I have made every drum buying mistake in the book. Below I have listed all my equipment and equipment I want into three categories "Sell" "Keep" and "Buy" . What I want is a kit that I could use for heavy metal (Meshuggah, Lamb of god kinda style) and a kit I could use to play acoustic or when traveling light. Please can you help me by reading over it and giving me input where you can?
SELL
Demon drive double kick pedal £280-350
Mapex Double Kick Pedal £50
Yahama Dtx 3 module £80-120
Yahama triple trig cymbal £60 x 2
Yahama RHH135 Elec Hi hat £100-140
14” Meilnl MCHS Hi hat with stand £70 (The hihat stand is broken and the hihat is jammed on)
DDRUM PRO Tom Trigger £20 x 3
DDRUM PRO Snare Trigger £25
DDRUM Red Shot Trigger £10
10” 12” 14” Pinstripe head £20
20” Zildjian Oriental China £100
16 ZHT China £10
Double Tom Stand £45
14” Mapex M Snare £40
KEEP
Mapex M series 5 Piece Kit (8” 10” 12” 14” Toms, 22” Bass Drum)
Bass drum double tom holder, 1 tom holder + Clamp
16” Diamond Floor Tom
DIY mesh heads, Cymbal Pads
DDrum Bass drum Trigger
Alesis DM5 module
Cymbal Stand x 3
Cymbal Clamp + Arm x 4
10” Stagg SH splash
14” Sabian AAXcelerator HiHat
14” Zildjian Oriental China
16” Meilnl MHCS Crash
16” AAX Explosion Crash
18” Meilnl MHCS ride
Buy
VEX Offset double Kick pedal
New Hi hat Stand
12” Snare
Stagg 7” Heavy Black Metal Bell
Stagg 8” Splash China / 10” Diamond China
22” + 16” Super Kick II Coated Bass drum Head
New skins for toms
16” Floor tom to Bass drum Conversion
This would give me three set ups
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My Monster kit (Some cymbals not as pictured
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My travel kit
And my practice kit which would be a smaller version of my monster kit with mesh heads on.
So what do you guys think of my set up? any tips ect?
