Suitcase bass drum

Your choice of colors, materials and upgrades makes the Rochester the most versatile, most customizable case drum on the market today.

Musical instruments are some of the most expensive pieces of equipment out there. Guitars are way over priced, amplifiers even more so, and good drums are equally as expensive. Of course you can always buy used gear, but making your own is the cheapest way to go. Plus ,depending on the sound and feel of the band, sometimes using homemade gear fits the vibe you want to give off. Suitcase drums have become regularly used instrument in LoFi and Folk Based Indie music, but the drum we are going to be taking a look at today is specific to Shakey Grave's one man band suitcase drum. It's more complex than a suitcase being hit with a foot pedal.

Suitcase bass drum

We offer two main series of suitcase drums with a couple sub-series within those two categories. The first is by far our most popular: The Custom Shop. Custom Shop Series kick drums are built from the ground-up. In fact, we are the only suitcase drum company that makes the luggage before converting it into a bass drum. We start with Russian void-less ply and form the box shape, carefully routing our corners and sided to create the signature shape, we incorporate specific contours befitting the mid century genre. After that, we wrap the box in your choice of vegan leather or tweed. The wraps can include two-tone and even multi-ton color schemes. From there we attach the hinges, hasps and leather corners, which are soaked in a warm solution to make them pliable. Once that is complete, we hand machine the handle clasps to attach to the handle in your color choice. After attaching mounts, feet, spurs and grommets, we carefully craft the custom interior.

Custom Order Deposit. Our Drums We offer two main series of suitcase drums with a couple sub-series within those two categories. No problem.

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I love drumming, but hate transporting my whole set around, so I designed a drum kit using a suitcase as the bass drum. The whole set fits inside the suitcase! My suitcase drum set sounds surprisingly good. Audiences love it. Click here for a PDF download version for non pro members.

Suitcase bass drum

Musical instruments are some of the most expensive pieces of equipment out there. Guitars are way over priced, amplifiers even more so, and good drums are equally as expensive. Of course you can always buy used gear, but making your own is the cheapest way to go. Plus ,depending on the sound and feel of the band, sometimes using homemade gear fits the vibe you want to give off. Suitcase drums have become regularly used instrument in LoFi and Folk Based Indie music, but the drum we are going to be taking a look at today is specific to Shakey Grave's one man band suitcase drum. It's more complex than a suitcase being hit with a foot pedal.

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Pan American custom shop If you have a specific vision of what you'd like your suitcase kick drum to be, then welcome to the Pan American Custom Shop. All the components are either designed specifically for drum products or fabricated for this use. Along with that, there will also be a battery powered LED light bar installed on the inside that'll help you set the drum up on a dark stage. Musical instruments are some of the most expensive pieces of equipment out there. Mark where the brackets go, then screw them into the wood. Mark and pre-drill some small holes where your screws will fit into the suitcase. To obtain pricing please reach out to us directly so we can help design a custom quote to fit your exact vision. This drum will sound good, be very portable, and can be mic'd up very easily. We start with Russian void-less ply and form the box shape, carefully routing our corners and sided to create the signature shape, we incorporate specific contours befitting the mid century genre. Drill out the holes you have drilled onto the wooden rim into the suitcase. We can print any artwork directly onto the interior or exterior of the case. I sawed the ring off the seat and it came out perfectly. For tension rods we have choices of T-rods, straight rods, round-end rods and anodized rods. In fact, we are the only suitcase drum company that makes the luggage before converting it into a bass drum. Taking all this out will increase the resonance of the suitcase when it's hit with the kick pedal.

Your choice of colors, materials and upgrades makes the Rochester the most versatile, most customizable case drum on the market today.

This offers top of the line sound quality and really mimics the punch of a full bass drum. After looking around I found that a stool i keep in my basement had a ring around it that was exactly 13 inches. Afterwards I'd recommend rinsing your suitcase out, mine was pretty disgusting. We also offer internal microphones. Mark and pre-drill some small holes where your screws will fit into the suitcase. Mark where the brackets go, then screw them into the wood. Our shells have the option for fixed one-sided lugs, fixed two-sided lugs, free floating lugs or a patented single-tension system that evenly tightens both heads with the twist of a drum key. If your drum head is clear, you don't want to see ugly cuts of vinyl in your drum. The only thing we up-cycle are the suitcases in the vintage series. Put this piece aside for now. Mark where the screws of the drum rim are then drill the holes out to the correct size. At this point you can install the light bar to the inside of the suitcase.