My Remo Roto Toms

I love these drums! They're some of the coolest drums ever made. You can still purchase the 6-8-10 set but the larger drums are no longer being made. This is a full set 6"-8-10-12-14-16 and 18" with an additional 18" on a Remo Rapid Tuning Pedal. Remo Colortone heads on top except for the extra 18" with a clear Pinstripe. The drums are mounted on their RotoTrack stands...3 stand total with the 6-8-10 on one, 12-14 on another and the 16-18 on the third stand.

[@PNW_Sportbike_Life]

SWEET demo man; that was fun

[@LuisRamirez-l3o]

I’ve always liked roto toms and their sound. Not sure why they’re not popular anymore

[@DavidIancu]

In Romania there are very popular for "manele"/ gipsy music 🤣 you can search "rototom manele" 🤣

[@OfficialDarenPfeifer]

Totally, the sound is unique to the rotator design. They've always been around but they've been on a slow climb back to popularity. The vintage larger rotors are really commanding high prices and I see more and more modern drummers bringing them back to their sets. Most recently, Nate Morton loaded his show kit up with a set of red rototoms.

[@criops]

They sound great- the low tones on the red & grey head’s especially. They color heads look better on rototoms than regular drums. Reminds me of the drummer for Nasty Savage, but he had two standard kick drums under all the rototoms. You are obviously a pro the way you roll around the Tom’s.

[@mr.disney4740]

Nice chops...i love rototoms..nothing sounds like them.

[@scotthesler644]

Great presentation used them back in the 80’s

[@drdrums1]

Remo no longer makes them, but you can get the full range of sizes from Steve Weiss under their house brand name. A complete set of 7 from 6"-18", which comes with stands, would run just under $900, new. The 18" by itself runs $300.

[@OfficialDarenPfeifer]

I'm glad SW is making the 18" now. The Percussion ensemble world keeps several products alive including the larger rotos and PTS heads. I do like collecting the original stuff but I might pick up some SW 18s to make some bass drums! I've spent money on dumber things so this sounds about right for me.

[@702ringo1]

Beautiful set! Thanks for posting-they sound amazing!🥁

[@OfficialDarenPfeifer]

Thank you!

[@marcoagius6926]

They were very popular in the 70's! Nearly every top drummer used them those days

[@314rhat]

Very cool!

[@TomSpithalerrattler347]

Fantastic.

[@damiens_detransition]

FK... that kettle timpani one sounded fantastic! Where do I get one?

[@deanbrandl1987]

I've had the three on a tree.. those were nice

[@cwinsten1]

Remo the best? Ha

[@rmmccarthy1240]

Outta Sight👍

[@evatatus]

Str8 wicked yo

[@Fofers-1419]

Where on Earth did you that Remo Rapid Tuning pedal? I've been looking for one for ages and can't find one anywhere!

[@OfficialDarenPfeifer]

There's one on Reverb now!! as of 11/29/23. It's at 2k which is on the high side of about right.

[@swami15]

Alright!! 👍

[@rogerleotctw12]

Percussion support 🥁

[@zeronyne]

As of 8/9/2023, Steve Weiss music has all sizes available up to 18"

[@OfficialDarenPfeifer]

Yup, the Weiss drums are great utility drums and perfect for gigging. The prices are pretty good as well.

[@tiktocdrummer]

Dig it🤟

[@aspacheco74]

Sounds killer

[@jjfloyd618]

Awesome, love the jellybean heads, didn’t even realize they were an option so thanks a lot for giving me more things to $pend my money on. rdavidr did a full kit with 18” double roto kicks if you haven’t seen that it’s worth a look.

[@nsipid]

Dope

[@daveh7050]

This is a whole bunch of awesome

[@raybbj]

Love it!!

[@oldmanfromscenetwentyfour8164]

I picked up an extra 14 and 18 and turned them into a Bass and Snare to go with the full rack.

