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Nom de Guerre are going to do a short German tour for which I'll be playing my Spunky Drums cocktail kit. Here are the dates: 5 May: Ex’n’Pop, Berlin 6 May: Grüner Jäger, Hamburg 7 May: Klub Drushba, Halle 8 May: Café Trauma, Marburg 10 May: Mata Hari Bar, Nürnberg Any cocktail freaks in Germany are...

Thanks Peter! I really need to find a metal replacement for the drumstick though, it won't last forever... I got the rack because I was worried about the drums wobbling around if I hit them too hard :) The thing on the left is an Alesis Control Pad, I use it to trigger samples like strings and synth...

Just found the picture function. Here are some pretty big images. Note the "creative" use of the drumstick as a tom holder... <img src="http://www.cocktaildrum.com/rap/gallery2.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=1515" width="600"> <img src="http://www.cock...

That's a really tiny kit, extremely cool! Makes my kit look like a monster

I took some pics yesterday, will post them in a couple of days. It is big for a cocktail kit, and I just found out that the whole thing including cymbals weighs 72 kilos, so it's not the most lightweight of setups :o) It sounds nice and big enough though, (my band Nom de Guerre plays powerpop) and e...

I prefer a slightly bigger sound too. Also, the snare and tom are stored in the cocktail drum (they wouldn't have fit in a 16" drum), and if I add a kick I can use them as part of a regular kit too, albeit with the biggest floor tom ever ) So it's a pretty versatile setup!

Hi everyone, After lurking on the forum for a while and learning as much as I could about the wonderful world of cocktail drums, I took the plunge and ordered a cocktail kit from my local drum builder, Spunky Drums. I've only used them for a couple of rehearsals so far, but the first impression is r...