What is the undisputed best mid level drumset for the buck?

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Look at some used kits. You don't have to be limited to new, and you could probably pick up a better used kit for the money than a new one. Or, if you have a little time, make them yourself. It's really easy, and a whole lot cheaper. Most of the name companies use Keller shells. You can buy them pre drilled for hardware and with a bering edge of your choice. For 1,200 bucks you can make yourself a bad ass pro line kit. The only thing you won't be getting is a snazzy pro finish, but maybe you or someone you know is good with finishes and you can end up with a nice looking kit as well! Besides I'd take sound over looks anyday.
 
I agree with "recording idiot". I consider myself to a bit more than a "mid level drummer" but I have to say, for the money the forum kit costs, you
can't got wronge with that kit. Now dont get me wrong, i'd love to have
a nice set of DW's or a nice ayotte kit, but when your on a tight budget
like myself, the forum kit is the way to go IMO. I compared the sound of
my "forums" to a yamaha "stage custom" kit and to me and every one in my
band the forums sounded way better. Get some nice cymbals and stands
and a nice double kick and this kit is great.
 
Starclassic EFX kit

I have a Starclassic EFX kit. I really like it. I used to have rockstars and there is a gigantic difference betwen the two sets. I have an 18x22 bass drum and it sounds wonderful tuned nice and low. I really liked the sanre too, but 5-1/2" wasnt deep enough and i got the big 8" deep g-maple snare. The toms sound great too, but i felt that the 14x11 mounted tom was a little small for me. Others might like it, but I found that I liked a 16" floor tom much more and that it was a giant pain in the bumbum to mount show after show. You can throw a floor tom into place and not worry about it too much. No stands are needed for it either. Im pretty sure they offer the kits with floor toms now too. As for the 10 and 12" toms, Ive always loved how they sound, but my 10" would come out of tune too often. At this point I use a 12" tom and a 16" and 18" set of floor toms.

Overall the drums sound amazingly great, but I guess I ended up having issues with the sizes that my set came with. Make sure that you like the sizes of any drums that you buy in a set. Its much easier to just buy the sizes you want from the start rather than slowly replacing them. by the way. . . does any one want to buy a 10" and 14" set of toms?
 
dude that is an awesome site...those prices are unbelievable. Have you heard any kits from there and do they sound good?
 
RecordingIdiot said:
dude that is an awesome site...those prices are unbelievable. Have you heard any kits from there and do they sound good?
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I've got one. It does sound quite nice. The finish is pretty good too, not quite as good as what you'd get from a big name. If you want I can get some samples online. Here's a pic of my kit http://www.conawaydrums.com/newveneers/qmaplekit.jpg. It's kinda a low quality pic, but gives you a little bit of an idea.
 
ok spaztic i was tryin to hold back on this but you signature bugs the shit out of me, its fukin kurt kobain all over, dimebag is shit and his death doesnt change that.

ok that out of the way, that wasn't a personal attack it just annoys me like that "better to burn out than fade away" bullshit.
 
Tama star classic I think is by far the best it will kill anything from pearl
 
Congrats on your kit! Tama rules in my opinion. The Rockstars and below aren't that great though.

The Sonor suggestion was a good one as well, they have some killer toms even on their cheaper stuff.

War
 
My vote lies in either the vintage clear lucite ludwigs, or the orange bonham ludwigs.
 
Heh, I was gonna recommend the Tama Starclassics, but you already got 'em :)

When I was looking at kits, I was comparing the maple against birch...I made the salesman put the same heads on toms from both kits as well as the kick drum...

Well, I found that the birch tamas and the maple sounded VERY similar, with the maple being a tad "warmer" and resonating just a little bit longer. Although I preferred the maple drums, I purchased the birch and really dig them.

As far as a snare, did you get the tama birch? I also recommend the Pearl "Chad Smith" signature model, great snare for the money (200 new, about 150 used) for rock, funk, and anything like that.

- Jarick
 
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