Tweet
I've been wandering around the showcase section of these forums for about a year without actually signing up and I finally got around to doing it.
My name is Evan and I've been playing the drums for about 3 and a half years. I'm 16 years old (turning 17 tomorrow
). I'm just finishing up my junior year in high-school. I'm completely self-taught but I'm not given enough time to practice with school work, my job, and the other 4 members of my family interfering.
I have a TD-3 that I've upgraded with a CY-5 for my hi-hat and a CY-8 for a second crash/china. I was generally pleased with the kit when I got it but as I've improved, I've become more and more unsatisfied with it. I've had problems with the provided cables and my ride not triggering at all. I was also pretty mad when I found out that I had a MDS-6SL instead of an MDS-3C. My biggest issues with the kit are the pads and the limitation of acoustic sounds in the module. It just doesn't feel or sound like I'm drumming.
I'm very tall and thin compared to other people my age and I've experienced a lot of physical problems over the years. My biggest problem is bad back pains. I've never set up an acoustic set before so I went in blindly with the electrics and I've screwed up my posture with my throne height and placement of the pads.
I would love to have a nice acoustic kit for the sound/look/feel but I'm restrained to electrics because nobody my family doesn't want to hear it. I'm very interested in A to E conversions but I don't know anything about how to do it or if my TD-3 is capable of supporting it. Unfortunately, money is a big issue in my family so I'm very limited in what I can do. I'm hoping that spending enough time on these forums will help lead me in the right direction towards having a great sounding, looking, and comfortable kit.
My name is Evan and I've been playing the drums for about 3 and a half years. I'm 16 years old (turning 17 tomorrow
). I'm just finishing up my junior year in high-school. I'm completely self-taught but I'm not given enough time to practice with school work, my job, and the other 4 members of my family interfering. I have a TD-3 that I've upgraded with a CY-5 for my hi-hat and a CY-8 for a second crash/china. I was generally pleased with the kit when I got it but as I've improved, I've become more and more unsatisfied with it. I've had problems with the provided cables and my ride not triggering at all. I was also pretty mad when I found out that I had a MDS-6SL instead of an MDS-3C. My biggest issues with the kit are the pads and the limitation of acoustic sounds in the module. It just doesn't feel or sound like I'm drumming.
I'm very tall and thin compared to other people my age and I've experienced a lot of physical problems over the years. My biggest problem is bad back pains. I've never set up an acoustic set before so I went in blindly with the electrics and I've screwed up my posture with my throne height and placement of the pads.
I would love to have a nice acoustic kit for the sound/look/feel but I'm restrained to electrics because nobody my family doesn't want to hear it. I'm very interested in A to E conversions but I don't know anything about how to do it or if my TD-3 is capable of supporting it. Unfortunately, money is a big issue in my family so I'm very limited in what I can do. I'm hoping that spending enough time on these forums will help lead me in the right direction towards having a great sounding, looking, and comfortable kit.
)
Comment