I've had this kit for about 2 years and it has worked well enough for me on jazz, funk and R&B gigs in medium high and high tunings, a highlight is the portability for the hardworking drummer it gives you that old school sound and the look, I consider that the snare is the weak point of the kit and I agree that the arm that goes in the bass drum could have a little more height. Finally if you are considering buying it also save for some good drumheads for me it has worked with Aquarian Modern vintage medium on the toms if you are looking for an open and warm sound like old school and Aquarian superkick 2 on the kick drum for a controlled sound and with a lot of punch. I give it an 8/10
Just bought one of these, same colour too. Because I saw your video, when I got the kit, I went round and tightened up every nut, before changing the heads. I also put two nylon washers on each lug, and it holds tune perfectly. I put a new snare side skin on (code 5 mil) and a new snare wire by code too, with a Evans UV1 on the snare batter, with Evans G2 on top and G1 on bottom of the toms and an Evans EMAD on the kick. I think it sounds as good as it can now, like you said‘it’s not the best sounding kit in the world, but it’s compact and portable, and that’s what I bought it for. Thanks for your honest advice, it helped me a lot.
Just get a good hihat and a good 13x7 or 14” snare and that kit will sound amazing!!! I got Emad2 on the bass drum and it’s amazing!!! Ec2 on the toms!!! That’s it ... Gold!!!!!
Hey man, Thanks for the honest review! I came into this set a few weeks ago, have been breaking it in with the knowledge that i may not ever be 100% satisfied with the sound. I'm experimenting with what I can do to get it into decent small studio shape. This review was completely fair on all the positives and negatives that I've found. And helpful!
hey, no problem Elizabeth Im glad you liked it. Its a good kit all in all it has its limitations but i think thats a given with the price, chat again Brendan
This kit would’ve looked so much better if they would’ve continued with the wood hoops they have on the bass drum but put them on all of the drums & have claw styled lugs. That would’ve, to me, sealed the deal. But i dont know that’s just me. 🤷🏼♂️
If I may...I have that set up myself. I have the club kit, and the L80's. I tried both the RTOM black hole heads as well as the Remo Silent Strokes. In my opinion, they heads were too expensive for not really helping much at all, the heads were still the loudest part of my kit. Not to mention I felt that with the amount of time I will be practicing on this kit, the rebound of the mesh head are too wierd and may be a detriment to my technique when I actually get to play on normal head. Instead what I found to be PERFECTION (for me at least) is to leave a solid, thin practice pad on my snare, and to use the "mouse-pad" type pads for the toms. Along with a blanket in my kick, and a thick blanket hanging over a chair in front of my kit, and my wife can only just hear the physical hit of my kick drum. Shes really sensitive and says the cant hear it with the tv on at a normal everyday level.
I apologize for the novel but please hear me out as I am in love with this set up for quiet practicing. I still hear my snares clear as day when I hit the hard pad, and the softer pads still allow me to hear the tone of the heads. I've recorded myself just for the sake of playback to myself with nothing fancy and I still hear my kit clean.
@@anthonynunyabizness9989 Hi. Have you consider Roland PowerPly mesh heads. Mine was 12" dual-ply bundled with TD17KVX snare drum, never used them on acoustic drum though. Anyway, It has lesser rebound than single-ply but still not the same as an actual head for acoustic drums. There's also 3-ply mesh head but I believed they only bundled with Roland high-end digital snare drum.
@@rhythmcaster2018 I haven't but I may look into those. I'm getting pretty tired of the practice pad on my snare. I've come to the conclusion, sound dampening the room is the better bet. Though I still stand by the Zildian l80s, thems stills the shit.
Hey Thanks for saying so i appreciate it. It good, strong, hasnt let me down yet. You are limited when it comes to the tilter, it has teeth but maybe 2-3 possible angles, as i mentioned in the video i would like a bit more hight. But all in all its good, i still use it.
Hey Preyas, I haven't played but the Tama Neo Mod looks good and has good sizes. The catalina jazz from Gretsch, Ludwig have a good one im told quest love shows it off , but ludwig sound is not for everyone. What were you thinking?
