Like i said Travis, I'll do some searching for you when i go down monday!

Powerstamp.. this is off topic but you need to re-load your avatar.. its all crazy because of the crash!
Just thought i'd let you know

yeah, I know lol
It's been like that and I keep meaning to change it but I'm lazy. I'll do it now as nothing's distracting me for another 5 minutes lol

I want the Red Baron kit...

It's back! hurray!

[QUOTE=-TheGlassPrison-] you need to re-load your avatar.. its all crazy because of the crash!
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Man...he must have hit that crash hard to mess up his avatar...he'll be buying a new cymbal soon if he keeps doing that.

Any Taye Kit=Bad @$$

The board crash?
Wtf?

:lol:

[QUOTE=tigerstripes]Ive played Pearl Forums great beginner kit good hardware, decent sound, and the snare sounded pretty good. I suggest buying a quality used kit though 500-600 US dollars for a beginner set is kinda steep. You can probably pick one up for 300 to 400 dollars on Ebay.

I play Pearl masters now have Birch and maple pieces.....
Great sounding kit, very good hardware, stock heads on the bass are good, dint have stock heads on the toms or snare when I got it so I dont know how they are. I havent had any problems with loosining hardware, actually I have had the opposite happen where the it seems to tighten as I play on them and sometimes a pain to remove the toms, but at least I know they wont loosen and move on me or *gasp* fall off. Price is where these fail....but I got them used so I payed less than half the price you find on musiciansfriend or other discount site. Great serious kit that comes with a serious price tag. For everything I have on my kit cymbals and all cost me about 4,000 US. dollars I estimated to replace them or buy them new would cost about 8,500

here is pics
[url]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v434/oneroaddrums/DRUMS11-05-04.jpg[/url]
[url]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v434/oneroaddrums/drums411-05-04.jpg[/url]
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[url]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v434/oneroaddrums/BIRDSEYE11-05-04.jpg[/url][/QUOTE]



ewww hydros. lol

[QUOTE=punker101nofxrancid]ewww hydros. lol[/QUOTE]
That kit rules.

That kit DOES rule...

That kit rules. Period.

That picture is just wrong...
Anyway, my review is of a Tama rockstar, as i've seen a few posts about them.
My kit is Tama rockstar custom, therefore it is painted, and not wrapped. It's the 2nd kit i brought. It's construction is basswood and phillipine mahogony. It has a strong construction, with lots of umpffff behind it. It comes with all of Tama's highest roadpro hardware, unlike that crap that comes with the swingstars, and it's all very strong and sturdy. The stock heads are okay, i'm still using them, may aswell wear em down and use em, and they sound okay.

So in total, looks = 8, construction = 9, hardware = 10, sound 9. After playing this, i would defilnatly buy another Tama no doubt.
Just to recap, it was a Tama rockstar custom in caramel fade,
22" bass
12" tom
13" tom
16" floor
14" matching wood snare
2 ply basswood, 2 ply phillipine mahog, 2 ply basswood
£800 brand new

Ok, im not in need of a kit urgently, but Im going to look to upgrade to a better kit soon because I currently have an extremely low end kit. [URL="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Stagg-Full-Size-5-Piece-Drum-Kit-Blue-Brand-New-Boxed_W0QQitemZ7407397585QQcategoryZ38097QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem"]One of these[/URL].

I think that by the end of summer this year or at least by christmas I will want a much better kit. I have £300 at the moment and if I get my paper round soon I should get an extra £30 mer month. So do the math- I could have at least £400 by the summer holidays including pocket money etc. I could even strike up a bargain with my parents so that if I do well in my exams in a few weeks time they will put money towards a new kit. Also I know a mate who wants to start drums soon so I can sell my current kit to him. So if I had around £600 tops what is a good, middle range kit.

I think Mapex is out of my range at the moment and besides, its not a huge expensive kit that I want. One that I can transport easily, a 5 piece preferably, I already have cymbals.

Got ideas?

edit: Ok I said mapex might be out of my range but Ive just discovered some good lookers for £400.

Tama Superstar, or one of those gretch kits that everyone seems to approve of....

Ill look. But what about a mapex M birch? Ive seen a few on eBay for less than £500. they look very good.

Anyone there? Which Gretsch kits did you mean that "everyone approves of"

Umm, dunno, i think Gretsch Cataline Birch or something, i don't know much about em...

Im not too sure about them. Anyway, what is everyones opinions on Mapex M birch. Are they worth they money?

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Ive been waiting ages and this is no better than starting my own thread. But I wont cos Ill get flamed. There must be tonnes of people out there who have had experience with a mapex M. Help!

My school has a mapex M. I've only palyed it a few times. It's a nice kit and it gives a good sound. They're like the Tama rockstars of Mapex i think. I've only ever played one, i don't know much about them. They give a good sound, consider one, i would probably

Ive found several kits on eBay. Bear in mind im on a budget of less than £500 preferably, here's what ive found:
Mapex VX
Mapex M Birch
Mapex Voyager
and also [URL="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/DDRUM-DIABLO-PUNX-DRUM-KIT-SET-SILVER-BLUE-HARDWARE-NEW_W0QQitemZ7407348329QQcategoryZ38097QQtcZphotoQQcmdZViewItem#ebayphotohosting"]this[/URL].
Cool or what!
What's the best buy guys? Opinions of other drummers are what matters to me now!

