sonic aspect. At the time, I half-noticed that the toms sounded cleaner and everything sounded more discrete. This second kit was modeled after my
1978 black chrome Slingerland set. I had the notion that wouldn’t it be great if, instead of having the rotating set I’ve had for years that kind of contrasts the acoustic and electronic drums, I went to a whole second drumset. I went to Drum Workshop and said I wanted that exact setup. I always say this about old cars and
motorcycles, and old drums: I love them, but new ones are better. There’s no argument. And both sets are made from one tree in Romania that fell in the river, got buried in silt, and lay there for 1,500 years. In 2014, John Good from Drum Workshop bought that tree and made a few prototype shells that I tried. Of course the wood gets super-dense over that time, with pressure. And the resonance and timbre of the note were superior to even the best shells DW makes, which have evolved over my twenty
“R40” Kit
Drums: DW shells made from Romanian bog oak in Dyed Black Pear fi nish A. 6.5x14 NP Icon snare B. 13x15 fl oor tom C. 3x13 piccolo snare D. 7x8 rack tom E. 7x10 rack tom F. 8x12 rack tom G. 9x13 rack tom H. 12x15 fl oor tom I. 16x16 fl oor tom J. 18x18 suspended fl oor tom K. 16x23 bass drum with Kelly Shu miking system
Note: Each of the drums’ logos, as well as the red oblong frames around them (which deliberately evoke Keith Moon’s “Pictures of Lily” kit), are made of inlaid hardwoods.
Cymbals: Sabian Paragon with brilliant fi nish 1. 10" splash 2. 20" crash 3. 14" hi-hats 4. 17" crash 5. 10" splash 6. 16" crash 7. 22" ride 8. 8" splash 9. 14" Artisan hi-hats 10. 19" crash 11. 20" China 12. 20" Diamondback 13. 19" China
1 4 F 2 D C aa E 3 B bb A 5 G K H I 6 7 8 8 9 aa aa J 10 12 11 13
Electronics: aa. Roland TD-30 trigger pads mounted in DW shells bb. custom-built Dauz trigger pad (the “target” head is a Who reference).
All trigger samples processed with Ableton Live. January 2016 Modern Drummer 39
Hardware: DW 9002 series double bass drum pedal and 5000 series hi-hat; all stands with gold-plated fi nish
Craig Renwick
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