I currently live in a safe little blue bubble in Connecticut, so I'll be wearing my Tecovas, making some noach and/or some queso,, streaming the 'Horns, and drinking some Tito's..... and sending all my energy back home to Texas in support of our boy Beto. God Bless America. And holy shit.
To speed up the drying effect I once used a hair dryer, but honestly it didn't achieve the same dehydrating effect of the fridge. Maybe put them on the rack in front of a fan? I know what you mean about the fridge overnight being a pain but it definitely has led to the best results in my limited experience.
Just sold one a while back. They were beautiful. Dark brown stain with custom inlays bass drum hoops. 2 up, 2 down. Used in a studio in California and not a scratch on them.
That kills me! And my setup too!
Nothing more to add other than "lottery" has a chorus that's just good music. Not fancy. Just voice matching feel and a great set of chords.
Kinda Julien Baker sound. Unassuming, then "whoa, Nelly!"
Agree on all the above but would say you could probably go lower price dw hardware than 6000 for now. And Tama makes really good inexpensive pedals - entry iron cobra pedal is probably less than $100 and is solid. But can't really go wrong with anything dw as hc said.
And agree that looks matter. At the price point you're buying all those shell packs and hardware are about the same and not in a bad way - all solid and in good hands can sound pro level so go for what he thinks is cool. Some of the kits I've bought/built over the years I would laugh at now (see my orange glitter and white hw kit up thread)... But if it keeps him playing and he and his friends think it's cool that's all that matters.
And on the point about any kit being made to sound good in good hands - drum tuning and tech/care are WAY underrated skills for any drum kit drummer. Great things to learn and experiment with early. If he's like most drummers that keep at it, he will always have tons of gear accumulate (I at one point might have had 18 snare drums... But who's counting). His ability to use and adapt the equipment is important especially if/when he plays with other people and in different spaces, etc.
So fun.
It's probably discussed up the thread, but does anyone reverse sear method, but sear just on a grill? I'm planning to do that tomorrow and wondered any tips/learnings. Plan is to salt/pepper and then cook in 250 degree oven for 20 minutes (my ribeye) and 30 minutes (her tenderloin) then heat lump charcoal to lava level and throw em on for 30-45 seconds per side.
That's funny, I assumed his girlfriend lived in Canada so that's why we'd never see her. She's also busy with her job because she's a really famous model, just in Canada.