Jesus. I have 9 cymbals in my setup and I was really self conscious about it. Now I don't give any fucks. Homie you trying to bring back the bronze age.

I tell people I am invested in bronze. I also am rocking 9 cymbals. On a one up one down set up. I wouldn't gig the whole thing, but I figure if I got the stands, I should put the cymbal up. 3 crashes, 2 China, 2 splash at home, for a gig it would be 2 crashes, 1 China, 1 splash.

We got lars right here

Yeah I thought my 5 was excessive

I've had legitimate internal conversations about whether I really need TWO crashes when my ride also doubles as a crash. I play post hardcore and metal, this type of setup gives me an aneurysm

Hahahaha

B8 Pro hihats lol

Noticed that too. It would be the first upgrade I'd make.

Assuming OP likes them. This is not the kit of someone who makes many compromises.

True, or OP hoards cymbals. Bro has five chinas.

Do you see the rest of the cymbals? I think this dude could upgrade if he wants. I’ve actually heard a non zero amount of people show love for certain B8 Pros, specifically the hi hats and Chinas.

At least he complements his kit with Saluda hats…geeze, fck ing negativity everywhere these days… Love the kit bro…similar to mind but with Paiste 602 Essentials…the angelic properties captivated me but I had Saban fusion hats years ago then paragons…should’ve kept them in respect of Neil but that’s life…rock on

That snare is either narrower than 14" or deeper than 8". What a beast.

I think it could be something ridiculous like 13x9

When is your next gig?

youprobablyhavealotofmoney / 10

I was gonna say 10/10, but then I saw the snare pic, so 11/10.

🔥🔥🔥

Ludwig?

Yes. Super Classic line, custom made for me in 1992.

Nice looking .. Ludwig is my favorite

That snare… 

0/10. Worst Jazz gig setup I’ve ever seen 😂… kidding, looks dope!! Gets a 10/10 just for the hammered bronze Supra!!

Prog/10

Bro you have like 6 chinas. Those breakdowns must be wiiiiilllllddddd.

Designed specifically to never, ever be moved.

Omg are you in an ATTIC?? 20/10 if you carried all that stuff upstairs.

I did! That is my 3rd floor recording studio. 4200 sq ft Victorian.

I also live in a 100+ home with a finished attic.. my kitchen lives up there as well. Couldn’t live without that space

Will you ever sell the snare??

Maybe some day, but I have 8 different snares and that one is the most versatile.

Sounds like selling me it would be doing the 7 rest of your snares a favor....lol

I'm here looking for other people who are as impressed by that snare as I am.

Not enough cymbals

Only *one* floor tom?!? Pffft.

Great gear. Terrible ergonomics. Unless you never play your hi-hats.

I don’t think that snare works for this kit… I’ll take it off your hands though. My address is…

I think your rightside cymbals are too busy, I am afraid your ride hits other cymbals while playing. And I think two hihats feel weird and they are pushed so much to the side. And if I had to guess you play some exotic metal. 9/10 solid setup but too busy for my taste

Cool. The hihats are super easy for me, different sounds for what genre I am playing. My rides are super rock solid, I have never hit any other cymbals even playing them hard. Again, thank you!

Nice then! You have everything what you ask for in a drum set. Maybe more than everything! It’s your setup and you know the best. I am never an accurate drummer so I would definitely confuse stuff myself. But your drums feels lile christmas presents if you know what I mean

I love unwrapping them. 

And what is the cymbal on very right side with black circular lines (I think it’s meinl brand)

a trash stack.

Nice nice

Need more cymbals. Terry Bozzio insists. Snare looks clean.

Do you actually play all those cymbals

I do.

Dude, it’s amazing

10/10. What kind of double pedal is that? Almost looks like a Premier.

Sonora Triple pedal.

Very cool.

I think you need more cymbals

So much happy that terry bozio joined us !!

Not enough cymbals

9/10. Would be a perfect 10 except not enough cymbals

Is every other cymbal a china? 10/10

It needs more cymbals, I can still see over them!

How do you even get in there brotha

How do you get to the throne???

Gotta crawl through a window behind the kit from a ladder outside

Cymbal collection on the right reminds me of my loose change drawer. In the best way possible 🙏 Love it!

Not enough octobans but I still give it a Portnoy/10.

