Members viic Posted May 26, 2009 Members Share Posted May 26, 2009 My friend is selling me a bass drum, with the two air toms and one floor tom and a throne for $200, Its a Pearl Custom Export, I think the deal is pretty great and comparing the prices I have seen online it looks like a steal, he says its in perfect shape and the drum heads are fine. He said he could get me a crash stand and a ride stand and a pedal for another 100, so In total I would pay $300 for all of the things mentioned. Do you guys think I should go for it, Ive been wanting to get a drumset for a while now, and I have the chance, or do you think I should wait and buy other set? Also I would need some input on cymbals and I want a good snare, Im asking him the specifications of the pedal and stands tomorrow. Sorry for all these newbie questions, thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Thomas G Posted May 26, 2009 Members Share Posted May 26, 2009 Doesn't sound like too bad of a deal. I've heard Export Customs sounds pretty nice before. If you want a good snare, find a used Ludwig Acrolite somewhere, and do the same for your cymbals. Don't skimp on your cymbals. I'm sure everyone else will say the exact same thing, but you can make crappy drums sound good, but you can't fix a bad cymbal. Don't buy new. LossForGain has some great deals in the spam section of these here message boards. You can't go wrong with any of his stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JimmyNZ Posted May 26, 2009 Members Share Posted May 26, 2009 I'm with Thomas, the drums sound like a good deal. You will be given lots of advice about snare drums. It will bode you well to splurge out on a decent snare that you can afford. Snare drums tend to become drummers best friends (cymbals too). Welcome to the forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members twosticks Posted May 26, 2009 Members Share Posted May 26, 2009 air toms? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members soundcreation Posted May 26, 2009 Members Share Posted May 26, 2009 nike air toms....can't believe you haven't heard of them!!! In all seriousness though 300 bucks for exports sounds like a great deal. Go for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members zildjian@consol Posted May 26, 2009 Members Share Posted May 26, 2009 I'm with Thomas, the drums sound like a good deal. You will be given lots of advice about snare drums. It will bode you well to splurge out on a decent snare that you can afford. Snare drums tend to become drummers best friends (cymbals too).Welcome to the forum. +1 ,it sounds good,--air toms?????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 1001gear Posted May 26, 2009 Members Share Posted May 26, 2009 nike air toms....can't believe you haven't heard of them!!! Don't fall for that premium label crap. ALL air toms meet the same rigid standards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members boomboomdrums Posted May 26, 2009 Members Share Posted May 26, 2009 Not real up on that brand so can't really say if $300 for this is good or not. However, just make sure going in you understand that after you buy this you'll only be about 40% there money wise. I've put together a list of other things you'll need to make it a real drum kit that you could actually play: hi-hat stand and hi-hat cymbals - $250snare drum - $100snare drum stand - $45ride or crash cymbal - $100second ride or crash cymbal - $100 Even if you only buy one ride or crash cymbal, you're still lookin' at another $500 you'll have to throw into this to have something you can play. Just a quick look in my area found: http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/msg/1189688565.htmlhttp://seattle.craigslist.org/tac/msg/1188729369.htmlhttp://seattle.craigslist.org/see/msg/1188660629.html You may be able to find some better deals but these are pretty much bottom line prices. If it were me, I'd look for a used kit that already has all of this stuff for around $500 or less. I see 'em on craigslist all the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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