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Originally posted by BigFatThing

Hi,


I am new here so I dunno if there has been discussion about this beginners set...


...would it be a good set to star with?

 

it really depends about the money you want to spend honestly...

 

what's your range ?

 

tama swingstars are cool but you may consider getting a rockstar , a pearl export or a mapex pro m series..

 

I'm pretty new to drums and I bought a rockstar kit...I like it pretty much..

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I have a swet of Rockstars, and I think they're great. The only difference between the rockstars and swingstars are:

 

1. Rockstars have isolation mounts; Swingstars don't

2. Rockstars are mohogany with inner plies of basswood; swingstars are all mahogany

Rockstars come with a steel snare, and swingstars come with a wood one.

 

Hope this helps.

 

Eli

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Originally posted by dopey220

I have a swet of Rockstars, and I think they're great. The only difference between the rockstars and swingstars are:


1. Rockstars have isolation mounts; Swingstars don't

2. Rockstars are mohogany with inner plies of basswood; swingstars are all mahogany

Rockstars come with a steel snare, and swingstars come with a wood one.


Hope this helps.


Eli

 

 

They come with wood snares?? The one I have came with a steel snare...

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Originally posted by dopey220

I have a swet of Rockstars, and I think they're great. The only difference between the rockstars and swingstars are:


1. Rockstars have isolation mounts; Swingstars don't

2. Rockstars are mohogany with inner plies of basswood; swingstars are all mahogany

Rockstars come with a steel snare, and swingstars come with a wood one.


Hope this helps.


Eli

 

 

Matt is right, the swingstar model comes with a steel one..it's the rockstar custom thart comes with a wooden snare if my memory is good.

 

Bigfatthing, the starcast mounting system is a nice feature if you get the rockstar..I don't remember much the price difference between the swingstar and rockstar..but you could get a great condition used rockstar for a killer price if you shop around..plus you get sometimes nice stands and cymbals with it..definately consider that, since if you buy it new, it doesn't come with much hardware.

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Originally posted by Dash OH drummer

I'd stay away from the swingstars...for a similar price you can get a Pacific CX which have all maple shells

 

 

That's not quite right. The Swingstars are generally under $600. The CX is usually around $800+.

 

HOWEVER, you may want to consider the FS birch series from Pacific. They are right about $600 too. Much nicer drum set.

 

The Swingstar is generally an entry level kit. It will do the job but lacks some of the better featurses like an isolation mount on the toms. To me, that's a big deal. Others may disagree.

 

The birch shells on the FS kits will sound better.

 

Others to Consider:

 

Taye Rockpro with the basswood-birch-mahogany shells.

Peace Onyx kits with maple-mahogany shells and lacquer finishes.

Ludwig custom accent

 

These 3 are all in the same general price range. My favorite is the Taye. Taye makes a great set. I would choose that over the Swingstar.

 

Go check out the Taye site.

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True, the tom mounts are pretty...well...cheap. But it doesn't sound bad at all. I like it quite a bit in fact. Of course, it doesn't sound the same as a higher end kit, but it sounds good and plays well. The studio my band and I play at has (at least) one, so I got to use it for 2 hours. I don't think the snare was part of the set, but the rig as a whole sounded pretty sweet...especially for an entry-level kit. It also can't hurt that it had some cool heads on it (coated ambassador on the snare, pinstripe on the floor tom...the rack tom had an attack medium single ply that I didn't like so much though).

 

I think it's a good kit. But judge for yourself.

 

Ernie

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I have a set of Swingstars and I like them. I use a different snare and just put a set of coated emperors on them with a powerstroke 3 on the bass and they sound pretty good. I only plan on using them to fiddle around and record with, so they do the job just fine. :)

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Is it a bad kit? no. Is it the best value? probably not. There are other kits with better sound that can be had for the same or less money.

 

It's worth doing the research.

 

Bonuscup? You're recording with Swingstars? That certainly wouldn't be my first choice but I'd be interested in hearing how you feel about it after you've left the studio. Time at a good studio is expensive. I'd suggest borrowing a nicer set if nothing else.

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Originally posted by moyerbros


Bonuscup? You're recording with Swingstars? That certainly wouldn't be my first choice but I'd be interested in hearing how you feel about it after you've left the studio. Time at a good studio is expensive. I'd suggest borrowing a nicer set if nothing else.

 

I should clarify - by recording, I meant just playing around at home, not in a professional studio or anything like that. I just like to simply record drum tracks and add guitar over top of them. I've been playing guitar for around 9 years and I always wanted a set of drums, so 2 years ago my gf bought them for me. So, in my case, there's a bit more "value" besides just the sound. :)

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