New semi pro sets.

[-Taye-]

I'm looking into buying a new kit my budget is $800 to$1300.The sets im looking at right now are

A)Taye ProX List Price:$1,245

B)Premier Cabria Metallic List Price:$1,195

C)Mapex M Birch List Price:1,199


Any advice on which to buy out of those kits or any other kits?

[Der Meister]

those kits aren't semi pro

I would go for the Mapex out of those 3, I have the older basswood/maple version and it has served me well.

[-Taye-]

Then what is in your mind for semi pro kits?

[abandonthetruth]

Premier Artist, Taye Rock Pro and Mapex Pro M ..... those are semi pro I would think.

[Brokensticks]

Sonor Force 3005's not too expensive and definately worth it!

[Der Meister]

Then what is in your mind for semi pro kits?

Sonor 3005, Mapex Pro M, Premier artist are what I would consider high intermediate/semi pro

[AtomShip]

To TS, your user name would be quite silly if you went with anything other than a Taye, :rolleyes:

[-Taye-]

Yah it owuld be a little silly but who cares...All i really want is a good drum set right lol:)

[goalieman92]

get a gretsch catalina birch. absolutly beautiful.

[aznriceball]

^ 499 usd on mf, beautiful. intermediate tho

[goalieman92]

well. it actually is 549 but what the h***. WOOT

[PremierManiac]

Premier Cabria; excellent beginer/intermediate set.

[Half Life]

Pro M.

Seal the deal :thumb:

[Panopticon]

where are you located? because for 1300 bucks i could get a Premier Artist WITH hardware...

I'd go for a Pro M...which i am...

[Half Life]

^Are you? Good call :thumb: What finish are you going to get?

[aznriceball]

well. it actually is 549 but what the h***. WOOT

they raise it?? nooo

[aznriceball]

well. it actually is 549 but what the h***. WOOT

they raise it?? nooo

[Massik Kretal]

What would the Pearl SMX be considered?

[Half Life]

^I'd say that's about the same range, isn't it? Don't forget about PDP kits. Those are awesome as well :thumb:

[Senseless Apprentice]

Yes, PDP kits are indeed awesome. CX, MX, LX, and LXE are all maple kits, and are pretty reputable. The only bad thing so far that I can say is the tom hardware could use an upgrade. I upgraded mine to DW hardware. Other than that, I hear Sonor Force 3005, and Mapex Pro M are quite popular.

[The Leper Messiah]

Sonor Force 3005 or a Mapex Pro M. Both are great semi-pro drumsets.

[-Taye-]

where are you located? because for 1300 bucks i could get a Premier Artist WITH hardware...

I'd go for a Pro M...which i am...

I'm in Ontario yah im going to look at the Pro M's

[goalieman92]

they raise it?? nooo
I really don't know. I do know that their prices in general have raise since about a year ago. I wouldn't really know because i didn't really start looking at kits since about last month.

[Loser]

Of those three, I'd say the Mapex, but the only reason I say it is because it's the only one I've actually played.