That kit is low-end. I heard it has horrible shells.
Check PDP out.

I'd stay away from the Ddrum, although I can't say I know a whole lot about them.

Of those, I'd go with the Mapex M Birch.

I'll do another Rockstar just you have more points of view.
Rockstar Customs
Rockstar Custom are a great value for the money, and have amazing finishes such as Custom Mahogany Fade, which I have. It looks amazing and from the other finishes I have seen they're all great.

Sound- The toms sound great. they can be tuned to many different ways, and sound good in various types of music. The bass drum is great. It has a nice thump with no muffling or pillows. Nice natural sound. The way a bass drum should sound. The snare is pretty basic. Not terrible but to get the full potential of a rockstar a different snare might be preferable, but the snare is the least ofyour problems

Hardware-All the bad mouthing going on about star-cast. I've never had any problems, and I've had the kit for 3 years. No warped hoops, and the drums stay in tune pretty well.

All in all the rockstar is great for intermediate-or advanced player such as myself.
For fun My kit

[IMG]http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a116/mike192/driversview.jpg[/IMG]

rockstars are discontiued^


i have a pearl forum and imo it is the best begginer kit you can get, it may be expensive but if you get it used you can find a good deal on it. the hats that come with the set are pretty good, better than a lot of beginer cymbals, with new heads you can tune these drums to sing. the protones that come with it are total crap except for the snare reso.

the hardware, or what i got of it was good. the hihat hat stand is druable and has a nice hihat holder thing, its very sturdy. the straigh stand holds up great, and the snare stand you dont even notice is there it is so sturdy. the tom mounts are very good for the most part, as long as you use the memory locks on them you wont have a problem.

ive heard swingstars, and id say they kill those, they kill no names, and they kill pulse kits.i havent heard the rydeen, but i think it would hold up against them too.

and you can add a 10" and 14" to your set up from musicians friend

you could look at getting a second-hand kit.
My kit is a vintage Rodgers '70s kit and it sounds great! 24" bass, 13" and 14" toms and an 18" floor tom. I got it for ~£300 ($600) off ebay
you can also usually get pearl exports for only £300-£400, although that's without postage

It sucks they stopped rockstars, because i wanted a 14" floor tom, so my only chance is ebay, unless you can custom order them or something....
good review on the rockstar, mine was crap, didn't know what to write.

Yamaha Recording Custom...

They are absolutely incredible drums. The birch wood gives it a nice low toned attack. The shells never go out-of-round. Hardware for yamaha, is probably the best. After decades, this drumset will never go dull soundwise.

If one were to have one of these, they would never again have to buy a new set. Lookin for larger? Just order new identical parts.

They are simply incredible for the few thousand you pay for them.

im thinking of giving away my yamaha stage custom (long story) and getting a mapex pro M. do you think it would be much of a change, because i want to get a set thats better than the stage custom, but im not too sure as of yet what to lean to.

Does anyone have any Taye drum experience? I just wanna know how they match up, i got a Rockpro myself and i love it. Only problems ive had with the hardware is you gotta really tighten tom clamps to stop the moving, and the pedal is so-so. I do love the suspended tom system though, and how i got mine tuned. Nice and high pitched, with a lot of reverb echoey sound. Kind of like timbales

how exactly is tightening them properly a hardwear problem>

I just meant, i thought mine were tight enough, didnt want to strip anything, but i noticed as I played, they'd get lower over the course of about a week or two, so i just tightened them more

Double Bass?
 

OK....I've been working for about three years and have saved almost five grand. Should I buy a set with two bass drums or a double pedal? Which one sounds better? Again, money doesn't matter. Tell me which brand and which make, too.

~Sijo Of Kaos~

[QUOTE=Sijo Ulsa]OK....I've been working for about three years and have saved almost five grand. Should I buy a set with two bass drums or a double pedal? Which one sounds better? Again, money doesn't matter. Tell me which brand and which make, too.

~Sijo Of Kaos~[/QUOTE]

Do you want us to play them for you as well...:p

Heres the deal man, before you blow a load of cash, go to a decent drum store and try em out. For that price, you have many options. As for whether you should get two bass drums, thats preference.

Tama Swingstar. Opinions?

*bump*

What do you think of the kit? I need answers asap!

[QUOTE=440561]Ive found several kits on eBay. Bear in mind im on a budget of less than £500 preferably, here's what ive found:
Mapex VX
Mapex M Birch
Mapex Voyager
and also [URL="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/DDRUM-DIABLO-PUNX-DRUM-KIT-SET-SILVER-BLUE-HARDWARE-NEW_W0QQitemZ7407348329QQcategoryZ38097QQtcZphotoQQcmdZViewItem#ebayphotohosting"]this[/URL].
Cool or what!
What's the best buy guys? Opinions of other drummers are what matters to me now![/QUOTE]

M birch, man! cant go wrong with any of mapex's models :thumb:

I also hear bad things about ddrums shells...

Yeah but scrap that list, what do you think of the swingstar?

Its okay, but the only experience i have with a swingstar is the one in the studio at my college...

The toms are tuned very low, and everything has been set-up by a technician, so its not at all drummer friendly.

Sorry im not much help, but have you ever heard someone complain of something wrong with a mapex?

I am forever hearing people complain about pearl and tama, and compared to a mapex i think a mapex would be a good choice for a starting/replacement drum kit