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Published on 01/12/14 at 02:39This product is available in 3 versions, each with a snare 14x5.5:
GC 20 - 10/12/14 Toms ("CM5 Fusion")
GC 22 - 10/12/16 Toms ("CM5 Stage")
GC 22 - Toms 10/12/14/16 ("CM6 Studio")
GC 22 - Toms 8/10/12/14/16 ("CM7 Studio"), which I will describe.
First, let me say that the machine has been fully given to Tune-Bot. This is a tuner that is 10% of the price of the drumkit. Drummers do not have all the musical ear (and I include myself in), I highly recommend this purchase, especially for a big config.
Bought € 949. A 7 maple drums at this price drumkit, of course, there is no competition.
There is a hardware pack optional 339 € I did not take.
Sound first. The heat is here! Even before tuning the toms and bass drum are bluffing. Not too snare, which requires a little more attention.
Used for deep drums, it may take time to adapt to her a little more shut. At the same time, with 5 toms, any additional precision is welcome.
The snare is quite convincing, if only one cheek tight. If you want a fat sound, it's not the top.
Anyway, given the config of the machine, you will definitely play a rock not very nice top. So the sound to "another world" Phone is not your department
And then a 5.5 ", this is for slam.
Small disappointment of the bass drum. In terms of volume only. I expected more hairy. This can be skin Aquarian Superkick I mounted just above. Well, this is not a problem, on the contrary, your neighbors will appreciate, like the sound engineer who will not see the gates open toms each kick.
About skins, even if origins are siglées Remo and the drumkit already sounds good with, you will totally transform it into something much more serious. I opted for the Aquarian Studio-X for toms and Evans Genera Dry on the snare. These two models are designed to calm the harmonics. Associated with a very tight tuning skins resonance, I can do without bits of tape or Kleenex stuck to the skin (it's really not nice ...).
Finally on this topic, shame about the resonant head on the bass drum is not perforated. Well, the good thing is that you can drill where you want.
A good place to tie tom equipped with a boom arm clamp. It's been a clamp least provide the rack already cluttered with all those toms!
In this regard, there is everything you need in the kit to install the drumkit, the rack is not necessary. But hey, who says lots of words was often too many cymbals, the rack, it is a sacred comfort!
Quality workmanship, it is still early to judge. Strength seems to go. I just had a problem with a shell on the tom 14 ". The tie was very difficult to tighten. Ca is more or less settled in the lubricant.
Everything else (foot bass drum, tom-base fastening, clamping feet tom 14 and 16 trigger stamp CC, etc), it's super good! Everything fits perfectly.
Purchased finish "pearlescent white", I find the effect a little too quiet. You really get closer to see the glitter. By far, the drumkit is white point.
So really no effect unlike gradient colors.
Version "pearlescent black" is out of stock almost permanent. If you want a little originality, choose it in another color Note that the black version is the only one with black anodized circles. This is perhaps what makes it successful. From what I've seen in other brands, this surface treatment is not very resistant to the blows of sticks.
To conclude, despite the 2 or 3 points raised, which foot to play on such a huge config, with no less huge sound for a price so affordable!
NB
my settings to Tune-Bot (in hertz)
GC: hits = 58 - = 87 Reso
CC: hits = 174 - 402 = Reso
Tom 8 hits = 296 - Reso = donf (Tune-Bot can not measure)
Tom 10 hits = 235 - Reso = donf (Tune-Bot can not measure)
Tom 12 hits = 187 - 429 = Reso
Tom 14 hits = 148 - 341 = Reso
Tom 16 hits = 118 - 270 = Reso.
GC 20 - 10/12/14 Toms ("CM5 Fusion")
GC 22 - 10/12/16 Toms ("CM5 Stage")
GC 22 - Toms 10/12/14/16 ("CM6 Studio")
GC 22 - Toms 8/10/12/14/16 ("CM7 Studio"), which I will describe.
First, let me say that the machine has been fully given to Tune-Bot. This is a tuner that is 10% of the price of the drumkit. Drummers do not have all the musical ear (and I include myself in), I highly recommend this purchase, especially for a big config.
Bought € 949. A 7 maple drums at this price drumkit, of course, there is no competition.
There is a hardware pack optional 339 € I did not take.
Sound first. The heat is here! Even before tuning the toms and bass drum are bluffing. Not too snare, which requires a little more attention.
Used for deep drums, it may take time to adapt to her a little more shut. At the same time, with 5 toms, any additional precision is welcome.
The snare is quite convincing, if only one cheek tight. If you want a fat sound, it's not the top.
Anyway, given the config of the machine, you will definitely play a rock not very nice top. So the sound to "another world" Phone is not your department
And then a 5.5 ", this is for slam.
Small disappointment of the bass drum. In terms of volume only. I expected more hairy. This can be skin Aquarian Superkick I mounted just above. Well, this is not a problem, on the contrary, your neighbors will appreciate, like the sound engineer who will not see the gates open toms each kick.
About skins, even if origins are siglées Remo and the drumkit already sounds good with, you will totally transform it into something much more serious. I opted for the Aquarian Studio-X for toms and Evans Genera Dry on the snare. These two models are designed to calm the harmonics. Associated with a very tight tuning skins resonance, I can do without bits of tape or Kleenex stuck to the skin (it's really not nice ...).
Finally on this topic, shame about the resonant head on the bass drum is not perforated. Well, the good thing is that you can drill where you want.
A good place to tie tom equipped with a boom arm clamp. It's been a clamp least provide the rack already cluttered with all those toms!
In this regard, there is everything you need in the kit to install the drumkit, the rack is not necessary. But hey, who says lots of words was often too many cymbals, the rack, it is a sacred comfort!
Quality workmanship, it is still early to judge. Strength seems to go. I just had a problem with a shell on the tom 14 ". The tie was very difficult to tighten. Ca is more or less settled in the lubricant.
Everything else (foot bass drum, tom-base fastening, clamping feet tom 14 and 16 trigger stamp CC, etc), it's super good! Everything fits perfectly.
Purchased finish "pearlescent white", I find the effect a little too quiet. You really get closer to see the glitter. By far, the drumkit is white point.
So really no effect unlike gradient colors.
Version "pearlescent black" is out of stock almost permanent. If you want a little originality, choose it in another color
Note that the black version is the only one with black anodized circles. This is perhaps what makes it successful. From what I've seen in other brands, this surface treatment is not very resistant to the blows of sticks. To conclude, despite the 2 or 3 points raised, which foot to play on such a huge config, with no less huge sound for a price so affordable!
NB
my settings to Tune-Bot (in hertz)
GC: hits = 58 - = 87 Reso
CC: hits = 174 - 402 = Reso
Tom 8 hits = 296 - Reso = donf (Tune-Bot can not measure)
Tom 10 hits = 235 - Reso = donf (Tune-Bot can not measure)
Tom 12 hits = 187 - 429 = Reso
Tom 14 hits = 148 - 341 = Reso
Tom 16 hits = 118 - 270 = Reso.