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*** NOTE: Since starting this thread, I re-did the rack in a stealth set up. The hardware list has been updated to reflect what is used in that set up. To see the updated pictures, CLICK HERE or go to page 9. ***
My drumming story begins with a single snare drum I received for Christmas when I was 6 in 1976. I was given a 5 x 14 Reuther snare and a book with an accompanying cassette tape with music to play to. Little did I know that Reuther was a Pearl stencil brand and that was actually the beginning of a lifelong allegiance to Pearl drums. In 1986 after years of playing the Reuther & a Ludwig marching snare I finally got my first kit, a 7 piece Export kit (4 up, 1 down, kick, snare). I used that until 1992, when I bought my 6 piece MLX kit (3 up, 1 down, single kick, snare). In 1995 I moved cross the country and over the next decade for various reasons I did not play. Around 1999 I sold the MLXs. In 2005 I got the playing bug & bought a Yamaha DTXtreme III E-kit. Finally in 2007 I decided to return to acoustic drumming & bought a Reference kit, which grew bit by bit over the next few years.
Seeing all the awesome Masterworks kits on this forum I began to really want a kit to my exact specifications and with a finish that really pops. So, I thought about getting some Masterworks drums for quite a while. Finally, when I saw that it was possible to put halo flakes over a sparkle finish I knew what my finish would be: Scarlet Sparkle Burst with Halo Flakes. I placed my order and a little over 5 months later my custom kit arrived.
My wife has always told me she wants my drum gear catalogued somewhere, so I figure I may as well do that here, where people that like gear lists can see it. So, here is what makes up the kit you will see below:
Drums:
Mounted Toms:
8 x 7.25: 2 inner plies mahogany, 4 outer plies maple, 5.4 mm, rounded 45 bearing edges, Omnimount
10 x 7.5: 2 inner plies mahogany, 4 outer plies maple, 5.4 mm, rounded 45 bearing edges, Omnimount
12 x 8: 2 inner plies mahogany, 4 outer plies maple, 5.4 mm, rounded 45 bearing edges, Omnimount
Floor Toms:
14 x 14: 4 inner plies mahogany, 4 outer plies maple, 10 mm, fully rounded bearing edges, LG-200 legs
16 x 16: 6 inner plies mahogany, 2 outer plies maple, 10 mm, fully rounded bearing edges, LG-200 legs
Bass Drum:
22 x 18: 6 inner plies mahogany, 2 outer plies maple, 10 mm, fully rounded bearing edges, SP-300 bass spurs, 2" hoops, No BB3
Snares:
14 x 8: 2 inner plies mahogany, 4 outer plies maple, 5.4 mm, rounded 45 bearing edges, SR-1000 strainer, S-022N snares
13 x 5: 6 inner plies birch, 14 outer plies maple, 25 mm, 45 bearing edges, SR-1000 strainer, S-029N snares
All drum hardware is black chrome, tom & snare lugs are STL-100s, bass drum lugs are STLs, all hoops are die cast, and the lug inserts are silver.
Cymbals (All Zildjian):
14.25" K Custom Hybrid Hi Hats, 14" A Custom Rezo Hi Hats, 16"/17"/18"/19" K Custom Hybrid Crashes, 20" K Custom Dark Ride, 8"/10" K Splashes, 12"/13"/16"/18" Oriental China Trashes, 6.5"/ 9" Zil-Bel cymbals
Percussion:
Pearl Primero Brass Timbale with ISS Mount, Pearl HH4X Isabell cowbell, Pearl Anarchy cowbell, Pearl PTM50BHR Ultra Grip Series brass tambourine w/jingle Control
Microphones, Cables, Stands, Mixer, IEMs:
Snares & Timbale: Audix I5 (5), Mounted Toms: Audix D2 (3), Floor Toms: Audix D4 (2), Kick: Audix D6, Overheads: Audix ADX51 (2), Audix DVice Rim Mounts (10), Hosa XFF-125 25’ XLR Cable (10), Pig Hog PHM25 25’ XLR Cable (4), On-Stage MS7701B Boom Mic Stands (2), On-Stage MS7920B Boom Kick Mic Stand, Behringer XR18 Mixer, 1964 Ears Qi IEMs
Hardware:
All Pearl hardware including Icon 503C rack, Demon Drive 3002D double bass pedal with wood beaters, Eliminator 2000C Bass Pedal, H2000 Eliminator hi hat stand (with DCL300P drop clutch), RH2000 Eliminator remote hi hat stand, S930D snare stand (on the main snare), S1000 snare stand (on the side snare), D1000 Roadster throne, PPS37 Cowbell Holder, PPS20 Bass Pedal Cowbell Holder, CH1000 cymbal arms (8), CH70 cymbal arms (4), TH1000 tom holders (4), TX-100 tube extender (5), PCL100 pipe leg clamp (4), PCX100 pipe clamp (6), ADP-30 clamp (2), AX-25L clamp (3), AX-20 clamp (2).
