My New Kit

[mja61]

I just thought I'd mention that I did not have good luck with the EQ3 system. It made the drum sound like an entry-level drum, and gave it a sort of "plasticky" tone...almost like a bouncing basketball. I found it took away some of the volume, depth and projection of the drum. It also did not have a very good feel to it--just seemed to kill the action of the beaters. Taking the extra muffling ring out did not seem to make much difference.

I've been using a clear Emporer for a while, and that's really given me a great sound--deep, dark, and full, but still retaining some punch. I still use the EQ3 front head (small hole from the factory, without the extra muffling ring). My "ideal" sound is somewhere between the Simon Phillips sound and a more "snug" late 70's/early 80's sound (e.g. Gadd, Porcaro, Chambers, Vinnie, etc.)

Both heads are tune just tight enough to get a tone out of them. The only muffling I'm using these days is a 22" Dave Weckl signature muffler against the batter head. Surprisingly, this minimal-muffling configuration doesn't really have that annoying upward pitch bend when you bury the beater.

[ladanny]

Doesn't EVERYBODY have a Carbon Fiber DW snare?!?!? [img]eek.gif[/img] [img]tongue.gif[/img]