My first kit was a PDP EZ. It sounded like cardboard and went out of tune if you breathed on it wrong.
@rdavidr
3 жыл бұрын
bruh 😂
@josephhunt7920
3 жыл бұрын
Damn squirrel farts!
@aspenchallis6427
3 жыл бұрын
Hahaha same, accurate af
@TheGamingDandy
3 жыл бұрын
@fartpoobox ohyeah nobody knows how to tune their first drum kit
@aspenchallis6427
3 жыл бұрын
@fartpoobox ohyeah "Dont know how to tune"... Dude the hardware on those kits are ass. Sure, it could sound "fine" when tuned properly and with good heads, but when it goes out of tune right after tuning the damn thing, I dont think its the drummer. Take your "superior drummer" attitude the fuck outta here. lmao
@ikon8275
3 жыл бұрын
This proves the biggest thing I personally learned when I started drumming. The difference in a $400 kit and a 4k kit is noticable. But the difference between cheap cymbals and Good ones is incredible.
@drivingtennessee4926
3 жыл бұрын
I 100% agree with this
@dakotawainwright
3 жыл бұрын
Rocking with ZBTs was the worst.
@Ben_Jammin_
3 жыл бұрын
Depends, I bought very cheaps cymbals that were great.. 'Fazley Excellence' Cymbals. You can hear them on KZitem.. really cheap
@RapidCycling07
3 жыл бұрын
@Ikon: Please change your YT profile picture as it appears to be a mockery of Our Lord Jesus Christ. Mocking God places souls on the wide path to eternal damnation in the fires of Hell if they don’t repent/receive forgiveness for their sins prior to death. Peace!
@turbosoggy8404
3 жыл бұрын
@@RapidCycling07 Lmao shut up
@antoniodelgado1516
2 жыл бұрын
Any drum set can sound amazing, it all depends on how well you tune it. I was once given the opportunity to tune a $200 drum set, and when done the owner could not believe it was the same kit.
@_SomeRandum
2 жыл бұрын
Exactly! Tuning is such an important aspect that too many drummers--seemingly--overlook. They either overuse/over utilize muffling(usually in pursuit of that "studio" sound), or tune everything loose and dead. You can only compensate for warped or low quality shells/skins so much, but if you can't tune for shit, a kit will almost always sound like crap, no matter how expensive or high quality it is.
@jackgill9965
2 жыл бұрын
@@_SomeRandum Drum Dial, Evans coated heads, and Moon Gel made all the difference for me. I’m playing on a PDP Z5 kit.
@Halloweewee
Ай бұрын
@@jackgill9965evans coated heads saved my life dude
@markjohnson1020
3 жыл бұрын
There’s something oddly comforting about that blue sparkle wrap.. anyone else? If Mr. Rogers was a rock star drummer...
@stripedfrog1122
3 жыл бұрын
Birch shells, proper tuning and good playing- can't sound bad.
@CharlieLord
3 жыл бұрын
Someone's not experienced a fucked bearing edge 😁
@potassiumchloride2542
3 жыл бұрын
@@CharlieLord haha true tho
@potassiumchloride2542
3 жыл бұрын
Cant do proper tuning if the bearing is not done well. Especially in the floor tom, you cant get low tuning if the head/bearing is horrible. But pretty much you can make any cheap drum sound good.
@michaeleagle2
3 жыл бұрын
exactly... and from the sounds, no issues with the bearing edges.. LOL
@frenziedfortressdrums
3 жыл бұрын
Amazon says poplar not birch.
@anthonycronk2001
3 жыл бұрын
This mans playing has improved tremendously over the past couple years, good shit dave!
@hoganbentle3582
3 жыл бұрын
Yes!!!
@cbingham.mp4265
3 жыл бұрын
Let's be honest everybody got way better through quarantine lol
@chrisbrumbaugh9936
3 жыл бұрын
I was thinking the same thing🤔
@vernonsteinkamp1088
3 жыл бұрын
That was a nice groove!
@footos8511
2 жыл бұрын
@@cbingham.mp4265 honestly, I went through like half of covid feeling like I was getting WORSE😂 But, I’m thankful for that as through it I picked up guitar, and after I stopped playing drums for maybe 2 months ish, I started playing and seriously progressed on the drums and guitar. I’ve been a drummer for 7 yrs, and I’ve never progressed at anything more than I have at guitar and drums during covid
@MSflyer2005
3 жыл бұрын
I am pretty impressed with the snare sound. A lot of cheap sets that I have played the snare rings a lot more. This one sounds pretty tight.
@petersinclair8620
3 жыл бұрын
Your engineer did a great job with the sound to be fair.
@PepperDarlington
3 жыл бұрын
That's the gist of it all. You can slap a dead blow hammer on cow shit and the engineer can process it and make it sound recordable.
@gerardocisneros795
3 жыл бұрын
exactly....get earthworks microphones, professional pre-amps, professional mixing, and yes, a cheap kit will sound better than the average gigging kit.
