I own the Safari SE (poplar shells) and the Ludwig Breakbeats, also poplar shells. I love each kit equally. The Safari you played is their upgraded Safari which are maple shells. Still, I think the Ludwig Breakbeats held up pretty well. You also have to take into consideration the heads you are using.
Nice! I got the Gen 1 sonar Safari as well. You don't prefer one over the other? I mean, Sonar's quality control has been proven to be better than Ludwig. I've noticed this from over the years comparing the two companies and when I spoke to music store employees that have seen countless set they said for sure that Sonar sets come out better. Now, I've played both and I feel like the Sonar bass drum is absolutely better with more low-end and punch. They are both great but I would love to hear your thoughts a little bit more. I can say one thing for sure and that is the Manu Cache Yamaha hip gig kit from 2001 reigns supreme, although I have not played the V2 Sonar.
Great comparison, but shame the skins weren't the same. The Ludwig seem to have pinstripes and the sonor amabassors or similar. That's like night and day
I`ve never seen a comparison like this. Very good. Thank you. I am a Sonor guy. Like the darker sound. of course it depends how you tune it. For me - 16" BDs are not gonna cut it. simply too small to get a good sound. for sure a cocktail set is a compromise. but 500 to 900€ only for the shells (which are to small imho) I think you can use a 10" tom as an effect in a fill or something - but ONLY having this tom... don't think its fun... OK you have the 13" floor tom too... but here`s the thing: you can mount a 13" tom tom on a 18" bass drum with a regular snare and here you go. :)
I've had the sonor jungle and skins, tuning and technique has also alot to do with it. Also if your kick is miced. I've used my sonor jungle kit is some big gigs. I never use the matching snares. Often I had a 14x7 maple 1970s premier. In the studio I recored a real heavy rock track and my biggest Tom was 18 while, after recording with a 22, then 20, the 16 sounded much better
I've just put an Emad UV1 on my AQ2 Safari, port holed the front head and put a small roll of cloth in front of the batter inside the kick and it sounds incredible..
Damn.. considering the Breakbeats is a 3rd of the price the AQ2 definitely doesn’t sound 3x better… if at all considering the sound is subjective. And when you add in one of the major reasons to own a micro kit… to cut down on weight for easier transportation, the Sonor also weighs almost twice as much since it’s made of a much heavier wood (maple compared to poplar) and the hardware and hoops are much beefier, again the Ludwig has the advantage. Now if you were to record with the kit and want the best possible sound and want a better tuning range then the AQ2 will win all day. Point being, for an everyday beater that’s super easy to transport, something like the Breakbeats, New Yorker or Midtown are an amazing value and you can’t go wrong.
Great drumming! I have a Sonor AQX (poplar shells) Jungle kit. installing Evans EC2 heads on the tom batters and and Genera reso heads made a big differece in the tone quality, also slapped an Emad on the kick batter, not sure what the stock head on the kick is but it seems to get a deeper tone than the Emad. The kick pedal mount is solid but a bit of a pain in the ass to get set right so might switch to a Dixon riser. I played a gig last week with the EQ 2's and the stock kick head, mic'd with a Beta 52, unported stock reso head. The gig was a small venue as a duo,(acoustic guitar) mostly classic rock/old school country tunes. The kit sounded great and is a lot of fun to play but i did notice the kick getting a bit lost in the mix (2 15's on the floor) on some higher volumn tunes. We'll see how the Emad does tonight. Would really like to find out what that stock kick batter is...possibly a PS3 knock off. If the Emad doesn't cut it i'm going back to the stock head with a felt strip on reso to knock off some of the overtones. Thought about an Aquarian Superkick 2 on the batter but the head test is getting expensive. Really pleased with the tom/cymbal bass drum mount and hardware, top notch for $400 kit, add a good light weight single braced cymbal stand and high hat and it's very easy and quick on load in/out and on also easy my back! Hope this helps some drummers interested in the AQX Sonor Jungle kit! PS , The 13x6 snare, stock, is not bad at all , might throw some different heads on and maybe Puresound wires, but i like useing an old 14x5 ludwig maple snare, seems to blend much better with the rest of the kit. This is a great little small venue kit but definatly need to bust out the cannons for larger gigs! Thanks for your video review. very cool!
To be quite honest, I hear very little appreciable difference - especially considering that the Sonor kit costs considerably more money. Aside from the obvious build quality, but at the end of the day does it really matter much if you’re just using one of these mini-kits for easy transport to rehearsals ? I would honestly never consider playing a gig with either of them. That rack tom sounds just awful on both kits.
@fartpooboxohyeah8611 Musical, meaning, more resonant, they hold a note better, delivers a truer sound, more pleasing to the ear, and cheaper to boot!
The Sonor is a little beast
You can hear the audio pumping from the limiting/compression circuitry on the mic. Probably not the best way to hear these drums
I've always believed Ludwig made the best lower level kits. After watching this video, it turns out I was right.
I own the Safari SE (poplar shells) and the Ludwig Breakbeats, also poplar shells. I love each kit equally. The Safari you played is their upgraded Safari which are maple shells. Still, I think the Ludwig Breakbeats held up pretty well. You also have to take into consideration the heads you are using.
