I've been using this drum kit for over a year and a half. I was basically looking for a drum kit to start out that wasn't very expensive. I was looking into getting a low-end Tama until I stumbled upon this kit. I read user reviews about it and all I could find was that it's an EXCELLENT value for money. Especially the model with a 22" kick and standard tom, which is very powerful and with an exceptional sound at this price point. So I went for it and I'm not disappointed. The kick is really powerful and very deep, while the sound of the toms is very nice. The snare is very punchy too. What has really bothered me ever since the beginning are the paiste 101 cymbals, which aren't very good. It's better to invest on models like the Sabian XS20, which are really very nice. Plus, the kick pedal is really lousy. But, at the same time, Yamaha had to make ends meet given the price at which it sells these drums. Anyway, I wanted a double pedal so I got a Gibraltar and it's really good. The kick has even more punch with a really dry sound, it's great. Unfortunately, the force of the pedal made the drum head of the kick explode. So I changed it for an Evans EQ1 and it has now a huge resonance. Nothing that you can't fix with a small cushion, but it's really powerful!! I also switched to Pinstripe heads on the toms and they suit them perfectly, they sound really nice, exactly as I was expecting, more biting and precise. In the end, this beginner drum kit, which I didn't expect to keep very long, has turned into a very nice kit to progress and play in a band by simply correcting some minor details. It is an excellent drum set, which isn't expensive compared to competing products. I love the sound of Yamaha drums, which this kit has. It is really worth it to start out and, as time goes by, a couple of modifications make it better, given the quality of the drums themselves.