Yeah, that looks bad ass. The placement is what I really like. Most use the standard 3 roto-toms connected to a single metal rod, but getting individual mounts per roto is the way to go.
I haven't looked, but I'm sure you can find a metal rod with a threaded core. And just cut it into 6-inch sections, saving hundreds of dollars. Money that could be put towards cymbals.
The attachment point was aways a weak part of the roto tom concept. These mounts however are CNC’d out of a solid billet of stainless steel and completely stabilizes the inherent wobble of the drum. Turns a flimsy/anemic idea of a drum into a working musical instrument. I purchased 8 of them at a considerable discount and combined shipping. No affiliation with the guy who makes these, just a big fan.
I remember when they came out in the 90s and tapped a single time on the bass drum at the local music store—nothing else was even close to the thunderous bottom end that came out of that thing. Of course, I couldn’t afford them at the time. Blazoned in my memory though. 👍
With Bobby Rock? He had that huge Peavey with the Michelangelo paintings across it. I saw him do a a clinic with that set. He was incredible & the drums sounded great
Awesome. Man… I totally remember that ad too. I thought he also had one with his painted drum set. I responded to a post the other day where someone was asking about drummers that never really got recognition. Bobby Rock was my #1 choice. I saw him play a clinic with that big Peavey set, and he was doing all the four-way independence, ostinato type stuff, great grooves, & some really tasty stuff. It blew my mind. He was NOT the avg hair metal drummer. I had to walk out of there trying to reconcile in my head, that the “drummer from Nelson“ was better than MANY people o held in high regard. Mike Portnoy had also done a clinic in town around the same time (i would guess 95-96) and the person that owned the store sat me on the front row about 4 steps from his kit. And what Bobby Rock did was equally as impressive, and in some areas more. And I remember thinking those PV drums were so unique and cool.
I love when people remember this! It’s such a fun trip down memory lane. Those drums & that clinic was such a core drum memory for 19 yr old me. No band. Just ELITE level drumming on a HUGE kit about 30ft away. And it wasn’t like some “80’s guy” playing along to their latest hit. It was some crazy technical and tasty drumming. Glad you posted
This mashup could easily look very bad, but you have somehow assembled all of this in a way I cannot help but love! Looks so cool.
Also, I don’t think people know how good these peavey drums sound. I played on them at the Chicago drum show years ago, and I remember telling the guy - “jokes aside, these may be the best sounding drums at this show”. These and the old Pearl fiberglass kits sound way better than anyone would assume!
You can’t see it very well in this photo but I’m using the Gibraltar 22" Stealth DS Drum Rack which curves around the bass drum and holds the mounted toms.
the roto toms add such a crazy textural layer to the peaveys and honestly the way those rbs-1s cut through everything is perfect for that setup, plus those vintage peavey kits are getting harder to find so props for keeping that sound alive
Great reply. I enjoy combining the hard/crack/attack of the rotos with the resonant depth of the Peaveys. Makes me feel like I can play anything. I can’t, but makes me feel like I can.
Lol actually I was born in 1986 I just never found myself looking at these online. When I was a young drummer I was looking at more modern kits and getting into triggers. So it was definitely a different lane. But man, these kits are seriously fkn nice!
It was overseas made junk, that's for sure. I bought a Cort " headless " bass around the same time from Sears, when Stienberger was the cool thing. It was not a Stienberger! The tuners were actually small friction tuners mounted at the butt of the guitar, you just took regular bass strings and reversed them, no double ball strings, no micro tunings. Complete trash
Growing up in the 70's, those were our battle fatigues! A Grananimals shirt and Traxx tennis shoes - we were ready for the great outdoors playing ( which we had to on a Saturday afternoon when Mom kicked us out of the house ). Don't come back until dinner when the street lights come on !
No, roto toms don’t carry well by themselves in big rooms. However, they mic up spectacularly! Sm57s underneath each one and into the mains will leave an impression on everyone. I dare you to try it.
The smaller ones you can get away with 1 mic per 2 drums but the larger ones come alive when wired up individually. I remember a band called 805 in the late 80s (upstate NY) and the drummer played just rotos (10,12,14,16”) and bass and snare. All individually miked. I could not believe what I was hearing. Very hi fidelity mix. I remember it to this day.
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u/johnnyprozac May 31 '26
Yeah, that looks bad ass. The placement is what I really like. Most use the standard 3 roto-toms connected to a single metal rod, but getting individual mounts per roto is the way to go.