cool config!  I recognized the Bruford layout immediately~
nice to see other folks going symmetrical here too.  I've been setting up in a similar way for a while now;
I love the central hat and mirrored elements. 

this was my initial experiment with a symmetrical layout;


it has since grown and tipped a bit out of perfect balance, but the middle hat and ride on either side is something I'm definitely sticking with.  Willl be doing a little searching here to see how other folks are doing it, as I see you mentioned.

http://a314.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/15/l_45a1472016060d9201e64a8bba62d179.jpg

what is that on the heads? i cant make it all out...and secondly...why? lol

Here's my new set.


PDP CX - Silver Sparkle
8" tom
10" tom
12" tom
14" floor tom
22" kick

13"x4" Tama Hammered Steel Snare


Heads:
Evans G2's on all toms
Aquarian Superkick I on the Bass

Sabian Cymbals:
16" AAX Studio Crash
18" B8 Medium Crash
Not Pictured: 20" AA Medium Ride... currently on it's way

Other Cymbals:
14" UFIP Bravo Hi-Hats

Hardware:
Two PDP Boom Cymbal Stands
Pearl snare drum stand
Tama Hi Hat Stand
DW 7000 Single Bass Pedal

Not Used but still around:
14" PDP Maple Snare
Krut special 18" Crash and 20" Ride
Gibraltar Rock Double Bass Pedal
WFL Speed King Bass Pedal

Thanks m!

I switched to this config maybe 6 months ago and absolutely LOVE it.  Man, your kit is really tricked out.  I love the green satin swirl finish.  Tama Granstars, yes?  SWEET! 

I finally got around to taking some pics of my set

I bought this 5 piece white Premier Set in '74 (new), Ziljian cymbals

Pearl pedal and cymbal stands (the original Premier ones finally broke down)

Fiberskyn 3 heads (except the snare, thats a Remo Renaissance head)

LP Cowbell, blocks, "ching" ring, Tree Works chimes and my favorite Clayton Cameron brushes, Roc N Soc ...





I've been playing as part of a 5 piece "House band" at a club since 98 on a regular basis (5 times a month at just one club) plus the other occassional gigs at the "Animal" clubs (you know - Elks, Moose, Ealges LOL)   We play 30s 40s 50s 60s music.

We will never be on any CDs you'll find in your local store, but hey, I'm a steady working musician, which is more than some can say, and I'm fine with that

Nice!  Wow, I thought I was a serious "GAS-er"...

My brand spankiliciously new Sonor Force 3005. I just couldn't wait until I got it into a rehearsal space, I had to set it up in my office just to see it completely set up. And MAN does it lok purdy 

Sonor Force 3005 (14x5.5, 22x17.5, 10x9, 12x10, 16x16)
Evans heads (apart from the Aquarian kevlar snare head)
Zildjian A Custom cymbals (14", 10", 14", 16", 18", 20")
Pearl Eliminator pedals
Gibraltar GRS-350C rack

Yup, I'm in love 

On a side note, I am VERY pleasantly surprised with the Aquarian Power-House kevlar head. I'm a fairly heavy-handed drummer, so I needed something I wouldn't go through in a week. I figured I'd go for the Power-House, but wasn't expecting it to sound all that good, so I'd probably be swapping it out for gigs and recordings, but it's an awesome head. Very sensitive (more so than any other "hard-hitter" head I've tried) and very cracky. It even sounds half-decent for brushwork (not anywhere near great, but I really don't use brushes more than once a year anyway).

I'll get a few more snaps once it's not set up in a tiny room facing the wall 

Nothing too exciting, but she's my baby:
Gretsch Blackhawk EX Fusion Kit
Recently acquired Acrolite snare (love it!)
13" K Custom Dark Hats
16" K Custom Session Crash
18" A Custom Fast Crash
20" K Custom Dry Ride
Wuhan 12" China

Nice kits guys.  I'm a lurker here for sure.

Set up the Sonor Signature 5pc kit  (early 80's) bubinga veneers over 12 mil of beech.

Put some new ludwig silver dots over ludwig clear med's as well.  These have some nice zing to them on these tubs:  10x10, 12x12, 17x15, 18x22 and 8x14 snare.  With these super deep drums you can really hear the difference between the bottom reso and the batter.  So it was alot of fun dialing in some tones, especially with the decay part of the drum sound.  I really enjoy this combo- it's pretty bright, but these drums are very dry, so it makes for a pretty cool sound.

Can't wait to see how they sound with the band.  I record with these drums now and then, but never do any live stuff, until now.  So that should be interesting.

Enjoy... maybe?

Thanks alot for the kind words Byron.  I got to play them some more yesterday.  And what else can I say?  They really don't suck.  Really different sounding kit.  I think I'll go play it some more right now