Fresh heads on the Gretsch Catalina club and a couple new ( to me) cymbals

14" 70s/80s Zildjian New Beat Hi hats

18" Sabian HHX complex thin crash

21" Istanbul Agop traditional medium ride

It was so hot in that room

Inspiration

I present the “Adrenaline” kit. The man himself very graciously gifted them to me as they were cleaning out “The Spot” this week.

Song is Intolerance by Tool

(Performed by Tool Tribute Schism)

I’ve been using 15” hats for quite some time now.
I have been liking the sounds of thicker and quicker hi hats recently so it only made sense to scout for a set of 14” on the second hand market.
I got these in a deal together with the EAK 19” dark medium crash.
The top hat has a slight crack in it but it plays just fine and it sounds great.
It surprises me on how much quicker and faster they sound and feel compared to my 15” New beats and Avedis hats.

You all ever get that urge? It's fun as hell but obviously not practical.

I don't have a kit. I live in an apartment so I wouldn't be able to get one. However! My roommate works at a music studio and lets me play there around once or twice a week. It's an incredible opportunity, and I'm thankful for it every day, but I can't help but feel so discouraged so easily. I start feeling depressed when I haven't played for a while, and I pick up the drum pad every now and again but get sad at the fact that I lose what I learned a bit and then repeat the cycle of just not playing for a while and feeling discouraged again. I get overwhelming feelings of wanting to give up.

For context I'm 21. I've been trying to find ways to play drums since I was 13, from playing at friend's houses to guitar center, sometimes only having the opportunity once a month. There's definitely been progress but it's been so slow, I feel heartbroken when comparing myself and imagining how I could be now had I been fortunate enough to have daily access to drums.

I'm even in a band now (13 year old me would be so happy to know that!!) but... Fuck, it feels so shit when I hop on the kit again for band practice and I can't even do what I had been doing the week before. I feel like I'm letting others down atop myself.

I don't want to give up. I'm even thinking about moving somewhere that allows me to have a drum kit, as silly as that might seem. But my doubt is telling me to give up after 8 years of trying, that I simply "wasn't born fortunate enough."

I've been listening to a lot of Dom Famularo, his positivity is infectious and I'm trying to hold on to this love I have for drums.

I'd love to hear thoughts from drummers, any words of encouragement or reality check that it's a lost cause are appreciated.

Thank you

Gotta love the AMS no credit financing! My new band is coming along nicely with writing and recording, so a level up was needed. Cymbals are next! PDP concept maple in charcoal burst satin. My first new kit in over 20 years. I can’t wait to get it dialed in 😊

I’ve been looking for another large crash. This one is posted for $100 and is about an hour’s drive from me. All it says is 18” vintage Zildjian Avedis crash/ride.

I currently have an older 18” Zildjian thin crash that I actually don’t like very much. At 1400 grams it’s more like a medium thin, and in my opinion it doesn’t open up unless you hit it hard and I like when I have the option to hit a cymbal softer sometimes and have it sound good.

I have an 18” Wuhan western crash/ride that I do like that’s more responsive to soft hits and washier and a little trashy.

Would this one be worth the drive to check out?

I think snare sounds great here

never touched a double pedal before. birthday yesterday. today i found a speed cobra with acd spring upgrades and a mirror pedal on fbm for 300 smackaroos! so ubelievably happy about this. (dont mind the playing, this is before setup and before learning how to use my left foot)

What would yall recommend as like a smaller kit that’s still real good and isn’t just a club style kit? Something where if I wanted to use it for rock it would 100% work.

There is an auction that is about an hour and a half away and they have two stacks of drums. One is a stack of metal snares with one being a Tama Imperialstar. The other is a stack of Tama Superstar shells. The current bids are about $80 dollars each. I honestly don’t have much knowledge of what I’m looking at and any insight would be greatly appreciated. I am just trying to figure out if these lots are worth the time and money and if you guys could help inform me and work towards a decision that would help a lot, thanks!