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anyone else notice the current "trendyness" in drumming....such as Tama Rockstars, Vater sticks, Paiste, smaller and smaller snares, and a few others that i foget now. These are what I find to be the current trends in drumming, at least in Buffalo...what about your towns? anything different? I pourposly try to stay away from trends....I will probably never get a Tama Rockstar, not that im nocking them, but EVERYONE in Buffalo playes them, so I stick to my Slingerland's and if I get somthing new it will probably be a Sonor.

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Around here the Pearl Export is by far the most popular drumset. (PS I have a Rockstar :))

 

Punk is extremely trendy around here. :D My band is just about the only band in town that doesn't play punk. Because of this, double pedals are not trendy. I'm the only drummer I know who owns one.

 

Shallow toms, and hoop grips, are also becoming trendy. Just about every drum company provides both.

 

Smaller drumsets are becoming more standard. Fewer people are buying two bass drums, more people are buying double pedals, if playing double bass at all. Most drummers (even professional ones with the money) are choosing fewer than 4 toms.

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vater sticks are trendy? I just recently switched to them after trying out a pair for kicks. I think they are great. Best hickory sticks i've ever bought. I dont' consider myself "hip" for using them, i didn't even realize they were popular.

 

I think THE biggest trend in drumming right now is the vented snare. Everyone is out to copy Chad Sexton apparently. Personally i think they suck. They lack feel, and you pay all kinds of money to have one custom made. More money for less wood, that makes tons of sense (note sarcasm). Just run a hole saw through your snare, then you'll be cool. Hell, maybe i'll do it to my whole kit, then i'd be the coolest drummer EVER.

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If I have my entire set folded up, and need to set it up, then it takes me maybe 10-15 minutes to set it up EXACTLY the way I like it. I can do a rush job in maybe 5-10. Of course, it's only a 5-piece with 4 suspended cymbals, but it's still time-consuming.

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Originally posted by masonni

anyone else notice the current "trendyness" in drumming....such as Tama Rockstars, Vater sticks, Paiste, smaller and smaller snares, and a few others that i foget now. These are what I find to be the current trends in drumming, at least in Buffalo...what about your towns? anything different? I pourposly try to stay away from trends....I will probably never get a Tama Rockstar, not that im nocking them, but EVERYONE in Buffalo playes them, so I stick to my Slingerland's and if I get somthing new it will probably be a Sonor.

 

 

I dunno about all the new {censored},,, I play OLD stuff pretty much exclusively...by choice....:D

 

 

the last time I took drums out of the house to play,, it was a 16x28" Slingerland RadioKing bass drum and a 7x14" Slingerland White Tiger wrapped snare...HH and 14/15" crash cymbals....Hillbilly Jazz....:eek:

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masonni, you from buffalo eh? you play in a band around there?

aaannnddd....pearl exports and forums are the only thing around here because the only music shop in town sells forums and exports for the price of masters seris kits...but nobody knows that!!! so they just rip everyone off and nobody realizez it.

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Originally posted by masonni

anyone else notice the current "trendyness" in drumming....such as Tama Rockstars, Vater sticks, Paiste, smaller and smaller snares, and a few others that i foget now. These are what I find to be the current trends in drumming, at least in Buffalo...what about your towns? anything different? I pourposly try to stay away from trends....I will probably never get a Tama Rockstar, not that im nocking them, but EVERYONE in Buffalo playes them, so I stick to my Slingerland's and if I get somthing new it will probably be a Sonor.

Trendy? DW + Zildjian (for rock music)

 

And: doublebass pedales, especially Tama Iron Cobra's.

double pedals are not trendy

Ok, then it depends from area to area.

flat-mounted toms

That's because it's the best way to get maximum stick response/rebound.

 

I don't see a trend in tom sizes, still drummers have big toms, and sometimes quite small toms (like 8-10-12"). But yes, some years ago almoost all startupkits had 12-13-16", now it's more like 10-12-14. But still you see enough rock drummers just with a 14-16" 2-toms setup...

mounting crashes really high

Yes, and I think it's not optimal, drumming is about getting the most out of your kit with lowst power. I think high crashes and hihats are for woodcutters ;)

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Originally posted by unicorn princess

masonni, you from buffalo eh? you play in a band around there?

aaannnddd....pearl exports and forums are the only thing around here because the only music shop in town sells forums and exports for the price of masters seris kits...but nobody knows that!!! so they just rip everyone off and nobody realizez it.

 

 

Yeah I play for the band Lurid in buffalo, and I teach drums in Niagara Falls, you from here too?

 

anyway, yes I also noticed that Vented snares are getting popular...not in Buffalo though...(hangs head in shame) I admit I have vented shells on my slingerland kit right now, but thats just because I took the mounts off and replaced them with Pearl's. But my custom 9" x 12" snare has 3 small vets in different places along the shell, and all differnet sized, i'll have to post a pic.

somthing else in buffalo, vary few drummers have there cymbals up high, all vary vary low, I think I am the only one i have ever seen play with my cymbls up that high.

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