My new Mapex Saturn

[Black Rose Immortal]

Alright well i waited 3 months for this gods damn drumset to come in... don't ask me why it took so long. (really don't, i don't know why...) But it is amazing!! One of the best drum sounds i have ever heard i can't wait to reskin this baby. I havn't really tuned thewm much as i havn't had much time latley but they still sound freaking sweet...

Well anyway here is some audio: http://www.soundclick.com/bands/pageartist.cfm?bandID=465320 it's called drum screw around...
(I made that up on the spot so don't critisize it unless u have something good to say lol)

And here are the pics:

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c56/Opeth115/MVC-216F.jpg

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c56/Opeth115/MVC-213F.jpg

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c56/Opeth115/MVC-212F.jpg

[Black Rose Immortal]

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c56/Opeth115/MVC-220F.jpg

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c56/Opeth115/MVC-219F.jpg

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c56/Opeth115/MVC-217F.jpg

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c56/Opeth115/MVC-218F.jpg

Specs if requested

[maniac0796]

that thing is sex on legs. Did you order the whole thing, hardware and everything? I'm thinking of getting a saturn when my rockstars outlived it's day.

I'm personally not keen on the colour, but then again, some people don't like the colours of my kit, so, meh, everyone has their preferences.

[Black Rose Immortal]

Well i had all hardware and stuff from my old kit and i ordered the studio set or whatever then added the bass and 8 in ch tom. Im still getting used to the flying dragons feel cuz they direct drive so my double bass is a little off in the audio.


oh and my cmaera is a peice of **** lol. This color is ****ing AMAZING looking in person. And the audio is recorded through some head phones i plugged into my mic input on my computer, so it isn't the best quality.

[Sunshine]

It glitters in the sun =D

As little as this probably means, that is one incredibly pretty set-up. And I mean that in the least girly way possible.

[Black Rose Immortal]

lol i love the color so much it's a dark red too when i ordered it i was afraid it was going to be to brihgt for me but when it came i was amazed at how amazing it looked.

[HeLLmO]

oh my....just. wow. i mean....holy ****....i'm speechless

[Black Rose Immortal]

^^^
well thank you very much... lol

[Zildjian]

Your not suppose to show pron on this sight...You might get in trouble :naughty:

[maniac0796]

why not take the aux bass drum tom mount off? the audio sounds sweet.

I played a saturn with a 26" bass, 14" tom, 16 and 18" floor toms. It sounded nice

[drummerty]

Beautiful kit dude. I'm lovin' the finish. You should be proud of that bad boy. Enjoy it. Hey, your audio wasn't too bad either. Sounds rushed in parts but I enjoyed it.

[Black Rose Immortal]

it isn't really an aux bass drum there both 22x18 for the muysic i play it would be gay to get two diff size bass drums im gunna eventually take those moutns off also. And once again Specs on rrequest lol.

[CasB]

Specs requested :p

[TaylorRules]

Really nice set-up and kit! Not to keen on the finish, but to each his own. What's the specs man?

[osiecki]

Hold on, let me change my pants.

[Ming-a-Ling]

That's a great looking kit man! Congradulations on it!! You gotta get some good pictures of it though! I was just at a GC and saw that finish there, it's really gorgeous. Nice choice!

[ant_182]

Specs requested :p

And again. Nice dude, really nice.






-Ant-

[Icky_Mettle]

Wow! Awesome kit! One of my favorite drum kits here, easily.

[Dave*Grohl]

how kan you take the mounts off the bassdrum?

[ant_182]

Take off heads, then unsrewed the mounts from inside the drum. I think...





-Ant-

[Icky_Mettle]

Sweet K271s, by the way.

[Black Rose Immortal]

Ok here are specs

2x 22x18 bass drums
8x7 tom
10x8
12x9
14x11
16x13
14x5.5 snare

z custom 16/18 crashes ( will be replace when iu get the money)
zildjian ride
12" aax splash
13 paragon hats and broken paiste 302 hats that sound sweet...

[Panopticon]

sweet saturn man...

by the end of the summer i'll be getting a mapex M studio (comes with extra 8" tom)...it's gonna be sweet.

[Plan B.]

Those are great hats.

But that kit is AMAZING.

[Black Rose Immortal]

Thanks guys for all the love lol

[MNdrummer21]

Sweet kit, dude. you have the exact same setup as me as far as drums but I got the emerald stardust finish and you have one more bas drum than I do. enjoy the saturns dude they are sweet!

[Black Rose Immortal]

i love this drum set so much it sounds SOOOOO good ims o glad i went with, and i most certinly will have a lot of fun with it.