Nice! I got the Gen 1 sonar Safari as well. You don't prefer one over the other? I mean, Sonar's quality control has been proven to be better than Ludwig. I've noticed this from over the years comparing the two companies and when I spoke to music store employees that have seen countless set they said for sure that Sonar sets come out better. Now, I've played both and I feel like the Sonar bass drum is absolutely better with more low-end and punch. They are both great but I would love to hear your thoughts a little bit more. I can say one thing for sure and that is the Manu Cache Yamaha hip gig kit from 2001 reigns supreme, although I have not played the V2 Sonar.
wow, great playing but terrible audio dude!!
it is via phone :(
Sonor for me
Great comparison, but shame the skins weren't the same. The Ludwig seem to have pinstripes and the sonor amabassors or similar. That's like night and day
I like your style of playing
I`ve never seen a comparison like this. Very good. Thank you. I am a Sonor guy. Like the darker sound. of course it depends how you tune it. For me - 16" BDs are not gonna cut it. simply too small to get a good sound. for sure a cocktail set is a compromise. but 500 to 900€ only for the shells (which are to small imho) I think you can use a 10" tom as an effect in a fill or something - but ONLY having this tom... don't think its fun... OK you have the 13" floor tom too... but here`s the thing: you can mount a 13" tom tom on a 18" bass drum with a regular snare and here you go. :)
I've had the sonor jungle and skins, tuning and technique has also alot to do with it. Also if your kick is miced. I've used my sonor jungle kit is some big gigs. I never use the matching snares. Often I had a 14x7 maple 1970s premier. In the studio I recored a real heavy rock track and my biggest Tom was 18 while, after recording with a 22, then 20, the 16 sounded much better
Creo que no sabes la diferencia entre un mini kit y uno normal...
The Sonor bass drum is nice
AQ2 bassdrum sounds deeper
I've just put an Emad UV1 on my AQ2 Safari, port holed the front head and put a small roll of cloth in front of the batter inside the kick and it sounds incredible..
nice comparison. I would say the ludwig
LUDWIG no question about it
What pedal do you use for the kick?
Damn.. considering the Breakbeats is a 3rd of the price the AQ2 definitely doesn’t sound 3x better… if at all considering the sound is subjective. And when you add in one of the major reasons to own a micro kit… to cut down on weight for easier transportation, the Sonor also weighs almost twice as much since it’s made of a much heavier wood (maple compared to poplar) and the hardware and hoops are much beefier, again the Ludwig has the advantage.
Now if you were to record with the kit and want the best possible sound and want a better tuning range then the AQ2 will win all day.
Point being, for an everyday beater that’s super easy to transport, something like the Breakbeats, New Yorker or Midtown are an amazing value and you can’t go wrong.
Ludwig for the win.
Breakbeat or tama club jam or pearl midtown? Thanks
Great drumming! I have a Sonor AQX (poplar shells) Jungle kit. installing Evans EC2 heads on the tom batters and and Genera reso heads made a big differece in the tone quality, also slapped an Emad on the kick batter, not sure what the stock head on the kick is but it seems to get a deeper tone than the Emad. The kick pedal mount is solid but a bit of a pain in the ass to get set right so might switch to a Dixon riser. I played a gig last week with the EQ 2's and the stock kick head, mic'd with a Beta 52, unported stock reso head. The gig was a small venue as a duo,(acoustic guitar) mostly classic rock/old school country tunes. The kit sounded great and is a lot of fun to play but i did notice the kick getting a bit lost in the mix (2 15's on the floor) on some higher volumn tunes. We'll see how the Emad does tonight. Would really like to find out what that stock kick batter is...possibly a PS3 knock off. If the Emad doesn't cut it i'm going back to the stock head with a felt strip on reso to knock off some of the overtones. Thought about an Aquarian Superkick 2 on the batter but the head test is getting expensive. Really pleased with the tom/cymbal bass drum mount and hardware, top notch for $400 kit, add a good light weight single braced cymbal stand and high hat and it's very easy and quick on load in/out and on also easy my back! Hope this helps some drummers interested in the AQX Sonor Jungle kit! PS , The 13x6 snare, stock, is not bad at all , might throw some different heads on and maybe Puresound wires, but i like useing an old 14x5 ludwig maple snare, seems to blend much better with the rest of the kit. This is a great little small venue kit but definatly need to bust out the cannons for larger gigs! Thanks for your video review. very cool!
To be quite honest, I hear very little appreciable difference - especially considering that the Sonor kit costs considerably more money. Aside from the obvious build quality, but at the end of the day does it really matter much if you’re just using one of these mini-kits for easy transport to rehearsals ? I would honestly never consider playing a gig with either of them. That rack tom sounds just awful on both kits.
The Breakbeats are way more musical😎
@fartpooboxohyeah8611 Musical, meaning, more resonant, they hold a note better, delivers a truer sound, more pleasing to the ear, and cheaper to boot!
Не думал что Китаец так клёво звучит даже без подзвучки,коплю на эти барабаны👍
LUDWIG sound better
Ty kopáky maj úplně.kazdej jinej zvuk
No difference price point, talk about it
Thanks! Which one is your favorite?
I own a ludwig breakbeats and I really love it!!!!!!
@@JessProgressivewar me too!!
Me 3!!