Members streetknight Posted April 10, 2009 Members Share Posted April 10, 2009 Hey guys, I've asked stuff here for my son before, but now I'm thinking about tinkering around with the drums myself. I have a budget of at the most $800-$1000 for everything. Of my 2 local shops, one is a Tama dealer and the other a Gretsch dealer. I like the looks of the the Catalina Maple kits, but I know looks aren't everything. They have the 6 piece Catalina Shell pack for $749 and a 4 piece jazz shell pack for $550. I haven't really looked at the Tama stuff. Anyway, what size kit should I be looking for. 4, 5 , 6 piece, does it matter? What kind of Hardware and cymbals should I get. You know all the stuff you guys answer on here everyday lol. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ResoHead Posted April 10, 2009 Members Share Posted April 10, 2009 i have a catalina maple and love it (I'm not in the "catalina hate club ), but if that's your budget, get a used export or rockstar or something and some real nice cymbals, heads etc. you can thank me later Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SBrochin Posted April 10, 2009 Members Share Posted April 10, 2009 Try Sonor 2007s (all Birch) or Sonor 3007s (all maple)Great Drums and reasonably priced. You can check ebay for good deals on those and MF has closeout deals sometimes. You can get some decent pieson ebay also. Used Zildjian A's. You want to buy something you won't need to upgrade in a year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dcastar Posted April 10, 2009 Members Share Posted April 10, 2009 GMS Drums new SL line. Or if you can dish out about $1200, you can get a CL series. Check eBay though, sometimes you can find a steal on some GMS Drums. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members boxofrocks Posted April 10, 2009 Members Share Posted April 10, 2009 Best bang for the buck.. Watch eBay and your local Craigslist for stage customs, and used cymbals. Used Zildjian A's wont cost too much, sound good, and don't have to upgrade later. Cymbals are more important than the drums IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members streetknight Posted April 10, 2009 Author Members Share Posted April 10, 2009 Best bang for the buck.. Watch eBay and your local Craigslist for stage customs, and used cymbals. Used Zildjian A's wont cost too much, sound good, and don't have to upgrade later. Cymbals are more important than the drums IMO. Yeah, when I was on the fence about buying some I missed a whole Stage Custom kit with cheap cymbals and hardware for $300, but I'm a guitar player, so I bought another guitar instead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members boxofrocks Posted April 10, 2009 Members Share Posted April 10, 2009 Yeah, when I was on the fence about buying some I missed a whole Stage Custom kit with cheap cymbals and hardware for $300, but I'm a guitar player, so I bought another guitar instead Guitar player here as well, it's a hard choice sometimes, drums or guitar... New amp, guitar, pedal, or cymbal, it's a tough choice sometimes lol... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members streetknight Posted April 10, 2009 Author Members Share Posted April 10, 2009 Just ran across a set of Yamaha Rydeen's with all the hardware and cymbals for $300 on CL, this a deal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dcastar Posted April 10, 2009 Members Share Posted April 10, 2009 Playing on cardboard boxes will sound as good, if not better than playing on Rydeens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members streetknight Posted April 10, 2009 Author Members Share Posted April 10, 2009 Playing on cardboard boxes will sound as good, if not better than playing on Rydeens. Good to know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members streetknight Posted April 10, 2009 Author Members Share Posted April 10, 2009 Just noticed MF has these Catalina's on sale for $399 for the shell pack, is that good? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Wellhungarian Posted April 10, 2009 Members Share Posted April 10, 2009 Just ran across a set of Yamaha Rydeen's with all the hardware and cymbals for $300 on CL, this a deal? Offer him $200 and then I would call it a DEAL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dcastar Posted April 10, 2009 Members Share Posted April 10, 2009 I had a Club Catalina Jazz kit for small setups. It was pretty decent for the money... but keep in mind, you're getting an 18" kick drum with that. You'll need a "riser" to use a pedal properly with it. My advice for everyone starting out... you don't need something completely high-end, but always start at a point where you're not going to need to spend additional money in the near-future on an upgrade. It's MUCH more cost effective to start a few notches up the belt right away. If you absolutely want a new kit and only have $1000 to spend, FIRST start with a decent kit! If you want to stick to name brand instead of a boutique line like GMS, I would definitely pickup a Pacific Drum set. Both these come with the hardware!! http://drums-percussion.musiciansfriend.com/product/Pacific-Drums-by-DW-X7-7-Piece-Drum-Set?sku=490516 http://drums-percussion.musiciansfriend.com/product/Pacific-Drums-by-DW-FS-5Piece-Drum-Kit?sku=444821 Cymbals:http://drums-percussion.musiciansfriend.com/product/Zildjian-ZXT-Rock-4Piece-Box-Set?sku=443914 ---- Bottom Line: For about $1300, you've got yourself a full intermediate drumset with all the hardware and cymbals that you wouldn't feel embarrassed bringing to a show! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members streetknight Posted April 10, 2009 Author Members Share Posted April 10, 2009 Funny you mentioned the Pacific. There is what's listed as a PDP FS kit complete with Paiste cymbals, (birch kit) for $500, That sound good for a used kit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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