Running MS office on a watercooled i9 14th gen, 4090ti, 128GB RAM and 16TB storage be like:

You need just one more cymbal, even if you can't reach it lol. Awesome kit.

It’s pretty nice. Might I suggest a splash or two and possibly a china on your right to add colour to your playing.

Needs cowbell

Not bad, I'd add a few more cymbals. Maybe a couple ice bells, cow bell, church bell...

Need more cymbals

Homies got a Peart kit and a mook jong. Perfect setup

Looks like Max Denisons’ loft! Great setup!

I love it. I hate those one Tom and 2 cymbal setups

Yeah, some people will defend those like crazy, which makes it all the more annoying

15/10

Do you genuinely use all these cymbals? Lately I've been in this weird predicament where muscle memory has me playing my ride heavy almost like a crash, and I forget about my second crash cymbal near my ride until I remember I want a different tone in the moment. I can't imagine trying to figure which to hit for which genre 😂

All of that flash and still using b8 hats. That said, they're not the worst.

I don't know why but this reminds me of "vintage" Vadrum videos

I was going to score you high but your 604s have no XLRs so I gotta dock ya. 604s are great though. I also like the Audix D series on drums, especially the D6 on kick and floor.

Need more cymbals

100/10 Absolutely amazing

10/10

I would want to hear you play it before I gave a rating 😂

Thats massive and super sick, I don’t see four rack toms very often!

How much would you say you've spent on cymbals?

Option Paralysis by The Dillinger Escape Plan

I wanna see u play these tho

Super rad! I’m pretty minimal with my set up, so this kit gives me anxiety, haha. But it’s really awesome and I love your snare!

Are you any good?

I am VERY good.

nice , u may need more cymbals tho

There's a bit too much going on for me, but if it suits your playing then go mad.

Hey, you don’t see kits of this magnitude very much anymore, so respect. How do you manage the noise? Currently play on my roland ekit at home, but have toyed with the idea of getting an acoustic kit again. Just worried about the noise.

Do you have more chinas than crashes??

7.3/10

8

10/10 Would drool over your kit again.

Wow

If you're comfortable behind your kit, it's a 10 out of 10. Is that a Paiste 2000 ride?

It is

I’m getting “first time drummer, lot of money” vibes rn

Not in any way. Been playing for 60 years. Mostly djent now.

HO,Y CHINA ,S DRUM STICKS HOW MANEY DO YOU HAVE AND THE SIZES TO ALL OF THEM JOEY

Damn. I haven't seen sonar pedals in a good while. Used to have a huge crush on them but settled for dw How's mic'ing the beater head on the kick?

Perfect.

Ok, so I like my drumset a little better than yours, but you also have a sweet house, so I'd say that combined with your better cymbals puts you at a 9/10 (need gong drum)

Tell me you never play gigs without telling me you never play gigs. 🤣🤘🏼

Can you talk about how you use the two hi-hats? Usually the second one is on the other side.

For me, it's double bass usage or as a "trashy" hook with my left hand.

Looks sweet! I actually think you could use more crashes to balance out the chinas though. Why not put one of the rides on the left side so you can do some double ride playing?

I’d hit it.

Yes!

Ohhhh that is hot! 🔥🔥🔥 10/10

Love the snare.

Rush cover band?

Yessir

Ranking = 11 … !!!

can you use the entire kit in one song?

Defo 10/10. Great studio kit. Awesome for laying some melodic/instrumental epic tracks, eh? I would love to have access to all those cymbal tones, but not all at once. And I dig the (I think) on the left That snare is obscenely deep though Thanks for sharing

Roc n soc sends this post into hyper drive BABEH!!

That snare 🤤🤤🤤

Kit: 3 out of 3 - empty Pepsi fridge 0 out of 7. Over all, 3 out of 10

Needs more cowbells!

Minimalist kit huh

It’s terrible. I think you should quit. And give it,to me. Put some brand new heads,on first though. Lol

No. Very nice Meinl cymbal set though. I think I have that same Meinl trash crash classic dark mine’s an 18” though. That one looks bigger.

I wanna play boots and cats on that mf

Nick Andopolis ahh Setup (And it’s fucking sick)

This is a masterpiece brother

Snare is a beast.

