Odd-Arne Oseberg
Platinum Member
Club kits can be anything. Sometimes you get lucky. In schools, chirches, public buildings it's usually better. But if they say they got a house kit, ask questions and come prepared for nothing to work properly.
Bass drums and toms are usually ok, or something you can live with.
This comes to priorities when buying your own kit, too. The basic shell pack, bass drum and toms is the least important. With decent heads and tuning skills you can make it sound ok. I encourage to spend money on the other stuff first:
Pedals
A decent snare.
Cymbals (they can't be tuned. )
A throne that works for you.
There's also a limit on how much you want to put into a kit that will travel through any sort of club. Catalinas and Stage Customs work fine.
There are also lots of accessories you need for gigging. Bags, tools, felts, trolly?, tape, washers, spare parts, extra heads...
I personally only have heavy hardware, but if you don't need it, I pretty much advice against that. It's not necessary unless you hang a lot of stuff on each stand. Anything can hold a single cymbal properly.
Bass drums and toms are usually ok, or something you can live with.
This comes to priorities when buying your own kit, too. The basic shell pack, bass drum and toms is the least important. With decent heads and tuning skills you can make it sound ok. I encourage to spend money on the other stuff first:
Pedals
A decent snare.
Cymbals (they can't be tuned. )
A throne that works for you.
There's also a limit on how much you want to put into a kit that will travel through any sort of club. Catalinas and Stage Customs work fine.
There are also lots of accessories you need for gigging. Bags, tools, felts, trolly?, tape, washers, spare parts, extra heads...
I personally only have heavy hardware, but if you don't need it, I pretty much advice against that. It's not necessary unless you hang a lot of stuff on each stand. Anything can hold a single cymbal properly.