@MediumHalf
3 жыл бұрын
@@PepperDarlington thanks, now I want to hear that
@joetroutt7425
3 жыл бұрын
Oh the power of the guy behind the curtain. They can help sell winter coats in the middle of summer.
@acebrockton1828
3 жыл бұрын
Only so much that an engineer can do... Let's be real here lol
@Customwinder1
3 жыл бұрын
Just in time for Eastar ! I'll shut up now 😂
@DrummerGrrrl
3 жыл бұрын
No more of your bunny business!
@dannylugojr3428
3 жыл бұрын
Lol, that was a good one !!
@emmanuel.a9761
3 жыл бұрын
Eggselent joke
@_xw3n_
3 жыл бұрын
@@emmanuel.a9761 Yolk*😂
@TheSalPic
3 жыл бұрын
Platinum dad joke
@Hootcifer
3 жыл бұрын
"L-Arm Systems are by far the most superior way to mount a tom" Pearl ... *sweating"
@glennrochemusic
3 жыл бұрын
I had a Pearl sticker on the back of my car that read: Pearl, the best reason to play drums. I crossed out the word drums and wrote: TAMA. 😆
@caseyobrien2681
3 жыл бұрын
Number one reason I don’t play pearl. The mounts 🤷♂️
@Hootcifer
3 жыл бұрын
@@caseyobrien2681 I hate the look of them 😅
@glennrochemusic
3 жыл бұрын
Actually not quite the most superior. There is a superior mount called the G-Rod reso mount. I make them to replace all my own L rods.
@joetroutt7425
3 жыл бұрын
I instantly thought of Pearl too. I used to have a Pearl world series.
@Oddzilla51
3 жыл бұрын
Way better than my first kit. I started off with a CB700 in high school It was made with that wood composite material, like particle board. My parents bought it for me as a graduation present. So of course, I appreciated it and played the heck out of it for years. :)
@jon42689
Жыл бұрын
I still have/use that snare from time to time.
@santukagameplays5862
3 жыл бұрын
In my country we got a saying: "The indian is more important than the arrow". Instrument quality is important but more important is to have good musicians making good music
@kingrick5494
3 жыл бұрын
I definitely agree with you there, but the reverse can also be true, a very experienced, gifted Indian with a shit bow, may not do so well. Yes he can probably do fine with a sub par bow, probably better than an ungifted Indian with a high end bow, but after something’s quality gets too low it can become detrimental on skill level
@DrewKane
3 жыл бұрын
4:20 - This moment is the best demonstration of the drums in a mix. They sound good. Great playing, David.
@kobrien6657
3 жыл бұрын
420 is always the best time stamp😉
@otisblankenshipiv7823
3 жыл бұрын
Damn, I wish my first drum kit sounded this good. I have a feeling a lot of kids will be getting this kit for Christmas or birthdays this year.
@kitkat-zr6lg
3 жыл бұрын
I am 15 I started drumming 4 months ago and I had to get a cheap electric drum kit because of neighbors when I get older I'll get myself an acoustic drum kit
@otisblankenshipiv7823
3 жыл бұрын
@@kitkat-zr6lg That's awesome, stick with it and have fun!
@thetruth156real3
3 жыл бұрын
It won’t sound like this,, unless he’s got good mics a mixing desk with eq compression and noise gates,,, but if he has? Then he will have a decent kit as well.
@artcorvolet
3 жыл бұрын
Shoot, Imma a pro and I could totally gig with this
@DidYouReadEULA
3 жыл бұрын
@@kitkat-zr6lg Hang in there young man, you are gaining valuable experience using electronics so when you get an acoustic kit you could have a hybrid kit and know how to get the best out of both. BTW, wear hearing protection, tinnitus sucks, trust me. I'm on a budget, but Alpine MusicSafe earplugs are a lifesaver. Played without plugs for over 30 years, have never played without them the past ten or so. Enjoy the ride and as OB IV above said, have fun!!!!!!!!!
@magiscichoam
3 жыл бұрын
Boy does this video bring back memories. Your $400.00 drum kit sounds absolutely fantastic. And, it has truly amazing hardware for it’s price point. My first drum kit was a four piece “Starlight” I received for Christmas in 1965. I was 12 years old. I didn’t realize how bad it sounded until I saw “Cream” live in 1967. No matter how hard I tried I couldn’t tune the Starlight kit to sound like Ginger Baker’s Ludwig double bass kit. It was that failed drum tuning experience that awakened the love of drumming in me. I literally learned to play the drums by endlessly listening to “Fresh Cream”, “Disraeli Gears”, “In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida” and “The Who Sell Out” slowed down to 16 RPMs on my parent’s stereo console. Thanks!
@zackhales8684
2 жыл бұрын
david, i’ve been watching for a number of years and i can’t help but be impressed by your playing progress. keep it up dude.
@MrAVGNdude
3 жыл бұрын
Why didn’t kits like this exist when I was a kid?? You get this quality for less than $1K??? That’s a STEAL
@evannewell7985
3 жыл бұрын
Seriously, this is better than any entry level kit from my day (e.g. Pearl Export). You couldn't get birch shells for less than $1500.