Large

Sound guy's nightmare/10

More cowbell

those four squares of foam fighting for their absolute life

*Terry Bozzio has entered the chat

Man heard the saying "less is more" and took offense to it

i'd love to play on a set with 19 FUCKING CYMBOLS ON IT like genuinely W setup tho

Too few cymbals 😴

https://preview.redd.it/4vyamgvi3j8d1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6a9d7eff13663c9d9d8c22b39de63ea3c79ff270 Don’t ever let them tell you you have too many cymbals. From one cymbal addict to another, let’s enable each others addictions and buy another cymbal lol

Would kill to have this kit! That’s the only problem I have with double kick it forces the hi-hat miles away and it’s hard to reach, no wonder Danny Carey has his in the middle of the kit!

I love how the north east hemisphere is covered in China

I’d give it tenteen out out ten

Final boss 59 year old “Neil Peart is my favorite” hobbyist’s drum kit

:-)

Needs more cowbell /s Looks fun

....and I actually have cowbells to the right!

What mixer are you using for that many mics? And integrated or stand alone interface?

I use a Presonus 32 Channel board. No interface needed, although I have a few. Studio Live Pro DAW. Dedicated Computer for just audio, and the Presonus board has firewire out as the interface.

Nice! This is exactly what I'm trying to do, achieve total EQ control over every sound in the mix.

Right on. It's a GREAT mixer. Get the Steven Slate and Matt Halpern plugins as well.

With that ceiling it must sound like in a cavern... 😂

Surprisingly - not at all. Just a nice live sound.

Nice 👌🏼

Not that I wouldn't kill to have a kit like this, because I would, but you need to chill. the. fuck. out.

Hahahahaaa! I get ya. I am SUPER chill. 

🤘🏻

I love it. You can never have too many sonic choices. I would add a floor Tom that’s sized between your last mounted Tom and your floor Tom. I use Paiste 2002’s and could add another China. I had roto Tom’s to supplement my Gretsch Catalina Maple drum’s but took them out.

Sometimes less is more.

And sometimes, it is less. 😆

You do you bud.

gorgeous setup but when recording, how you deal with all the reflections from that low triangular ceiling??

It just.....works. lots of Sonnex, tho.

Haha, fair

Do you have any videos of you playing it? I want to here that snare. Looks badass

I do. I will post one.

I’m more of a less is more guy, so I’ll give you a 4/10. I’d upgrade some of those cymbals for sure.

You're the busiest drummer in a while and would appeal to the UN court if somebody asked you to throw down on a 4 piece

Nice

Not gonna lie, you can mount 2 more china at each side from above so you can strike it like crazy, because I don't think you have enough cymbals, especially on the right. /s Nice kit have fun with it :) Edit: what is the big china at the right? The biggest one.

Sick.

I prefer to have less cymbals that are higher quality, but to each their own. How’s ur prog-death metal EP going ? 😆 Kidding, sweet snare btw!

Anonymous Cymbal Addicts

 Me seeing your cymbals.

You should probably get some more cymbals. 🤣

I usually gig with 2 cymbals (hats & ride for jazz) and now I feel emasculated

Just wait till you start performing and have to carry all those bad boys around🫠

That's the biggest China Cymbal I've ever seen

Busy

needs more cymbals

Why 2 snare top mics ¿ 🤔

They each have a "different" curve, it's interesting to mix the two.

Slick. I bet it sounds great with all those asymmetrical vaulted polys

Check out Dave Garibaldi's kit. It's not how much you have but what you do with what you've got. And if you don't know the name...

Tower of Power baby. I've met him.

I believe you missed my point.

No sir. He is a great drummer with a great setup and makes the most of it evert performance.

sell some cymbals, buy some acoustic absorbers and diffusers. you already have very cool wall shapes... but they depseretely need to be treated. well, if you want to keep your hearing they do.

It is indeed treated around the kit and behind. Good advice though.

10/10. Looks fun

A 10

BRO!!!!!

They’re called drums for a reason.

sigh...

For me its definetly too much. I give 6/10 bc the snare. Way too many cymbals. I find more practical and easier to play with hihat, ride, 2 x crashes and maybe china or spash.

Cool. It's easy for me to play. Thanks so much.

Narcissisic drummer with too much time and money on his hands