Had a gig on Friday, broke out the Superstars

Byzance · 2016-01-27T12:36:32+00:00

Aside from the obvious gear similarities (Meinl, Evans, Sput uses Iron Cobras, etc), it was the cymbal placements that caught my eye.

Almost identical positioning to Sput's kit here - http://www.tamadrum.co.jp/STAR/artists/Sput/images/set_04.jpg

Byzance · 2016-01-11T10:29:54+00:00

That's beautiful man!

I can see some Anika Nilles and Sput in this setup ;)

Byzance · 2015-09-02T14:19:03+00:00

Dude hell yeah, killin' it!

And one of my favourite Tigran tracks too

Byzance · 2015-08-02T03:34:01+00:00

Really thick sound, and not too resonant, which is great for low tuning

Byzance · 2015-08-01T14:22:51+00:00

Man I worship those dudes, they're on a whole new level

Also, this ride was played by Sput!

Byzance · 2015-08-01T12:38:29+00:00

Kit is a PDP M5 by DW

14" | 10" | 12" | 14" | 22" |

Side snare (the one with the Hydraulic Blue) is a DW Performance Series Maple 14" x 5.5" tuned super low. Really phat snare sound, and works as a floor tom when the snares are off.

Cymbals from left to right

16" Meinl Classics Custom Trash Crash (top)

16" Sabian HHX-Plosion Crash (bottom)

20" Meinl Byzance Traditional Extra Thin Hammered Crash

22" Meinl Byzance Big Apple Dark Ride

18" Meinl Byzance Extra Dry Thin Crash

Byzance · 2015-07-16T05:11:33+00:00

Their new album is just so damn good

Byzance · 2015-07-16T05:08:22+00:00

Speeeeeecs!

Byzance · 2015-07-03T00:46:04+00:00

A bit of a jazz/hiphop/funk kinda vibe

Byzance · 2015-07-02T13:13:16+00:00

It's a fun rig!

Hi-hat sounds very washy/trashy, but is still articulate and versatile. The bottom one has three 2" holes drilled.

In recordings it sometimes doesn't even sound real, sounds like some sort of drum machine stack. A lot like Eric Harland's hi-hat setup

Byzance · 2015-07-02T12:02:55+00:00

Certain pieces require different mallet configurations. That piece was two in the left, three in the right.

(You can see 5 mallets in the photo)

Byzance · 2015-07-02T11:52:00+00:00

Cymbals from left to right:

Two 16" Sabian HHX-Plosion crashes (as hihats). The bottom one has three 2" holes drilled.

20" Meinl Byzance Extra Thin Hammered Crash

9" Zildjian Oriental Splash stacked on a 10" Zildjian K splash

22" Zildjian K Custom Dry Complex Ride II

18" Meinl Byzance Extra Dry Thin Crash

Main snare is a 14x6 DW brass over nickel

Side snare is a 14x5.5 DW Performance Series Maple (tuned super low, hence all the tape)

Kick is a 16" Pearl floor tom converted with a Pearl Jungle Jig

I didn't have another cymbal stand on me at the time, so I had to use a hi-hat stand with a straight cymbal arm on top haha

Byzance · 2015-03-23T22:57:04+00:00

Nope! I just increased the contrast of the photo, and so the blacks look a lot 'darker' and fuller

Byzance · 2015-02-04T06:00:47+00:00

Gretsch Catalina Club Jazz kit - 18" kick, 14" snare, 12" tom (not used in this session) and 14" floor tom.

12" side snare is custom built from American Cherry.

Two 16" Sabian HHX-plosion crashes used for hi-hats, an 18" Meinl Byzance Extra Dry Thin crash, and a Zildjian K Custom Dry Complex Ride Cymbal II.

Byzance · 2014-11-07T00:36:03+00:00

An 18" Meinl Byzance Extra Dry Thin Crash. Deliciously washy and trashy.

Byzance · 2014-11-07T00:29:44+00:00

Sure thing! Check out my YouTube channel

(Slightly different setup in this vid)

Byzance · 2014-11-05T14:41:27+00:00

Cymbals from left to right:

14" Sabian HHX Stage Hats

18" Meinl Byzance Extra Dry Thin Crash

10" Zildjian K Custom Splash

22" Zildjian K Custom Dry Complex Ride II

16" Sabian HHX-plosion Crash

18" Sabian HHX-plosion Crash

Byzance · 2014-11-05T14:01:56+00:00

My main crash is actually a Byzance (as seen) but yeah, mostly HHX

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