BertTheDrummer
Gold Member
Hey all, I recently purchased a set of Pearl Session Studio Classics off Reverb and now I'm debating if I should keep them or send them back. I trust the opinion of the people on here, so I figured I'd ask. I know ultimately it is my decision and I may or may not go with the consensus on here. However, I figured I'd ask since I know there are many on here that know a lot more than I do.
Essentially Reverb has ruled in my favor that the drums were not represented correctly in the ad and have said the store needs to pay to have them shipped back. It seems like the store is willing to give some money back so they do not have to do this.
The store said it had light surface scratches and some play wear... I'm fine with that, and they said it included a set of bags. I got the set for $595 including shipping.
The issues: The bass drum is a different size than was quoted. The bass drum bag and one of the tom bags is an incorrect size for the drum (so bad that the bag for one of the toms is for a 14x8 drum where the drum is 13x9, this was not disclosed). There is also something going on with the bass drum, what looks like water spots or something on one side plus the screws on the inside seem to have an odd film on them.
So far they have offered me $100 back. What do you guys think?
Attached are pictures of the bass drum issues.
I want to add I don't NEED this set, it seemed like a good deal and I liked the Pearl SSC series so I went for it, but I already have a set that I'm in the process of rewrapping. That process can be see in my Bum Wrap journey thread.
Essentially Reverb has ruled in my favor that the drums were not represented correctly in the ad and have said the store needs to pay to have them shipped back. It seems like the store is willing to give some money back so they do not have to do this.
The store said it had light surface scratches and some play wear... I'm fine with that, and they said it included a set of bags. I got the set for $595 including shipping.
The issues: The bass drum is a different size than was quoted. The bass drum bag and one of the tom bags is an incorrect size for the drum (so bad that the bag for one of the toms is for a 14x8 drum where the drum is 13x9, this was not disclosed). There is also something going on with the bass drum, what looks like water spots or something on one side plus the screws on the inside seem to have an odd film on them.
So far they have offered me $100 back. What do you guys think?
Attached are pictures of the bass drum issues.
I want to add I don't NEED this set, it seemed like a good deal and I liked the Pearl SSC series so I went for it, but I already have a set that I'm in the process of rewrapping. That process can be see in my Bum Wrap journey thread.