If you could have a day behind anyone else's kit (past or present), what kit would it be?

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Maybe the Lars signature kits got me thinking about this. I can guess what the top 4 or 5 selections might be across the board.

I would pick a variation of a theme. Mine would be Dale Crover's big blue Tama Artstar kit that he played live in the 1990's It's very Bonham inspired in its size. It was also a time when I believe he was still playing Zildjians.

I'd also get a kick our of sitting behind Lars' grey Justice kit, or Dave Lombardo's Season in the Abyss kit. Maybe I have a thing for crazy big kits.
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If I could have a day behind Neil Peart's iconic drum kit, it would be an absolute dream come true. Neil, the legendary drummer of Rush, was a master of both drumming and showmanship, and his kits were as awe-inspiring as his playing.Neil Peart’s drum kits were works of art for sure. His most famous setup was the DW Time Machine kit, built to reflect Rush’s album Clockwork Angels.
 
Any one of Steve Gadd's kits - but if I can pick, the one used for the Dave Grusin NY/LA Dream Band CD. I'd bring my tune bot, Zoom recorder, a notepad, and a pencil. I'm really curious how it sounds to my ears in a room rather than close-in microphones.
 
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jda said:
Count me out
knowingly/unknowingly/
I have already had it

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since about age 19
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That's cool too.

And wait... Are you saying that you have the kit from that session? If so, that's way cool!

Even if not, being happy with what you got or find something that turns into your, "forever kit" is a cool feeling. I still have the same Tama Granstar kit that I had that I got back in 9th grade. It has a lot of sentimental value to me, and it just sounds great to my ears. I am always interested in looking at other kits, and might consider a new one down the road, but I really just enjoy what I have. It does take a bit of fun out of going to drum shops though.
 
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jda said:
(no!! but from same factory & time period :)
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Ahh. Gotcha. I was going to say... that's gotta be some cool story to end up with such a iconic kit. But, in reality you did. The kit you play could have been his kit just as they one he played have been yours.
 
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Cool question!!

I would want to sit behind a couple kits I could probably actually handle. Like asking what kind of race car would you like to drive... Well, one that wouldn't imtimidate me or have me slamming into a wall.

However, the first kit that comes to mind is Hal Blaine's kit. Such an iconic piece of music history!

Another one is anything Al Jackson sit behind. Just as iconic. There's so much great music that was made on both of these kits! Just to have the opportunity to play Green Onions on that would be amazing...and intimidating.

And, since I'm more of a one up, one down kind of guy, having a go at one of Simon Kirke's kits would be awesome too. I would just have to lower the crashes...a lot!
 
Count me in for Neil Peart's red Tama kit. While these days I'm completely over huge kits like this, this was my dream kit when I started playing back in the '80s. I wanted to play it SO BAD back then, I suppose I'd indulge that particular teenage fantasy for a day. Though to be honest, at 5'8" and a strong preference for sitting lower (thighs roughly parallel to the ground), there's very little chance that I'd be able to play this kit comfortably—I'd probably have to sit so high it would almost be like standing. But whatever. As long as I'm indulging in fantasies, might as well include making me 6'4" for my time behind that kit. :)

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I think I'd like to have an afternoon on Phil Collin's kit from his early Genesis & Brand X days....set up for right hand of course. Those barking toms and super sensitive ghost notes snare...yeah, I'd like that.
 
I'd also go with one of Phil Collins's kits, but for me, it's his pit-orchestra grade, live Lamb era, Premier kit with timbales, tubular bells, glockenspiels, bell tree, gym whistle, monkey skulls and Paistes aplenty.

"For the Lamb, my drumset was huge - from a big drum kit - just lost of noises, here..lots of things, here...I was whizzing around it."
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Phil's esoteric drum kit during the Lamb era...

Hi Lileigh Thank you for the Lamb analysis I love the Lamb Lies Down On Broadway it's absolutely brilliant! I was fortuna te to see The Musical Box Perform the Lamb show at the corn exchange...
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I'd go with Charlie Watts' Gretch round-badge 4-piece kit. He loved that kit so much and really didn't play anything else. Those drums have always intrigued me. It would be an honor to do a gig or a practice with it.
 
JimmyM said:
I almost did, Joe. But then I remembered how he set them up:

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And I got scared.
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I remember watching a documentary or short video about this kit. If memory serves me, he said that he stenciled all the artwork on the drums himself?That mounting system is crazy! Climbing behind a kit like that would be a trip. I would not have wanted to be their roadie. He said that those thick shells weighed a TON. I think they gave him some thickness options and he felt bigger was better before thinking about the logistics of moving that around.
 
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