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MGR/Andrew « Mapex Saturn Series »
Published on 08/26/06 at 15:00Hi, I am from the Czech Republic and I've been playing drums for about 15 years and I've just bought the Mapex Saturn kit. I like almost all kinds of music but I think the jazz style influenced me most.
I bought it from a local drum shop for about $1350 (the bassdrum and 4 tom-toms, no hardware except for tom mounts).
I like everything. They look amazing and sound even better. I just had to replace the tom heads which were very bad, I put the Remo Ambassador Coated on and it just sounds great. The tom-toms really sing, have a warm sound, and the bassdrum has the typical deep, punch sound. Very versatile. Can be loud when you need it. I've Played top lines of the Yamaha, Pearl, Sonor, Tama, but the Saturns really got me, even though Mapex is not a real brand for me, but they make good sounding drums for less money than the others.
Probably just the tom mounting system. It's a bit hard to adjust, needs strong arms. But it's heavy, very sturdy and it will last. Don't know about pedals and stands. And of course the original heads - just crap - but that's nothing.
It's all made very well. Before putting new heads on I was quite afraid of the bearing edges, but they are perfect. And the high-gloss finish is also very nice, I have them in transparent black and some black burst over it and I have to say I've never seen more beautiful drums, maybe just exotic DWs.
Great drums for a great price. They are versatile and great for gigs. But you can use them in the studio as well and you won't be disapointed, that's for sure. So if you want something special and don't want to spend money on DWs, go for a Mapex.
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I bought it from a local drum shop for about $1350 (the bassdrum and 4 tom-toms, no hardware except for tom mounts).
I like everything. They look amazing and sound even better. I just had to replace the tom heads which were very bad, I put the Remo Ambassador Coated on and it just sounds great. The tom-toms really sing, have a warm sound, and the bassdrum has the typical deep, punch sound. Very versatile. Can be loud when you need it. I've Played top lines of the Yamaha, Pearl, Sonor, Tama, but the Saturns really got me, even though Mapex is not a real brand for me, but they make good sounding drums for less money than the others.
Probably just the tom mounting system. It's a bit hard to adjust, needs strong arms. But it's heavy, very sturdy and it will last. Don't know about pedals and stands. And of course the original heads - just crap - but that's nothing.
It's all made very well. Before putting new heads on I was quite afraid of the bearing edges, but they are perfect. And the high-gloss finish is also very nice, I have them in transparent black and some black burst over it and I have to say I've never seen more beautiful drums, maybe just exotic DWs.
Great drums for a great price. They are versatile and great for gigs. But you can use them in the studio as well and you won't be disapointed, that's for sure. So if you want something special and don't want to spend money on DWs, go for a Mapex.
This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com