Brad Jacob, the fella who records my drums, and I made ourselves a subwoofer microphone. Says Brad,
“To make a DIY subwoofer microphone, all you need is a 6”-8” speaker (8” being optimal) and a microphone cable. I bought my speaker(s) as a set on eBay for $6.
I grabbed a microphone cable and cut off one end. Next, I stripped the ends and “tinned” them with solder. Then, I soldered the ends to each lug of the speaker: (+)Positive gests soldered to the Mic’s “hot” wire. The (-) Minus gets soldered to the mic’s “return” and the mic’s shield cable gets soldered to the speakers chasis.
I cut a half-moon mounting bracket out of thin ½” plywood to adapt the speaker to an extra snare stand. But there are many ways and enclosures you can use to mount it.”
Check out his site maplelanerecording.com. He has a great site and a ton of step-by-step instructions on how he built his studio.
To clean my cymbals I cut a lemon in half, then sprinkle a small bit of salt on my Zildjian 22″ ‘Swish’ from the 70s. You don’t need to leave the lemon juice on for very long, and it may take off the stamping, but just look at the photo! You can’t argue results. Plus, you know exactly what you’re working with, and not breathing in any chemicals.
One of my favorite drummers, Jerry Gaskill of Kings X, had a 
Now, how do I use this thing? I’ve been a drummer for 23 years and never plugged anything in except a backup vocal mic. It’s time to move into the digital age. Click MORE to watch Michael Schack rock the Roland SPD-SX and show you what it’s capable of. 
I've been playing drums since 1988. (