[HeLLmO]

have i mentioned yet that that is my new favorite set? because it is

[Black Rose Immortal]

lol well thx it's mine too

[Cocaberry]

I was thinking about getting a Mapex Saturn in the future but I'm not exactly sure what effect the 2 plies of walnut interior have on the sound. Could you post some audio? It would really top off this thread since we know how awesome your kit looks already. :thumb:

[GooseFilms.net]

saturns are great sets. you need to swap out some cymbals though. ditch that zbt at the very least

also, your high tom looks out of tune from one picture. looks like there are some wrinkles on the bottom of the head, but it just might be the picture

[perkeyset]

Beautifull, My saturn kit comes in this week! I can't wait, i got the same studio set up as yours yes!

[Damo]

I was thinking about getting a Mapex Saturn in the future but I'm not exactly sure what effect the 2 plies of walnut interior have on the sound. Could you post some audio?

It gives a lot more punch in the low-end, and very cutting overall.

BRI - Nice kit! But 3 months is not a long time to wait. In fact, its at the quicker end of the scale for a production run Mapex kit. What has happened is that the supplier you dealt with didnt have the kit in stock, so theyve had to get it made in China for you and since your supplier may only order internationally every quarter, youve waited till the next shipment arrived. (3 months)

The wait is irrelevant once you have the gear, just ask me :)

[Black Rose Immortal]

I was thinking about getting a Mapex Saturn in the future but I'm not exactly sure what effect the 2 plies of walnut interior have on the sound. Could you post some audio? It would really top off this thread since we know how awesome your kit looks already. :thumb:


Yea like damo said the 2 inner plies of walnut really add some low end and a lot o fpunch to the sound punch. And if u look in my first post there is audio already up there.

[Black Rose Immortal]

saturns are great sets. you need to swap out some cymbals though. ditch that zbt at the very least

also, your high tom looks out of tune from one picture. looks like there are some wrinkles on the bottom of the head, but it just might be the picture

Yea cymbals are next on my list once this is payed off. Ill be going with an aa medium ride to rreplace the zbt and 16, 17, and 18 aaxplosion crashes most likely. Oh and i looked at the 8 inch tome and it's just the picture that makes the tom look out of tune srry about that.

[Jersey's Best Dancer]

The set looks amazing. I really like the finsih, and I don't usually like the glitter finishes. How much did it set you back?

[drummerdave]

sweet saturn man...

by the end of the summer i'll be getting a mapex M studio (comes with extra 8" tom)...it's gonna be sweet.

are you talkin about the m birch studio kit? if so, i may be gettin that thing as well

[stevoibanez]

Reason why it took so long is its a new finish for 2006, and it sometimes takes a while to put out new products after NAMM. Console yourself though, Pearl Custom orders take up to 6 months.

Great kit, love the finish

[Black Rose Immortal]

The set looks amazing. I really like the finsih, and I don't usually like the glitter finishes. How much did it set you back?

i got everything for around like 3,000. I probably could have gotten it cheaper but i bought it from a small company id rather give them the money then some big company like gc or something.

[drumtilidie]

oh my....that set is ****in gorgeous

[ant_182]

i got everything for around like 3,000. I probably could have gotten it cheaper but i bought it from a small company id rather give them the money then some big company like gc or something.
I would aswell. Nice buy and very nice of you. :thumb:






-Ant-

[Chester]

wow, nice man, those are top of the line sets. They seem to be one of the best sets out there for what you pay for.

[White]

damn that is nice, I lvoe the double bass set up

[Half Life]

Great kit man. That finish looks awesome :thumb:

[iplaybass9340]

... omg! I hate you... that... is the sexiest kit I've seen in along time!

[drummerdave]

by far the best finish in the saturn line (imo), nice choice

[drum_with_ease]

Beautiful set, can we get some sound clip of them all tuned up?

[ofDooM]

that looks sick. i love the double bass..

[zildjian1992]

Nice iPod video! I got the same one. White iPods =original style=better then black ones.

[drummerdave]

i dont think thats a video ipod, it looks like the previous generation ipod to me

[maniac0796]

Ipods are evil. I was reading this thing on how much they suck today, and i aggreed with all of it.

[Black Rose Immortal]

and how do they suck? oh and it isn't a video i got this last sdummer so it's just the photo one =(

[Mr.Wiggles]

Holy shart i love your kit.

[perkeyset]

My saturn kit just came in (transparent cherry) sounds amazing, ill post some pictures in the next few days.

[blujelly]

funk me that kit is immense, i really do love that kit, well worth the wait