which mapex pro m?

[AveyTare]

hello

I'm thinking about getting mapex pro m kit. which one will you suggest? fusion, fusionease or jazz? I've never played 20 kick. what are they like?

[crazyhorse]

What kind of music are you going to be playing? Do you like a deeper fill sound or the higher pitched smaller drums?

[AveyTare]

I generally love the sound of fusion size toms with single ply heads, but dunno what about the kick. I'm just afraid 22 kick might be too boomy and 20 might have not enough low end, as pro m aren't high end drums. what do you think?

I'm going to play... post rock, trip hop, alternative, jazz, but industrial and other heavy kinds of electronic music also.

[JoshRead]

The Pro M IS a high end drum set, just without the high end price. I'm sure you'd be happy with any of them. Both the 22 and the 20 have nice low end and a great punch.

[Class A Drummer]

hello

I'm thinking about getting mapex pro m kit. which one will you suggest? fusion, fusionease or jazz? I've never played 20 kick. what are they like?

I didnt know there were such versions of this set. What is the difference?

[crazyhorse]

The versions just relate to the sizes of the drums included. I'm pretty sure a 20" will have plenty of punch for you. I've always played 22" drums and they've been great. Remember you can always adjust your tuning to get the sound nailed down. I have heard 20" bass's that were awesome too so I doubt there's so much difference between the two that you can't compensate with various methods.

Find a place to sit down behind some different sized bass drums and get a feel for it. I've never felt that my 22 is too boomy under most circumstances. The times I worried about it I'd just muffle it down a bit.

[AveyTare]

the differences are in sizes of the drums. jazz set has a 20 kick and 14/14 floor, fusion - 22 kick and 14/11 tom, fusionease - 22 kick and 14/14 floor.

I'm pretty sure I don't want to muffle the bass drum.

[harryconway]

The Pro M IS a high end drum set, just without the high end price.
Josh, you probably don't own a Mapex Orion or Saturn kit. Or a DW. Or a Pearl Masters or Reference. Yamaha Recording Custom. Ludwig Classic maple. Tama Starclassics. These are pro level kits. I'm just afraid 22 kick might be too boomy and 20 might have not enough low end, as pro m aren't high end drums. what do you think?



The Mapex Pro M is a very good drum for the money. You will be able to use single ply heads. The Pro M will give you a lot more versatility than some of the other intermediate level kits. With drum companies offering longer bass drums, the distinction between the 20 and the 22 becomes less and less. That, combined with the variety of heads now available. Makes having a 20 or 22 debate almost senseless. Might as well argue about what color sounds better. You can certainly make a 22 less boomy and/or pull plenty of bottom out of a deep 20.

[AveyTare]

The Mapex Pro M is a very good drum for the money. You will be able to use single ply heads. The Pro M will give you a lot more versatility than some of the other intermediate level kits. With drum companies offering longer bass drums, the distinction between the 20 and the 22 becomes less and less. That, combined with the variety of heads now available. Makes having a 20 or 22 debate almost senseless. Might as well argue about what color sounds better. You can certainly make a 22 less boomy and/or pull plenty of bottom out of a deep 20.

I don't understand that about single ply heads... do you mean that it's wrong to use single ply heads on low end kits? and do you think single ply are better on better kits?

[harryconway]

Entry level kits usually have less expensive everything. That's what makes them affordable. And because of that, sound is compromised. I can totally understand a cat only being able to afford "what he can afford". But when you see an entry level kit, usually it has 2 ply Pinstripe heads (or the equal of) because those are the only heads that make the drums sound good. Hence, the drums themselves are limited. Whereas, a better quality kit will offer you the versatility of a wider range of sound and head choices. If you still like the sound of the Pins. cool, but the fact that you can run single ply heads on your drums and they sound good, as opposed to crappy, that's a big plus. I'm a Remo guy, and the Remo catalog has a list of pro drummers, and what they play. 11 drummers. From Steve Gadd and Dave Weckl to Neil Peart and Travis Barker. Only 1 cat plays with 2 ply.

[fusssion]

I would think that you would be fine with a 20 inch kick for what you're doing...I would say OVERALL a 22 is more versatile,...but a 20 will do great for what you want.

[AveyTare]

I would think that you would be fine with a 20 inch kick for what you're doing...I would say OVERALL a 22 is more versatile,...but a 20 will do great for what you want.

and it looks really cool xD I hope it will cover genres from jazz to soft rock...

[Legacyrik]

Josh, you probably don't own a Mapex Orion or Saturn kit. Or a DW. Or a Pearl Masters or Reference. Yamaha Recording Custom. Ludwig Classic maple. Tama Starclassics. These are pro level kits.

The Mapex Pro M is a very good drum for the money. You will be able to use single ply heads. The Pro M will give you a lot more versatility than some of the other intermediate level kits. With drum companies offering longer bass drums, the distinction between the 20 and the 22 becomes less and less. That, combined with the variety of heads now available. Makes having a 20 or 22 debate almost senseless. Might as well argue about what color sounds better. You can certainly make a 22 less boomy and/or pull plenty of bottom out of a deep 20.

Of course the difference between the pro m and orion would be:

burl maple external layer and finish, and hardware... So it's not hard to believe this should be very similar to the orion they sell..