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Pearl ( a good drum maker) make a series made form Maple! A bit expensive but sound nice.
The materials the drums are made from alter the sound of the drum. The Wood drums give a much more echoed sound whereas the compressed drum dampens the resonance.
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Advantages: Pearl Export is my choice Disadvantages: none
...Woods to compressed cardboard. Pearl ( a good drum maker) make a series made form Maple! A bit expensive but sound nice. The materials the drums are made from alter the sound of the drum. The Wood drums give a much more echoed sound whereas the compressed drum dampens the resonance. Compressed drums can be more expensive than cheap wood drums ( Mirage are made from Plywood) but not as much as a Pearl or Yamaha set of quality wood drums. Buy what ... ...them. By Rule, Pearl are one of the best i nthe business. They make several different kits, from the Export, to the world Series. They are tried and trusted if a little expensive. Yamaha also are one of the Market leaders. If you can afford one, you could do a lot worse than a Yamaha kit. As with most instruments, one of the major drawbacks is price. Be sure before you buy one. Also, it takes up a lot of space so allow for this when buying a kit. ...
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Advantages: Cheap, rock solid, loverly finishes, great hardware Disadvantages: need car to move around, neighbours! not to much of an image boost
...a must do 'cos the pearl ones suck) with either remo or evans. I use a pinstripe on the 12 and a powerstroke 4 on the floor tom and the sound beautiful! On the bass i have, i think, a Genera1 with muffler ring and a double flam slam pad
and on my snare i have a evans reverse dot coated.
I have been gigging since the day i got the kit and it has never been cased. The hardware and cymbols have though. The finish has only very slight blemishes on ... ...(I hit super hard!)
The reason for this is the amazing plastic wrap. People will tell you that lacquered kits have a better sound. Well that is balls. There is no difference however, if some monkey using your kit changes it about and drops a tom on your bass drum, On the lacquered kits( like the export select ) There will be a nice big dent in ur bass drum. Where as with the wraped exports, it would just bounce off.
With the bass drum i have cut ...
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Advantages: A really professional kit for starter prices Disadvantages: Maybe still a little pricey for beginners
...the past few years, the Pearl export kit has gone from being a good kit to an excellent kit. Recent modifications, including a new ingenious system of mounting the toms, have really improved this kit. The latest Export represents exceptional value for money. It is a kit that has everything. The sound is so full, crisp and solid. The kit itself is incredibly solid – hit it as hard as you like, and it just wont budge. With some smashing finishes, the ...
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