San
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I have played for 4 years and have until now been using an electronic drum kit - the yamaha dtxplorer, and feel it is time for an upgrade.
my budget is around maximum of £750 and i think i've found the 3 best possibilities (all sets listed below include mapex 500 series hardware):
mapex horizon series hx (most basic drum kit here, 5 piece kit) and sabian xs20s cymbal pack (best cymbals here) which include 14, 16 and 18 inch hi hats crash and ride respectively,
mapex horizon series hzb lacquer finish with add on tom (6 piece) and paiste pst 5 cymbal set (same contents as xs20 listed above) which is a comprimise of the second best drum kit and second best cymbal package listed here as far as i know (opinions?)
and lastly, mapex horizon series hx double bass drum which is a 9 piece (best kit here) plus paiste pst 3 cymbal pack (14 hi hats, 16 crash, 18 crash and 20 ride) (worst cymbal set here)
all these combos are the same price roughly and i guess the general question is what is better; quality cymbals or drum kit. Whichever option I pick I will probably still end up upgrading both drums and cymbals over time but for now I need to pick something, and could really use advice on the best combo.
N.B. I have never owned an acoustic kit so even though PST5s for example may sound awful for some of the pros out there, for someone less experience like me they will probably sound better?
thanks for reading this
my budget is around maximum of £750 and i think i've found the 3 best possibilities (all sets listed below include mapex 500 series hardware):
mapex horizon series hx (most basic drum kit here, 5 piece kit) and sabian xs20s cymbal pack (best cymbals here) which include 14, 16 and 18 inch hi hats crash and ride respectively,
mapex horizon series hzb lacquer finish with add on tom (6 piece) and paiste pst 5 cymbal set (same contents as xs20 listed above) which is a comprimise of the second best drum kit and second best cymbal package listed here as far as i know (opinions?)
and lastly, mapex horizon series hx double bass drum which is a 9 piece (best kit here) plus paiste pst 3 cymbal pack (14 hi hats, 16 crash, 18 crash and 20 ride) (worst cymbal set here)
all these combos are the same price roughly and i guess the general question is what is better; quality cymbals or drum kit. Whichever option I pick I will probably still end up upgrading both drums and cymbals over time but for now I need to pick something, and could really use advice on the best combo.
N.B. I have never owned an acoustic kit so even though PST5s for example may sound awful for some of the pros out there, for someone less experience like me they will probably sound better?
thanks for reading this