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PlaysforFun
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My personal opinion is that you are being a tad snobbish. I mean if you think about it a hot rod builder might start off with the shell of a ford or a chevy. Does that mean the end result is not a custom car? I don't think so.
As for the kit, man that's ridiculous dude! My only slight reservation would be about the fact that your rack tom does seem to be on a slightly different scale to the kick and floor. Of course i can see that you were probably going for a bit closer in terms of tuning between your rack and the floor and that's the good thing about custom drums- they're made for what you want.
Snobbish....come on man are you serious?
Like I said I have assembled many, many, drums with wraps and stains....any company that buys off the shelf hardware, shells...etc. isn't custom. If you can buy shells pre-drilled with the same hardware that is being used by some "custom" builders and put it together why on earth would you say that the company is custom...just doesn't make sense. The only thing your paying for in that instance is the finish...period. Is a nice finish worth the money being dropped on some of these kits? No way in hell it is. We mainly play drums for the sound do we not? With finish being second.
It's funny....feathers sure get ruffled when someone doesn't agree with the masses around here.