Hey man, that was a beautiful review. I'm looking for some compact kit, due to extreme lack of space in my garage. Could you please tell me, how big/wide is that carpet on 5:00 in foot prints? Or, how many foot prints does the whole kit takes including the throne? I'll have to buy kit online, so I don't have any chance of seeing it alive. Your answer would help a bunch! :) Thanks 🙂
This inspired me to create my own version. The fusion-sized toms are great, but the kick is worthless as most that size. So I cut a 22x14 to a 22x8 & it makes up for the loss of punch and boom of this 18x12 joke of a kick. Great review. I noticed you didn’t hit that crash/ride very hard. Does the kick mounted clamp have a torque limit?
Did you find tuning holds any better with Remo skins on it or is that always going to be an issue with these regardless? I’m between these and Pearl Midtown just now...!
@@BrendrumJones thanks for taking the time to get back to me. De-tuning seems to be an issue on all these compacts, but they look so much fun and ideal for my house.
@@andyinglis416 yeah dont let it put you off buying them, its just one of those things to know, also im a heavy hitter at times so that my have something to do with it
I went back and forth between the Tama and the Midtown...played both at Sam Ash and tuned them up......went with the Midtown hands down. A little more money but worth it based on sound. Better build quality too!
@@Drummerpocket thanks Marc. I’ve arranged a shot on both at my local drum shop. Look forward to finding out. Pearl seems a more serious kit. Maybe just now it looks or something. Tama looks like a lot of fun.
I've been thinking about buying this kit as my practice kit and if we're playing with another band and they have to loan my kit, I'd pack this with me. Does the floor tom fit inside the bass drum and rack tom into the floor tom? Trying to save some space when packing our car. I've been playing with Tama Cocktail Kit for a couple years, far more expensive and experimental than this, but fun to mess around. It can really sound like a real kit when tuned and mic'd right. I'm not a fan of reso heads so it compliments my playing style. Have you played that kit? I mostly play country/folk stuff so small kits are my loved ones. Loved this review, gotta watch more your stuff, man!
Hey, Joakium yeah i played that kit its very nice. With tama club jam you can get the floor tom in the bass drum but you wont get the tom in the floor tom. But what i do is have a bigger bass drum bag and put the tom in the bag with the bass drum. And then a bigger floor tom bag, so the floor tom and up to a 6" deep snare can go in the same bag. so the drums only have two bags. It works well. Are you going to pick this up?
@@BrendrumJones Thanks! That's pretty close to the packing system of cocktail kit but with two bags, not a bad idea at all! Probably some day, I have a Pearl Vision kit, I sold the 22" bass drum and used the jungle kit adapter to convert the 16" floor tom into a bass drum, no regrets. I really like that jazzy look of this club jam kit and I prefer 18" over 16", the price and sizes of all the drums are really likable. I also thought about Pearl Midtown and Sonor AQX Jazz kits but Tama's rideholder looks way too cool.
@@BrendrumJones Thank you for answering. I got a club jam myself and i noticed that the beater beats above than the center of the head, this causes a decrease in sound. I tried to make it lower by his bar but it still doesen't work so well. Then i bought a lifter, but the bass drum remains perpendicular, or a little tilted forward. So I tried to find out some tricks with the bass drum legs, but it doesn't work neither. Do you have any suggestion? Thanks
No I havent but If i were you i would go with the TAMA Superstar Classic NEO-MOD kit, I just looked at it there online and i like it. Its maple and good sizes, thats assuming that you dont mind not having tha snare and the ride holder? If you can get it under 600, youre on to a winner
@BrendrumJones late comment here, I'm really wondering about this Tama Club Jam (I have the mini one but I'm missing a bigger kick drum) or going up for the Yamaha Stage Custom Hip. You've played both, is the volume the only difference (Yamaha louder)? My main concern is the kick drum not keeping up with the rest of the kit, which one did you prefer? Thanks!
@lucasperegrin8569 I would take the club jam over the Yamaha any day, remember the Yamaha is birch so it’s going to have a loud bark so for me that somthing I don’t like
The snare wasn't that great.... I changed mine to a pdp DW Maple 13" 7"....sounds great. And evans g2 coated on toms.... I also have paiste pst7 and 2002 cymbals... Great sounding kit! Thanks for a great review!!
