What and Why

I've used Mapex Saturn Pro drums for the last 4 years now. I fell instantly in love with these drums. Both the sound and the finnish are marvellous. I'm still looking for the perfect cymbal choice, and today I actually utilize cymbals from all of the following cymbal makers: Sabian, Zildjian, Ufip and Paiste. I stuck with Zildjian for a long time, but somehow I like the idea of experimenting with various brands, and that lead to my present variation of cymbals. My twin pedal is a Pearl Power Shifter. I use Remo heads and Vic Firth 5B drumsticks.

Drum setup

1) Mapex Black Panther 14"x5 1/2 Snare drum (Hammered Brass)
2) 10"x10"Tom
3) 12"x10" Tom
4) 14"x12" Tom
5) 16"x14" Tom
6) 14"x5 1/2 Snare Drum
7) 18" Sabian AAX Studio Crash or 18" A Zildjian Med. Crash
8) 14" Sabian AXX Metal Hi-Hat
9) 18" Zildjian Z Rock. Crash or 19" Ufip Bionic Series
10) 10" A Custom Ziildjian Splash or Ufip 10" splash
11) 18" Ufip Bionic Crash or 19" AA Sabian Crash
12) 14" Zildjian Scimitar HiHat
13) 20" Paiste 2002 ride or 20" A Zildjian Earth Ride.
14) 18" Zildjian Oriental China Trash
15) Optional: 16" Zildjian A Custom Crash
Red) 18"x22" Bass Drum

Studio Equipment

Athlon 2500XP running on Windows 2000 Pro with Cubase. EMU1820 sound card and Behringer ADA8000 8 channel A/D and D/A converter. Shure and Samson microphones. I don't have overhead microphones yet. Feel free to tip me about a good choice!