Thought I'd start a thread for posting tips on setting up V-Drum kits. Little handy things that you've done to make things work/look/sound better. (Mostly physical set-up tips, please--the Technical forum covers the brain issues!)
Here's a few to start:
Cables-they're too long! I used the shorter cables for the longer runs (ride, Tom 3, etc.) I then sized the other cable runs (allowing 2-4" of slack when routed along the frame and up to the TD8), cut them (keeping the L-shaped jack), and attached new stereo phono plugs to the other end. (They're sold 2/$3 at Radio Shack.) The red wire attaches to the center lug, white to the outer lug, shield wire to the frame. I wrapped the soldered leads in a few layers of tape so the outer plastic cover fit more snugly. Cables are all very neat now, running along the frame and almost invisible. (See other cable thread in this forum for more discussion here and a neat 'multicable' idea.)
Kick pedal: My kick pedal (Yamaha) wanders on my wooden floor, despite the rubber base. Even dropping the spikes didn't help (and left scratches!). To fix this, I took a foam computer mouse pad, peeled off the fabric surface, and put squares of this under the heel and the 2 front legs of the KD-80. This gives a great no-slip base and nothing moves now!
Cymbal clamps: I added an extra PD7 crash to my V-Customs. Gibraltar makes a nice clamp-on cymbal arm that works great and is half the price ($30) of the Roland arm ($60). Also, the Gibraltar clamp is split, so it can be removed from the frame just by loosening it; you don't have to disassemble the frame and slide it off the end!
That's a start--any more tips out there? $^)
Here's a few to start:
Cables-they're too long! I used the shorter cables for the longer runs (ride, Tom 3, etc.) I then sized the other cable runs (allowing 2-4" of slack when routed along the frame and up to the TD8), cut them (keeping the L-shaped jack), and attached new stereo phono plugs to the other end. (They're sold 2/$3 at Radio Shack.) The red wire attaches to the center lug, white to the outer lug, shield wire to the frame. I wrapped the soldered leads in a few layers of tape so the outer plastic cover fit more snugly. Cables are all very neat now, running along the frame and almost invisible. (See other cable thread in this forum for more discussion here and a neat 'multicable' idea.)
Kick pedal: My kick pedal (Yamaha) wanders on my wooden floor, despite the rubber base. Even dropping the spikes didn't help (and left scratches!). To fix this, I took a foam computer mouse pad, peeled off the fabric surface, and put squares of this under the heel and the 2 front legs of the KD-80. This gives a great no-slip base and nothing moves now!
Cymbal clamps: I added an extra PD7 crash to my V-Customs. Gibraltar makes a nice clamp-on cymbal arm that works great and is half the price ($30) of the Roland arm ($60). Also, the Gibraltar clamp is split, so it can be removed from the frame just by loosening it; you don't have to disassemble the frame and slide it off the end!
That's a start--any more tips out there? $^)
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