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[Erbium]

I used to have this ugly black pacific kit, and my parents felt sorry(i think) and they surprised my with this awesome Strata white Pearl EXR kit! Whoooolllyyy crap!!!!!! This thing is awesome! I didn't take pics of it yet but I found a link of the same kit.http://www.drumcentral.com/images_pearl_exr/exr825h_433.jpg

Can you rate it from 1-10 for me, just to see if it's realllllllllllllllyyyyyyyy good? My parents got it for $900.

[Finch88]

its an ok kit, but u can do better for what it costs

[-TheGlassPrison-]

Man it doesnt matter what people think, its all about if YOU like the sound and YOU like the look.
Enjoy them man!

[zfzgg]

its an ok kit, but u can do better for what it costs

Have you ever even played one....or are you just mimiking some other forum members?

Looking good man!

Specs? (depths too if possible) And what cymbals are you using?

[GooseFilms.net]

I've never been a fan of that mounting system of pearls (optimount, i think its called?). But besides that, it doesn't look bad. I personally wouldn't have shelled out $900 for an ELX, but then again, I buy all my gear used.

[-Taye-]

Nice kit.I love that finish.

[blujelly]

Man it doesnt matter what people think, its all about if YOU like the sound and YOU like the look.
Enjoy them man!
sooooooooooooo true... it's a good kit but it is up to you to make it sound great cymbals, heads etc....

and if people say it is crap well then let them.... at least you have a kit!!

be proud... speach over

[-Taye-]

And yah what blujelly and -TheGlassPrison- said it is all what you thikn not what others think.

[blujelly]

And yah what blujelly and -TheGlassPrison- said it is all what you thikn not what others think.
lol that is what i was trying to say lol "what you think not other people" but i forgot it and babbled on

and Taye post is true!

[-Taye-]

Haha Lol.

[-Taye-]

Haha. Lol

[White]

Ya. Pearls mounting system is pretty crappy, but yah, its pretty good set, sick that your parents bought it for you though, *cough* spoiled

[zfzgg]

Why is that mounting system crappy?
--//Has 0 experience with Pearl\\--

[White]

Goes straight into the drum, which also means there is a large hole in the drum lol WEll most do, that one is a remblence of it, but it doesnt go into the drum ,Im still not a fan of that, cause its hard to get the drums where you want, Ball joints are what I like/have lol

[blujelly]

and also IMO i hate the look of them 2 tom arm holders side by side. I prefer like mapex tom mounting system

[GooseFilms.net]

Why is that mounting system crappy?
--//Has 0 experience with Pearl\\--
It's not crappy, I just don't like the tom arms it uses. Makes it very difficult to get the drums close together, and theyre just not as easy to adjust as most other intermediate/pro kit's mounting systems.


And on another note, it only matters how you think your kit looks and sounds that matters. Unless, of course, you actually want to perform for an audience, in which case your audience's opinion is more relevant than your own. For example, you might love the way your Solars sound, that's great for you practicing in your basement, playing for yourself, but I don't want to go to a show and hear the drummer rocking out on their beloved solars. IMO, your opinion does matter, but not as much as the opinion of your audience, if you plan on a paid performance

$0.02

[Jezen]

They are a little bit crappy, if you think about the amount of tension that is put in one place on the hoop. In light of the Optimount system, I.S.S. is complete crap. Optimount is awesome.

Threadstarter: You went from a PDP to and Export?

Hmmm...

Not really an upgrade...

[Jezen]

Goes straight into the drum, which also means there is a large hole in the drum lol WEll most do, that one is a remblence of it, but it doesnt go into the drum ,Im still not a fan of that, cause its hard to get the drums where you want, Ball joints are what I like/have lol

They don't put T3's straight through the shells anymore. They all use I.S.S's.

[Japan3gro]

If your parents dished out 900 you coulda just asked them to hold onto the money a little bit longer and got something else. Especially if you like Tama ( The starclassics deal comes to mind).

[CombatWombat3]

Hmmmm, can't say I'm a fan of that kit, but it's up to you I guess.

[punkrocker2o1]

Why is that mounting system crappy?
--//Has 0 experience with Pearl\\--
I have an export. Its not terrible. I actually was thinking about the Mapex mounting system today and don't like the look of it. Then i thought I really like mounting system. I have my toms right next to each other at very nice angle. :thumb:

[Quinto]

Especially if you like Tama ( The starclassics deal comes to mind).
u can get a starclassic for 900?

what do you think i would get for a forum and an enoforcer used with a set of zbts+china and pearl cymbals plus a used iron cobra? all with pro heads

[Finch88]

Have you ever even played one....or are you just mimiking some other forum members?

