diosdude
Silver Member
Hi drummers! My kit arrived on Friday, a ddrum Dominion 10 pc Birch kit in Brushed blue wrap. 2x22x18" 8ply kicks, 7x13 8ply snare, 8,10,12,13" 6-ply rack toms, 14,16,18" 6-ply floor toms. I'm pretty sure it has 2.3 mm triple flanged hoops. The drums have solid weight, i owned a ddrum diatribe birch kit, these drums feel substantially (twice as much) heavier even with the Diatribes having die cast hoops and attached isolation mounts. I thought i was going to have to buy a set of isolation rim mounts but OMG. You have to hear these things!! Ddrum has this 3 point integral mounting system that let the drums resonate with tons of sustain, isolation mounts are not even needed. The set comes equipped with Remo pin stripes on the batter side heads and a coated pinstripe with an underside power dot for the snare. First time I've ever bought a new kit (I've purchased 8 brand new kits over the years) where I didn't need to fork out extra for good sounding heads. That brings me to the best part, the price. I was in the market for a new monster double bass kit but being the cheap ERRRRR....thrifty bargain hunter I am, i researched for days different brands of maple/ mahogany/ birch kits to find the most bang for the buck. I looked at Yamaha Stage, Pearl Decade, Mapex Armory among others and was about to pull the trigger on a Gretsch Catalina Maple 10 pc kit for $1981 (great use of my stimulus check) but then i saw a 5 pc dominion kit for sale from the guitar factory in Orchard Park, NY. i started adding up the price for the add-ons for my monster kit. $1321 for all 10 drums shipped to my home. Mind BLOWN.