small KITS ANYONE?

[drummercat777]

hey...do any of you guys rock a tiny lil' set? like 4-5 piece set with only a few cymbals ? i myself am rockin' the fo' and i am lovin it. my set is a fs pacific which is birch. i got the 8x10 and 11x14 toms. then my snare is a 5x14 steel pearl. my bass is a pacific as well and is an 18x22. as for my cymbals, i am using 14" new beats from zildjian, 18" A. zildjian crash/ride, a sabian 20" el sabor ride with a promark rattler on it, then my favorite cymbal i have which is my 8" A. zildjian splash. it almost sounds like a bell. it is amazing and really versatile. if you are out there and are rockin' a small set, tell us what you got.....

                                    - keep it simple

[Da1witdastix]

i rock a small kit...i have a 8x10 11x14 toms and a 10 inch hi-hats, 10 splash 16" Crash and 20" ride and o-zone crash...i like to look ova my set...my tom is flat and cymbal are kinda close to my toms....that boy mike (flamtap) taugh me that he was the first 1 i seen wit a set like that...it felt comfortable so once i got home i put my set like that

[drummercat777]

you are using 10" hats? man, i bet they are extremely high pitched with a tight chick. are they very versatile? i mean, they would cool in the studio  or in an acoustic setting but i mean, you could never play rock or any other type of heavy music with them. why do you choose to use that size? :?:

[Da1witdastix]

my brotha got them hi-hat from my boy all i play is gospel i'm bout to some new hi-hat they not gettin my a good sound any mo

[Pinaro]

i also gotta small kit

i took off da 10inCh tom so now im hittin wit

12inCh remo snare
14inCh floor tom and
20inCh bass drum
(i dont kno da exact demensions like 8x10 or suff like dat so dont ask)  

rockin 14inch  K Custom ziljdian hats
20inch k Custum ride (Love dat thin ride)

OYEEAAAAA

[flamtapz]

doin big things wit a little kit!! chris dave inspired

yamaha stage custom advantage (orig. 6 pc.) carribbean blue

22x18 bass
8x8 tom
12x13 tom
13x6.5 oak musashi snare

Sabian AAX 20 Metal Ride
Sabian AAX 14 Thin Crash
Sabian AAX 13 Fusion Hats, Evolution Bottom
Zildjian K 16 Dark Crash
Zildjian Avedis 14 Hats stacked on 16 K Thin Crash
Zildjian Avedis 8 Splash

SHOUTOUT MY BOI JUSTIN(Da1witdastix)

[drummercat777]

man, i am telling you...tiny kits are wher eit is at. i agree with pinaro, i sometimes will take off my 10" tom and just rock a three pice with my bass, snar and 14" hangin floor tom. it is the pocket that keeps the groove and pays the bills......

[freddyfusion]

depending on the gig, i may use
8"
12" suspended (tuned lower)
22"
hihats
ride
2 crashes
maybe mini china

or 10"
   12"
    22"

or 10", 14", 22",  with this setup i will use a mini china, or my 17"aaxtreme

[freddyfusion]

but i would have to say that the size of your kit doesn't determine whether you stay pocket or not
you can do sick fills with just bass drum, snare, 1 floor tom, hihats and one crash.
look at yahann jr. and some others on gospel chops, that was only a 4 piece with 2 crashes and a ride. (if i'm not mistaken)

you can have a lot of stuff and lay down the pocket, but provide different voicings like SabianNight always says :wink: . for different songs/pockets you may need different sounds. but you can have a 7 peice set with crazy cymbals and give the right sound and pocket for every song you play.  if you are going to placy pocket you're going to play pocket and be disciplined and musical no matter what is in front of you.

so the size of the set doesn't always = quality pocket, or someone staying in the pocket.

anyone feeling me on this one... :?:  :?: