Sonor SQ 2 is here!

[Stevesmithfan]

My Sonor SQ 2 has finally arrived after waiting 4 months and well worth it.
I got Heavy Birch with Rosewood veneer inside and out.
1420 Bass Drum
5x14 Artist Maple snare (main)
4.25X12" SQ 2 snare (left side)
8X8 Tom
8X10 tom
8X12 Tom
14x14 FT
16X16 FT
The sound is bright and puchy with a little sustain. Lots of volume as well.
I'll post some sound clips next week when I have more time.

Eye Candy:
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[Mcbrain]

HOLY MOTHER OF GOD !!!!.....YOU ARE HEALED ......Let's all pray now..................

[drumminjohn]

That is a beautiful set...
I love the picture of the UPS guy posing with the kit haha

[jayp]

I hate you... period..

[GRUNTERSDAD]

Man I can't tell if I like the outside or the inside of the drums the best. AMAZING dude.
I just wonder about the massiveness of the tom hardware...but they are beautiful no doubt.

[Stevesmithfan]

Thanks guys, that tom holder is a bit overdesigned, but those toms are going anywhere. When I play the kick drum hard they don't even move a millimeter!
Great stuff, Sonor makes. I have had this kit in my posession for only a few hours and I don't think I'm going to sleep to well tonight!

[Leadfoot]

Outstanding. Your neighbors are going to love you!

[KCDrummer]

What can I say? Not much, since I'm drooling...

[d.c.drummer]

Umm, sorry to disappoint you.. but i think those were shipped to the wrong address. Just pack them back up and send them to my house. Sorry for the confusion.


(very, very, very nice kit)

[Ozzy Biz]

oh...uh...ah....
yep. I need to change my pants now. That is stunning. I'd love to see some pics of it in better light, preferably outside. Much kudos to you for that baby.

[hauk]

simply amazing... gotta say, i was surprised to see that one of us here had an SQ2.. but glad. its cool to see them. if i had any amount of money to spend on a set, i think i'd go SQ2

[Deathtripp]

Nice looking set, I like the natural wood color , i've never seen that before. Badass!

Edit- Also the way the bass drum's legs and the tom holders look is crazy , never seen that before

[BIG_c]

oh...uh...ah....
yep. I need to change my pants now. That is stunning. I'd love to see some pics of it in better light, preferably outside. Much kudos to you for that baby.

damn, beat me to the pee joke. yeah what can i say, that kit looks amazing. cant wait to hear it.

[superbatmat]

SSSSOOOOOOOOO NNNNIIIICCCCEEEE !

You are a lucky man !!!!

How sound your main snare ?

[ahum]

That kit is a pure work of art, hands down. Seriously. I'm sure it sounds great too.


p.s. your cymbals are really dusty, lol.

[TopCat]

That's amazing. Just damn Amazing.

[drumbandit]

One of my favourite kits on the forum. Are there specs of th cymbals? The finish and the offset lugs on the snare look too good!

Tom

[katman]

That's very, very nice.

Jojo Mayer is doing a workshop here in Cape Town next week and yesterday I saw the kit he'll be using in a local music store. It's also a Sonor in an exotic veneer, similar sizes to yours. But it's not an SQ2. Probably about half as nice as yours. Enjoy them.

[Gibbersticks]

Call me picky, or whatever but ummmm........don't you think that a brand new SQ2 deserves to be set up with cymbals that have at least been dusted off sometime this year??? I do. Maybe I'm just a little strange......or a neat freak.....POLISH YOUR DAMN CYMBALS!!! There I said it and I'm gonna go now.

[darknessdude16]

Woah! I bet they sound sweet!!!! The picture of the U.P.S guy is priceless, it seems really wierd to see the same coating on the inside as the outside. They are beautiful drums for sure x happy playing!!!!

[DamoSyzygy]

Simply gorgeous kit!

Congratulations, youve just purchased one of the best kits in the world IMO. And that setup couldnt have been cheap. Were you happy with your service through Sonor?

I know youll love them about as much as I love my Designers. :)

PS - Im LOVING the blanched roots artist snare. You really ARE a Steve Smith fan!

[Big_Philly]

That thing is gorgeous!! I love the natural finish.
I wonder if the UPS guy knows he's famous now...

[Mediocrefunkybeat]

I wish I had a car big enough to steal all of that.

Stevesmithfan, we've known each other on here for a long time, and you've always had those drool-inducing Ludwigs, but these Sonors are honestly the next level. This is some serious work and you must be exceptionally proud to own such magnificent drums. They're really amazing and if they sound even half as good as they look, well. Then you're sorted for life.

[moe.ron]

as good as that kit is...that ups guy...DAMN! :-P

[GRUNTERSDAD]

I had to make a second post sorry. BUt I think that set deserves inclusion in every topic on the forum. You could put up the same pictures and call it my "new" cymbal set up, or the same pics, in the other gear section and ask, what pedals should I use.? And what heads, and do 5A sticks with vertical grain go well with these drums. Amazing.

[Ozzy Biz]

I had to make a second post sorry. BUt I think that set deserves inclusion in every topic on the forum. You could put up the same pictures and call it my "new" cymbal set up, or the same pics, in the other gear section and ask, what pedals should I use.? And what heads, and do 5A sticks with vertical grain go well with these drums. Amazing.

And he'd get away with it too; in territory where very few would.

[Stevesmithfan]

Thanks guys for all those replies. Hi MFB, nice to hear from you again. I finally reached nirvana with these dums, I'm definetely done buying drums for a long time.
the Artist series snare is wonderful, but it is getting replaced (temporarily) with an SQ 2. X Ray 5x14" Acrylic snare.
Now I've got to go and dust those Zildjians!

[Drummer Karl]

That is truly incredible. What a nice choice. When I tried those SQ2 the only theing I knew was slobbering.
Seriously, that looks and sounds great.

Congrats.

PS: What did you do with the old Ludwigs?

Karl

[hateplow]

Wow...amazing. THAT is a real custom kit. How many plies are the Heavy Birch drums?
I'm also interested to hear what the 14X20 kick sounds like.
Congratulations on a masterpiece that should last more than a lifetime.

[radiofriendlyunitshifter]

wow is right. the drums are gorgeous, no doubt about it. can't wait to hear a clip of them.

beautiful beautiful drums. are sq2s essentially custom kits?

[toxegendrummer]

that thing is amazing...finish reminds me of Danny Carrey's kit from tool

[badlydubbedsean]

Hahaha that Rosewood is beastly... bet the neighbours saw that through the window and said.... "The End is coming!"

Amazing beautiful kit.

[boomboomda]

Nice kit, Git R done.

[Stevesmithfan]

Thanks guys.
I'm keeping the Ludwigs for gigs.
The heavy shells are 12 ply and sound amazing.
I love the 14x20 as opposed to deeper kicks for instant punchy sound. I've a small cut in the head with the mic just on the outside to get some extra deplth.
The SQ 2's are custom built to your specifications with the SQ 2 configurator on the Sonor website.

Karl:

The Sonor factory is 5 hours driving time from Berlin. What is the name of the town the Sonor factory is located? Do you know?
Thanks,
Greg

[joeybeats]

WOW! Joey

PS- repost your links so that the pics show up if possible. Would love to see them in the thread, one after the other.

[Leadfoot]

wow is right. the drums are gorgeous, no doubt about it. can't wait to hear a clip of them.

beautiful beautiful drums. are sq2s essentially custom kits?
Yes, there are a number of woods to choose from, as well as veneers inside & out, & laquers too. Top of the line stuff, very pricey too.

[salamabiz17]

That's really beautiful set
I guess It's so expensive,right?

How about sound? ^^

[Drum-Head]

You've just invented drummer porn.

[crazyhorse]

Very nice kit!

Oh.. and death to the guy that said to polish K cymbals. I get a kick out of it when people do stupid stuff like that... YOU DON'T POLISH GOOD CYMBALS!!!! argh....

[Stevesmithfan]

Even with a nice kit like the Sonor. There's going to be some negative criticism.
I'm honored to have just started drum porn!

[Jookbox]

please post your address so i can come over and borrow your drums. thanks.

[GRUNTERSDAD]

Thanks guys.
I'm keeping the Ludwigs for gigs.
The heavy shells are 12 ply and sound amazing.
I love the 14x20 as opposed to deeper kicks for instant punchy sound. I've a small cut in the head with the mic just on the outside to get some extra deplth.
The SQ 2's are custom built to your specifications with the SQ 2 configurator on the Sonor website.

Karl:

The Sonor factory is 5 hours driving time from Berlin. What is the name of the town the Sonor factory is located? Do you know?
Thanks,
Greg

Bad Berleburg ............

[DamoSyzygy]

YOU DON'T POLISH GOOD CYMBALS!!!!
Now why would you say something as crazy as that? :)

[crazyhorse]

Actually the funniest thing I've seen all week was at Guitar Center... Apparently a very short lived employee tried polishing a nice aged Zildjian K..... he thought it was dirty.... ::sigh:: I've actually never polished my Paiste Sigs and I never will.

I'll say it again... that's an amazing kit. It actually has me thinking that I need to run out and get a vacuum rig so I can try playing with veneers next.

[razorx]

that is an awesome finish.

[maddrummr]

definitally an amazing drum set.

Finish is stunning, and the hardware is quite interesting.
DONT POLISH YOUR CYMBALS!!!

I think cymbals look much better tarnished, just gives an impression that theres a darker sound, and most of the time there is

[bmar29]

just curious but how did you get them? can you order them off the sonor website?

[Stevesmithfan]

To order a Sonor SQ 2 you go to the Sonor website under the SQ 2 configurator, create a drumkit. Print out the config. and take it to your Sonor dealer. The config. will have a reference number. Your dealer will send the reference # along with the details of your kit to Sonor. It's easy.
Go to the sonor website and create your dream drumset, just like you would with a DW Kitbuilder, it's a lot of fun!

[GRUNTERSDAD]

I did that and my dream set would cost me 7800.00. Waiting on the lottery.

[Stevesmithfan]

They're pricey but worth it. The price you got from the SQ 2 configurator is suggested list. You should get a discount of 20% more or less from the list price, That still makes them quite expensive.

[emmerson]

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[bonzo49]

That kits a real gem, I wish I had that kind of stuff, even a little 4 piece in that finish, and quality, but at least I have a kit, for that I am grateful.

[radiofriendlyunitshifter]

To order a Sonor SQ 2 you go to the Sonor website under the SQ 2 configurator, create a drumkit. Print out the config. and take it to your Sonor dealer. The config. will have a reference number. Your dealer will send the reference # along with the details of your kit to Sonor. It's easy.
Go to the sonor website and create your dream drumset, just like you would with a DW Kitbuilder, it's a lot of fun!

pretty neat... i need to start saving my pennies.

...maybe when i have a career and a yearly salary, i'll check back in on the sq2 series (if they're still around)

again, amazing drums.

[DamoSyzygy]

You should get a discount of 20% more or less from the list price, That still makes them quite expensive.

Wow. I wish I could discount the SQ2's I sell for 20% or more!

[Cephalic]

I actually sort of jumped up in my seat a little bit just reading the title! REALLY nice kit!
I can't wait till I can afford some SQ2s... haha, not for a loooooooooong time though.

[Raymond Bloom]

damn...


so you're now the luckyest man on earth, right? :-)

Once I played on a Designers drumset and it was absolutely the best sounding drums I've ever heared, I suppose these are even better!

congrats!!

[Rhythmic Disciple]

Hey dude,

The Sonor guys are real artists. Top quality wood and chrome there mate. 12 ply? That sounds insane!!!...in a good way! ;)

Personally, not a finish that floats my boat, but I cannot agree more with the sentiments above - A stunning piece of German craftsmanship!

...or as they say over there - "Vorsprung Durch Technik"

Congratulations!

[Mr. DrummerMan]

wow i love sonor cool

[vince]

Whyyyy ? (sobbing) Whyyyy ? (crying)

[gretsch223]

oh dear....that is quite the drumset! nice cymbals too

[e0n]

Holy crap, dude! That kit is just awesome!
It's good to see these kind of drums here on the forum, 'cause here where I live, u have to be rich and almost mad to buy a pretty descent drumset... But dude, that one is absolutely amazing!
Almost forgot... The snare! First thought I didn't see right! That thing is gorgeous!! :D
Rock on, mate! :P

[fijjibo]

WOW!!!

Thats some nifty woodwork there.

[CWelsh]

I think that might be the most beautiful finish I've ever seen. What a stunning looking kit. And, I'll bet it sounds even better than it looks. Congratulations!

[Stevesmithfan]

Thanks all for your responses. I've had this kit almost 2 weeks now and it sounds better each day I practice. I can't believe I went all these years without buying a Sonor kit.