Recent content by Jml

Agree 100%. I always thought the job of a drummer is to keep time and serve the song. I don’t drum to be Neil Peart or John Bonham. I drum because I enjoy it and I like music. Everything else is just noise.

I’ve only been drumming for a few years. So I just upgraded to my second kit - a used Yamaha Stage Custom. Used it for the first time last night at a gig. Love it! Can’t imagine upgrading from that anytime soon.

I love my Paiste Giant Beats (Hi-hats, crash and ride) and Paiste 2002 hi-hats....

Happy to say I’m a proud owner of a Yamaha Stage Custom! Haven’t set up the kit yet and need to get new heads, but here is a preview. It’s 10, 12, 14, 20.

This is why I'm a member here - you guys are the best! Thanks for all the knowledge. I am going tomorrow to pick up the kit unless someone beats me to it and makes a better offer today. Fingers crossed they're mine tomorrow.

Here's a close-up sample shot of a similar make, model, year and finish of the one I'm looking at. Isn't that a wrap?

It's the old Matte Cranberry Red from early 2000's. It has to be a wrap, no?

I’m still in the market to replace my old kit, and came across a second generation Yamaha Stage Custom shell pack only (no stands, snare or cymbals) for $300. It’s from the early 2000’s with the yellow/black badge and says “Stage Custom Standard”. Sizes are 10, 12, 16, 20. I understand they were...

You can find the Pork Pie I mentioned for under $200 new, and cheaper used. Great snare.

Pork Pie 12x6 Little Squealer Maple/Birch.

Can anyone confirm if the second kit (Mapex M series with rectangular badge) is a basswood with outer maple ply, or actually a birch kit? If it is basswood with an outer maple ply, other than the finish, is there any reason that would be preferable over an all basswood kit?

Best of luck! Hope it works out! Always good to go outside your comfort zone and try something new.

I think the lacquer one may be older by a few years, but it’s a better wood. I can also buy something to put legs on the floor tom (although more $). The seller of the first Mapex kit is now insisting for more $ just for the bass drum mount for the rack toms. So more than $100 for a shell pack...

Perhaps this kit, for slightly more. Lacquer finish as opposed to a wrap. It’s either basswood with outer maple ply, or all birch. Comes with hardware (no snare or cymbals). Only issue is fusion sizes - 10 and 12” rack toms, 14” floor tom.

Oops. My bad. It look like they ARE the QR series. They did have them in the Burgundy Steel wrap finish. All basswood drums. 12x9, 13x10, 14x5.5 snare, 16x16 and 22x16.