and i lowered the crash, i'll have a new pic soon.

[steeldrummer11]

Is there a sale on everything at gc, Or just selected items?

[ollie39mac]

my only suggestion to u, apart from the tom angles would probably try to find a better, lower, more comfortable position for your splash, its more like a crash up there.
:thumb:

[rockindrummer]

Looks pretty good man, awsome buys though!

[saars]

nice buys! Like some others said, you should make your crash a bit more flat, your splash lower and maybe closer to your hats/crash, and IMO you should lower and flatten your ride a bit, but that's just me.

[Snarz]

Nice buys how you liking that double pedal?...Yah I would lower your ride and fllatten it a little more just like saars said..

[Zildjian]

yayyy wuhans. enjoy them

[the fat llama]

Damn, I'm in Canada.
Friggin Eh'.

well im in friggen australia, you c ouldnt get 1 dw stand for $100

[We_Love_Lime]

Nice Splash Placement ;)

[Rayne264]

do you like those s series wuhan? i got a set of those and only liked the high hats, so i returned the whole thing

[Mr.Wiggles]

Yeah, i really like them.

[Jezen]

Fix tom angles, crash angle and height, and slave pedal placement. I know your feet don't do that naturally.

[Talos]

I thought your kit was a Mapex form the first three pics, its those badges on the toms. Look like the Mapex badges. Anyway, nice buy. We never have bargains like that in the UK

[Mr.Wiggles]

Ok, new pics.
http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e300/xxTimothyxx/IMG_0315.jpg
http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e300/xxTimothyxx/IMG_0316.jpg
http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e300/xxTimothyxx/IMG_0315.jpg

[Jezen]

Still not fixed mate..

[Talos]

Theres like no difference but the angle of the slave.

[CasB]

The crash is also lowered.

[ringworm]

Flatten those rack toms man. At least make em have the same angle.

They are pointing away from each other?

[White]

Your toms are anlged away from your throne, the should be like a very slightly angled "V" like and upsidedown triangle. but you have an rightside up triangle which is the toms facing away from you, so I'd say fix it. And also, y are you using a good strong stand to hold up your light weight splash. And a weak stand to hold your heavey ride cymbal?????

[White Riot!]

the splash is obscenely angled

[kyle_ashbourne]

man, the crash ANGLE... you gotta fix that! maybe its just me, but i like to hit more on the edge of my crash, i hate hitting it near the center, i dont like the feel or the sound at all

[DethChamber999]

So how did you like the Wuhan Pack? Were you happy with them? Your Welcome..:thumb:

[pitchfork]

Nice kit, especially the double pedal.
Holy fluffy dice angles in the first pic :p

[pitchfork]

man, the crash ANGLE... you gotta fix that! maybe its just me, but i like to hit more on the edge of my crash, i hate hitting it near the center, i dont like the feel or the sound at all
Hit halfway between the edge and bell or you risk cracking the edge, thats what i was taught anyway.

[Talos]

Hit halfway between the edge and bell or you risk cracking the edge, thats what i was taught anyway.

What the hell? Your supposed to hit the crash on the side of it with the neck of the stick. A glancing blow.

You can hit it differently for different sounds obviously but in all the book ive read and through a lot of drum teachers, you hit it like that ^

[pitchfork]

Thanks for clearing that up mate, i need to get proper lessons. As soon as i've payed my new kit off thats first on the agenda.

[Talos]

No problem, I suggest to anyone who doesnt have lessons to get lessons. Theres some things that only a teacher can answer, although theres helpful people on here. Its always best to get help from people you can trust.

[Mr.Wiggles]

If you think my tom angles are bad now, check out how i first set my kit up. This pic was taken the day after i got my set.

-WARNING- MAY BE EXTREAMLY DEPRESING TO PEOPLE WHO GO CRAZY OVER TOM AND CRASH ANGLES!








http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e300/xxTimothyxx/IMG_0043.jpg

[CasB]

Did you even use the bassdrum spurs?

[Mr.Wiggles]

No, i didnt know where they were, and now that i found them, they dont even work. The screw that is supposed to tighten it dosnt, so i just have them sit in the hole. Thy dont work to great:mad:

[Talos]

Try screwing it out and then re screwing it, then if it doesnt work. Re tread it.

[Jesus's Brother Bob]

Better than my set. Not posting pics for fear of attracting foul smelling stupid people.:chug: yeah, first post

[Panopticon]

Hit halfway between the edge and bell or you risk cracking the edge, thats what i was taught anyway.

you wont even get power out of a SPLASH by doing that!

[Sabian4015]

Yerp, those tom angles are bad. I've seen 'em tilted waay in, but not out. Look at it this way. Take a ruler, and lay it across the two toms. Angle them untill the ruler touches the rims in four different places. That should flatten those out! And angle the crash and splash so when you hit it you don't hit the top, but instead you kinda hit the side.

[Sharkey Boy]

wats the S crash like?

[Mr.Wiggles]

wats the S crash like?
I can't really describe it, but i love it.

[Mr.Wiggles]

New Pics!

http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e300/xxTimothyxx/IMG_0339.jpg
http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e300/xxTimothyxx/IMG_0340.jpg
http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e300/xxTimothyxx/IMG_0341.jpg
http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e300/xxTimothyxx/IMG_0342.jpg

[Talos]

Its looking better but try and make that crash a little flatter.

[sLarkin20]

lol kid posts some pics of his new gear and he gets raped by the tom-angle squad

thats too funny

[White]

I see you switched stands with the splash and the Ride, You took my advice :)

[Sabian4015]

Your toms! They're still the same! Change them now.

NOW

[AtomShip]

I think what they are ranting about is the fact that your toms are pointing away form each other. Angle them so they are parallel and arent facing towards or away from each other.

[Mr.Wiggles]

Dude, i tried to get them they way you guys are saying, but since my set is crap, the hardware is crap and it wont stay like that. Both the toms always tilt off to one side after about 15 mins of playing, now matter how much i tighten them. I hate it:angry:

[drmmerboy]

flatten out ur crash, how do u hit it twice or more and still get sound out of it? is it that u have it screwed on rele tight? cuz then it'll crack real soon