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evilfirepeopleq
11-30-2006, 06:41 PM
After reading through the drum tuning bible, I've found that my bearing edges are deformed.

I have a Mapex V series kit.

Now what should I do

1) Get the bearing edges refinished

or

2) Sell the kit and get a newer, better one.


Also, if I decide to sell the kit, should I sell all my cymbals to get the biggest profit? Or just the ones that came with the set.

Cymbals that came with the set:
Sabian B8 16" thin crash
Sabian B8 14" Hats

Cymbals that I've acquired:
Sabian 18" Paragon Crash
Paiste 20" Alpha dry ride (old alpha, not newer iteration)
Zildjian
11-30-2006, 06:47 PM
sell kit and cymbals separately.
goalieman92
11-30-2006, 06:47 PM
i say sell your kit, save up a bit.

save all your cymbals except your b8 crash which you can get a bit of cash from, or i think sualda would take them and make you something for em, don't ask me, this is second hand info i've heard from someone on here.
Ronald McRaygun
11-30-2006, 07:17 PM
save up and get a way better kit that wont need bearing refinishes
White
11-30-2006, 09:00 PM
Get the M Series, M Birch, Or Pro M, they are only a bit more than the V series and they are sooo much better lol.
evilfirepeopleq
11-30-2006, 09:16 PM
Yea I'm considering getting Pro M's. What's the price range on them?


Btw, from the pics on the Mapex site, it seems that the V series I have has become the qr series. My drums are a couple years old.
White
11-30-2006, 09:19 PM
pffttt ,I have the M series (look on ebay you can find them really cheap) and they have turned into Pro M, and they are expensive new, so just use ebay.
goalieman92
11-30-2006, 09:39 PM
yeah ebay is the ticket
evilfirepeopleq
11-30-2006, 09:54 PM
I see a lot of them for about 1,000 dollars.. . Is that a reasonable price?
White
11-30-2006, 09:56 PM
yea, thats a great price for em, they run around 1700 Retail, so your saving yourself some serious cash (I got mine for 280$ canadian haha, I saved A LOT of moey lol)
evilfirepeopleq
11-30-2006, 10:02 PM
lucky bastard

jkjk :p
White
11-30-2006, 10:24 PM
haha it's True I am lol. if ya wanna see my kit it's just been posted in "lets See Those Sets" using Ebay for just about everything other than cymbals, I paid only about 600 for that.
Sabian4015
12-01-2006, 12:22 AM
Yea I'm getting mine for 1,100 from MassMusic.net and it comes with a black panther snare and is also a reliable source, unlike ebay.
saars
12-01-2006, 01:24 AM
I say you get a yamaha stage custom advantage, but that's just my opinion. Just don't forget to try the kit out before buying it!