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Published on 12/21/02 at 15:00I bought my 6 Pce XPK in 1996 for about £700 from a dealer in the UK near London.
It is still in immaculate condition.
Versatile kit, reliable hardware (no stripping threads), all designed to last if you are prepared to look after it.
I recently added ISO mounts and had the tom blocks removed,shell holes filled, and bearing edges re-finished. The kit sounds really toneful and fat. It now sounds like iut was always supposed to.
Due to undersizes shells these drums work best with Evans heads, as Remo heads need to sit tighter on the shell.
Evans also remain in tune on this kit better than the Remo I used.
At the time I bought this kit, it was definitely the best kit on the market for the money. The Birch used in the shells is premium Finnish(Finland)Birch and is the same used on the Genista.
Although many new kits have come on to the market in this range, I might get another kit one day, but I will not replace this characterful little set.
If its good enough for Radiohead's drummer its sure good enough for me (his studio kit).
I have also bigged up my bass drum with a new front head (with no hole cut) this gives a nice warm fat wallop.The whole kit has a nice balance to it,including the nice crisp musical snare.
This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com
It is still in immaculate condition.
Versatile kit, reliable hardware (no stripping threads), all designed to last if you are prepared to look after it.
I recently added ISO mounts and had the tom blocks removed,shell holes filled, and bearing edges re-finished. The kit sounds really toneful and fat. It now sounds like iut was always supposed to.
Due to undersizes shells these drums work best with Evans heads, as Remo heads need to sit tighter on the shell.
Evans also remain in tune on this kit better than the Remo I used.
At the time I bought this kit, it was definitely the best kit on the market for the money. The Birch used in the shells is premium Finnish(Finland)Birch and is the same used on the Genista.
Although many new kits have come on to the market in this range, I might get another kit one day, but I will not replace this characterful little set.
If its good enough for Radiohead's drummer its sure good enough for me (his studio kit).
I have also bigged up my bass drum with a new front head (with no hole cut) this gives a nice warm fat wallop.The whole kit has a nice balance to it,including the nice crisp musical snare.
This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com