Looking good man!

Specs? (depths too if possible) And what cymbals are you using?

yeah ... but ive never been a fan of pearl so im kinda biased :rolleyes:

[Massik Kretal]

Have you ever even played one....or are you just mimiking some other forum members?

You don't need to play one to know that you can get a birch set for the same price if not lower. And everybody knows Birch > Poplar.

[Finch88]

You don't need to play one to know that you can get a birch set for the same price if not lower. And everybody knows Birch > Poplar.

sucka i like poplar :angry:



:)

[Massik Kretal]

Poplar should be called pooplar because it sounds like poop.

[CombatWombat3]

I have a pearl forum, and I will not be buying pearl for a while. While its a decent set, it's also a pain in the ***. The Toms mounts make me want to scream (and I imagine that the I.S.S. Mounts would be any better, same setup except for free-floating).

And I was not impressed with the shell quality. When I took my wrap off my set to refinish it, there was a fair amount of damage to the shells that in no way could have been caused by me. it was pretty ridiculous.

And frankly, I don't see any reason why pearl's lower lines should be as popular as they are, and as well-reputed. I understand why the are, but I dont think they should be.

[Quinto]

its ten times better than my enforcer, plus i got it for 300 off ebay barely used, just needed new heads, plus came with double pedal

[Erbium]

Actually, there is no hole in the drum....

[Erbium]

Here are the specs on it.


The specs:
100% poplar shells
I.S.S Mounting system
Nice Strata White finish
...............

The Gear:
Zildjian ZBT 16" crash, 21" Ride, 14" hi-hats, ?" China cymbol ( It sounds nice with the rock I play )
Pearl Hi-hat stand
3 PDP Stands
Pearl chain-driven pedal

[Tim]

Poplar should be called pooplar because it sounds like poop.

hah pooplar

[\m/-CHeV-\m/]

If your parents dished out 900 you coulda just asked them to hold onto the money a little bit longer and got something else. Especially if you like Tama ( The starclassics deal comes to mind).

that sounds soo ungrateful man.. your parents just bought you a NEW drumkit, and you tell them they could've bought a better kit with the money.. now come on man..

[-Taye-]

Lol Then the parents are gunna feel bad. if they all ready bougth it adm then you told them that and you didn't even know aobut the kit ...

[rborghino]

stop criticizing his kit man, it sounds great, the finish is awesome and he got a good price for it.

[-Taye-]

Yah thats what i said on the 1st page it is a good price for that kit and in my oppinion that was a good surprise.

[\m/-CHeV-\m/]

I didn't critisize the kit.. I actually very much like the kit :D.. love the finish.. i only said his parents would feel bad about it y'know?

[Tim]

stop criticizing his kit man, it sounds great, the finish is awesome and he got a good price for it.

$900 for an elx? good? my ***. $900 for a poplar set men thats crap. I mean yeah he should be thankful he got a set but good price.....no. definately no.

[-Taye-]

God like if he like s it then he likes it he doesn't realy hav e bot listen to us critizice everything about it maybe he wanted that st adn you guys didn't so y should he care he just asked a few questions.

[Tim]

God like if he like s it then he likes it he doesn't realy hav e bot listen to us critizice everything about it maybe he wanted that st adn you guys didn't so y should he care he just asked a few questions.


this is a forum....expect different views and opinions and all types of critisizm. It wood alS0 bee nic ef wee knoo wut yoo wure seyin yoo no wut i meen?

[rborghino]

Goes straight into the drum, which also means there is a large hole in the drum lol WEll most do, that one is a remblence of it, but it doesnt go into the drum ,Im still not a fan of that, cause its hard to get the drums where you want, Ball joints are what I like/have lol
dude, i own one, the arm doesnt go into the shell, only into the mountingsystem. look closely...
http://img412.imageshack.us/img412/2026/cimg07483rz.th.jpg (http://img412.imageshack.us/my.php?image=cimg07483rz.jpg)

[-Taye-]

Yah i guess. Lol Yah my typing is a bit rough my mom always said i typed to fast so i make mistakes alot and yah i no im not always really clear when i say stuff.

[Tre Mitchell]

Pretty nice. I'd give it a 6-7, 10 being like the best drumkit in the entire world.

[K]o[L-666]

well i dont really can rate this becuase i never tried at mean how it sounds becuase the finished it doesnt matter at all what matter is the sound soo if u think the sound is good enjoy it!!!!