The guitarist in my band is making his own guitar, and he told me that because he's doing that, I should make my own drumkit. I asked him if he had any idea how bloody complicated making each individual drum was, and he replied that no it isn't complicated at all (he, who knows sod all about drums). According to him, I just had to get some big metal pipes and chop sections out of them.

I really don't like shooting people down, but I felt obligated to tell him it was one of the most arseheaded ideas I'd ever heard.

why are all guitarists assretarded?








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Lol I've wondered about that too.

The icing on the cake was when he told me I could make it look cool by cutting holes into the pipes. I wasn't going to even try explaining that would kill any sound the drumkit might make, but that wasn't the only problem.

"So, I'll have a polka-dot drumkit?" I said.

"No, it'll just have holes cut out of it," he said.

"Yeah...a polka-dot drumkit..."

actually making your own drums is quite simple
if you order the shells (unless this guy knows how to work wood, he bought the body of the guitar) drill your holes make your finish,
add your hardwear and your done!

Benhamin wrote:

actually making your own drums is quite simple
if you order the shells (unless this guy knows how to work wood, he bought the body of the guitar) drill your holes make your finish,
add your hardwear and your done!

Oh yeah, for sure. That'd be pretty sweet. But he wanted me to build the whole thing from scratch. As in, make my own shells and everything.

$@&* that.

bearing edges??? the most important thing...morons








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"I never said that gear makes the player...I just wanted to exploit the other side of the argument."

Hey just so you know im about to build my own drums myself and yes it is very complicated. If your going to get the woodwork done already then theres absolutly no point thats where you have the satisfaction of making your own creation. Plus a snare 14X5 is going to cost you from keller about 50 dollars and then all the hardware is what kills you on the price. So theres no point in getting all of it done just so you can screw the rest in you might as well just go custom so you wont mess it up unless your really experienced. Its still cheaper than buying a kit though.
Ive got some crap from guys tellin me "You cant do the bearing edges by yourself!" You can its just going to be very hard. I suggest that you buy some sheets of plywood or somthing and start cutting those edges to a 45 degree angle. It is hard but can be done. Once you have that you drill holes for the lugs then its a simple place em in and screw em in job.
Then for the finish just send it to a body shop and they can do pretty much whatever. HOwever you wanna do that before you drill holes in the shell preferably.
If you do want to look into it though go to www.drumdojo.com. Theve got a whole article on how to do it and lots of cool facts from different guy that work at DW and places like that.

Howepirate wrote:

bearing edges??? the most important thing...morons

was that directed t your fellow drummers or the guitar player








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my guitarist is pretty retarded he asked if i clean my cymbals with windex or wd40

just punch him in the mouth the next time something completely ignorant comes out.








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lowdrummer wrote:

Howepirate wrote:

bearing edges??? the most important thing...morons

was that directed t your fellow drummers or the guitar player

lol sorry at the guitar player...shoulda specified....they just tend to know it all....








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"I never said that gear makes the player...I just wanted to exploit the other side of the argument."

sicdrummer wrote:

my guitarist is pretty retarded he asked if i clean my cymbals with windex or wd40

windex does work....on titanium finished cymbals








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"I never said that gear makes the player...I just wanted to exploit the other side of the argument."

Actually
Howe is very close to the center of this argument
Bearing edges
It doesn't make a difference what material you make your drums out of as long as they have the proper bearing edges

Look at all the different "not normal" drums
Octobans
Roto toms
Carbon fiber drums
Vistalites (and athe other lucite-like drums)
Fiberglass (remember those weird ass "North" drums?)
P V C
Brass
Stainless steel
etc..........

As far as drilling holes in them, what about vented drums?
I would think that it would make the sound go in different directions

I would be experimenting with all different types of materials if I had the shop to do it in and the money to buy the materials

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right on rockula! but seriously a noob at drum crafting will most probably unsuccessful at their first attempt... and without the proper tools...idk. guitar making seems a load easier, but i'm sure its still challenging.








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Well I'll keep those tips in mind if I do decide to make my own kit...but as of now I do not have - and never did have - any intention of doing so.

Bloody guitarists.

ive built guitars, ive built drums. guitars are as easy to build as paper airplanes compared to drums. drums.. well unless you know how to work wood and all that its not easy. even if you use pre fab shells its still a trick. o nly takes one slightly angled drill hole for hardware to completely screw a shell over. as far as bearing edges fellahs, go to lowes, home depot, etc and get a dreme and a LOCK ON router head. easy as cake. i still build custom drums. holla at me for quotes. ill guarantee i can price ya better than most custom places. and i use the same vendors as many of the " custom" builders on here.








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hahaha just tell yuor guitarist to get a wooden box and and put a board with strings nailed on the end

Tell him that how easy making a guitar is compared to making drums, than tell him it'd be only fair is he made twice as many guitars as you made drums, because the difficulty level.








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Do it. I mean, make it out of really crappy stuff, then show him how bad they sound compared to real ones. Or make good ones, but make him help. Then when he has no idea what to do, he'll know

wow.. i could never imagin making my own set... if i could learn, thatd rock, but till then, i think id rather pay a professional to make them. they would sound better, and i wouldnt have to tear my skin off trying to powersand the wood. details, i know. who needs skin? its so overrated. all it does is itch and burn when ur outside... but still.








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Im going to try this Start with snare first though, if that goes well i'll carry on....








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sum ppl just dont get it, the isolated antisocial guy in the dark lonely corner of the back of the audience tht no 1s ever heard of knos more than the 2 guitarists on stage








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This thread suddenly makes me feel like the world's smartest guitarist.

Ginger Baker supposedly made an acrylic kit using a common household stove once.








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making a kit isnt to hard, just make sure you get all the hard dtuff done by a professional, alot of places will cut your bearing edges, snare beds, and drill your lug holes for free, all thats left is to finish the shells, which usually come sanded and ready to paint or stain, and screw hardware onto them. check www.amdrumparts.com you shouldnt have a hard time making a kit








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As the new guy I figured this as good a place to start as any...You should tell the (gay-tarist) sure you'll build your own kit from scratch but he's gotta build guitar and working half-stack from house hold goods.That should give you plenty of time to build a five piece kit

my guitarist dropped one of my toms and scratched it n warped it

his reply was

" that looks well cool now, you should do it to all your drums" " drums are meant to get scratched up and stuff.. thats why you hit them"

i was just like... C*NT

i have a dis-shaped 12"








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hmmm wot a plan

screamBRYAN wrote:

just punch him in the mouth the next time something completely ignorant comes out.

Don't worry about punching him! You have drumsticks! You can do many painful things with drumsticks which hurt more if you are a Death Metal or Black Metal drummer! just blast beat the crap out of them!








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i have a dis-shaped 12"

o rly??

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screamBRYAN wrote:

just punch him in the mouth the next time something completely ignorant comes out.

Haha I'd pretty much constantly have my knuckles in his teeth if I was to do that.








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PatternsInTheIvy wrote:

drummerduba wrote:

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i have a dis-shaped 12"

o rly??

lol

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