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Jacob's Drum Page

	This is my Pearl accoustic drum set. I worked nearly an entire summer one year, before I got sick and was unable to return to work, and this is where all of my money went. It was an investment that was worth every penny. Today I am in my church worship band, and my sister-in-laws will be learning to play bass and electric guitar and we will be starting a band.
This is one of my other drum sets. I built it my self from an idea I had one day, then found plans on the internet that were very helpful. I have built a link to the site below. At first it was just a practice kit and was a lot of fun to use. Then I got a bright idea about putting triggers into the pads and sure enough there was a site on the net that told me how to build my own triggers and transform this kit into a electric kit.
	This is a Pearl 5 piece Rhythem Traveler drum set. It was purchased because of the mesh heads that it comes with. These heads are like the heads found on expensive electronic drums. There were a few times that I got in trouble for playing the pad kit above loudly. So I consulted one of the sites that I used to build the pad kit and in the members section of the page they had the directions to turn this kit into a full electric. Of course I added some more cymbal pads and did straighten up the drums. This by far was the best way for me to accomplish my goals of being able to practice playing and not disturbing anyone.
Yes I know this is getting old. But there is just one more drumset if you want to call it that. The Yamaha DD-50. I think of it as a toy, or a very economical way to practice. I have used this drum set when the church is having a bible study and it is a small group gathering that we are just playing three or four songs. It works great in this type of set up. It takes 3 minutes to set it up and then it takes just as long to tear it down. I put it on a snare stand, it is like it was build for a snare stand. (the picture is not mine it is from the company web page.)
	This small piece of electronic equipment is what I use to plug each drum into on the electric sets that I built. It has over 500 sounds that it can produce.

I have organized a few pages here that I visit once and a while for drum products. Right now I want to say I claim no responsibility for any injury or loss that might happen by following any directions in any site that I link to. I have followed the directions very closely and have had no problems.

• Drum Sets




Pearl

The home of Pearl drums.

Remo

Drum heads and practice pads used in practice pad kit. These also can be bought off of ebay usually very inexpensivly.




• Electric Set Directions




Drum Cage I

How to your own padded drum set. I used these directions for the basis of my drum set that I made. Also this page has the hard to understand directions for making the pads electric.

Drum Cage II

Another site with the same info as Drum Cage I above with a little more info.

How To Build Drum Triggers

This site has some good ideas and it helped out a lot in the begining.

Logiztix

Here it is the primo site. It has the best directions if you are doing anything. The catch is the directions are free to build a basic pad set, but you must pay for the directions for the Rhythem traveler conversion, cymbals, and high hat.

Radio Shack

I know what you are thinking, I have lost my mind what could this ever have to do with drums. Well the most of the parts that you will need to make electric drums are sold at, well you guessed it, Radio Shack.




• Drum Modules and Electric Set Sites




Yamaha

The site to get more information about the DD-50 and other fine products.

Alesis

Makers of the worlds best drum modules for the cost. (economy)

Roland

Makers of the best drum module but cost more than alesis. (money is not important to me)




• Cymbals




Zildjian

By far Zildjian makes the best cymbals. They offer all sizes and quality from starter paks to pro.

Sabian

A Close second to Zildjian cymbals. They also offer all sizes and qualities. There paks also come in a starter pak and pro.

Saluda

Saluda is a very new company and I have only heard one of their cymbals, the one I own. I am very pleased with it, since they have been in business for a few years.




• Sticks




Vic Firth

These sticks are very good. I still have not broke one yet. They feel very good in the hands and they should. They are computer balanced so each stick is waited exactly the same.

Ahead

Ahead sticks are for players who don't want wooden sticks and want something new.




• Lessons




School of drumming

Bill Powelson's school of drumming. Teaches everthing and it is easy enough that beginner can catch on. Offers to ways to learn to play. Through e-mail, monthly a new lesson is sent that teaches basics, then if you pay for membership you get a continuation to the lesson.