Concert toms

[flatwins]

I really like concert toms 12” and smaller then double heads 13” and larger. The epic fills that Peart played on “Witch Hunt” demonstrate that configuration.

 

[Sequimite]

I'm putting together my first ever single headed ultralight kit right now featuring four CF Tempus toms all about 5" deep plus a 5" deep Pork Pie bass drum.

I'm a late bloomer.

 

[HalldorL]

My Jenkins-Martin Fiberglass Concert Toms.

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Wow! Nine of them!? 6”-18” ? Or is there an 11” in there?

 

[Skyrm]

Wow! Nine of them!? 6”-18” ? Or is there an 11” in there?

It’s an OctoPlus+1!!

 

[cinemadrummer2001]

Un-muffled, I think the smaller sizes, 6”-13” sound great. To me the larger sizes don’t sound as good. They have a very hard sound without much depth.

 

[varatrodder]

I need one of these kits:

 

[Treviso1]

Wow! Nine of them!? 6”-18” ? Or is there an 11” in there?

There are two 12" toms. 6"-16" Good eye, my friend!

 

[SKINZ]

There's a lot of threads based on premises that only exist in the poster's mind.

This one's interesting because I can't remember the last time I saw a pro drummer playing concert toms, but there are still a surprising number of single-headed toms being manufactured ... including:

• Drum Workshop
• Yamaha
• Sound Percussion Labs
• Pearl Drums
• Ludwig
• Majestic
• Taye

Concert Tom Sets: Who Makes Single-Headed Drums These Days? (drummingreview.com)

U FIT THAT PERFECTLY POSTS IN UR OWN MIND

 

[Vistalite Black]

U FIT THAT PERFECTLY POSTS IN UR OWN MIND

 

[SKINZ]

 

[ludwigfire]

Ludwig Combo badged 13,14,16, 22.

Ludwig Classic Maple 10,12,14,16 (also have an 8 but didn't use it on that gig)

Ludwig 3 ply orphans, 8x12, 10x14, 10x18

 

[DamnSingerAlsoDrums]

Up 'till about 3 years ago, concert toms totally disapeared from the drum scene. Locally anyway. And all of a sudden, yes, they've made a comeback. I've started seeing friends of mine proudly posting their ebay/reverb/classified finds of concert toms sets on fb/insta. Mostly in indie/hipster circles, but a few rockers and even jazzers (the less traditionalist ones) have caught on as well. And they eventually started showing up on stages and in studios, a weird freak occurence at first, but now, not a rare sight at all.

In my area there is even a resurgence of interest in Simmons SDS series hexa-pads. Have you checked the prices on those lately?? Freaking ridiculous!!!

 

[cribbon]

I'm putting together my first ever single headed ultralight kit right now featuring four CF Tempus toms all about 5" deep plus a 5" deep Pork Pie bass drum.

I'm a late bloomer.

I'd like to see/hear that when you've got it all together. Not sure how a 5" deep bass drum would sound.

 

[FloydZKing]

For real, the best thing you can do for concert toms is to wrap them around a standard 4 pc with double-headed toms. Having both is much, MUCH better than having either.

 

[dcrigger]

Just from a very quick look on Instagram: Nate Smith, Ben Sesar, Joey Waronker, Taylor Hawkins, Tim Baltes, Chris Whitten, Matt Chamberlain, Todd Sucherman, Dan Bailey, Richard Jupp, and Paul Mabury have all used concert toms recently.

Yes, but are any of those guys actual professionals?

 

[flatwins]

Just from a very quick look on Instagram: Nate Smith, Ben Sesar, Joey Waronker, Taylor Hawkins, Tim Baltes, Chris Whitten, Matt Chamberlain, Todd Sucherman, Dan Bailey, Richard Jupp, and Paul Mabury have all used concert toms recently. They're not an every-song thing, but they're a super useful effect. I'd argue that many of the currently in-vogue tom sounds are substantially easier to get using concert toms. If you don't like the look, you can get the sound by using a mesh head on the bottom.

Todd Sucherman’s Premier concert tom kit is a thing of beauty.

 

[Vistalite Black]

Todd Sucherman’s Premier concert tom kit is a thing of beauty.

Does he use it for “Mr. Roboto?”

 

[flatwins]

Does he use it for “Mr. Roboto?”

I think he just plays around with it in his drum studio. I’ve seen him record a few sections on it in some YouTube videos when he’s wanting certain tones.

 

[cochlea]

There are two 12" toms. 6"-16" Good eye, my friend!

I see that you're using double tom stands. However, with 9 toms, how are you mounting an odd number? It's hard to see from the photo posted.

 

[Mendozart]

Nate brought them back and rounds it out with a dry and snappy Acro. If it fits the style and the drummer why not?

Jenkins-Martin toms to boot!