which Joe Meeks are you looking at? I have a pair of JM27's and I like them a lot. I have the JM27's and a pair of Oktava Mk012's. I really like the JM27's on accoustic guitar but as far as drum overheads, the Mk012's get the call every time. Before I got the Oktava's, I used the JM's as overheads and they did a decent job. They are brighter than the Oktava's though and they dont pick up the toms as well.