Had a chance to finally take my kit out into something other than a rehearsal space or small club and I was surprised at the results...
the kit:
DM PRO
Gibraltar Rack
Pacific toms converted with Hart ADC's
Hart Accusnare
Hart E-Cymbal II's including Hats
Kd-7, Fd-7, Tama Iron Cobra
One JBL Eon G2
the venue was a larger concert type hall with 40 foot ceilings...I have to say that the JBL EON G2 far exceeded my expectations..
Originally I planned to use it as a stage monitor for the e's with the main mix being pumped through the main PA, but it proved to be way more powerful that I thought...
during the sound check we nixed the idea of pumping the drum mix out the main PA and used ONE Jbl Eon as the main output and believe me it was loud, clear, cut through everthing, and with a little boost of the lower end on the JBL itself it shook the whole room...
the other surprise was the Hart Acoustic Conversion triggers with the Mesh Kontrol heads...these things are great...the toms took a severe pounding for three hours including a fifteen minute drum solo without missing one single hit..
the only struggles were getting the Accusnare rim and head triggers to respond the right way on the rim hits...I'm starting to notice some missed hits on my Accusnare and I'm wondering if after two years of pounding its fading away...
the ride and the ride bell still are not were I want them to be and Im seriously considering ditching them in favor of an acoustic ride...its been a pain in the ass to get the module and the Hart ride to get anywhere near the performance of a real acoustic ride...
Overall, everyone was blown away and not once did anyone notice that I had electronic drums rather than acoustics on stage..
the kit:
DM PRO
Gibraltar Rack
Pacific toms converted with Hart ADC's
Hart Accusnare
Hart E-Cymbal II's including Hats
Kd-7, Fd-7, Tama Iron Cobra
One JBL Eon G2
the venue was a larger concert type hall with 40 foot ceilings...I have to say that the JBL EON G2 far exceeded my expectations..
Originally I planned to use it as a stage monitor for the e's with the main mix being pumped through the main PA, but it proved to be way more powerful that I thought...
during the sound check we nixed the idea of pumping the drum mix out the main PA and used ONE Jbl Eon as the main output and believe me it was loud, clear, cut through everthing, and with a little boost of the lower end on the JBL itself it shook the whole room...
the other surprise was the Hart Acoustic Conversion triggers with the Mesh Kontrol heads...these things are great...the toms took a severe pounding for three hours including a fifteen minute drum solo without missing one single hit..
the only struggles were getting the Accusnare rim and head triggers to respond the right way on the rim hits...I'm starting to notice some missed hits on my Accusnare and I'm wondering if after two years of pounding its fading away...
the ride and the ride bell still are not were I want them to be and Im seriously considering ditching them in favor of an acoustic ride...its been a pain in the ass to get the module and the Hart ride to get anywhere near the performance of a real acoustic ride...
Overall, everyone was blown away and not once did anyone notice that I had electronic drums rather than acoustics on stage..
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