new pics of my drumkit

[aparker507]

Hey everyone.............I finally got some updated pics of my kit so I thought I'd share em with yall..........Let me know what ya think!

Adam

[onemanguitarban]

Honestly, it is needlessly excessive, IMO.

[Designer43]

Ok Terry Bozio....

I just hope you've got even an ounce of skills to play that kit like it should be played.

[GruvnDMBRiddims]

Nice, man.... how long have you been building it and how much has it cost you?

I'm gonna try to upload my old & new pictures of my kits

[GruvnDMBRiddims]

Originally Posted by Designer43

Ok Terry Bozio....

I just hope you've got even an ounce of skills to play that kit like it should be played.

Too bad this guys kit doesn't resemble Terry Bozzio's one bit & assuming your a DMB fan I'd want to think you'd immediately notice how similar this guy's setup is to Carter's.

[drummin69]

I'm just guessing here but I really feel like Carter is your main inspiration when it comes to drumming. I hope you're in a DMB cover band

[aparker507]

I actually do use all of this kit..............it is used like it should be. I don't have all this equipment just to say "I have a Carter sized kit." A lot of people do have huge kits and just have them for show, but I'm not one of those people. As for how long it took me to get it, I bought everything from January 2005 to February 2006. It's probably costed me between 5 and 6 thousand? Carter is in fact my main influence, and I do throw in a LOT of Carter licks in my playing, but I try to add some of my own stuff. Thanks for the replies!

[drummin69]

Cool man....def. looks like great kit. I used to have a huge kit as well but when i play out it gets so annoying carting case after case from gig to gig so i dropped a few drums and cymbals down...but part of me still misses the big kit.

[Designer43]

Originally Posted by GruvnDMBRiddims

Too bad this guys kit doesn't resemble Terry Bozzio's one bit & assuming your a DMB fan I'd want to think you'd immediately notice how similar this guy's setup is to Carter's.

Obviously you don't get sarcasm.....

[skimastersam]

do you play lefty?

[saygdbye4134]

Originally Posted by onemanguitarban

Honestly, it is needlessly excessive, IMO.

for once, i actually agree with you.

[Arby]

Im not a drummer so I dont know a bunch about them.....but am I counting 4 snare drums??

[RushianSyrinx]

What kind of drums are those? Pearl EX? ELX? Nice set up.

But....

***Flameworthy posting ahead***

Well, if being a total copycat is your thing, then go ahead.
Personally I prefer some originally in a drumkit setup. If you're playing a DMB coverband, that's a different story.

I know Carter is a big influence on you and Carter is a huge influence of mine, even got me playing left hand lead. Do I set my kit up like him? Negative. The only similarities are the ride on the left hand side. Neil Peart is also a big influence, but I don't need his kit.

Personally, unless it's a big name drummer (Carl Parlmer, Bozzio, Beauford, Peart, Portnoy), I am never impressed by a large kit. Too many people have big kits and claim to use it all - and actually dont.

That said...
Nice setup, but next time try an original set up.

[Don'tBurnThePig]

Yea I agree /\

[Miccius]

Beautiful kit. The color is nice also. Even though it's replicating Carter's, that's ok. If I had the money and time and a place to put it, I'd probably do the same with my kit.

[pig494]

Hey man looks great. Although I myself agree that being original is awesome and all but I've heard you play and your definately an amazing player.You can and do use your whole kit. Keep it up. PEace!

EDIT: By the way I do play drums, I seem to not post here as much as I wander.

[aparker507]

Originally Posted by pig494

Hey man looks great. Although I myself agree that being original is awesome and all but I've heard you play and your definately an amazing player.You can and do use your whole kit. Keep it up. PEace!

EDIT: By the way I do play drums, I seem to not post here as much as I wander.

thanks a lot man! I really didnt' want to be a "copycat", but I had a lot of different drum setups before switching to "Carter's setup", and I have found that is the most comfortable. I guess I'll jus have to live with the "Carter copier" label

[Dancing nancy!!]

pretty cool! but y set it up exactly like carter! im a drummer by the way!

[Carbon Copy]

do you guys have pictures of your setups. i would appreciate it.

[RushianSyrinx]

An old one on my myspace
I'll put up new ones in a day or two

myspace.com/cadet31

[demar727]

with a kit like that..u better play exactly like Carter

nice kit though..if i was rich.. i would definitely get Carter's kit


maybe.. just maybe..

come on powerball!!!!

[SockCymbal]

I'm a Carter copycat too...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...r/IMG_1134.jpg

but i record a lot and collaborate DMB songs all the time...

[Carbon Copy]

Originally Posted by SockCymbal

I'm a Carter copycat too...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...r/IMG_1134.jpg

but i record a lot and collaborate DMB songs all the time...

wheres your ride. am i missing something.

[saxman1083]

I like big sets, and I am in no position to say if you have the ability to use it all or not since i've never heard you play...but i must say i really wish you would have SOME originality in your setup. It really is just a mockup, slightly smaller, version of Carter's setup...right down to the color and how you have the Agogo bells set up. My set is definitely Carter influenced but, since I started drumming well before I became a DMB fan or even knew who carter was...I am unwilling to completely change the way i play or set up my set...there are just some not so subtle signs of his influence on my set.

I uploaded some pics of my set for you to judge me and my Carter copying/original ideas. The cymbal to the left is not a ride...it is a crash that I use for swells and rolls as an effect. The roto tom is also used only as an effect drum.

[twojump]

There is ABSOLUTELY NOTHING wrong with trying to play like Carter.......period......

[SockCymbal]

Originally Posted by Carbon Copy

wheres your ride. am i missing something.

yeah...those two things on the right side of the pic. kinda a weird angle...

[jamjumpin]

I see you have two chinas mounted on top of each other, I always wanted to do that but figured it would be so loud my entire street would move hosue, is it really as loud as I expect them to be?

This is my kit http://jwilloug.spymac.com/drumkitstudio.JPG

[quote= Too many people have big kits and claim to use it all - and actually dont.
[/quote]

I have a big kit because everything has it's different use, I have two rides, one is sharp and pingy and the other is a wash of sound, two crashes one is higher pitched than the other, you cant get by with one crash it just sounds boring, all small cymbals add good accent notes but again you need variety, I play all kinds of music styles so its good to have different pitches of toms.

[MDrums54]

your drumset literally is carter's set. no question's asked. drums like great, cymbals tho? i have a set similar to carters, his setup really is great.

[Carbon Copy]

ive always loved the splash in between two crash's. and a china on the right side seems pretty popular.

[nagapamp]

There is nothing wrong with a drummer playing what they want to play.. If someone wants to play 20 toms and 75 cymbals so be it.. Why give a drummer shit for having alot of drums and cymbals. Shit I used to set my shit up exactly like Carters. I loved playing that way. It was different and it opened up a whole new world. Now was it practical to play that way with so many drums and cymbals , NO. Was it fickin cool to jam on a Carter Replica kit. FUCK YEAH!!!!