Pacific drums

[stillgroovin]

Did a search on this and didn"t come up with anything substantial, so here's the question. What are your thoughts, if any, regarding DW's cousin, PDP. Is their stuff crap like I've heard or are they just getting a bad review by some? You see a few for sale on Craigs list, E-bay etc and I was just courious if they were worth considering as an intermediate or semi pro kit?

[fusssion]

your searched on here about Pacific and didn't find anything?!?!?!?!?!?

[Mcbrain]

I currently own an LX and LOVE IT.... The bearing edges are beautiful and the sounds i get out of this set are fantastic... For the price i just do not think you can beat a PDP. I have also heard a lot of complaints from people about Pdp and funny enough a lot of them have never even owned one....If you have a chance to try one out go for it. It's been nothing but 2 thumbs up for me.....good luck and cheers !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Drummer Karl]

your searched on here about Pacific and didn't find anything?!?!?!?!?!?

yeah, wanted to ask the same.
here you can find a few helpful thread about them maybe:

http://www.drummerworld.com/forums/search.php?searchid=696624

btw, Pacific drums are valueable, definitly. Once I tried some. I think it was LX, too. Overall their sound is good. The only thing I disliked was the sound of the snare drum, it was soo unsensitive.
But that could also just be tuning. Go and test some if you can, it`s worth it I believe.

Karl

[Mediocrefunkybeat]

I have very mixed feelings on Pacific drums.

Pros:

You can get a nice set of drums, with good shells and a good sound, for relatively little money when compared to DW's. Some of the finishes are nice, and the drums can be very nice if the sets are well made, however:

Cons:

Very variable quality. I've heard of (and seen) a number of PDP kits that were, let's say, less than perfect. Usually in regards to the quality of the construction of the shells. Seam separation and especially bad bearing edges. Although there seem to be less reported problems of late, some of the kits a few months ago and a few years ago were of extremely variable quality. A number of issues have also been raised with the quality of the tom mounts.

Personally, I wouldn't buy a set. Just because of the potential that there could be a bad set.

[eightill]

I own the CX line and I know they aren't Pacific's top line... but I'd like to say that I hate them. Hate hate hate hate them. The hardware and mounts are fine. It's the construction of the shells. Can't get a good sound out of them to save my life. Tried every head and tuning method. They blow.

[sharky 007]

I looked at Pacific before I bought my Sonor's.But I've seen a few kits in stores that the bearing edge's had chunk's missing.

[ahum]

It's too long a story to explain, but I've been the owner of 3 pacific kits. I will say that it's the best you can get for the money in my opinion (they're dirt cheap at guitar center). However, they have the worst quality control i've seen. DW hypes up how they're made with the same materials and all that, but it's amazing how american-made versus mexican-made makes a HUGE difference (fender guitars, for example). The problem was the bearing-edges. 2 of the 3 kits had jacked up bearing edges (uneven, large bumps in them). It ruined the kick sound on one of them, and makes them a pain to tune. So I'd advise that you thoroughly check the kit and its bearing edges before you get one.

[fourstringdrums]

I agree with MFB. I had a PDP CX and it was one of the better kits, but if I could go back I would've bought a Gretsch Catalina. I didn't know they existed for the same price range at the time.

[harryconway]

I have also heard a lot of complaints from people about Pdp and funny enough a lot of them have never even owned one....

You don't have to own a set to pass judgement that you don't want to own a set. I owned a Chevy Vega. It was fun to drive, but it was a junk. I don't need to own a Yugo to know they are also junk. But you have to do your own shopping. Play a Ddrum, a Yamaha, a Mapex, a Tama. See what's out there. Walk around each kit. Look inside each drum. And if the Pdp is the sound you want and it looks good to you, then go for it. Also, check out "gentle used" pro level kits.

[stillgroovin]

My original post read that I did a search and couldn't find anything SUBSTANTIAL. . Thanks to those who offered your opinion, that was what I was looking for, pro's and con's.

[Trommur]

I own a PDP CX and my bearing edges are very nice. No bumbs or chunks missing. The Music Store I bought it from new is one of the best in Iceland so they would not sell bad Items. Overall, I get a nice sound out of my drums, and I very happy with them..

Joe

[gmrakich]

They had early QC issues, but don't hear to much about bearing edges anymore. Still hear a little about lugs and tom mounts failing though. They are a great student/low pro drum IMHO. For the money, check out the Sonor stuff.