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The Walrus
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Well, it seems my dream kit is only $800 away. Ayotte drumSmith line kit from craiglist for $800, it's in a natural finish.
10x12, 14x16, 16x22, 6x14,
10x12, 14x16, 16x22, 6x14,
She’s a beauty, and only $800. Those lugs look cool. Are you going to jump on that deal?
Those are pretty nice...and I don't want to burst your bubble - but DrumSmith is Ayotte's low-budget, mass-produced, Asian-made brand. It's not the same as their custom line which is handmade in Canada.
I'm sure they sound great, either way.
Ayotte is a Keller customizer. Are they shipping Kellers to Asia for finishing, then back here, to hold costs down?
The drumSmith line is no longer offered, from what I understand they shipped all the shells and hardware from Canada to Taiwan and had them assembled. This was during the Ray Ayotte years, he wanted to make a kit that more people could afford, so instead of paying $4,000 for a kit you could buy a drumSmith kit for about half that, withoiut sacrificing sound or quality.
I think I just fail to see how shipping materials half way across the earth strictly for assembly could possibly reduce the cost of a kit by 50%
he wanted to make a kit that more people could afford, so instead of paying $4,000 for a kit you could buy a drumSmith kit for about half that, withoiut sacrificing sound or quality.
By entrusting construction and QC to countries with SLAVE LABOR you most definitely sacrificing quality.
Glaring examples of this are:
OCDP Newport Series
Gretch Catalina
Pork Pie Little Squealer
Sonor Force
That shows how much you know. I owned a Ayotte drumSmith kit, it was as well made as any kit I've seen and sounded better than any kit I've played.
Sonor does the same thing with the less expensive kits they have made in Taiwan, they send people there to insure quality control.
A Drum Smith kit is the best sounding kit you've ever played? Really?
While sound quality is subjective, I think that speaks to your lack of experience on drum kits, not to mine.
Sonor's Force line is made in China, by the way. Not Taiwan.
A Drum Smith kit is the best sounding kit you've ever played? Really?
While sound quality is subjective, I think that speaks to your lack of experience on drum kits, not to mine.
Sonor's Force line is made in China, by the way. Not Taiwan.
Wow , that's pretty cold and rude. He obviously has more experience than you imagined or give him credit for.
By entrusting construction and QC to countries with SLAVE LABOR you most definitely sacrificing quality.
Glaring examples of this are:
OCDP Newport Series
Gretch Catalina
Pork Pie Little Squealer
Sonor Force
I think I just fail to see how shipping materials half way across the earth strictly for assembly could possibly reduce the cost of a kit by 50%
Easy buddy.Wow , that's pretty cold and rude. He obviously has more experience than you imagined or give him credit for.