fat_fleet
Swollen Member
I started with a used kit with B8s from craigslist. It was ridiculous in my financial situation to spend more than a couple hundred on an instrument I didn't know how to play...especially with the time commitment involved in improving (your financial situation may be better). But I easily spent 15 hours a week pounding away my first year. It's a lot to put your family through if you have one. Sometimes I'd do 5 hours (broken up) on a weekend day and it wasn't always fun.
As time went by and only after seeing improvement, I started eyeing cl for decent used cymbals and slowly worked my way around the kit replacing 'em. Then I found a deal on decent used shells. That's the cool thing about drums- if you have a set that you can get reasonably tuned and beat on, you can upgrade piece by piece as you get better.
As time went by and only after seeing improvement, I started eyeing cl for decent used cymbals and slowly worked my way around the kit replacing 'em. Then I found a deal on decent used shells. That's the cool thing about drums- if you have a set that you can get reasonably tuned and beat on, you can upgrade piece by piece as you get better.