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Greetings from Iowa City. My name is Chad. I played drums in the '80s and early '90s. I took a hiatus for a while as I did not have the room or living conditions conducive to playing the drums, but have been playing guitar since that time. Apartments, condo, wife and kids, etc.
Fast forward to 2019. The wife and I got a new house. It came with a little office area I dedicated as my "music room". In filling this area, I found enough room to add an Alesis Command mesh head kit. I added an extra tom and cymbal pads to it. It was okay, but they still didn't feel like real drums to me.
Well, that all changed in the last year. I sold the e-kit and one of my Les Pauls I had in the room, and upgraded to an acoustic kit. I bought a PDP Concept Maple 5 piece kit with hardware and a set of Zildjian S series cymbals. (I don't have time to dedicate to being in a band, so I went lower end. I mainly play alone.) Well, me being me, it didn't take me long to decide I needed to start doing upgrades to my kit. So far I have added a Tama Sound Lab Project 5.5x14 hammered steel snare, and am waiting for my '71 Supraphonic 400 I won on ebay to get here this weekend.
I am looking forward to the knowledge, advice, and friendship that the forums can bring. Sorry about the book for my backstory.
Fast forward to 2019. The wife and I got a new house. It came with a little office area I dedicated as my "music room". In filling this area, I found enough room to add an Alesis Command mesh head kit. I added an extra tom and cymbal pads to it. It was okay, but they still didn't feel like real drums to me.
Well, that all changed in the last year. I sold the e-kit and one of my Les Pauls I had in the room, and upgraded to an acoustic kit. I bought a PDP Concept Maple 5 piece kit with hardware and a set of Zildjian S series cymbals. (I don't have time to dedicate to being in a band, so I went lower end. I mainly play alone.) Well, me being me, it didn't take me long to decide I needed to start doing upgrades to my kit. So far I have added a Tama Sound Lab Project 5.5x14 hammered steel snare, and am waiting for my '71 Supraphonic 400 I won on ebay to get here this weekend.
I am looking forward to the knowledge, advice, and friendship that the forums can bring. Sorry about the book for my backstory.
