diegobxr
Silver Member
Hi everyone!! It's me again, this time bothering with another question... (sorry)
Just two hours ago I sold my Pearl Forum, and I'm ready and set to go and get my new kit!!!! So excited.
But, there's something worrying me.
The kit I was planning to buy is a Mapex Meridian Birch, 24"x18" BD, 13" rack tom, 16" and 18" floor toms.
Every experienced drummer I've told this to, gives me the same answer: "mmmm, are you sure?" "Think about it more carefully..", etc.
They've told me things like these to think about:
1- That configuration is just massive. Today you play in a loud rock band, but if tomorrow you wanna play with a softer band, something pop, playing with just a pianist, etc., you're screwed. It's a kit to play just from "loud" to "very loud".
2- Nowadays almost every place to gig will mic your drums. With a 20" or 22" BD you can do everything. If you need more power just tell the sound guy to raise the volume of the mic.
3- If you have to play somewhere rather small and keep the volume down... again, you're screwed. (Basically, you can make a standard kit sound louder, but you can't make a big kit quiet).
4- May sound stupid, but someday you'll be waiting to go to a gig (or worse, return home from one) and when you try to get your BD in someone's car, it won't fit. [OUCH]
5- One guy told me this: "wow, an 18" floor tom. Man, I already feel sorry for you. That's a pain in the ass to tune. It's a huge drum, it moves a lot of air and therefore is very difficult to tune. (also bear in mind that Meridians 18" FT only has 6 lugs). He told me he had a Rogers kit with an 18" FT and he would be hours and hours to find the only very precise sweet spot where it sounded well.
6- Apparently 24" bass drums are very hard to tune too.
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Anyway, tomorrow first thing in the morning I'll be going to the shop to try it out. A lot of the bands I like tho most use this configuration live, but well, they're professional drummers with many kits.
SO, what's your opinion? Is that kit overkill? Should I go with a standard 22",10",12"14"?
This will be my first kit bought 100% with my own hard earned money, and I don't want to regret it!
Thanks for reading!
Cheers
Just two hours ago I sold my Pearl Forum, and I'm ready and set to go and get my new kit!!!! So excited.
But, there's something worrying me.
The kit I was planning to buy is a Mapex Meridian Birch, 24"x18" BD, 13" rack tom, 16" and 18" floor toms.
Every experienced drummer I've told this to, gives me the same answer: "mmmm, are you sure?" "Think about it more carefully..", etc.
They've told me things like these to think about:
1- That configuration is just massive. Today you play in a loud rock band, but if tomorrow you wanna play with a softer band, something pop, playing with just a pianist, etc., you're screwed. It's a kit to play just from "loud" to "very loud".
2- Nowadays almost every place to gig will mic your drums. With a 20" or 22" BD you can do everything. If you need more power just tell the sound guy to raise the volume of the mic.
3- If you have to play somewhere rather small and keep the volume down... again, you're screwed. (Basically, you can make a standard kit sound louder, but you can't make a big kit quiet).
4- May sound stupid, but someday you'll be waiting to go to a gig (or worse, return home from one) and when you try to get your BD in someone's car, it won't fit. [OUCH]
5- One guy told me this: "wow, an 18" floor tom. Man, I already feel sorry for you. That's a pain in the ass to tune. It's a huge drum, it moves a lot of air and therefore is very difficult to tune. (also bear in mind that Meridians 18" FT only has 6 lugs). He told me he had a Rogers kit with an 18" FT and he would be hours and hours to find the only very precise sweet spot where it sounded well.
6- Apparently 24" bass drums are very hard to tune too.
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Anyway, tomorrow first thing in the morning I'll be going to the shop to try it out. A lot of the bands I like tho most use this configuration live, but well, they're professional drummers with many kits.
SO, what's your opinion? Is that kit overkill? Should I go with a standard 22",10",12"14"?
This will be my first kit bought 100% with my own hard earned money, and I don't want to regret it!
Thanks for reading!
Cheers