Rentals

[scorpio01169]

I know this has been covered before but i couldn't find in the search. but how much do you guys charge for the use of your studio's house drums...i let a guy use my drums the other day and he about killed my heads....i have to get new heads. I was thinking $35.00 for renting drums, but maybe that's too much. but replacing heads after every heavy handed drummer can get costly.

 

[Jackal_Strain]

35 dollars doesn't sound like much at all. Did you mean 350?

 

[Uladyne]

$35 would be nothing when you consider how much it helps the band to be able to use a quality kit that is tuned properly, and also it means they don't have to lug their kit in, saving them more trouble. I'd maybe even charge more. Also be sure to employ a "you break it you buy it" policy. This might be a bit exreme, but have the caveman inspect all the cymbals for cracks (if he's using yours) with you before he starts thrashing on them, so you can both agree that the cymbals are fine. After he's done, have another cymbal inspection, and if any are damaged you can maybe ding him a bit for that, too. Within reason of course, as cymbals are prone to breakage at some point or another.

Damn I'm kind of a cheap bastard now that I'm broke all the time, haha.

 

[scorpio01169]

well i made him use his own cymbals but i have to replace my heads. but yeah I think $35.00 is fair for rental.

 

[ahjteam]

I like the usual rental price: 3,5% what the kit is worth per day, and that includes new skins (and if you break it, you pay it but don't get to keep it). So if you have a $2000 kit, it would be $2000 * 0,035 = $70 per day.

 

[Glenn Fricker]

I just include everything in my hourly rate.