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ThatOneDrummer
11-18-2006, 12:56 PM
My mom sais shed take me to Guitar Center tomorrow for a birthday present. This is the first time she has offered to this, so i was kind of surprised,and I'm kind of undecided as to what to get.
the stuff im looking at is
1. pearl ICON curved rack-i have a 4 piece kit with 9 cymbals and i plan on expanding sometime next year, and i will also have to start moving my kit, sincei just joined a band, so i figured this would be useful
2.pearl eliminator remote hihat stand-i already have two pairs of hats, and i like the convienience of being able to play a second pair of hats open and closed. the problem is, i play open handed so i dunno how much ill actually use this
3.pork pie amber piglite snare-played one over the summer and i loved it, i think it would be a great snare. i already have a decent main snare though (ludwig supraphonic)
4.loud metronome-would be useful for practicing EVERYTHING, but i have a metronome on my computer so im not sure if buying one is necessary since i have one already
any advice/suggestions would be great!
Berk
11-18-2006, 01:05 PM
I'd get the rack. But A Gibraltar One. Icons are Ugly.
GooseFilms.net
11-18-2006, 01:06 PM
I don't know what I'd do if I didn't have a portable metrenome. I just don't know.
HeLLmO
11-18-2006, 01:06 PM
^but they're by far the best. i too would go rack, because you can always plug a metronome into iso headphones, and you're current snare kicks ***, so you can probably stick with just that for a while
metallas
11-18-2006, 02:21 PM
I would get another the remote hats
Zildjian
11-18-2006, 02:31 PM
id go with a snare... But not the pork pie
the_pure_drummer
11-18-2006, 02:32 PM
Go rack man!
ant_182
11-18-2006, 02:39 PM
metronome. Hi prioriy.


-Ant-
Talos
11-18-2006, 02:42 PM
Some new cymbals or a new cymbal.
ThatOneDrummer
11-18-2006, 03:42 PM
^^^thats what i figured now
my mom just told me that the rack is too expensive for her so im probably gonna pick one up used around christmas
she says the most shell spend is $200 USD so im kinda leaning toward an 18" sabian AAXplosion crash now
thoughts?
Josiah
11-18-2006, 03:48 PM
Well you should get a mtronoe, or at least some iso headphones so you can hear your current one. Something along those lines..

Think ahead too, heads, sticks, books, etc...
ThatOneDrummer
11-18-2006, 03:59 PM
Well you should get a mtronoe, or at least some iso headphones so you can hear your current one. Something along those lines..

Think ahead too, heads, sticks, books, etc...
yeah that seems to make sense...so maybe the crash and headphones
i have all the books i need though, i have stick control, a book of rudiments, and drum germs, so im ok there
i do need a new snare head though
Berk
11-18-2006, 05:03 PM
A DW 9700 Stand.

Or Splashes, Chinas If you can't get the rack.
Tim
11-18-2006, 05:48 PM
metronome. yamaha click station. =)
Undisco Kidd
11-18-2006, 07:19 PM
A good book.
Metronome.
and the hihat stand.
Snarz
11-18-2006, 08:04 PM
Metronome and Iso Headphones
Josiah
11-18-2006, 08:54 PM
Wow I murdered Metronome...

Even just some Gun Muff's over Ear Buds tends to work.

Heads and Sticks are ALWAYS useful.

If you have a particular stick you really enjoy, grab a brick of them. I get my VicFirth 2B's for $55/brick (lil lessin other shops), but that's 12 pairs, $4.50/pair.. great deal! All stick models can be purchased in Brick or Case quanities.
HeLLmO
11-18-2006, 09:06 PM
how many pairs of sticks are in a case jos? i knew it was like, 6 or 12 pairs in a brick, but i never knew exactly how many in a case?
Josiah
11-18-2006, 09:10 PM
Case has 18 bricks? *funny look*

Not sure, it's a lot. Bout how many bricks fit in a typical xeorx box. I think it's 3 rows of 3 high.

*think*

Only once purchased a case. Was for a tour, couldn't tell ya how many were there in the start. Think I thew more off the stage then broke though.... hahahha
HeLLmO
11-18-2006, 09:22 PM
haha well, it being a case, that would imply to me that it has a hell of a lot of sticks, i personally take about 6 or 7 months to go through a 6 pack of sticks, but i could definatly see where a case would come in handy on a tour
Zildjian
11-18-2006, 09:43 PM
If you have a particular stick you really enjoy, grab a brick of them. I get my VicFirth 2B's for $55/brick (lil lessin other shops), but that's 12 pairs, $4.50/pair.. great deal! All stick models can be purchased in Brick or Case quanities.

I just bought some vic's 2b's... There bulky but they feel so good in my hand.
drummguy731
11-18-2006, 11:21 PM
icon is awesome, i'd go with that, solid as a brick, if anyone wants to argue with the gibraltor thing, argue with jos, he's probably more up to it than i am, :lol:
the fat llama
11-19-2006, 04:18 AM
ive gone thru 3 pairs of sticks in over 2 years of playing
Sharkey Boy
11-19-2006, 09:55 AM
Make sure u ask for discount and more discount =p
Panopticon
11-19-2006, 10:15 AM
Case has 18 bricks? *funny look*

Not sure, it's a lot. Bout how many bricks fit in a typical xeorx box. I think it's 3 rows of 3 high.

*think*

Only once purchased a case. Was for a tour, couldn't tell ya how many were there in the start. Think I thew more off the stage then broke though.... hahahha


I wouldnt be able to do that...I'm still trying out new sticks always lookin for the perfect one although i think i may have found it...VF Danny Carey sigs. It's funny cuz i went from VF 8DN to those.:smash:
HeLLmO
11-19-2006, 11:22 AM
haha just a bit of a jump there.

i'm personallly gettin' into Vic Firth 3As, and Pro mark 5Bs
ThatOneDrummer
11-19-2006, 06:53 PM
k well the trip is over, and i didnt pick up anything on my list...my mom said everything was out of her price range except the metronome, and i basically have one anyway so i didnt get one
i sold my old zbt rock ride to them and got $20 for it
then i used that $20 to buy an 18" sabian AAXplosion crash
$120:cool:
im pretty happy, and i learned ill be buying the rack for christmas with b-day money and christmas money combined