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I have finally decided to upgrade my super cheap Westbury drums. I've been having a really hard time getting the sound I want out of the toms/bass drum for recording. I'll probably save up for about a year until I actually get anything new, so I'm just doing a lot of research now and would like a little feedback. Here's the criteria:
- Not worried about price (although the cheaper it is the more toms I can get
- I have decided on Birch shells since that seems to be the 'standard' for recording and I will only be using this set for recording
- Only need toms and bass drum. Preferably 4 or more toms.
These will mostly be used for hard-ish rock drumming with the occasional acoustic song. Here are some examples of what I have done so far:
- Hard rock: http://www.lightningmp3.com/live/file.php?id=15193
- More Acoustic: http://www.lightningmp3.com/live/file.php?id=17127
So far I have been looking at:
- Pearl Masters Series Birch
- Tama Starclassic Performer B/B
- Yamaha Recording Custom (or Absolute Birch? are they similar??)
Does anyone have experience with 1 or more of these? What are your thoughts on them? Are there any other good Birch sets?
Unfortunately I live in a smaller city and don't have the luxury of trying all these out, but I am hoping to go to some bigger music stores sometime in the next year to try some out. Thanks for any help/suggestions.
- Not worried about price (although the cheaper it is the more toms I can get
- I have decided on Birch shells since that seems to be the 'standard' for recording and I will only be using this set for recording
- Only need toms and bass drum. Preferably 4 or more toms.
These will mostly be used for hard-ish rock drumming with the occasional acoustic song. Here are some examples of what I have done so far:
- Hard rock: http://www.lightningmp3.com/live/file.php?id=15193
- More Acoustic: http://www.lightningmp3.com/live/file.php?id=17127
So far I have been looking at:
- Pearl Masters Series Birch
- Tama Starclassic Performer B/B
- Yamaha Recording Custom (or Absolute Birch? are they similar??)
Does anyone have experience with 1 or more of these? What are your thoughts on them? Are there any other good Birch sets?
Unfortunately I live in a smaller city and don't have the luxury of trying all these out, but I am hoping to go to some bigger music stores sometime in the next year to try some out. Thanks for any help/suggestions.
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