Once again I have to pay tribute to the members of DrummerWorld—I was tipped off about the discontinued Rock Tour 3 piece shellpack from a posting on this site. My teenage son has found himself in a very active band, and I was hoping that the Rock Tour would be a low-cost upgrade from his Tama Rockstar set.
I bought the shellpack from GC, and got them to additionally discount the $399 price to $340, and then I got a $28 dollar fuel discount by purchasing it with a GC gift card from the fuel points program at my grocery store. So the effective cost of the kit was only $312—not bad at all!
The main finding of this review—that Rock Tour bass drum absolutely thunders compared to the 22” Tama and Sonor kits my son has used in the past. Even my wife, who has no musical training and pays little attention to such matters, noticed immediately how much louder, deeper, and punchier it sounds. It rattles the walls, and it’s going to be a great bass drum for live performances.
Some other observations:
1. It came with nice Remo heads. The toms are 2 ply with the oily material inside, and the bass head appears to be a powerstroke, but it is only labeled Remo.
2. The floor tom also sounds really good, with a great punch. The 12” tom sounds pretty pedestrian so far, but we haven’t had a chance to mess much with the tuning yet.
3. The build quality of the drums is excellent, and in terms of robustness they seem to be on par with the Tama set, but perhaps not as rugged as the Sonor kits we have had.
I’m sure I’ll be back looking for setup tips once he does a few live performances with this kit.
I bought the shellpack from GC, and got them to additionally discount the $399 price to $340, and then I got a $28 dollar fuel discount by purchasing it with a GC gift card from the fuel points program at my grocery store. So the effective cost of the kit was only $312—not bad at all!
The main finding of this review—that Rock Tour bass drum absolutely thunders compared to the 22” Tama and Sonor kits my son has used in the past. Even my wife, who has no musical training and pays little attention to such matters, noticed immediately how much louder, deeper, and punchier it sounds. It rattles the walls, and it’s going to be a great bass drum for live performances.
Some other observations:
1. It came with nice Remo heads. The toms are 2 ply with the oily material inside, and the bass head appears to be a powerstroke, but it is only labeled Remo.
2. The floor tom also sounds really good, with a great punch. The 12” tom sounds pretty pedestrian so far, but we haven’t had a chance to mess much with the tuning yet.
3. The build quality of the drums is excellent, and in terms of robustness they seem to be on par with the Tama set, but perhaps not as rugged as the Sonor kits we have had.
I’m sure I’ll be back looking for setup tips once he does a few live performances with this kit.