Since I've already snazzed up my DM10X a bit with the addition of a Laurin snare and kick, having chosen a nice wood shell laminate, I've been wanting to match the rest of my kit or add some more funk. The new Strike Pro got me really envious of the flare and of course the drum depth that more matches a real acoustic set.
So I got thinking I could find some melamine or veneer edging and just wrap that inch or so area under the hoops. I went to Home Depot and the closest match I could find was an Oak.. it's nice, but a bit lighter than my Laurin shells.. still, its a start, it was like 3 bucks for the smallest pack (unfortunately it was enough to do two 12" toms and my 10" upper tom but I need a bit more for the 8" upper). But it was just a first test to see if this would fit and how it would look. I was actually able to simply slide the strip into the flared area beside a lug and because it was wrapped in a tight round roll it just slipped around the circumfrence and then I'd snip it once it met the other end.. if I was serious and felt like taking some more time to make it precise, I'd take the heads off and get it even more snug but it still looks pretty nifty as it is.
I was in Walmart for other stuff and I happened to find a bunch of cool kids room wall borders.. they had 3 sparkle patterns in red, blue and gold.. I took the blue because I figured it would make a nice contrast against the wood of my snare and kick. It's a thicker band so it would need to be trimmed.. I haven't tried it yet, will keep the oak veneer strip on for a while, but I'm excited to see the blue sparkle cuz it's really deep blue and looks a lot like what they do use on drum wraps anyways. In theory, it was easy to slide the oak veneer on so maybe this stuff will go on easy as well and I can interchange them as I please!
It's not that thick an area but it does kinda make the drums pop a bit! And besides, there's no way I can afford the Strike Pro when it comes out for at least a year if that, so this is my way of making my DM10X look even cooler (as far as I'm concerned). Check out the photos