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I just started palying electric guitar.

I have a simple Silvertone Revolver SS11, wich is a fine starter i gues.
And a Fender Frondman 15G amp.
And some very stupid low budget guitar cables wich i'm going to throw away for better ones this week (i hope).

Drums: Pearl Export series 22" Bass drum, 14" Snare, 12", 13", 16" Toms; Millennium toms 10", 14"; various cymbals: 2* 18" Crash, 18" China, 8", 10", 2*12" Splash, 20" Ride; New Sound Double pedal;

Recording equipment: AMD Athlon XP3000+ 1Gb RAM, Audiotrak INCA88, Behringer Eurorack UB1832FX-Pro mixer; Equalizer JVC SEA-80TSM;
mics: Sennheiser e606, 2*MT87, MT52, MT57, 5*MT56, 2*t.bone EM-900P

Headphones: Sennheiser HD600;

Additionally I had a Millenium e-drumkit which I sold, however, before moving to Hong Kong.. also, most of my stuff was left back in Finland. confused

nice stuff smile

but you can't play anymore in hong kong?

Well, not with my own stuff.. confused

But like I mentioned in that other thread, my building has a music room with an edrumkit that I can use for trigger recording now! I even brought my MIDI-to-USB converter with me so the only thing I need with me is a laptop when I go playing the drums. whee

Below a picture of my drumkit from top and some of the mics can be seen as well. Missing a few cymbals but there's plenty to show in the pic so doesn't matter. :XP:

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I have a double-pedal, as you can see in the pic. I never really wanted a doublebass because it takes more room and doesn't really bring much added value. Besides, I save in drumhead costs. xd

And I arranged the drumset so that I don't need to swing around the chair much, hence the 14" tom is on the left-hand side (which allows a lot of nice effects while playing as well).

The drumset itself is quite crappy. I'd like to work around with a drum-rack rather than individual stands, and Pearl Export is pretty much the cheapest you can go with branded drums. Once I move back to Finland, I need to see about buying a completely new, kick-a**, drumkit. whee

Well, can't really say I earn too much.. but maybe with time I can save up a sum. wink

And doublepedal is a concept not many even know about.. many people think the only way to get a double bass effect is with two bassdrums. smile

Oh, just in case there's still someone who's new to instruments and stuff and doesn't know much of where and how to get them - except the local store.. Thomann is a VERY good online store for all kinds of stuff and is really reliable! The prices are good and so is the service. I've bought a lot of stuff there and never had any problems. Plus they have a really good and up-to-date online catalogue.

I can relate to that quote you gave. It really is better buy things you've seen yourself and know its good. I'd say Thomann can be used in a case when you're buying stuff that you *know* is good. I have a few friends who've bought guitars from there but they really knew before-hand the brand and the series. wink
Also, if buying stuff like effect pads or stands, or whatever.

I bough my edrum-kit from there and a lot of microphones, cables, stands and cymbals too. I will, probably, end up buying my future drumkit from there too, because they can provide it so much cheaper than any retailer iin Finland. whee