StaggerLee
Silver Member
Ok, so yesterday I admitantly and stupidly went on a rant on another forum, though interestingly didnt get hated or flamed for it...but I did learn some lessons... Here is what transpired, and also what I learnt, just thought people would be interested.
Here is my stupid comment:
So I was watcing Katie B, and noticed her drummer, stephen asamoah-duah, was sick and had a lovely snare pair of snares. Turns out they were just MPX snares. I do more research and find he isnt the only mapex artist using these. Charlie Kenny and Jorge Ignacio Forero Quintero use them. I asked mapex if any more do and they said yes, and to look through all there photos. In the end there were too many but a few did crop up. How can professionals take cheap snares on the road and into the studio? Something is fishy here....
The following are comments of note I got, including one from a mapex worker:
First is from a touring rnb drummer:
Go try one and find out!!
But seriously, I've got 2 MPX snares, a 14x5.5 and a 13x6 and they both sound great to be honest. They're usually my go to snares and they do punch well above their weight
Some guy who published books on drums:
It's production size as much as anything. Mapex are one of the biggest manufacturers worldwide and run on slimmer profits per unit, as they make their money by quantity, rather than by the profit per unit. They price the drums to undercut the competition and thus sell more drums.
Mapex dude:
MPX snares are made in the same factory as all our drums. The same level of care is given to these snares as our premium black panther lines, and both are designed to compliment each other. Whilst the black panther series caters to specific genres of music and more boutique options, the MPX series carry our namesake and are versatile snares meant to cover a general basis. The costs are cut down with a cheaper throw-off and basic triple flanged hoops in comparison to our black panther series with it's own signature lugs and sonic saver hoops. Many of our endorsers take MPX series on the road and into the studio. Most tend to upgrade the snare with our other throw-offs and snare wires, all available separately.
The rest were people just praising and loving MPX series. I went out today and got one, was well worth it So, anyone else have any experience with the worlds second cheapest professional snare drum? I think worldmax still have one cheaper...
Here is my stupid comment:
So I was watcing Katie B, and noticed her drummer, stephen asamoah-duah, was sick and had a lovely snare pair of snares. Turns out they were just MPX snares. I do more research and find he isnt the only mapex artist using these. Charlie Kenny and Jorge Ignacio Forero Quintero use them. I asked mapex if any more do and they said yes, and to look through all there photos. In the end there were too many but a few did crop up. How can professionals take cheap snares on the road and into the studio? Something is fishy here....
The following are comments of note I got, including one from a mapex worker:
First is from a touring rnb drummer:
Go try one and find out!!
But seriously, I've got 2 MPX snares, a 14x5.5 and a 13x6 and they both sound great to be honest. They're usually my go to snares and they do punch well above their weight
Some guy who published books on drums:
It's production size as much as anything. Mapex are one of the biggest manufacturers worldwide and run on slimmer profits per unit, as they make their money by quantity, rather than by the profit per unit. They price the drums to undercut the competition and thus sell more drums.
Mapex dude:
MPX snares are made in the same factory as all our drums. The same level of care is given to these snares as our premium black panther lines, and both are designed to compliment each other. Whilst the black panther series caters to specific genres of music and more boutique options, the MPX series carry our namesake and are versatile snares meant to cover a general basis. The costs are cut down with a cheaper throw-off and basic triple flanged hoops in comparison to our black panther series with it's own signature lugs and sonic saver hoops. Many of our endorsers take MPX series on the road and into the studio. Most tend to upgrade the snare with our other throw-offs and snare wires, all available separately.
The rest were people just praising and loving MPX series. I went out today and got one, was well worth it So, anyone else have any experience with the worlds second cheapest professional snare drum? I think worldmax still have one cheaper...