@jas_bataille
3 жыл бұрын
Because US companies weren't exploiting the hell out of Chinese ones working for them until they get absolutely fed-up and decided to offer better value since they don't need to invest in any branding or distribution because of Amazon... Simple economic equation really :) The same way that at first Japanese instruments had a bad reputation in the 60's, a few Chinese compagnies will overrun the American ones they were working for oversea. Just like Yamaha, Sony, Pearl, Tama did...
@nathanzaworski2780
3 жыл бұрын
I don’t think a steal, but definitely perfect price point. New heads will put you at $600 which would buy a nice used kit.
@artcorvolet
3 жыл бұрын
1k? Try like under $400!!
@queenpurple8433
3 жыл бұрын
@@jas_bataille that’s sad as fuck
@intervibe
3 жыл бұрын
1. I've gigged with way worse than that. 2. Killer tuning, recording etc 3. Sick grooves, sick tune, major Stanton Moore vibes. I kinda forgot this was a review video and focused on that music. Good job!
@raymondmassey6884
2 жыл бұрын
You can get a great sound out of (almost) any kit with the right heads and tuning, but to get a sound as good as this with stock beginner heads is pretty good! Cymbals are another story - cheap cymbals will always sound cheap, but at least you can start practicing from the get go. I'm impressed!
@drummermomcjs
3 жыл бұрын
For a low-end kit, that kit sounds like a beast! The toms sound great for an inexpensive kit. That is a value for a beginning drummer or an intermediate drummer as a practice kit.
@NerismaStudios
3 жыл бұрын
As a drum teacher, I can safely say I’m now recommending this to new students. If it’s that good for the price, it’s a done deal
@kingrick5494
3 жыл бұрын
I’ve already found ‘em going for $325.99
@daveparsons7756
2 жыл бұрын
@@kingrick5494 where?
@Usuckman
2 жыл бұрын
@@daveparsons7756 where???? I need this kit
@zerosoma33
10 ай бұрын
Why don’t you try one first before recommending it based on a KZitem video. Sheesh Louise - another drum teacher
@jmb92555
Жыл бұрын
What amazes me most is your progress as a drummer. You've gotten pretty good over the 4 years I've been watching ;)
@TheRealMusic4Life
3 жыл бұрын
Lot of people don't realize that what's really important is the heads, the cymbals, and the person playing the drums. I'd take this kit out on a bigger gig and have everybody asking what kind of custom kit I'm playing lol. Great Vid!
@roomdog40
3 жыл бұрын
Huge upgrade in quality from what "beginner" sets used to be. There are so many quality used sets available cheap right now though, seems silly to buy something like this new.
@nathanzaworski2780
3 жыл бұрын
Exactly, I’d rather spend $200 more and get a nice used Yamaha or something else name brand
@Zipgun66
3 жыл бұрын
Well they reached out to him and asked for his opinion of them. A lot of people know nothing about drums at all and go and buy without taking the time to become knowledgeable. They distrust used gear because they don't know what they are receiving whether it's good or bad. So for those people this is a good deal and a great review.
@seb4376
3 жыл бұрын
the Ludwig Breakbeat kit is the best drumset in this price point and it’s not even close. that or a used old set, like the 90s set I bought for 135 dollars lol.
@ryanwilson5936
3 жыл бұрын
@@Zipgun66 That goes for any product. Unless I can see/feel/hear a used item in person, I always tend to buy new. I don’t have time to pay for someone else’s carelessness because more often than not it doesn’t matter what it is, it turns out to be used crap. Of course, that really depends on the item and the price. Goes for most things for me though.
@joetroutt7425
3 жыл бұрын
I picked up a TAMA superstar set for about $600 used hardware included and kick pedal. It has Aquarian studio heads on it. It sounds incredible.
@jivefx
3 жыл бұрын
I grew up starting with a CB700 kit in the early 80’s. It was more expensive and didn’t come close to this. I believe one important part of this kit you’ve demoed is the birch shells. This kit sounds great. Thanks for sharing.
@AndrewCCM
3 жыл бұрын
FYI per Amazon seller. “ Question: Why does the image say the drums are made of 8 layer horizontal birch and the descriptions says they are poplar? Answer: Dear Customer, the product material is poplar, please refer to the product description. We are sorry for the wrong information displayed in the product picture. We have reported this problem to relevant departments for improvement. By Moukey SELLER on April 3, 2021”
@Philipp.of.Swabia
3 жыл бұрын
Ooof 🤣🤣🤣
@aspenshadow7920
2 жыл бұрын
Their site says it's birch
@davidcarrizales3189
2 жыл бұрын
Marketing at its best, wording is so important to get you excited of quality of product at an unheard of price! Then slowly but surely slip in the true type of wood which is indeed poplar. Poplar is just a percentage mixture of different wood as In mahogany, birch, mixed in with less expensive plywood sheets = Poplar which as we all heard sounds great for price tag!?!
