Drums & Percussion user reviews

• 11/30/11

  Gretsch Catalina Club Mod - "Really great kit!" - VishNuRoXoUt

  

  Late spring in 2009 I bought the Gretsch Catalina Club Mod 4-piece kit off a friend when he upgraded to a Shine kit. The shells look amazing. I have the silver sparkle with black stripes and it's one of the most aesthetically pleasing kits I have used. The wrapping looks really nice and I cannot see any cosmetic flaws. The rings are black and th...

• 11/30/11

  Sabian B8 Performance Set - "Solid budget cymbal pack!" - VishNuRoXoUt

  

  I purchased my Sabian B8 Performance pack when I needed to replace my XS20's. When I bought them they came with a free 18" Thin Crash and a 10" splash. The hi hats were really chunky when I got them and I really wasn't a fan, so I took the 14" crash and used it in place of the hi hat top. Really sweet chick sound and a much better open sound. Th...

• 11/19/11

  Zildjian K Custom Dark HiHats 13'' - "Amazingly Full sounding but can still cut through the mix" - songboy

  

  I started playing drums with a pair of Zildjan ZXT (cheapies) and thought they were good enough. After I used them on one recording, I realized they were far from good enough. I searched around and picked up a pair of the Dark K HiHats after reading some pretty good reviews. I was not disappointed. What I like most about these hats is they a...

• 11/04/11

  DW 3drumsticks - "allergic reaction to clearcoat, but nice otherwise" - DubiousDubs

  

  You can take a man away from his drums, but take a man away from his sticks, and you will raise havoc. These are the words spoken from the mouth of my first drum teacher. I think I understand what he meant. These sticks are so different to any drummer who has played their careers with Vic Firth Americans, etc. I find that when it comes to dr...

• 11/04/11

  Vic Firth American Classic 5A - "with you for your life, bei it jazz, rock, the like." - DubiousDubs

  

  Ah, the classic American drum stick. Every beginner is given a pair of these to start off with, as well as a drum pad. I was the same. These sticks stuck with me for the first 5 years of my playing. As I perfected my paradiddles, my rolls, and focused on gaining a better understanding of rhythm as a concept within, I found myself focusing on ...

• 11/04/11

  Zildjian ZXT Trashformer Cymbal - "Cheap, long lasting, will be with a beginner through the years" - DubiousDubs

  

  I must say that I was super surprised when after 4 years of steady beating with no regard for care, this cymbal was still working as good if not better than day 1. I am a big fan of expensive, hand made cymbals too, don’t get me wrong. But once and a while there comes along a truly odd combination of cheap quality, great sound, strong metal, a...

• 11/04/11

  DrumDial Original DrumDial - "A must for any drummer looking to personalize his or her sound" - DubiousDubs

  

  Drum Dial Review: Tuning drums can be a frustrating process to say the least. I found over the past 15 years drumming, the key to good drum sound is in the prep work. Mastering proper technique in regards to tuning heads, maintaining drum quality, are all equally as important as practicing chops. I have found along my j...

• 11/01/11

  Ludwig Drums 1967 Purple Sparkle - "Vintage bright tone, but will leave you with an empty wallet" - DubiousDubs

  

  I’m reviewing here a 1967 “pearlfinish” Ludwig Hollywood drum set. This includes the following: 5”x14” Metal Snare, 14”x22” Bass Drum, 8” x 12” Tom, 9” x 13” Tom, 16” x 16” floor tom, assorted Ludwig stands, tom holders, and basic drum kit hardware. For heads, I use Evans G1 coated heads on this set, because I had difficulty acquiring the Rem...

• 10/28/11

  DrumDial Original DrumDial - moosers

  

  The Original DrumDial is a unique device that helps you to tune your drums. Of course there is the traditional method of tuning drums by ear, but this uses a metering system to help you tune your drums properly and to the same pitches every time if that's something you'd like to do. It's a small device that you hook on to the side of your snar...

• 10/25/11

  Roland TD-4KX2 - "beginners to intermediate drummers" - ericthegreat

  

  The Roland TD-4kx2s is a set I used several times because I didn't want to take care of a real drum set and it was also more transportable and I could plug it in to my recording equipment. I use this drum set almost every day and it is amazing. Unless your not willing to read a thin set up manual and put it together this takes no time to get set...

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