Floor Tom Angles

[mcjaco]

I get the theory behind that dude's set up, but man it has to limit his abilities to do fills around the kit. There's a whole lot of wasted movement going from the rack tom to the floor tom.

 

[supershifter2]

i prefer to have mine flat but since they hang on a stand they tilt toward me a tad no matter what i do. sometimes i tilt.

 

[Paradiddle]

Looks like an old supra in Gordon's set up.

 

[RickP]

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I keep my floor tom angled towards me, nothing too radical for the most part . I can still do rimshot on the floor tom. I used to keep my floor toms perfectly level. I much prefer them angled towards me these days.

 

[fun2drum]

Every single drum and cymbal on the kit should be set up perfectly flat. Live in the now, man.



Just kidding (is that still allowed?). I can see the point of angling the floor toms away from you. I think the object is to get the sticks to strike them at the lowest angle of attack... in other words, when the sticks strike the head, they should be nearly parallel to it. Maximum stick rebound, deepest tone generated by the bead.

I think this answer nails it. It shouldn't matter so much what the angle is. What's important is that stick hits the head at the best possible angle for your playing. BTW, I really do miss Bongo Congo.

 

[JDA]

Angle? Compared to what the sun?

Angled away would be to probably catch rim shots (tom shots)

Just play Gretsch Die Cast - and get ' tom shots ' just about- no matter- the angles

 

[blueshadow]

Found a couple more pictures of Garrett's set up showing the floor tom angle.

 

[CSR]

Looks like he set up on a bad riser, like some I've encountered.

 

[Paradiddle]

Angle? Compared to what the sun?

Angled away would be to probably catch rim shots (tom shots)

Just play Gretsch Die Cast - and get ' tom shots ' just about- no matter- the angles

Isn't that the truth! LOL

 

[Seb77]

The reason the guy above gave this snapy answer is probably that the truth would be "because it looks different".
With Weckl, I guess it's more of an ergonomic thing having to do with trad. grip. Hitting as close to flat-on might produce a fuller sound - and increase the lifespan of the batter head. I haven't heard him play rimhsots on floor toms.

Some people now angle some cymbals away from them, usually stacked ones mounted low they want to hit at the edge.

 

[mlayton]

Jack White's current drummer Daru Jones..

Mike

 

[Paradiddle]

Jack White's current drummer Daru Jones..

Mike

Damn - just beat me to it. His setup popped into my head a second ago...

Saw this concert at the Shrine (both nights) - it was incredible. Girl band one night, boy band the next. Both Daru and Azar were great.

 

[MonkeyGrass]

Fads.

In the beginning - there were normal 4 pc drumsets... and drummers were happy.

Then came the 70's and larger bass drums/Bonham/Arena rock.

Then, all drums up high - tilted down 45* to the drummer. ala Weckl

Then we went to rack/cages and monster power toms.

Then we got the "super-flat 7" deep rack tom" trend (that went so well with those absurd 20x24 beer can kicks)

For a while it was "sit up high and put everything flat"

You know what never gets "old" or out of style?

A comfortable 4 pc set up just like days of yore. That's how I've always set up (once I finished my teenage/early 20's "I MUST be different than everyone else" stage). It's stayed that way for nearly 20 yrs now. Actually 21 since I bought my 61 3 plys in 1994 and that's when I found ergonomic nirvana with the 1 up, 1 down bass drum mounted ride setup.

No need to change for this guy. These trends will come and go, and my trusty old 61 kit will STILL be as comfortable and stylish as I could ask for in a drumset.

 

[JDA]

That's to get the Dali-effect.

Nothing new-everything Old is new again (eventually)

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