@bennettzug
2 жыл бұрын
@@davidcarrizales3189 Poplar is a different tree
@vernonsteinkamp1088
3 жыл бұрын
My first set was Ludwig, black lacquer with the gold strip around the middle. I bought it from an old man who was retiring from drums. I was 13 at the time and now at 69, I'm contemplating retiring mine.
@jabronasaurus
3 жыл бұрын
OKAY WITH THE FOOT/HAND SINGLES!! I see you bro!
@kisterdrums
3 жыл бұрын
Damn... that’s actually a really nice kit. Especially visually
@MrDrummaboyj
3 жыл бұрын
Anyone knows that song that he's playing to , I really want to play along with it ,also the kit sounds great perfect for gospel 😄
@ryanblumenow
3 жыл бұрын
The drumming is excellent, of course, but that kit does sound great. It articulates really well in all the registers, even with the ghost notes on the perimeter of the snare. Sounds excellent. Don't think anyone could ask for more than that sound as a budget set.
@Journeyman.71
3 жыл бұрын
My first drum set was a Slingerland 5-piece red sparkle that had been sitting for who knows how long in the back of a nearly forgotten storage room. Yeah, something like this might have been nice, back then. It was Christmas, 1986, I think; I would have been a freshman in HS, and all I wanted was a drum set (I'd been learning through school band for a few years)! My parents had gone to the only real musical instrument store in the area, and couldn't afford anything they had on display, or that they could order; not that any orders would arrive in time. Due to their work schedules and other issues, my parents hadn't been able to make this specific shopping foray until less than a week before the 25th. As my mom would tell it years later: (yes, this is pretty much how she described it) she was visibly heartbroken that they couldn't get me what I wanted. The salesman was sympathetic, but couldn't do much. After a few moments of my mother just staring at the sets on display, things she really knew nothing about, trying not to break down, and my dad just standing quietly, looking at the floor, with his hand on my mom's shoulder, feeling that nagging sensation of failure that a man might feel at a time like that, the store owner stepped out from his office, walked over to them, and softy said, "Come with me," and led them down to the back, back, back of the basement storage, where he opened a door to a room that clearly hadn't been opened in quite some time, with cob webs everywhere. He and my dad went in and started looking around. Among the odds and ends and other relics, they found the Slingerland shells, stacked together, no heads, and missing some hardware; it did have the "Set-o-matic" T-style double tom mounting hardware. Even though it was now past closing time, the owner took everything to the workshop where he cleaned things up, and started piecing together lugs and rims and felts and whatever else it needed. In fact, he actually did not have a wooden hoop for the bass, and ended up putting a standard metal rim on it! He then had to jerry-rig a way to connect the pedal, which was actually kinda ingenious, as I recall! He threw everything together with some well-traveled used cymbal and hi-hat stands, along with a 4-pc box set of Zildjian Scimitars (new, still cheaper than even the used stuff he had, I guess), and gave it all to them for a price that I doubt did much to move his books into the black. Oh yeah, and he included a well-cared-for used Ludwig stainless steel snare that I wish I still had! So, Christmas morning comes, and all the gifts had been opened, and there was no sign of the one thing I had really asked for! My mom asked me what was wrong, and I tried to put up a brave face. She told me how she and dad knew what I had had my heart set on, but, that they just couldn't afford any of the sets that the salesman had shown them (not a lie), and how horrible they felt. I tried valiantly to be mature about it, saying I understood, and that I really appreciated what they HAD gotten me, etc., etc. Thankfully, they didn't torture me for too long, as very soon, I began to hear the sound of drums coming from the other room! My older, then-college-aged brother, who was a bit of a multi-instrumentalist back then, was playing them, at least, until I ran in and kicked him off of the throne! That set served me all through high school and beyond, including with a couple of short-lived bands that actually did a few performances, and when I played in the pit for a few community theater musical productions (GREASE and WORKING are two of the ones I remember)!! So... no, I don't wish I had had anything OTHER that what I did as my first drum set!!
@markmullen9919
3 жыл бұрын
Awesome story. The first kit I ever played was a Slingerland kit at my Junior High. It was excellent. Tuned to perfection.
@johanmarban452
3 жыл бұрын
Everyone talking bout the sound of the drums, but no one gon talk about david's great drumming?
@ajbambino
3 жыл бұрын
Ah man, the number of stencil kits I got just to learn techniques and tuning - great way to get your fundamentals solid!
@tjhessmon4327
5 ай бұрын
This video proves something I have stated for several years now. The construct of drums today is very close, as far as the construct of the plies, shells and their machining operations for manufacturer are concerned. As long as the wood material is of an acceptable Janis hardness and bears proper plies, then the shells should be comparable to other drums. Where lessor expensive kits cut corners, is relative to their hardware. For instance the metal drum rims could be only 1.8mm thickness opposed to the more expensive 3.5mm thickness or the use of cast rims. From the thicker rims come better control of tension stresses. The same applies to lessor expensive stand tubing, as lessor expensive hardware is usually not treated on the interior, giving rise to future rust inside the hardware tubes. All of these concerns about hardware can be elevated, but that in turn drives the cost up. The other hardware issue is generally related to using small lugs, with nylon threaded nuts. The smaller lugs and the nylon nuts inside, are less capable at withholding tension stresses, than there larger metal counterparts. These things said, they are nothing which cannot be overcome given time and budget. So, one could start with the Estar kit and upgrade its components over time, and wind up with a decent kit in the long run.
