Mapex 4 pc. Just got it!!

[nodoubtbush]

Hello I'm new here. I played for years until I hit 21 then college took over. I'm 27 now and just got another kit.

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a18/BLownSub/IMG_0024.jpg

Mapex Pro M

24 X 18 VIRGIN BASS
16 X 16 FLOOR TOM
14 X 10 RACK TOM
14 X 8 SNARE

Paise Alpha Cymbals
14 crash
16 crash
10 splash
20 ride
14 hats

DW 5000 bass drum pedal
Yamaha hardware for now

Evans EC2 coated heads
Evans EMAD2 bass drum head

O yea I have an Axis A pedal for sale on ebay if anyone is interested.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=330122573256

[crazyhorse]

Very nice.. Anything with Paiste's is OK in my book. It's like my one brand loyalty... lol

[mofle]

Very nice kit! Congats on taking up drumming again, and on the new kit!

How do they sound?

-Mofle

[harryconway]

Nice kit, classic lines, good sizes (I like big drums). I run mostly all Yamaha hardware myself (single braced 600/700 series stuff) and it's more that enough for what I need and a heck of a lot lighter than the double-braced stuff I was using for years and years. Welcome to Drummerworld.

[nodoubtbush]

I got everything sounding pretty good but I cant seem to make myself believe the floor tom is as good as it can sound. I think I need to play with the bottom head but I'm not to good with that. I love the big bass drum. I'm in the market now for some better hardware and a DW 5500 TL hi hat stand. I hope to get my 18 crash and 18 or 20 china soon as well. I love keeping with one brand as well. I was that way with Sabian years ago but I liked the newer Alpha's a lot.

[crazyhorse]

Try putting a thicker head on the bottom of the floor tom and see what ya think

[nodoubtbush]

I will try that now. Thanks

[kung_f00]

From a purely aesthetic standpoint, might I suggest getting a smooth white reso, or maybe a hydraulic blue reso for that bass drum?

Other than that, fantastic kit.. Alphas are probably some of the best mid-range cymbals available, and paired with the M Pros.. you've got yourself a fantastic little kit there.

[d.c.drummer]

Very nice! Plan on getting that 18" tom or are you not a Bohnam copier?

[nodoubtbush]

I was thinking the same thing about the bass drum head. White or Blue. I had the option to get the 18'' floor tom as well but I was thinking I need to get my skills back up to speed first. Anyone that can help me find a 24" gloss white bass drum head I would love it. Thanks for the complements as well!!

[kung_f00]

I was thinking the same thing about the bass drum head. White or Blue. I had the option to get the 18'' floor tom as well but I was thinking I need to get my skills back up to speed first. Anyone that can help me find a 24" gloss white bass drum head I would love it. Thanks for the complements as well!!

The Evans EQ3 Smooth White is exactly what you're looking for if you want a great, ported resonant head. If not, I'm not completely sure Evans has a nonported smooth white, but Remo does.

[Red Hawk]

you should get this:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Mapex-14-x-14-Floor-Tom-Pro-M-Ice-Blue-209_W0QQitemZ190114617342QQihZ009QQcategoryZ38096Q QrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

and this:

http://cgi.ebay.com/MAPEX-18-FLOOR-DRUM-PRO-M-MAPLE-BASS-DRUM-BRAND-NEW_W0QQitemZ180121011721QQihZ008QQcategoryZ38096Q QssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

I love that finish.

there's a 5 piece just like it in the drum shop i go to all the time and every time i see it i want to buy it.

nice kit.

[frank0072]

you should get this:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Mapex-14-x-14-Floor-Tom-Pro-M-Ice-Blue-209_W0QQitemZ190114617342QQihZ009QQcategoryZ38096Q QrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

and this:

http://cgi.ebay.com/MAPEX-18-FLOOR-DRUM-PRO-M-MAPLE-BASS-DRUM-BRAND-NEW_W0QQitemZ180121011721QQihZ008QQcategoryZ38096Q QssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

I love that finish.

there's a 5 piece just like it in the drum shop i go to all the time and every time i see it i want to buy it.

nice kit.

If he would do that he would have 3 floortoms, that seems a little bit impractical to me...

[Cymbalrider]

I have a ProM studio kit in the Blue Ice color.. it's beautiful. They discontinued it too, which makes our kits even more rare. Hope you like it as much as I like mine. You could get a coated ambassador 24" for the front.

[maddrummr]

Sweet kit
Love the finish

Whats that green thing over your hats?

[rendezvous_drummer]

That would be an LP block wouldn't it?

[maddrummr]

That would be an LP block wouldn't it?

probably is

Im just used to looking at these
http://img3.musiciansfriend.com/dbase/pics/products/tn/7/1/1/371711.jpg

and that one seems different

[13enson]

i just got a similar 4pc mapex pro m in bermuda blue sparkle and it is in the thread above this one (although it would seem once i have posted this message, this thread will then move up so we would no longer be neighbours)

anyway, nice kit. the mapex hardware is extreamly good quality. may i recomend the cymbal/tom stand. it gives you alot of freedom as to where you can have your rack tom and condenses 2 stand into one.

[nodoubtbush]

Just a few updated pics after I got the kit together the way I enjoy playin on it.

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a18/BLownSub/DSC00108.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a18/BLownSub/DSC00103.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a18/BLownSub/DSC00101.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a18/BLownSub/DSC00096.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a18/BLownSub/DSC00115.jpg

O yea Thats a Green Blast block. I love the sound you get when you play off the cowbell and that as the same time.

The guy in the middle of this pic is Wolfmother's Drummer (Myles Haskett) Very nice dude!!
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a18/BLownSub/Wolfmotherdrummer.jpg

[Cymbalrider]

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h75/cymbalrider/front.jpg

Hey we match, in a way.

[7red7]

I love that finsh!!! Killer Alpha setup too!!! :D

[caprisun3484]

finish is sweet congrats on the kit