Drum Heads:
Main Snare Batter Head - Aquarian Texture Coated with Power Dot, Side Snare Batter Head - Aquarian Texture Coated, Snare Resonant Heads - Aquarian High Performance, Tom Batter Heads - Aquarian Response 2, Tom Resonant Heads - Aquarian Classic Clear, Timbale Batter Head: Aquarian Classic Clear, Bass Batter Head - Aquarian Super Kick II with Aquarian DKP2 double kick pad, Bass Resonant Head - Aquarian Force 1 from drumart.com
Sticks:
Zildjian Super 5A Natural with Nylon Tips, Zildjian stick bag
My drumming story begins with a single snare drum I received for Christmas when I was 6 in 1976. I was given a 5 x 14 Reuther snare and a book with an accompanying cassette tape with music to play to. Little did I know that Reuther was a Pearl stencil brand and that was actually the beginning of a lifelong allegiance to Pearl drums. In 1986 after years of playing the Reuther & a Ludwig marching snare I finally got my first kit, a 7 piece Export kit (4 up, 1 down, kick, snare). I used that until 1992, when I bought my 6 piece MLX kit (3 up, 1 down, single kick, snare). In 1995 I moved cross the country and over the next decade for various reasons I did not play. Around 1999 I sold the MLXs. In 2005 I got the playing bug & bought a Yamaha DTXtreme III E-kit. Finally in 2007 I decided to return to acoustic drumming & bought a Reference kit, which grew bit by bit over the next few years.
Seeing all the awesome Masterworks kits on this forum I began to really want a kit to my exact specifications and with a finish that really pops. So, I thought about getting some Masterworks drums for quite a while. Finally, when I saw that it was possible to put halo flakes over a sparkle finish I knew what my finish would be: Scarlet Sparkle Burst with Halo Flakes. I placed my order and a little over 5 months later my custom kit arrived.
My wife has always told me she wants my drum gear catalogued somewhere, so I figure I may as well do that here, where people that like gear lists can see it. So, here is what makes up the kit you will see below:
Drums:
Mounted Toms:
8 x 7.25: 2 inner plies mahogany, 4 outer plies maple, 5.4 mm, rounded 45 bearing edges, Omnimount
10 x 7.5: 2 inner plies mahogany, 4 outer plies maple, 5.4 mm, rounded 45 bearing edges, Omnimount
12 x 8: 2 inner plies mahogany, 4 outer plies maple, 5.4 mm, rounded 45 bearing edges, Omnimount
Floor Toms:
14 x 14: 4 inner plies mahogany, 4 outer plies maple, 10 mm, fully rounded bearing edges, LG-200 legs
16 x 16: 6 inner plies mahogany, 2 outer plies maple, 10 mm, fully rounded bearing edges, LG-200 legs
Bass Drum:
22 x 18: 6 inner plies mahogany, 2 outer plies maple, 10 mm, fully rounded bearing edges, SP-300 bass spurs, 2" hoops, No BB3
Snares:
14 x 8: 2 inner plies mahogany, 4 outer plies maple, 5.4 mm, rounded 45 bearing edges, SR-1000 strainer, S-022N snares
13 x 5: 6 inner plies birch, 14 outer plies maple, 25 mm, 45 bearing edges, SR-1000 strainer, S-029N snares
All drum hardware is black chrome, tom & snare lugs are STL-100s, bass drum lugs are STLs, all hoops are die cast, and the lug inserts are silver.
Cymbals (All Zildjian):
14.25" K Custom Hybrid Hi Hats, 14" A Custom Rezo Hi Hats, 16"/17"/18"/19" K Custom Hybrid Crashes, 20" K Custom Dark Ride, 8"/10" K Splashes, 12"/13"/16"/18" Oriental China Trashes, 6.5"/ 9" Zil-Bel cymbals
Percussion:
Pearl Primero Brass Timbale with ISS Mount, Pearl HH4X Isabell cowbell, Pearl Anarchy cowbell, Pearl PTM50BHR Ultra Grip Series brass tambourine w/jingle Control
Microphones, Cables, Stands, Mixer, IEMs:
Snares & Timbale: Audix I5 (5), Mounted Toms: Audix D2 (3), Floor Toms: Audix D4 (2), Kick: Audix D6, Overheads: Audix ADX51 (2), Audix DVice Rim Mounts (10), Hosa XFF-125 25’ XLR Cable (10), Pig Hog PHM25 25’ XLR Cable (4), On-Stage MS7701B Boom Mic Stands (2), On-Stage MS7920B Boom Kick Mic Stand, Behringer XR18 Mixer, 1964 Ears Qi IEMs
Hardware:
All Pearl hardware including Icon 503C rack, Demon Drive 3002D double bass pedal with wood beaters, Eliminator 2000C Bass Pedal, H2000 Eliminator hi hat stand (with DCL300P drop clutch), RH2000 Eliminator remote hi hat stand, S930D snare stand (on the main snare), S1000 snare stand (on the side snare), D1000 Roadster throne, PPS37 Cowbell Holder, PPS20 Bass Pedal Cowbell Holder, CH1000 cymbal arms (8), CH70 cymbal arms (4), TH1000 tom holders (4), TX-100 tube extender (5), PCL100 pipe leg clamp (4), PCX100 pipe clamp (6), ADP-30 clamp (2), AX-25L clamp (3), AX-20 clamp (2).
Drum Heads:
Main Snare Batter Head - Aquarian Texture Coated with Power Dot, Side Snare Batter Head - Aquarian Texture Coated, Snare Resonant Heads - Aquarian High Performance, Tom Batter Heads - Aquarian Response 2, Tom Resonant Heads - Aquarian Classic Clear, Timbale Batter Head: Aquarian Classic Clear, Bass Batter Head - Aquarian Super Kick II with Aquarian DKP2 double kick pad, Bass Resonant Head - Aquarian Force 1 from drumart.com
Sticks:
Zildjian Super 5A Natural with Nylon Tips, Zildjian stick bag
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great setup, great cymbals too, I bet they sound amazing too!
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