@powermove4
3 жыл бұрын
My son and I have been looking for a starter kit and I think we found it. Thanks for this video David!!
@patflat456
3 жыл бұрын
When I was a kid in the 80's you ether had mega expensive pro kits, super expensive mid level kits or... affordable junk with laughable mounting systems and hardware. The drums sounded like Tupperware. $400 bucks will give you an amazing amount of quality now a days.
@jivefx
3 жыл бұрын
I concur. Oh do you remember the sad old CB700’s? Actually mine sounded ok if tuned well and played well, but the hardware was terrible. This kit above is impressive for the price. I’m also biased towards birch kits.
@bryankhaw5145
3 жыл бұрын
Damn man these drums sound so good. I blew my mind open when you played this kit. And surprisingly, this kit is just $400 for one whole kit. Satisfying.
@sophiarodriguez8300
2 жыл бұрын
I am getting my first drums set today. It's a 5 piece full size adult Ashthrope set from Amazon at 400$. Watching all these drummers talking about cheap drums is very discouraging. Now I'm worried that they are going to sound like garbage. I'm broke, I cant afford to buy 1000$ drums. Sounds like tyhis is a very expensive hobby.
@dicklaurey9429
3 жыл бұрын
Got my first set in the mid-50's, when you had your choice between Ludwig, Gretch or Rodgers. I got the Rodgers for the "ball and socket" hardware. All top quality brands, a number of years before the lower priced/quality sets came out. Only downside was that I had to save for a helluva long time before I had enough money to buy!
@Forehead_Fergus
3 жыл бұрын
I didn't know what to expect, but this was much better than whatever I expected.
@DrummerGrrrl
3 жыл бұрын
Yeah, this is miles and miles away from my first drum shit...uh, I mean KIT. Amaaaaaazing quality in this no name drum set. As usual, your playing is above and beyond. Thanks for another great video!
@trevonfowler9522
3 жыл бұрын
but can we just appreciate how nasty his groove is?? well done bro 👌🏼
@brunohack
2 жыл бұрын
1992, an eleven year old kid in Brazil… no need to say our options sucked that time! If i compare this kit with my first kit i would say this one is PRO! Greetings and thanks for the vídeos!
@wBeardd
3 жыл бұрын
Damn brother. Sounds better than my $600 set!
@karmyarmy9237
3 жыл бұрын
Great video! Been noticing you’re uploading a lot more in the past year and a half and I just wanted to thank you for taking the time and effort to share with us!
@dmoney8373
2 жыл бұрын
That kit is light years ahead of what I started with, not even close. I’d play it in a heartbeat.
@plumfun6750
3 жыл бұрын
My first kit was a Rogers 508 (Black, natch'; 5-pc, 1 crash, 1 ride, 1HH), with Sabian cymbals. Didn't come with a throne...but my dad found an old beat up piano chair (?) that was probably made in the 30's, at the dump. Put some padding on it wrapped with denim from some old jeans, and presto! Free throne (and yes, it had a 'screw' base post where you could simply turn the seat and raise/lower the height of it...pretty sweet! :) ). .. In fact, I got that set back in, iirc, 1983...and I *just* sold it last year to a young girl just getting into drums (I'm 51, btw). It's nice to know that that old Rogers drum kit is *still* being used for a person to enjoy learning and playing the drums! :) I think I sold it for something like $350 (canadian), it was originally about $1200 back in '83...so "expensive" for the time! My parents love me, what can I say? ;) .. Now? Just got back into drumming a couple years ago afer about a 25 year hiatus. Living in an apartment, I bought some e-drums... Alesis Strike Pro 11-pc, that, even with severe fibromyalgia, I manage to play for 10 to 20 minutes every couple of days. TOTALY worth it! Smile on my face every time! What can I say? I'm obviously a masochist... ;)
@nickbyars7904
3 жыл бұрын
My first drum set is what I’m currently playing They’re electric ⚡️ Alesis nitro mesh They get the job done for solo playing along to drum less tracks I like learning from watching One thing I learned from you is to use the floor Tom with almost a semi ghost note with the left snare hand I am gonna try to incorporate this for sure! Thanks!
@cojacthemighty6864
3 жыл бұрын
My first kit was a Ddrum Dominion limited edition. I got it for 450 with some yamaha solid drive double kick petals. I was working at Burger King at the time and had to separate the payments on it I think 3 times? I bought it off of someone who was moving and had way to many drums that he didn't want to take with him. I still have this kit and honestly don't know if I'll ever play another.