[@ratamacueseven]

I used to have the 6, 8,10 inch Trio (^: ! Sounds Superb here sir, thank you !!

[@russellmorgan6703]

Lovely sound totally impractical for gigs sadly

[@GuilhermeFavero]

TOP MAN! TKS.

[@gregpirovolidis4972]

I use the 8 and 10 Roto toms added to my set allowing me to play Rush since I have 2 high and 2 floor toms also. What head sounds best? I have the black dots that are ancient and came with them when bought in 70's. Thanks!

[@billmoore9758]

I see that Simmons drum brain over there in the back!!!!! 😆

[@iLLuMNaTi]

Very nice, thank you.

[@tomquirin4231]

hey brotha daren, i am a new sub for ya here n i am a oldschool 80's drummer here , i used to own remo rototom's on my kit long time ago, just the 6/8/10 ones in black on a stand , very cool there , only have email here , def. wanna talk m ore > tom !

[@barrylippard1846]

Man those roto’s sound awesome! Why would anyone want regular drums when you can have roto drums that sound like that?

[@jasonmusic9938]

where would one get the other sizes?

[@OfficialDarenPfeifer]

Remo still makes the 6/8/10 sizes in black. They stopped making the larger sizes and the chrome versions long ago. If you’re just looking for drums to play, as opposed to collectors drums, check out the Steve Weiss drums. They have them from 12-18 inch sizes with stands.

[@jasonmusic9938]

@@OfficialDarenPfeifer im very familiar with steve weiss, good to know

[@toddmorrissey8372]

And that RTP and timpano is rare as hen's teeth!!

[@pilotdane1]

cool !!!

[@vintagemxer9165]

chrome are the only rotos. black are a no-go.

[@drummerdem50]

what a sound ..

[@toddmorrissey8372]

Chrome rotos are very hard to find.

[@Frank-YYZ]

What a beautiful sound ❤

[@kirtandreamrezzer]

✨ 🌟 💛 🧡 💛 🌟 ✨ 🎧

[@ahsimiksnabac6576]

comrade Daren, i too am a Roto Tom fan, ever since 1978 (i think), i'm 71 years of age and have been playing since the age of 9. i just purchased a set of 6", 8" and 10" Rotos, its like being a kid at Xmas, WOW!! i've been using a DrumDial to tune them, with EXCELLENT result. all the best, from the people's republic of hackney, London E5!

[@OfficialDarenPfeifer]

Thank you! All the best to you as well.

[@michaelcooper1555]

That was SWEET

[@rhymeswithdrums]

I’m buying the 6” - 10” set but how do you find the bigger sizes I’ve even looked on the remo website? Thanks

[@OfficialDarenPfeifer]

Remo only makes the 6/8/10 trio now. They stopped making the 12/14/16/18 sizes a long time ago. The larger sizes often come up on eBay and Reverb, and sometimes on Craigslist, Kijiji, OfferUp and Marketplace. They're rare but not so much that they're impossible to find. Be ready to pay top dollar for them! The 16" and 18" are going for $300-$500 each, but there's always a deal to be had somewhere. Happy hunting!

[@drdrums1]

Steve Weiss makes/sells the whole range of sizes, new.

[@SalMichael]

Excellent Tuning!

[@andyyouell5037]

They sound awesome !

[@deanbeezer]

So sick

[@earldrum]

Great set of roto toms! Awesome video!

[@OfficialDarenPfeifer]

Thank you!

[@kennygrube5751]

Nice Music Room.

[@OfficialDarenPfeifer]

Thank you!

[@drumguyben7509]

HELL yeah, dude. Nice playing.

[@SONORSQ2guy]

SDSV in the background? I have one as well! 😂

[@OfficialDarenPfeifer]

Haha! Yeah, I’m a huge Simmons fan and collect all those old synths.

[@nightly522]

awesome! I use rototoms with the remo color tone pink heads. sounds way better than regular toms. I don't know why more people don't use them

[@markmalonson7531]

Cool