Thanks both! Im prob gonna go with Mapex! Even the shop im buying from is vouching for the Mapex kit, And i would think they would be fairly unbiased since they sell both.
Thanks both for taking the time to help<3
Have a nice weekend!
Ddrum has a really weird history from my point of view.
Seems like they made really nice drums. Then they made cheap drums in crazy colors. Then they stopped. Now they started making nice drums again.
They also made edrums at some point too.
Mapex Armory drums are some of the easiest drums I've ever tuned in my life. They sound great at their pricepoint. I'd go on the road with a set in a heartbeat.
Ddrum has a really weird history from my point of view.
Seems like they made really nice drums. Then they made cheap drums in crazy colors. Then they stopped. Now they started making nice drums again.
They also made edrums at some point too.
Mapex Armory drums are some of the easiest drums I've ever tuned in my life. They sound great at their pricepoint. I'd go on the road with a set in a heartbeat.
I nearly didn't buy the ddrum kit. I saw SO much negativity online. I took a chance on a great deal, and I'm happy.
That's awesome! Sometimes you just have to take a chance. I have a friend who swears by his older-Ddrum kit.
You know, I think I may have been mis-remembering. I think it was Peace Drums that had that cheap kit in a crazy yellow color. Saw it up close, and it looked pretty bad.
Hello everyone
Thanks for chiming in! I actually ended up with a dDrum Dios kit instead and its amazing! I've gone through everything, the BE, the hardware and the shells and everything is spot on. So either i've been extremly lucky, or they've upped their QC alot!
So yea, i couldnt be more excited!
Hello everyone
Thanks for chiming in! I actually ended up with a dDrum Dios kit instead and its amazing! I've gone through everything, the BE, the hardware and the shells and everything is spot on. So either i've been extremly lucky, or they've upped their QC alot!
So yea, i couldnt be more excited!
Yes Ddrum is the best company at treating customers awesome.I know little to nothing about Mapex, and I have NO experience with the dDrum Max line. But I just purchased a Ddrum Journeyman gen2 Player, love it. Great sound. Very solid hardware. I contacted dDrum after taking delivery. A bass hoop was damaged. They sent out a replacement with little hassle (pics and receipt). So, a plus as far as customer service.
The Max line of drums looks really sweet. I don't think you'll be disappointed either way you go.
Ddrum is probably working hard to get rid of the stigma that has haunted them for so long. I hope that is the case. Having people only talk negatively about your products online is a fantastic motivator, so I suspect they've made some big changes to their QC since then.Before I purchased my dDrum kit, I did a TON of research. I saw bad review after bad comment about the company. Even mention of poor shipping from a guy that bought one of their kits through amazon. But the bad reviews seemed to stop around 2014. Probably due to lack of purchases. I got a major great deal on the kit I picked. That had more to do with why I bought it than anything. Don't get me wrong, I dig it a lot.
You certainly can't go wrong with Mapex. Enjoy!
Ddrum is probably working hard to get rid of the stigma that has haunted them for so long. I hope that is the case. Having people only talk negatively about your products online is a fantastic motivator, so I suspect they've made some big changes to their QC since then.
I inspected a Ddrum Dios kit at Guitar Center last year, and boy was I was blown away. From the quick glance at the shells, it appeared to be on par with Gretsch Renowns. Of course there's a 95% chance the shells came from the same factory in Taiwan, haha.