@BDM7
3 жыл бұрын
There's so many great kits out there now for around this price range. It'd be nice to hear this out of the mix and without an EQ, just raw. Especially when advertising it's really a must.
@joebeck2833
3 жыл бұрын
For the price this kit is head and shoulders better than most beginner kits. My first kit was so bad I won’t even describe it!
@AAyaPercussion
3 жыл бұрын
You should do a video where you put a ridiculous amount of lugs on a Tom or snare to see how it sounds 😎
@NeighborGatsy
3 жыл бұрын
Finding rims might be tough, but I like the idea
@litmeatballs4023
3 жыл бұрын
@@NeighborGatsy i’m sure he could make them somehow
@lukewoods4985
3 жыл бұрын
yes he should
@hectormontes
3 жыл бұрын
@@lukewoods4985 yep, the idea could probably work with wood hoods.
@Groovedump
3 жыл бұрын
@@NeighborGatsy He can just get old school single flange hoops from DFD. The type with the little lug hooks. Then he’d just have to buy the extra hooks and lugs. He could do any amount he wanted to. An even amount… odd amount… in small clusters… even totally random placement. (I wouldn’t advise the last one)
@KBStickEm
3 жыл бұрын
Would love to hear them with better heads. I'm shocked that a company finally did what one could've done all along. Make a decent drum set for under 500 bucks.
@davideskelin5807
3 жыл бұрын
My first drum kit cost me $50. I was 12, bought it myself. It was a Kingston blue sparkle consisting of a snare, a 20"" bass drum, and a rack tom. The cymbal was very cheesy and sounded about as good as a fry pan lid. My mom bought me a hi-hat from Sears for Christmas, and I was set. When I first started taking drum lessons from my school music teacher, he played that kit, and if a person didn't know any better, or wasn't within view, you would swear that he was playing a $5000 drum kit. Talent is important.
@mr.camacho820
3 жыл бұрын
My first and only kit is a CB drum kit. Used. I got it for $100. Because I'm a painter, I stripped the wraps and made my own custom stain, got new heads cymbals and kick pedal. I Kept the stock hardware . I'm always getting compliments on how good it sounds. I pretty much want a new kit because of the brand name behind it. Pearl , DW... But I haven't bought one because I can't afford it and also my kit sounds pretty good. Cheap kits CAN sound very nice! Thanks for the vids man! ✌️
@6400ab
3 жыл бұрын
18" deep on a 20" kick? What is this? 2005? I thought we figured out that super deep bass drums kind of suck like 10 years ago.
@vincentbuonora8477
3 жыл бұрын
Your playing rdavidr is a drum lesson in itself….I’d had my students watch this over and over! Superb
@zerosoma33
10 ай бұрын
WHY don’t you get as good and teach your students to mimic you? Where has excellence gone? I haven’t taught in years but is that all drum lessons are now?? KZitem videos???? Gross.
@braydenjames561
2 жыл бұрын
My first kit was one of those groove percussion kits with the huge rack toms. I’m on a Saturn IV nowadays and I love it, great for playing gojira
@raylewis1136
3 жыл бұрын
Great video. My first kit was a low end Pearl from about 1979. I actually made it sound decent and used it into my college days in the late 80's. I even used it while playing in the jazz band in college because it sounded better than the late 1960's ROYCE kit they had. Oh yes and my own cymbals.These Amazon drums sound way better out of the box than what I had back then. I am from Louisiana and have gig'd all over the south and gave lessons for years and I always told my students that I could make a cheap set sound good if I wanted to but this set sound great for the price,,,,,,less the cymbals.
@TheBobspage
3 жыл бұрын
would love to hear just room mics on it and also to see your daw for this recording. Sounds killer man.
@ericerto8250
3 жыл бұрын
Wow with some minor upgrades it sounds great . I was surprised how nice the snare sounded not a bad kit it's a great starter
@maxhimmel3706
2 жыл бұрын
Minor upgrades? Do you know how much cymbals cost? Hardware is also quite expensive but compared to the cymbals, that would be the minor point.
@rebelsgambit9514
7 ай бұрын
I remember my first kit was a 5pc Enforcer back in 2002. After that was a used Slingerland 70’s era set I bought from a friends dad. Eventually bought a Mapex Venus series that I still play and love it!
@lh1678
2 жыл бұрын
i'm digging the glitter look. My very first kit was a Remo PTS..I still have my Remo Vistalite snare.
