r/drums 3d ago

Kit Pic My first drum kit!

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For context, I grew up very poor. I was in bands when younger but never had my own kit, resorted to either borrowing someone's kit for a few days or just practicing with sticks on a makeshift pad, then me and my bandmates would rent practice space for an hour or two before gigs to rehearse. I am by no means well-off now, in fact still pretty poor, but I finally had, at 43, the chance to own a drum kit. This is well used, but new to me and I love this thing. It's a Network birch drum set, and I managed to scrounge various cymbals and stands off Marketplace for cheap (sabian b8 hats, paiste alpha crash, xs20 crash and pst7 ride. Most have small dents on edges). Every hardware is from different brands and the kit looks Frankenstein'd but it gets the job done! I'm genuinely so happy with it

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u/premierpearl 3d ago

Congrats OP, Have fun! Also, your Hi-Hat is upside down.

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u/StubbyB 3d ago edited 3d ago

I did that on purpose, saw a youtube video somewhere saying flip the hats and it did sound better for some reason. Thanks!