How Do You Build A Drum Kit?
Serious musicians know that a drummer is only as good as the size of his drum kit. Although the average setup contains only around six pieces, famous musicians have put together kits with much more than that. Neil Peart from the band “Rush” is famous for his kit that extends 360 degrees around him. What many don’t realize is that with a little patience, money and ingenuity, you can put together something just as impressive as anything Peart could come up with. Use these tips as a basis for getting started on your quest of becoming a legendary drum god. Purchase a crash cymbal. This is used to accent certain drum cues during songs with a loud, banging “crash” noise. In a kit, this will go to the left side of the drum kit for right-handed drummers and vice versa for left-handed drummers. Purchase a floor tom. The floor tom serves the same purpose as a small bass drum in reference to everything else in a drum kit. This will go to the right side of the drum kit. Purchase a tom-tom drum. to
