I bought a rogers holiday (i think its a holiday but i’m no expert) 20×14 bass drum a few years ago. its pretty, and i love the sound of old rogers. we had a rogers kit in a jazz program i was involved with in college and i really liked them. anyway, i’ve been searching for toms to finish it out for a few years no and to no luck. i’m kinda picky. anyway. i borrowed a rogers kit from dan hamilton as well as the snare i told about and i’m using the toms with my kick in the really dry room downstairs. we’re also running the kick through a bass cab in the room to fatten up the low end a little. sounds really good.
we did a track today that needed a really big fat beat throughout. no need for toms, just a fat beat. so we took the toms away and brought out the 14×8 (big!) snare that matches the 24×16 (also big!) kick drum that were provided by kieth at risen drums. they are sounding huge. i can’t wait for all to hear. also i used a set of hats that we’re given to me by my neighbor growing up. she’s kinda the reason i started playing in the first place. these hats are pretty trashed. they are not hand hammered. more like hammered by kids for the last 30 years. and they are thin to begin with. she gave me an entire kit that is a japanese student model from the late 60’s. the original heads are still intact. you could not get their sound anywhere else. go listen to “beautiful collision” if you want a reference. i’ll have pictures for them tommorow maybe.
Hey Bwack.
I have been on here for a while referencing your setup (ableton, edirol, spd-s, etc.) as a template for running loops on stage at Oak Hills Church in San Antonio (I am the worship drummer).
I just found this post on Rogers Drums and happen to have a 6-piece Rogers Kit – MemoryLock Series (my first kit) at home. Unfortunately the outer skins have taken a beating in storage but there is a great drum restoration guy here in SA who can repair them.
If you are interested in borrowing them you are more than welcome to them, I would be happy to trade them out for some knowledge/advice in getting our loops and triggering up to speed.
If you are interested just drop me an email.
Thanks!
>Colton
Dude What snare drum are you using for live Everything Glorious. I love the popcorn snap to it. Absolutely no ringing.
Man, that kit with the Rogers kick is awesome. What are those toms?
And by the way.. What did you record with it? I couldn’t find it written here…
Old Rogers’ kits were my dream to own when I was in Jazz Band in high school… glad to know they have the same appeal. Buddy Rich used to play on one in the era where he was trying to bring swing back.
Bwack, You were nailing the drums on one of the clip of the days. Keep it up. I can’t wait to hear all the sounds you guys are talking about. No one beats your talent and creativity. I especially like the drums on Coming Toward and when you guys opened with that on the last tour it was great! Looking forward to the next record and tour.
Dude… those drums are pretty.
Also, clip of the day #3 sounds ridiculous.
Is that the 3 tier bent monstrousity I hear?
keep up the good work.
dude. love the sound of the kit on a beautiful collision. probably my fav on the whole album.