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MyMONSTERkit
They’re obviously big Down Under. This month’s Monster Kit hails from Coffs Harbour, Australia, where it was put together by Ian Power. Ian’s story:
Drum equipment:
About two years ago, I made a conscious decision to stop denying myself the pull towards drumming and abandoned my bass playing days (still love to pick it up though). I started with a Legacy DD-501 (a VERY cheap electronic kit) to make sure it was what I wanted to do, as acoustic volume was an issue in my leafy suburban street. I quickly outgrew the "toy", and finally bit the bullet and purchased a slightly upgraded Roland TD-8 kit.
Modules:
The GAS bug bit me, and I started to upgrade little bits here and there to begin with: a cymbal, a better throne, then a TD-20 module. Then I purchased a set of VH-12s for serious hi-hat work. Then a bigger snare and kick. More cymbals. That was the problem with the TD-20: too many inputs to fill!! Now I use all four tom inputs split, and have four low and four high toms. My most recent modification is the slick brushed aluminium "pimped out" tom shells. 54
Roland TD-20 Expanded Roland TD-3 Roland SPD-S multi-pad Pads: PD-125 5 x PD-85 4 x 10" Alchemy Ecoustic Toms 2 x 8" Alchemy Ecoustic Toms Cymbals: VH-12 3 x CY-12R 1 x CY-15R 1 x Kit-Toy 8" Splash 1 x 13" Kit-Toy China www.digitaldrummermag.com