Any of you drummers rocking a 13-16-24 big boy setup?

[Kapo_Polenton]

I'm currently playing a Tama birch Hyperdrive 10-12-14-16-22. It's definitely well suited to the hard rock and metal thing and sounds great. But I'd like to try a maple kit and I'm attracted to the idea of that huge kick and 13 tom. I'm thinking of picking up a shell pack of the Pearl decade maples or maybe a PDP maple 13-16-24 and then adding the 12 tom to it or letting my balls drop and go with an 18'. I know in the mix it is a wash and you can make an 18 kick sound like a 26 or use Slate Trigger but I'm feeling like going back to basics and actually recording my own kit so it doesn't sound like a sample pack. What I want to know from any of you who have gone with the bigger bass drum whether or not you have preferred just recording a 22 in the end or did it deliver the goods?

Kit wise, I've decided to stay in the 100-1500$ range as listening to clips, I really don't see for my needs, where I could justify the 3000$+ price tags for some of these kits. If I had it, I'd go Tama starclassic maple but that's a 4,000$ kit for me and I am not good enough of a drummer to justify that. I'm amazed at what these companies are able to put out for 800-1K these days. Like guitar gear, so much better than what we had available to us when we were kids and teens.

 

[MatrixClaw]

I had a big kit like that for a bit. Didn't last too long, I just don't really like big shells, they get lost in the mix and aren't nearly as punchy. They can sound pretty cool recorded, though, but the sizes make positioning them the way I like much harder.

 

[dave74]

I have a Tama birch Superstar set with 12/13/16/22 and a pair of snares, the stock 14" and an spl big black steel 14x8".
Definitely would not want deeper shells. Mine are deeper than the hyper-drive shells/star-classics.

 

[cobrahead1030]

Drummer in my last band had an acrylic set up like that, it sounded MONSTROUS. He even upped it to a double kit for a video we filmed, and our last few gigs before we parted ways.

 

[MadAsAHatter]

Before my Ludwig kit got destroyed in a flood I had 22" double bass, 8, 10, 12, 13 & 14 rack toms, 16 & 18 floor toms, plus a regular snare & piccolo snare. It had something like 15 different cymbals. The thing was massive and way more than what my lack of talent and coordination could handle. I really wish I still had some pictures of it. My band's drummer at the time was like a kid let loose in a candy store and could make full use of it. The 18" floor tom sounded thunderous. I always wanted to upgrade to 24" kick drums, but never did.

Now a days I've downsized and switched to an expanded Roland electric kit.

 

[Kapo_Polenton]

I had a big kit like that for a bit. Didn't last too long, I just don't really like big shells, they get lost in the mix and aren't nearly as punchy. They can sound pretty cool recorded, though, but the sizes make positioning them the way I like much harder.

Yes, that is always a consideration when it comes to deeper shells. I am thinking this is primarily for home recording though. I am never playing out as a drummer and if I did, it would def. be the hyperdrive as the shorter toms are powerful yet very fast. It's a punchy kit. I just want a huge...or better yet, UGE sounding kit recorded. Probably add a steel snare of some type to that as well.

 

[Kapo_Polenton]

Drummer in my last band had an acrylic set up like that, it sounded MONSTROUS. He even upped it to a double kit for a video we filmed, and our last few gigs before we parted ways.
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Love that setup with 2 bass drums. Double pedals are cool but not quite the same feel as a double setup.

 

[Kapo_Polenton]

I have a Tama birch Superstar set with 12/13/16/22 and a pair of snares, the stock 14" and an spl big black steel 14x8".
Definitely would not want deeper shells. Mine are deeper than the hyper-drive shells/star-classics.

Is yours the old superstar birch? Those are killer kits. I think in this case with a mounted 13, I'd be more likely to get a 12 mounted above snare, drop that 13 more to the side where a 14 floor would go. Or, just leave 16 high and get an 18. I can use 4 toms but really prefer the 12-14-16 on my kit now for most things.

 

[JackBootedThug]

as spastic as my sense of timing is-there's no way I could do drums.....mucho respect dudes....

 

[romanianreaper]

We went on a band shopping spree a few years ago and my drummer got a Gretsch set that is loud as hell. It was unbelievable when he went from the older set to these and like he was firing off cannons.

 

[Kapo_Polenton]

We went on a band shopping spree a few years ago and my drummer got a Gretsch set that is loud as hell. It was unbelievable when he went from the older set to these and like he was firing off cannons.

Those gretsch kits sound fantastic. The catalina has really nice resonance and the Renown kits bring the goods too. Definitely quality at Gretsch.