@jhonthedrummer
3 жыл бұрын
I could gig in a cover band with a drumset like that all my life
@RedVynil
2 жыл бұрын
It doesn't matter who made the drums or how good they look. It's all in how you tune them and MAKE them sound! My set is made of of a bunch of mix & match pieces picked up over several years/decades. It's now a 14-piece set (15, if I include the piccolo snare) whereas, it used only be a 12 or 13-piece set. At least twice, I've walked into a venue for a gig with this crazy looking set (some are silver, red, blue, woodgrain, white pearl (badly ripped up) and even 2 of them have contact paper on them with strawberries printed all over it) and the sound guy or someone else would start laughing and making fun of them. My right bass drum is a strawberry 20", my left is a woodgrain 22" but, I tune the 20" to the 22". In every case where this happened, the same guy would come to me after the show and tell me how amazed he was and how great they sounded!! Maybe, some day, I'll find a way to include the Simmons (5-piece) and V-Drums (13-piece). At one point, I even had a tympani, a 4-pad Synare and a set of 6" 8" and 10" Roto-Toms. I don't care WHAT they look like, as long as they do their job and sound good! I'm NOT there to look pretty, I'm there to play drums!!
@borjonx
7 ай бұрын
I just got this for xmas last month - my first drum set and I love it. The better I get at drumming the more it is like meditation, once I get into a groove - just feels soooooo good. Real drums are a world of difference; feeling compared to electronic kit, which was more about sound.
@jimmydale7207
3 жыл бұрын
Cheaper than my first kit I bought in 87. Sounds better too. I'm glad you left the stock heads on. I've seen similar videos where the person buys a cheap kit but then replaces them all with really good Evans heads. That doesn't really tell you much.
@lildez237
3 жыл бұрын
I love it I always wanted a drumset as a kid and never got the chance of owning one. Love your videos by the way
@lettysharp578
3 жыл бұрын
It’s always a good day when rdavidr uploads :)
@Divertimento2
Ай бұрын
For those wondering what the song is, it's called Martin Landström - Funky Flat
@jeyanthgoringe600
3 жыл бұрын
My first kit was a Percussion Plus $200 2nd hand eBay kit. It came with symbals that sounded like smacking a skip bin and hats that were genuinely worse to play than my kitchen table, by god it was fun though. The first symbal I ever bought was an old 22” Sabian Medium Ride and 10 years later it is still my favourite sounding ride that I have ever played and I once performed jazz with John Morrison. The hats I got to replace the stock ones were Sabian B8s and they are still my go to hats when I just want to jam today. Currently on a 90’s, dark red, seven piece Pearl Export. And to think it all started with a $200 eBay buy.
@joejoecreampuff1912
3 жыл бұрын
My first drum set was $80... 3 years later I'm still playing on it.
@williammills8953
3 жыл бұрын
My first set was FREE... LOL
@I_ROT_WITHIN
3 жыл бұрын
My brother gave me my first drumset. It was a tama swingstar. Now I'm playing with a dw collectors. 🤟
@joejoecreampuff1912
3 жыл бұрын
@Nether Gaming Find someone that wants space in their room more then drums lol
@nolantrello
3 жыл бұрын
David low key went off on the beat in this video
@joerivs80
2 жыл бұрын
When I started drumming, I bought to of the same kits from Guitar Center so that I can have extra toms and two real kick drums. I put ebony two ply heads on and learned to tune drums properly. Two of each same size tom and I was able to make them sound like different sizes. Other people couldn’t believe I spent less than $600 for so many drums and they sounded that good. Knowledge is power and the power I had was learned how to do things right. Cymbals were a “try and see” experiment process. GC had a really good return return policy for being able to try things and swap back out for something else. (Don’t know if they still do that since I moved away from any GC.) 13 cymbals, 9 drums, and the kit sounded amazing. Learning to tune your drums is probably the most important aspect to making any kit sound great.
@lalocordero5763
2 жыл бұрын
I have a mapex Bass wood kit. I took the wrapping of the shells stained cherry oak, with 7 layers of clear. It looks awesome and sound great. No one in my local scene has ever even questioned it's sound.
@coreyfrisch5336
3 жыл бұрын
That drum set sounds so good for it’s price
@tretdone9887
3 жыл бұрын
Got a Yamaha stage birch and now I feel silly cause just the shells are 700 ....that sounded great for 400 ,can't beat that deal with a stick lol never mind you can haha
@jumpinjojo
2 жыл бұрын
*its
@hypnosis4207
3 жыл бұрын
Heck yeah that sounded way better then my current 1st drum set
@bossko4145
5 ай бұрын
Man I got this cheap 300 dollar drum kit for Christmas, a complete surprise to get me back into drumming. So I slapped Evans heads all around and it sounds magnificent! Back into drumming ….
@gavinglover-composer993
3 жыл бұрын
Dude your playing has gotten so much better after the last few years. You’re so polished now 🙏 love your videos :)
@chardrum
3 жыл бұрын
Pinstripe style heads/Birch drums...cant go wrong.
@yamahalama
3 жыл бұрын
I'm more curious how this sounds live in person the power of mic's and good mixing works wonders. But awesome on them for building them with birch tho
@mike8610
3 жыл бұрын
Sounds great to me. Def a great price and I think it would keep a beginner interested. It's like a great priced but decent beginner guitar that stays in tune with good action...it will keep a player wanting more and less concerned with bad sound, feel, quality, etc.
