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Started by CS (Colin S) in Musicians (Gear, Tabs & Lyrics)

I need / want to start playing drums… what kit should I buy, only a starter kit!

A Stagg kit has been suggested…

Cx

Posted on Wed, 12 July 2006 at 21:55

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#1

Graeme55? (Graeme Williams) wrote:

stagg is a good make to start off, but mapex and tama are good parent kits

Posted on Wed, 12 July 2006 at 22:53

#2

Punkwak (Tijn) wrote:

I think you can rent that one of nicko mc brain.. ;)

cheers

Posted on Thu, 13 July 2006 at 06:07

#3

The one and only Y wrote:

You NEED to play drums???

If you NEED to play something, it usually goes wrong.

Posted on Thu, 13 July 2006 at 14:01

#4

Tubthumper (Scott) wrote:

Stagg are shit. Even if you are just starting out, don’t get those raft of shit tubs that they call drums.

Once you get the basics, you’ll regret ever getting a stagg kit. Sometimes it’s better off to go for a better known kit maker, at least then you know what you’re getting. For a beginner I’d probably go for Pearl myself, that’s what I had.

I now use a Mapex M 6 piece which sounds brilliant, but cost a lot of money, so try and stick with something cheap but not crap, just in case you decide drums aren’t for you.

Posted on Mon, 24 July 2006 at 18:03

#5

Fordonian wrote:

You mean like a second hand Pearl Export maybe Mr Thumper?

I’d say head for something down that line - I didn’t and yeah did regret it. Blew the best part of my student loan on my current kit though, who needs textbooks! ;)

Have a good look round the net to get some ideas. I just found a decent sounding Mapex setup with cymbals for £300 so who knows what you might find.

Posted on Mon, 24 July 2006 at 21:02

#6

viking_pooh wrote:

yeah, my 2 fave drummer mates both use a pearl export kit and they both sound and play pretty good, and randomly the both indepednantly bought the pearl Chad Smith signature snare, tho for snares nothi compares to my mates Ludwig Brass snare, deadly sound.

Posted on Thu, 27 July 2006 at 15:58

#7

Alan wrote:

Mine is a Pearl export too. It’s actually not my first kit, but it’s cheap enough to get if you’re a novice, and good enough to keep when you’re an intermediate.

Eh, I guess that makes me an intermediate! :p

Posted on Thu, 3 August 2006 at 17:53

#8

Gimme Back My Brainsaw wrote:

if you wanna sound like lars ulrich save some money and buy a biscuit tin :)

Posted on Thu, 3 August 2006 at 18:25

#9

josepholney wrote:

Is that a stab at the drum sound on St. Anger???

I love that drum sound!! it’s one of the most raw drum sounds I’ve ever heard!

Joe.

Posted on Thu, 3 August 2006 at 21:01

#10

Fordonian wrote:

Gotta agree with you there Joe, not heard anyone else have a sound like that. Then again people have a go at Lars these days because its fashionable to do so - no thinking required when you’re just repeating the same old line time and time again, even if they don’t have the first clue about drumming. Its abit old now isn’t it? Maybe they should find something better to do their time.

Personally I’d love one of those big meaty Bell Brass Snares - I tried one abit back it was huuuuuuuge!

Posted on Fri, 4 August 2006 at 09:35

#11

CS (Colin S) wrote:

Heysatan wrote:

Have a good look round the net to get some ideas. I just found a decent sounding Mapex setup with cymbals for £300 so who knows what you might find.

Can you give me a link to that site please? As I did find a Mapex VX without cymbals for £369…

Colinx

Posted on Wed, 25 October 2006 at 22:05

#12

buffalo-boy wrote:

Heysatan wrote:

Gotta agree with you there Joe, not heard anyone else have a sound like that. Then again people have a go at Lars these days because its fashionable to do so -

There’s a whole thread dedicated to it somewhere…why?! He’s a good drummer and a genius businessman who got metallica to the very top!

Posted on Fri, 27 October 2006 at 11:43

#13

Tubthumper (Scott) wrote:

Heysatan wrote:

You mean like a second hand Pearl Export maybe Mr Thumper?

I’d say head for something down that line - I didn’t and yeah did regret it. Blew the best part of my student loan on my current kit though, who needs textbooks! ;)

Have a good look round the net to get some ideas. I just found a decent sounding Mapex setup with cymbals for £300 so who knows what you might find.

My second kit was a second hand Pearl kit, I’m not actually sure of the type but it was pretty old. But yeah, Pearl is a good place to start.

Posted on Thu, 2 November 2006 at 00:18

#14

CS (Colin S) wrote:

I’m sticking with trying to get a Mapex VX… with Paiste cymbals…
Any better kits I can get for around £450?

Colinx

Posted on Thu, 2 November 2006 at 10:35

#15

Tubthumper (Scott) wrote:

£450 is a bit expensive for a first kit, I would say.

Cos if you don’t stick with it well that’s a lot of money.

