So what happens when you've got a bunch of speakers, power, and drums lying around?

Oh man, that's what happens.

2000 watts.

Two 18" scoops.

Two 2x10" cabinets (one under the riser, one as a monitor)

Roland electronic pad

Pintech kick drum pad (as a 3rd kick drum sound)

Right now my only problem is that if I hit the 808, every {censored}in drum starts to resonate up there!

More pictures, including the best I could do of a drummer's eye view, for those who asked:

Pretty cool! I'd probably fall, or send a drum off the edge, but that looks pretty sweet.

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Hahaha, you silly bastard...

How many times have the police been summoned to your residence?

That's one helluva drum riser..

Isn't it easier for everyone to hear what's going on if the speakers are ear level and NOT the drums?

that freakin rocks, bro!!

is that in your house, though?!?

Originally posted by mkcee Isn't it easier for everyone to hear what's going on if the speakers are ear level and NOT the drums?

Gotta agree...the "cool factor" is mitigated somewhat by the "impracticality" factor. Do you guys rehearse with that much power?!? Can you sit up there without bumping your head against the ceiling? If the speakers are all pointing away from you, how do you hear what's coming out of them.

Anyway, it does look cool and as long as you're having fun, what the hell. If it were me, however, I'd probably tire pretty quickly of hitting my head and sticks on the ceiling.

They're 18" scoops. Ever been near one of those? You don't hear them at close range anyway... but they're pushing that air out like crazy. Besides, I didn't want to fly them over my head!

It's a 12ft ceiling in there. I've got plenty of room between the sticks and the roof. That's in a back room where I work, inside a brick building, with the only closest house being a few thousand feet away and interrupted by several rows of storage units full of people's stuff. It's the ultimate practice room.

EDIT: The ceiling does look short in that first picture. I can stand on the drum riser and jump in the air without hitting my head no problem.

Man that is totally worthy. Rock on

Do you rehearse with all of that running? If so, those have to be some loud rehearsals.

Anyway, I'm not knocking it. It does look cool, and if it makes you more apt to go practice (hey...why are there still no marks on those heads?!? ) then that's cool.

Yeah, 12' ceilings would make it much easier. Just guessing, the riser is probably close to 4' off the ground, so in a standard 8' tall room, you'd definitely need to be a midget. Even with 10' ceilings and 6' of clearance, it might be a little cramped. The doors are obviously tall....that's what makes the room look lower. I think looking at those as a frame of reference is what threw me.

No climb up there in your little treehouse and put some marks on those heads, ya monkey!

Right now it's just the guitarist and I. My last band practiced in there. We were louder than anything... two full stacks, a 2000W bass rig, and a punk drummer. We could never hear the kick drum. I refuse to have that problem. They used to be stacked up next to the drums but they take up a {censored} ton of room, and it's only a 13x13 room, so when you cram four other guys and their amps it becomes an issue. It wasn't really that the drums had to get a lot louder... mostly the kick... but it gives us something to run the 808 and electronic snare through. Once we have the rest of the band together, we'll run the bass through 'em too I'm sure. Why not?

Part of the reason your image of the room is messed up is the size of the riser. It's only 2' tall. The subs are ~23" tall on their sides, and then an inch or two of wood on top of them. Plus, I'm only about 5'6 so that helps too.

Lol that is sweet!

So you went from not being able to hear the bass drum at all to the point of liquifying the flesh of anyone standing in front of the speakers with one hit, eh? I wouldn't want them pointed towards me, either.

I've been trying to mess with the EQ on the kick drum to get it to sound good. It's incredibly boomy right now. I suppose a lot of that has to do with the fact that they're dual 18" scoops, and a lot of it to do with the fact that I'm using a mic made in the 1800s that's been smashed to bits several times. It sounds decent out front, but where I'm sitting, it's crazy reverb and such.

It could have something to do with the fact that you are sitting above and behind the speakers in a corner. That could be pretty tough to fix since the speakers aren't pointed at you and you're not exactly in an ideal spot.

You could try cutting a lower frequency out, but that's about it. If its "boomy", it could be something like 250 Hz, but I really have no idea since I'm not there.

I'd love to buy those extra drums from you...i only have a hat stand and bass drum pedal..i don't have real drums yet..i practice on my pillows... i'll buy them if you could sell for cheaper price.. save ur space and my money.

...extra drums?