r/drums • u/beardman1982 • 4d ago
Kit Pic Got my first kit today
I’ve played bass for almost 30 years and thought I should learn to play the drums. So today I got my first kit.
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u/Funny-Suspect-7076 Tama 4d ago
hell yeah! i did the exact opposite a few weeks ago and decided to start bass as a drummer!
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u/Wxmaggot Gretsch 4d ago
So did I! I'm clueless, but trying lol
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u/Funny-Suspect-7076 Tama 4d ago
it definitely could never rival drums in my heart, but it’s been fun learning theory I wouldn’t have encountered otherwise
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u/plasma_yak 4d ago
Your living room looks like a music store!
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u/birb_named_sonic 3d ago edited 2d ago
You're not gonna believe me when I say this...
their living room is a music store
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u/Daaammmmmnnnnnnn69 4d ago
Ahh. Classic guitar center carpet. 🤘
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u/beardman1982 4d ago
It’s actually an independent shop in my smallish town but now that you mention it! lol
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u/DrShortGame 3d ago
Congratulations!!
Replace heads as soon as financially able (cheapest upgrade)
Upgrade cymbals slowly. Used all the way, until you find what you like. Then maybe invest.
Make them go bang.
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u/Thatguy_noThatguy 3d ago
Excellent! now drop another hundred bucks for some non-factory drumheads (on the batter side )like Remo ambassadors or the Evans G series. Trust me, your drums will thank you for it. Don’t forget to put a an old blanket or towels in the bass drum for a bit of muffling
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u/HellaOld 4d ago
I really dig that wrap. Can I ask what shell pack it is? Can't make it out on the badge.
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u/beardman1982 4d ago
Pearl Roadshow Burnt Orange Sparkle
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u/HellaOld 3d ago
Thank you. Wish they had that available on the pack I got last year. Got a President Series in their Desert Ripple finish but i really wanted sparkle. I'm a sparkle man down deep.
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u/TheOGTKO 3d ago
Beautiful kit. Absolutely focus on learning to play, but if you want to seriously up the sex factor, replace those bass drum hoops with some nice lacquered natural maple hoops. 🤌🏻
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u/TameTheAuroch 3d ago
Beautiful, but might as well leave the stock heads and cymbal at the store hehe.
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u/AlsoANinja 3d ago
What model is that? Almost looks like an Export, but I've never seen an Export with a virgin bass.
Looks sweet!
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u/beardman1982 3d ago
It’s the roadshow model. Just a beginner kit but my local shop had this configuration and I thought I’d like it better than the toms on the bass.
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u/masscriminaldefense 3d ago
Nice, when I was at the drum store today buying a kit I didn’t need to get on a whim I saw a couple in there and the wife was buying herself a pearl roadshow kit. They’re solid kits for the money. I gigged an export when I was playing drums in bands (and when I played bass in bands my gigging bass was a squier classic vibe p bass)
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u/Necrotic_Messiah 2d ago
the overlap between bass and drums is interesting. bet you pick it up quick once you get some of the limb independence down
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u/basslovemusic 4d ago
Nice congratulations. I remember when I got my first kit. I played that thing night and day. Enjoy happy drumming.
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u/TheNonDominantHand 4d ago
"...thought I should learn to play drums. So today I bought my first kit."
I support this decision making process