@oddjobs3025
3 жыл бұрын
I think it's pretty cool how kits are so much cheaper now. Gretsch Catalina kits really were great. My first kit...never mind, my second kit was a great Rogers kit, BUT,, it cost about $800 and this was in '68!!! So kids today really don't know how great they have it. BUT, there's the fact that...who knows where the music biz is going to end up.
@mrmisfit635
3 жыл бұрын
I'd play any kit if I had to. I'm a drummer!
@catonsvilleman6900
3 жыл бұрын
Try it unmiked and unmixed. That would be how they sound.
@kennethsmith8968
3 жыл бұрын
i agree.
@russbenoit6061
3 жыл бұрын
My first kit was a Pearl International that I bought for $500 in 1987, using money saved up from a paper route. Stock heads were crap. Kick pedal broke in the first year. No cymbals. Hardware was all single braced. If a kit like this existed then, I would have been in heaven.
@mattjwatson5089
3 жыл бұрын
I got a kit off Facebook market place for $80. I had my own cymbals so, replaced every head, tuned up and threw mics on it and it sounds amazing. Don't let name brand bullshit blind you. You don't need the top tier name brands, you're just buying a name.
@noemoreno1137
3 жыл бұрын
Can you try out the Sawtooth brand drums next? They cost a bit more than the eastar but they look good for being at the same price range as the eastars.
@michaeleagle2
3 жыл бұрын
Sawtooth's 7pc Poplar. coming with a complete set of Zildjian S Cymbals Chromecast hardware.. Under $1200..LAWD!!
@jivefx
3 жыл бұрын
@@michaeleagle2 yup. The kit Vinny Appice demo kit he uses on his Facebook channel is brilliant.
@jivefx
3 жыл бұрын
They definitely sound great.
@lucasjacks3594
3 жыл бұрын
Way better than my first kit and cheaper! Awesome!
@nathanjames4242
2 жыл бұрын
My first kit was a Mapex voyager kit that I got new for $400 off Ebay. 18X20 inch Kick (yes 18 kick) 12 inch snare. 8inch, 10 inch rack toms and a 12 inch floor tom. Used it without the 8 inch rack and added a second floor tom (16 inch). Replaced the stock heads with Aquarian Studio X heads and it sounded amazing. I got lots of complements at shows from sound guys and other drummers we played with. Best two comments were one from a sound guy who said it was the best sounding kick he'd ever heard and required almost no EQing or dynamics at all. Second was a comment from a drummer in a band we were opening for. He played it for a bit and said it felt like driving a sports car compared to his giant sponsored DW.
@nickcarter4006
3 жыл бұрын
Hell yea, meet the new standard for cheap house kits! Shame about the 6 lug floor tom, and no one should be surprised at the pie plate “cymbals” or death trap throne but this is still the best beginner set up you’ll find for $400! Also worth noting I’ve seen high end Gretsch kits with 5 lug 8” and 10” toms
@nathanzaworski2780
3 жыл бұрын
I thought you’d demo the cheap cymbals that came with? Cool demo regardless
@smashkids4170
3 жыл бұрын
Video idea make a drum set out of random stuff and use mics and crazy mixing to make it sound good.
@litmeatballs4023
3 жыл бұрын
he did it with steven taylor twice lmao
@smashkids4170
3 жыл бұрын
@@litmeatballs4023 I know I meant that this drum set is basically trash cans that he made sound amazing with mics.
@Groovedump
3 жыл бұрын
@@smashkids4170 Sooo… Your sayin David is a sell out liar then? Because he (the man in the room with them) says they sound good?
@smashkids4170
3 жыл бұрын
@@Groovedump I’m sayin he got sponsored
@shyank_life2899
3 жыл бұрын
Bought my first kit of my own at Sams Club for around 300$. What happens when trying to start a metal band, playin guitar, but can only find guitarists. U gotta learn the drums yourself. Bought that kit and 120$ double pedal and I played it till it fell apart! It had been painted and signed by tons of people from shows we played. Wasnt the best sounding or looking kit but it got me thru years of shows and learned alot of stuff on it. Nice playin!
@DidYouReadEULA
3 жыл бұрын
I've got their unique clamp style drumstick holder clamped to my hi-hat stand and it stays rock solid with no vibrations, rattles, etc. Holds the tools I need for whatever the tune calls for at a moments notice. Like you, I love the 'entry' level drums of today, people beginning their journey don't realize how well they have it. Besides poplar, birch is simply an amazing wood for drums. A poplar/wenge/birch trio would be killer.
@BenjaminGib
3 жыл бұрын
So what’s the total cost when you added your cymbals and hardware, about $2000?
@fabulousdick
3 жыл бұрын
You truly are an awsome drummer
@jacobkittipol2546
2 жыл бұрын
This is on par with a $500 PDP set, which was arguably the best kit to start out with when I was first looking to get a kit. Good to see that the sound is so much more accessible. Amazon of all places!
@mikeclark3013
2 жыл бұрын
I would have loved for this to have been my first set. My first drum set was ordered from Sears and Roebuck. This would have been around 1969. These drums sounded great!
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