[COLOR="Black"]" I covered up all the exisiting holes and put suspension mounts on the toms. I upgraded the floor tom leg brackets, shined them all up, and put new hoops, heads and tension rods on everything. The result?They sound GREAT! Very fat and punchy; just what I need for my rock gigs. I am using Coated Ambassadors top/bottom on the toms (with a Coated Powerstroke 3 batter on the floor tom) and Coated Powerstroke 3's on the bass drum. The bearing edge re-cuts made an enormous difference in the sound and tuning ability of the drums. I played a gig last weekend with them where I was mic'ed, and the drums sounded awesome. Something about that soft and "stringy" wood really helps absorb a lot of sound, so I can play them wide open, but they still sound fat and warm with plenty of resonance and sustain, but yet still controlled.[/COLOR][COLOR="Red"]One of the things you all forget, and I am guilty as well...is what we have learned over the last 25-40 years. We really did learn how to tune that little POS monster we got for Christmas in 1966....come on, we hated it because we couldn't tame it...now we know how, and they are treasures. It's not that big of a deal...[/COLOR]
'AMEN' we in the choir chant...
You could NOT have gotten me to admit that two or three years ago... but yeah. Those cheap little stencil kits are indeed a blast.
Nope, they do NOT sound like my Ludwig's or the Camco.
They sound like well tuned and cared for vintage 60's / 70's MIJ's.
And, back to the original part of this thread: Those CB 700's will sound great with a bit of TLC. When the other guys ask you why in the world you're playing old CB's... ask 'em why they would limit their percussive experience by not owning a set of them themselves...
They'll bunch their panties at that! Mind Blowi
