This is a great combo drum set to start off with and the price is right.
In general cymbals make a drum set more valuable and pricey. In any combo drum set, quality cymbals would not be included other than if you buy a second hand set. With some precaution you might find a nice second hand drum set with a nice deal. We recommend to get a friend experienced in drumming to help you out. Ebay and craiglist provide are good places to start with.
But if you don't want to go through that hassle to find a decent second hand drum set, this is the drum set to go for. In learning and improving your technic course, you probably will change the hardware and cymbals according to your style and need.
We hope this will work for you, best luck and enjoy drumming!
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Are mallets used for drumming on a drum kit or just other percussion instruments?
Also what are they used for on drum kits? to quiet it down?
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Mainly for tuned percussion and bass drum, but could be used on a drum kit for a duller/softer tone.
However, they are often used on crash/ride cymbal for effect and because if you use them on a cymbal (note spelling, previous answerer!) you don't get the "tinny" noise of the wooden drumsticks hitting the metal. But not that common in pop music etc.
I recently finished doing percussion in Sweeney Todd and at one point vibe mallets are used on low tom tom.
It's a good kit, but i would like some heads that would make it sound great. also, if you have any tips on tuning this particular set, that would also really be appreciated.
Thanks in advance!
ok let me start by saying there is no correct answer for either of your questions. both the heads and tuning are purely personal preferrence. but i can, however, give you some suggestions.
as for heads, i use remo pinstripes. its a good head. its got a ring around the outside to make it decay slightly faster and the single ply makes it a great head for use on really nice drumsets where you want to accentuate the natural tone of the drum. again, its just personal preference.
as for tuning, well the general idea of tuning will be the same regardless of your drumset. so i cant give you any pointers specific to your set. but mess around with it. keep a tuning key in your pocket and just experiment by changing the tension of both batter and resonant heads.
Percussion Kit Sounds What type of shell pack should i buy?
I am looking for a shell pack (under $500) and can anyone tell me which one would be best for me. This would be my second drum kit beside my cb kit which i would like to upgrade from. And don't just suggest the pearl since it cost more. Tell me which one would fit me best for an intermediate drummer. or should i get the pearl so i wouldn't have to upgrade from the pdp later on to get a better sound. So which kit has the best sound for the price.
Hey guys, I just recently got into drumming and am ready to buy my first drum kit, but I'm not too sure which one to get. Here are the two I've been considering:
Both seem to have recieved pretty good feedback from buyers and are within my price range. (barely, I only have about 320 dollars, plus I'm probably gonna' have to borrow a little from my dad too depedning on which kit I buy) My current dilemma is that the SP kit doesn't come with symbols, but the Pulse kit does, but the Pulse one costs 70 dollars shipping and SP one has free shipping. What do you guys think? I'm open to any opinions or suggestions, thanks!
Also, I found one other kit I'm thinking out about:
http://www.zzounds.com/item--ROWRWD
I think you should invest in something that:
#1 - if your going to stick with it, you'll like to play, and sounds good
#2 - if you need to sell it, you need something that has value.
IMO, Pulse & Sound Percussion are cheap, so I understand that part, but, they have no resale value, and I think you'd be disappointed with them....IN MY OPINION
See how much dad is willing to pitch in and go from there...
here are a couple of suggestions as to some alternatives:
the beauty of electronic drums is, instead of playing one drum set (by the way, in my day, they were called sets, not kits ) you are playing, lets say, at least 50 drum sets, and the sounds are usually editable, and you can jam with head phones until 2am, and no one would be disturbed (except you, of course)
I own a plethora of acoustic and electronic drums, I'm not an expert but, free advise is free advise.
) you are playing, lets say, at least 50 drum sets, and the sounds are usually editable, and you can jam with head phones until 2am, and no one would be disturbed (except you, of course)