Pro Birch Hybrid in Natural Finish

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Here is my new set I picked up a few months ago. Lovin' it more and more each time I play it!

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Wow. Now that's a good looking kit. Looks like it should be furniture in your living room. Really like that natural wood look. Nice.

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Cool, same one I'm eyeballing. Have you owned any other kits and if so, which ones? I sure wish I could really hear these in person!

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Some new pics of the Hybrids in a four piece set up. The drum head I painted and scuffed to try and give it that worn Americana folk art look. Oh well...I need to "scuff" it up a little more.

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Cool look. I love that natural finish, looks like living room furniture. Very rich looking.

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22" x 18" Kick
6",8",10" Roto Toms
14" x 6.5" Mapex Black Panther Snare
13" Pearl Piccolo Snare
Sabian: 13" Paragon Hats
14" HH X Hats
22" Paragon Ride
(2) 16" Paragon Crashes
20" Paragon Crash
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Subject: Re: Pro Birch Hybrid in Natural Finish Sun Sep 26, 2010 4:16 pm

HybridBoy wrote:

Some new pics of the Hybrids in a four piece set up. The drum head I painted and scuffed to try and give it that worn Americana folk art look. Oh well...I need to "scuff" it up a little more.

Now that is classy lookin' Love the kick drum head! It's gonna be tough to decide between the new SB and this here finish! WOW cyclops

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I love that configuration!

I'm thinking when I get my kit this week (exact same one), that I'll start with something very similar to this configuration and add on from there.

I generally like the smaller set-up, but it certainly doesn't hurt to have a few extra toms lying around!

Subject: Re: Pro Birch Hybrid in Natural Finish Mon Jan 31, 2011 4:17 am

nate6259 wrote:

I love that configuration!

I'm thinking when I get my kit this week (exact same one), that I'll start with something very similar to this configuration and add on from there.

I generally like the smaller set-up, but it certainly doesn't hurt to have a few extra toms lying around!

Exciting isn't it?

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pearlygates wrote:

Exciting isn't it?

I can't stand the suspense!!!

Subject: Re: Pro Birch Hybrid in Natural Finish Mon Jan 31, 2011 6:49 am

hahaha.. It'll be worth the wait

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Hey Nate. This is masheanhed from the DW forum. You will LOVE that kit when it comes in.

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HybridBoy wrote:

Hey Nate. This is masheanhed from the DW forum. You will LOVE that kit when it comes in.

oh, hey! Yeah thanks again for all of the info. I'll definitely be sure to keep you informed on how everything goes!

Subject: Re: Pro Birch Hybrid in Natural Finish Wed Feb 02, 2011 6:06 am

No pics??

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pearlygates wrote:

No pics??

haha, don't worry, I'll take plenty of pics when it is all setup. Unfortunately, I'm still waiting on my Wuhan New Traditional cymbals to make it complete.

I'm already finding that my space is a little too limited for all of the toms, so I'll probably keep a typical setup with one (possibly two) up, one down.

Just working on getting them nicely tuned. At the moment, my kick isn't quite as snappy as I would prefer. Any suggestions? Do I want my resonant head to be pretty tight? I'm using a torque key to help. I'm still new to drum tuning so it's giving me a lot of practice.

Subject: Re: Pro Birch Hybrid in Natural Finish Wed Feb 02, 2011 8:51 am

Check this out.. Bob knows his stuff.. Also, you may want to (when cash permits) replace the stock batter heads and cut a port in the resonant (logo) head.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ga8Q12mKYxI

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Wow... these vids are exactly what I needed. Any suggestions for replacement heads? I heard the Evans clear E2's are good. Hopefully my cymbals arrive today!!

Subject: Re: Pro Birch Hybrid in Natural Finish Wed Feb 02, 2011 11:16 pm

I had Evans EC2 SST heads on the batter and EC reso side for toms, EMAD 2 for the kick.

The snare I had an Aquarian Hi Energy snare batter.

The stock heads for the toms are pretty decent, the bass drum and snare heads are kinda poopy..

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pearlygates wrote:

I had Evans EC2 SST heads on the batter and EC reso side for toms, EMAD 2 for the kick.

The snare I had an Aquarian Hi Energy snare batter.

The stock heads for the toms are pretty decent, the bass drum and snare heads are kinda poopy..

haha I love the technical terminology Laughing

After watching the vid on kick drum tuning, I think it would definitely be a good idea to get the EMAD. I do have a replacement snare head, so I'll probably swap that right away. Luckily, drum heads aren't incredibly expensive.

I also plan on doing a lot of recording, so making a hole in the reso head is definitely a priority. Fun stuff!

Subject: Re: Pro Birch Hybrid in Natural Finish Thu Feb 03, 2011 12:06 am

So.. now that (I assume) you have your kit set up.. thoughts?? Pix??

*edit* Waiting on your cymbals..

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pearlygates wrote:

So.. now that (I assume) you have your kit set up.. thoughts?? Pix??

*edit* Waiting on your cymbals..

Yeah, I only have an 18" crash/ride (wuhan, as well) that will ultimately be on the far side of the kit, so it's not exactly a complete setup. I'm waiting on the kit with 14" hats, a 16" crash and 20" ride. Waiting sucks!

Subject: Re: Pro Birch Hybrid in Natural Finish Thu Feb 03, 2011 12:17 am

Where did you order your cymbal from?

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I got the 18" on eBay from "Vintage Logos" (LOVE that cymbal so far), and just happened to come across another seller on eBay who was selling the cymbal pack, brand new.

Subject: Re: Pro Birch Hybrid in Natural Finish Thu Feb 03, 2011 12:25 am

I have purchased from VL as well (15" china and 14" crash) Those folks are great!

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Yeah. I third that notion. They rock.

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That Bob Gatzen video on bass drum tuning is great. Last week I put a new Pinstripe on my bass drum and used this same exact video. When I was done I believe it was the best any of my bass drums have ever sounded. This guy knows is stuff.

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