Effects for the kit: Octobans, Cowbells, Jam Blocks, etc.

[kev]

Here, Im going to post things for those "other parts" of the kit: effects, different drums and jam blocks, cabasas.

Octobans

What is an octoban?
Hear an octoban
Homemade Octobans
Did something come before the octoban that was similar?
Buy an Octoban!
Are quarter toms basically octobans and what do they sound like?

JY Kelly posted a thing below which could be handy:
"Pearl= QUARTER TOMS
Tama= OCTOBANS"

Rototoms

What are rototoms?
Great descriptions of rototoms
How much do rototoms cost?
What do rototoms sound like?
Some rototoms on a kit

Cowbell

Looking for a versitile cowbell?
Cowbell Appreciation!

Tambourines

Tambourine Makers
Some tambourine Q&A

Jam Blocks

Jam Block Clamp
What Jam block to use?

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Using old rims to create a pinging sound

[DeadSkinMask]

you should also add a few places where you can get octos.or parts..
http://www.music123.com/Pearl-Quarte...-i256293.music
http://www.goldntimesdrums.com/

[Sage]

recently added roto-toms to my kit:

[Just_Dan]

why is it that when you have roto toms that they always lean to one side mine do aswell. wierd

[Just_Dan]

oh yeah and does anyone know were you can get octobans and pearl opti mounts in england cos i cant find any.

[Spam Wood]

Richochet Drums make them I believe but I cant find the company website

[Sage]

This is a Yamaha Russ Miller Groove Wedge.It mounts to the lugs on the side of a snare drum. The RMGW (Groove-Wedge) is 19-ply Vintage wood hoop, cut to approximately 6 in. - 7 in. in length and mounts to the lugs on the side of a snare drum. This wedge creates a unique cross-stick, especially on smaller piccolo to sopranino snare drums where the smaller diameter makes it difficult to play a cross-stick. They sound fantastic, I will be ordering one later today!!

[DredgRules]

I would LOVE to hear what a Groove Wedge sounds like, but im having a hard time finding a clip anywhere.

[kev]

A groove wedge .. hmm .. wouldnt youre drumstore have one, i have no idea....oh well. Im heading down to mine tommorow to pick up someears plugs, my whole band wants them now .... this is offtopic

[mattsimonton]

the nice thing about adding accents to your kit is that you do not have to pay for any name brand equipment if you are injinuitive (sp) or cheap. heck I have seen people take a trashcan and put a head on it. I am thinking about making octobons out of allumenium and steel pipe. you can cut pipe to different lengths and make sweet sounds, heck pull off a slipknot and steel a bear keg *dont steel it
ideas are endless

[Sage]

I would LOVE to hear what a Groove Wedge sounds like, but im having a hard time finding a clip anywhere.

Well, I know that Gerald Heyward uses one on hit kit... maybe you can get a clip of him on drummer world.. I will see if I can find any... it sounds awesome! It was after seeing him perform with Rob Thomas that I geard it and just needed to know what it was so I checked out his specs and there it was... so, I got the exact same one... there are like 4 different effects ones.

[Sage]

http://www.drummerworld.com/drummers...d_Heyward.html
Try that link... I am not sure what he does on it as I don't have quicktime on this computer and couldn't play it.

[joey666]

oh yeah and does anyone know were you can get octobans and pearl opti mounts in england cos i cant find any.

You can get Optimounts from Wembley Drum Centre

[Just_Dan]

cheers

[iCe]

Gong Drums

An early TAMA original, the Gong Bass Drum features a 22" head on a 20" shell with no bottom head. This design produces a sound with excellent sustain that's close in character to a concert tympani. The Gong Bass Drum utilizes a 7mm thick Starclassic Maple shell. The aluminum Rollaway stand in black finish offers easy yet secure positioning thanks to another TAMA original idea: Power Tower stand components. Available with Chrome shell hardware only.

Gong Bass drums are available in all the Starclassic Maple finishes.
GSB and SSB finishes will feature a fade rather than a burst.

Developed in conjunction with DW Drum artist Marco Minnemann, DW’s gong bass drum incorporates several design innovations and mounting options to better meet the needs of today’s progressive players. Featuring a 21” or 23” 10-ply undersized all-maple shell for increased projection, the gong bass drum is available in any of DW’s finish and drum hardware choices. The gong bass drum also comes equipped with two TB12 brackets that can be used to mount the drum on tom stands or a rack. Floor-tom style legs and brackets are optional.

The Odery Gong drum was developed for those who are looking for a fat, thuddy sound with plenty of attack. It is available in 14x20", 14x22" or in any other measure to meet your sound requirements.

and some more companies make them too, including Pearl (in the Masterworks line)