arbiter flats

[(sic)Hate]

ive been playing for about a year and a half, and i want a new kit, i was wondering what these kits are like as my old drum tutor tells me that they are considered professional quality. but are these worth buyin? what are your opinions on them? thanks

[fullmetalhaallee]

Uhh they look pretty weird. What is your price range here?

[Drum Phil]

Funnily enough you dont get any shell resonance. You hear the head and thats it.

[fullmetalhaallee]

I just heard it on their site and it doesnt sound half bad.

[Talos]

It has one lug on each drum! That could possibly mean you cant replace the heads but you probably can. They look horrible, anything so cheap cant be good.

[(sic)Hate]

i dont really have a price range. altho id have to keep moving my kit about 30 seconds down the road every band practise and my tutor told me that these would be good as they can easily be transported, im only looking about at the moment.

[Drum Phil]

It has one lug on each drum! That could possibly mean you cant replace the heads but you probably can. They look horrible, anything so cheap cant be good.

Wrong. That tuning system is widly regarded as perfect. They used to make proper drums but stopped for no obvious reason. Jim has his theories on it

[fullmetalhaallee]

i dont really have a price range. altho id have to keep moving my kit about 30 seconds down the road every band practise and my tutor told me that these would be good as they can easily be transported, im only looking about at the moment.

From what I hear they sound good, and they are easy to transport. My only advise is to definitly try it before you buy it.

[Talos]

DIT - To Phil

Oh right, you just keep knocking me down :upset:

[ludvista29]

if u want something easy to travel with get a hip gig

[(sic)Hate]

if u want something easy to travel with get a hip gig

how much do they cost? i live in the uk by the way

[ludvista29]

ummmmm...they're almost 2000 usd :\

[ludvista29]

but all of the drums go in the bass :thumb:

[(sic)Hate]

doesnt that damage the inside of the bass?

[ludvista29]

nope
go on yamaha.com and look at them

[(sic)Hate]

hmmm ill probably end up getting an arbiter, less money and so can buy some cymbals or something, thanks everyone

[Jezen]

The one-lug tuning system is perfect. My old moronic teacher thought it was one vertical point of pressure between rims, whereas its actually lateral pressure points on each rim which tunes it.

If ya get what I mean...

But anyway, Arbiter produced the best drums in the world. Only one hole in a shell, and that was the vent.
Their flats drums however, are crap.

You can change the heads though.... >_>

Josiah has the theories, not Jimbob.

[(sic)Hate]

Their flats drums however, are crap.

on what standard are they crap?

[Parradiddle Pete]

Dont go flats, they sound awful. get a traps kit, they are made by bigdog I think, they are nice and sturdy I've heard

[Drum Phil]

how much do they cost? i live in the uk by the way

Sonor jungle kits are £390 i beleive

[drummer_mp3]

Those look pretty sick indeed. I'd say go for it.

[(sic)Hate]

drummer_mp3 which kit are you talking about?

[Double Bass Jim]

But anyway, Arbiter produced the best drums in the world. Only one hole in a shell, and that was the vent.
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They did... It would have changed everything. Really an unbeatable system.

[Massik Kretal]

So why arent they like the best company making millions?

[Double Bass Jim]

They were silenced

[Massik Kretal]

Sounds like a government conspiracy. Explain more please. :lol:

[drummer_mp3]

drummer_mp3 which kit are you talking about?

Flats pro. They look pretty good. If I had the chance I'd give them a try. They sound pretty goood too. Do it.

[aznriceball]

they look awesome. never ever heard them played before. seriously though its like all u need to carry is 2 cymbal vaults with u to a gig (one with the drums stacked lol)

[Parradiddle Pete]

they look awesome. never ever heard them played before. seriously though its like all u need to carry is 2 cymbal vaults with u to a gig (one with the drums stacked lol)
But they weigh an absoloute TONNE/TON (whichever is bigger)

[aznriceball]

^i never thought of that. oh well.

[(sic)Hate]

i was looking on ebay and found this:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Traps-Portable-Drum-Kit-Brand-New-with-Free-Delivery_W0QQitemZ7376736261QQcategoryZ38097QQrdZ1 QQcmdZViewItem

what do you guys think?

[aznriceball]

big dog hardware wo0t

[(sic)Hate]

hmmm im thinking, get this and buy some sabian AA rock cymbals while i save up for a better kit but keep the cymbals.......gotta love sabian :smoke:

[Cocaberry]

How loud are these arbiter flats drums in real life anyway? I only got to hear the sound samples on the site. Would it be an option to consider if I ever move out into an apartment?

[(sic)Hate]

i dont know altho i think i read somewhere that they are just as loud as a normal kit but im not sure

[ammo]

Dont do it!!!

I tried one in music shop, it was horrible, anything I did sounded ****e, yet when i tried the same thing on a low end mapex it sounded much nicer. IT'll be the worse mistake you make, and there really not much smaller.

Trust me dont do it, I was going to when I first started drumming. You will regret it.

[(sic)Hate]

what did you try? the arbiter or the traps?

[Parradiddle Pete]

Get the traps, and who was it who first suggested it? Yours truly