Playing the drums is a great extra passion that I get to do from time to time. Recently I was blessed to play at my home church. We are blessed with multiple styles of worship! Of four services on Sunday mornings 2 are traditional, 1 is contemporary, and 1 is modern. 3 services meet in our worship center and one meets in a newly sound enhanced gym. What a blast! From “Midnight Cry” to fresh progressive tunes, it has been a ball. It is so good to serve the LORD in this way, and see people of all ages genuinely connect with a God Who loves them and desires our authentic worship and praise.
We had an electronic kit in the worship center, but thankfully this was the first Sunday to play on a brand new Sonor kit with Ziljian Ks. There is a new “cage” for sound, but the kit is so nice. In the gym a few weeks before I used my Gretsch kit, which I love and is pictured. It is a Catalina Birch, Chestnut Fade with 8, 10, 12, 14s, and a piccolo snare which has a bright funk sound.
When I purchased the Gretsch, I wanted a kit with toms that had a smooth resonance, open. But, as you know there can be some ugly overtones and ring. I have Evans G1s on most, but purchased a EC2 for the 8″ and it is incredible. What it boils down to is proper tuning. A few nights ago I was looking for info on various drum heads; what would be best for particular venues, and how to best tune new heads. I came across a fantastic resource at EVANS which is this particular video, and many more on technical aspects of getting set, not only in tuning, but on various topics. There are some great practical videos and resources. And to that, I say “Thanks Evans!”
