Dave Bateman - RCI Endorsee
I've been playing for over 20 years, and gigging for most of those.I currently have 9 kits, inc.…
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About Dave Bateman
I’ve been playing for over 20 years, and gigging for most of those.
I currently have 9 kits, inc. one hybrid electronic set with over 80 snare drums and about 100 or so cymbals. I have some wonderful rare modern snares, a beautiful vintage Slingerland kit and my awesome navy blue starlight RCI set. Way too much really, but what the hell…
My RCI kit is one of the most fun kits I’ve played and one of the best sounding. I asked RCI if they would make me 10×6 and 12×6 mounted toms as I’d wanted those sizes for a while. They react quickly, are very bright and are flexible enough tuning-wise to go from high to low tensions without sounding mushy.
The floor tom is a 14×14 which reflects my preference for smaller drums. Small but deep sounding. Like the mounted toms, the floor tom speaks quickly and can be tuned up or down.
The 20×20 bass drum – which is mounted on a Gibraltar riser – is the longest kick drum I’ve owned or played. Although I originally wanted a 20×18, the extra 2 inches do make a difference to the sound and it has a lovely deep boom and an obvious rounded resonance.
The toms have coated Remo Smooth White Ambassadors on the tops and snare side clear Ambassadors (extra thin). The bass drum has a coated Remo Powersonic on the batter side and a Smooth White Powerstroke 3 (no hole) or a ported coated Emperor on the front.
Thanks to everyone at RCI for a great kit and drums I enjoy playing every time I sit behind them.
ALY PRUDHOMME
15th Aug. 2009 @17:29
sorry about the double post, i forgot i posted that question already, lol….......
ALY PRUDHOMME
15th Aug. 2009 @17:23
Yo dave, Aly here….Im an RCI endorsee as well, my pic will be up on the endorsee page soon….quick question…how do you like the coated heads on the kit….i love coated heads especially coated emperors, was just wondering how those heads work on that kit in a live situation….thanx in advance….Aly
ALY PRUDHOMME
2nd July 2009 @01:54
Hey bro, Aly here, im a new endorsee, quick question, i am a remo coated emperor head finatic, cant live without-em, how do the coated emps sound on the acrylics, i may have to get them..how would you compare them to a clear pinstripe..thanx bro…......Aly
Johnny C
11th Oct. 2008 @20:31
Hey Dave!!! Very very nice kit!! All that’s missing is the RCI logo!! The things that I am most proud of with my kit is the sound and the RCI logo’s. Check with Adam Barnes he should be able to aim you in the direction of a head with a Logo. It’s important to let everyone who see’s your awesome kit know right away that it’s an RCI kit. Thanks!!! JohnnyC P.S. Cymbals look freaking great!!!!!!!!!!!!!