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Published on 09/15/01 at 15:00I obtained this kit from a good source, at an outstanding price. This kit is definitely the best in its class.
Well, it is obvious that Mapex did their R & D; extensively. To sum it up, they pretty much did everything in their manufacturing and quality control areas, to avoid all the flaws & negatives that are found in every other company's kits. ((Ex. Their mounted toms rods do not strip, as others... consistency in their shells versus others... hardware of every level is exceptional... ))
I don't have any dislikes of the kit itself. The only one, the only one flaw that they do happen to share with other companies kits of the same level, is of course: The shitty factory heads. (All you need to do is get some Evans heads on, you'll be allright...)
Very sturdy, easy to set up, comfortable, flexible. This kit has the I.T.S. Mounts - Ed.
As a younger company among all those over-priced big boys that boast of maple this, maple that (those are the companies that make consumers pay extra so that their endorsers can have kits...)
Mapex should be thankful to them; they have shown what not to do in drum manufacturing; they've had obvious flaws, thank goodness for good research, and listening to the drummer first, not "the market".
This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com
Well, it is obvious that Mapex did their R & D; extensively. To sum it up, they pretty much did everything in their manufacturing and quality control areas, to avoid all the flaws & negatives that are found in every other company's kits. ((Ex. Their mounted toms rods do not strip, as others... consistency in their shells versus others... hardware of every level is exceptional... ))
I don't have any dislikes of the kit itself. The only one, the only one flaw that they do happen to share with other companies kits of the same level, is of course: The shitty factory heads. (All you need to do is get some Evans heads on, you'll be allright...)
Very sturdy, easy to set up, comfortable, flexible. This kit has the I.T.S. Mounts - Ed.
As a younger company among all those over-priced big boys that boast of maple this, maple that (those are the companies that make consumers pay extra so that their endorsers can have kits...)
Mapex should be thankful to them; they have shown what not to do in drum manufacturing; they've had obvious flaws, thank goodness for good research, and listening to the drummer first, not "the market".
This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com