Roto toms always for the win
- Posted by
- Troy Lambert
- Date Posted
- 04/07/2026
I'm an older guy. I was born in the early '70s, grew up hearing these roto toms, Van Halen, and damn near everything else back in those hardcore rock and roll days. Always wanted them, pulled the trigger about 4 years ago. I got the whole set from 6 in. all the way to 18 in. Absolutely incredible. Steve Weiss Music - these guys are legendary. These pieces are legendary. They sound better than any regular tom I ever paid for, ever else in my life.... I'm going to build another set for one of my little grandkids using Steve Weiss drums and everything else... That 18 in. is impossible to find anywhere except Steve Weiss Music, the best in the business.
18 inch Weiss roto tom
- Posted by
- M
- Date Posted
- 07/22/2025
This is my second 18 inch Weiss Roto Tom. Again excellent deal being that Remo stopped making sizes bigger than 10 inch many years ago. No issues just replaced stock head with remo clear black dot. Awesome
Weiss 18
- Posted by
- Jeff Bowers
- Date Posted
- 04/24/2025
This is the 5th Weiss Roto-Tom I have Purchased. They are well built and have great tone. Only a minor problem with tension rods and paint on the flanges , knocked the rating to a 4. Both easily corrected. Stock head replaced with Remo Pinstripe. This makes 8 Roto's in my set. Have been adding them to my kits since 1974. I want to thank Steve Weiss Music for keeping these drums ALIVE ! More than the great inventory, the Best Reason to shop Steve Weiss Music is the people who work there. THANK YOU JT BEAVER !!
Great product, friendly service!
- Posted by
- Stanley R Tetreault
- Date Posted
- 12/08/2024
Nice drum for the price! This is the size that is next to impossible to find. Highly recommended!
Weiss 18
- Posted by
- JAY MCALLASTER
- Date Posted
- 11/23/2024
I recently purchased the full set of Steve Weiss Roto-Toms, ranging from 6" to 18" (6", 8", 10", 12", 14", 16", 18"), and I'm thrilled to finally complete my drum collection with these versatile drums. I'm glad there are still options available for buying new Roto-Toms, and the quality of this set does not disappoint.
The Roto-Toms themselves are well-constructed and have a solid feel. The unique, open design allows for bright, cutting tones with a lot of tuning flexibility. They're perfect for adding melodic elements to my setup, and I love the tonal possibilities they bring.
However, one thing to note is that they seem to be more sensitive to room temperature changes than traditional drumheads. I find that I have to tweak and fine-tune the tension fairly often to maintain the sound I want. It's a small inconvenience, but it's worth it for the distinctive sound that only Roto-Toms can offer.
The stands and mounting hardware that came with the set are decent, but I do wish they were a bit sturdier. They hold the drums securely, but a slightly more robust design would provide greater stability. Because of this, I'm looking into mounting them onto a drum rack system, which I believe will be a more solid and practical solution.
The Roto of Doom!
- Posted by
- Mark Pavlack
- Date Posted
- 05/04/2024
Wow, this thing is cool! I mounted it to the left of my hi hat, tuned it high for some fun tympani patterns with mallets and then rumbly and low for some freaky Bruford patterns against a backbeat, The fun is never ending! The cast iron spokes are fun to clang on as well-- a multi-use oddity! Huzzah!
Love my 18
- Posted by
- Ron
- Date Posted
- 09/15/2023
Yes, I LOVE my 18" roto-tom. It works and sounds like 6,8,10, 12,14,16 inch rototoms that I've had since the late 70's But Kinda dislike the stand. The original type stands for a single roto-tom has a square steel block attached directly to the pivot point of the stand. Then the threaded rod goes through the steel block and that allows the roto-tom to go down to average floor tom height. This new stand at its lowest setting places roto-tom high enough to play while standing up.
18
- Posted by
- Clarence Mosley
- Date Posted
- 03/13/2023
Very nice and glad you offered this larger size, because I bought your 16" and the larger roto toms are hard to find. Price was reasonable also compared to others, even used. Now I have complete set 6" to 18".
18
- Posted by
- Richard Garcia
- Date Posted
- 03/10/2023
All very knowledgeable, very simple and smooth to order.
Weiss 18 inch roto tom
- Posted by
- Michael
- Date Posted
- 03/03/2023
First off let's start by saying It's so very hard to find bigger roto toms. The quality and price of the weiss roto toms to me is excellent . You can ad any head you feel suits your needs like anything. But again just to find the sizes they offer at the price range is incredible . I am going to own them all eventually . Absolutely love these toms
