jem wrote:Clint Hopkins wrote:circh bustom wrote:One of the advantages of the Absolute series is you can get the birch toms with a maple bass drum and the finishes will match.
That's Gadd's configuration.
Don't want to be picky here but Gadd has a Maple Custom bass drum (discontinued), not a Maple Custom Absolute
Now, what is the difference between a Maple Custom Absolute and a Maple Custom bass drum?
From Gadd's website:
Steve popularised small 10' toms and introduced floor tom-tom
stands. He still likes birch tom-toms, but recently has preferred a
maple bass drum. His Clapton kit comprises 22x14 Maple Custom Absolute bass, 12x8 and 13x9 hanging,
and 14x12 and 16x14 floor-mounted Birch Custom Absolute toms. Othertimes he uses a small 10x7.5 tom,
which he made famous in his studio days, and drops
the 13 tom. For live work he prefers his steel 14x5.5 signature
snare drum. There are five other Steve Gadd signature models
in the series.
Source: http://www.drstevegadd.com/setup.html