Posted on Thu, 2 November 2006 at 16:50

#16

CS (Colin S) wrote:

What kit do you recommend and how much?
I’d like to find one on the ‘net, because it’s my dad that’s buying it and he doesn’t know music. :)

Colinx

Posted on Fri, 3 November 2006 at 22:34

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sonofjaguare wrote:

Have you checked E-bay?I’m not sure what kits they have in the UK as far as starter kits go but you can’t go wrong with Pearl,Pacific,Mapex(shudder),Sonor and Tama.They all should have decent hardware as well(1 to 2 cymbal stands,hihat stand,snare stand and kick pedal).Zildjian,Paiste,Stagg,Sabian,Meinel,etc all make great lower line cymbals as well.They also have box sets usually a 16”crash,14”hats and a 20” ride that’s pretty reasonable.

Posted on Wed, 15 November 2006 at 00:08

#18

Fordonian wrote:

Dunno if its of any use but I just saw this and personally, like the look of it :D

http://www.footesmusic.com/product.asp?s=yhjX9d15338&strParen … ;P_ID=3475

And like SoJ said, a cymbal pack should do you for learning - no need to go overboard on them, yet ;)

Posted on Thu, 16 November 2006 at 11:02

#19

Dennis wrote:

One way of checking out whether it is worth investing in a halfway decent kit is to get yourself down to a well-equipped rehearsal studio place and hire a room out for an hour or two. You should be able to hire some cymbals for a couple of extra quid and then have a bash with someone who can show you the basics..

Not the cheapest thing in the world (£10+ per hour) but if you talk nicely to them and explain it is you on your own and go at an unpopular time (any time during the early afternoon, usually) they may do you a discount.

At least that way you can have a go on a standard kind of kit (if the studio is any good and has good gear!) and see what kind of natural affinity you have for the instrument.

Posted on Thu, 16 November 2006 at 12:29

#20

CS (Colin S) wrote:

Got a Performance Percussion 5 piece kit!
Suprised actually, for a £169 kit, it sounds pretty fuckin good.
Got hi-hats and a crash/ride with it too.
Using brushes at the moment, to keep the neighbours happy.
Pics:
http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m216/colzo-666/HPIM0147.jpg

http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m216/colzo-666/HPIM0148.jpg

:)

Colinx

Posted on Wed, 31 January 2007 at 23:25

#21

Fordonian wrote:

If you ever fancy getting yourself over to Manc for some lessons Colin…shameless plug time…not that playing with plugs is really anything to be ashamed of like but they can be abit spikey…oh, nevermind…

http://www.drumsense.com/ds_biog.php?tut_id=127&region=North%20West

Posted on Mon, 5 February 2007 at 21:15

#22

sonofjaguare wrote:

Gotta start somewhere…good luck!

Posted on Tue, 6 February 2007 at 03:23

#23

Roberto wrote:

I started playing drum with and old Tama Swingstar model and 4 different brands of cymbals, hahaha, anyway the drum showed a good sound and pretty good quality.
Then i bought an almost pro Mapex drum with Sabian Cymbals.
I recomend Mapex and Tama Drum, Sabian and Paiste cymbals.

Posted on Tue, 6 February 2007 at 20:22

#24

CS (Colin S) wrote:

Cheers for the replies people!
Tryin to play Screamager, doesn’t sound the best with brushes (or is it my drumming :rolleyes: ), but I think it’s a bit hard to play with just a hi hat and a crash/ride!

Spare cymbals?

Anyone? :rolleyes:

Colinx

Posted on Tue, 6 February 2007 at 21:39

#25

Roberto wrote:

I bought brushes to play in my room, but after some days trying to get some descent sound i finally decided to put the fuck**g brushes in the trash can.
If you want to play in your room the best option is buying a Yamaha (Electronic of course), with some good headphones. Unfortunately those drums are pretty expensive, not for me, maybe someday.

Posted on Thu, 8 February 2007 at 22:26

#26

Fordonian wrote:

Oooooh look! My new child!!!

Oh its loud and oh did it cost me! :D

Brushes sound good on it mind ;)

(Before changing the message boards’ software in August 2007 this post had a file attachment, which may return in the future)

Posted on Tue, 27 February 2007 at 20:00

#27

Misanthropologist (d) wrote:

Aw, isn’t it lovely?!

Wait a minute… *peers closer* That’s just some sort of a drum! :mad:

Posted on Tue, 27 February 2007 at 23:23

#28

Roberto wrote:

Nice Snare drum mate!!!

Posted on Thu, 8 March 2007 at 01:23

#29

gapu wrote:

i’d like to play on a firecracker snare one day! i often heard these ones are brilliant. but since i don’t really need a snare right now, it will have to wait

i’ve got a tama set too, consisting of:
-bass drum
-snare
-3 tom toms
-1 hi-hat
-1 ride cymbol
-1 crash cymbol

and the newest addition (only 1 week old)
-1 cowbell (great, i’ve planned to get one since about 2 years and last week i did get one as a birthday present from a good friend :)

Posted on Sat, 10 March 2007 at 13:24

#30

Roberto wrote:

Nice drum mate, Tama is a classic!! I prefer mapex, DW or Remo(Maybe someday ill buy a dw top line)
I started playing in an old Tama Swingstar model, i paid close to 200 Bucks for this one, including an old paiste crash cymbal, a pearl one, and the rest… i dont remember…
Then i bought a brand new drum, Mapex Mars pro and sabian cymbals!! sabian rocks, i love those cymbals!!

Posted on Wed, 14 March 2007 at 17:50

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