Awesome! Thanks for this. Looking for a compact or bop kit, and this seems to be the best value for the $. The Yamaha Hip Kit is more than twice the price.
wow that is why on my drum kit I use tape and paging this drum kit screams muffling all the time the toms would sound better with muffling like moon jell and or tape these sound bad because their is no muffling on the heads
@@rosivo3142 cool, if you haven't already definitely try it out. I know what you mean tho there is a sacrifice. Maybe go for a deeper 18" , its is only 12" deep
@@nameloss riight right, cuz the bass gets muffled if you don't release. no resonance. i haven't had a set since i was 12 and was doing a lot of online research before buying one again 17 years later. went with the yamaha stage custom hip. it has a 8"x20" kick. excited to play around again, need it so bad these days 😰
Damn man, I understand your point about the sound of the drums but it doesn’t seem you have the best tuning technique (especially based on that 14”) imo
yeah Chuck maybe , ive never been crazy into tuning and this kits range goes from low to very high in one turn, remember its a 14X7. In truth if you think youre going to get an amazing sounding kit for under 400, its not going to happen.
Bro maybe it doesn't sound good cause it's a BOP kit and you have it tuned so low... don't buy a buy kit if you want a saggy head big rock sound. This is for high tuning
I've had this kit for about 2 years and it has worked well enough for me on jazz, funk and R&B gigs in medium high and high tunings, a highlight is the portability for the hardworking drummer it gives you that old school sound and the look, I consider that the snare is the weak point of the kit and I agree that the arm that goes in the bass drum could have a little more height. Finally if you are considering buying it also save for some good drumheads for me it has worked with Aquarian Modern vintage medium on the toms if you are looking for an open and warm sound like old school and Aquarian superkick 2 on the kick drum for a controlled sound and with a lot of punch.
I give it an 8/10
Cool Adrian, thanks for the info on the skins , chat soon brendan
I have one of these and I have a lot of trouble getting my bass drum pedal to work right with it what did you do to adjust
Just bought one of these, same colour too. Because I saw your video, when I got the kit, I went round and tightened up every nut, before changing the heads.
I also put two nylon washers on each lug, and it holds tune perfectly.
I put a new snare side skin on (code 5 mil) and a new snare wire by code too, with a Evans UV1 on the snare batter, with Evans G2 on top and G1 on bottom of the toms and an Evans EMAD on the kick.
I think it sounds as good as it can now, like you said‘it’s not the best sounding kit in the world, but it’s compact and portable, and that’s what I bought it for.
Thanks for your honest advice, it helped me a lot.
Just get a good hihat and a good 13x7 or 14” snare and that kit will sound amazing!!! I got Emad2 on the bass drum and it’s amazing!!! Ec2 on the toms!!! That’s it ... Gold!!!!!
Ill have a look at them, cheers
Hey man,
Thanks for the honest review! I came into this set a few weeks ago, have been breaking it in with the knowledge that i may not ever be 100% satisfied with the sound. I'm experimenting with what I can do to get it into decent small studio shape. This review was completely fair on all the positives and negatives that I've found. And helpful!
hey, no problem Elizabeth Im glad you liked it. Its a good kit all in all it has its limitations but i think thats a given with the price, chat again Brendan
Maybe the best review. Says all what its needed, its interesting and we get an overall idea of the drum kit. Perfect!
Hey, thanks for saying so it means a lot, im glad it helped chat soon Brendrum
I'm just looking for an easy little gigging kit when doing acoustic jams so I think this would be perfect for it. No recordings intended with it.
Yeah its one I would recommend . You could do better like you said for recording but I've done a few with it for people and it was passable. Chat soon
This kit would’ve looked so much better if they would’ve continued with the wood hoops they have on the bass drum but put them on all of the drums & have claw styled lugs. That would’ve, to me, sealed the deal. But i dont know that’s just me. 🤷🏼♂️
Yeah maybe
Thank you. A great review. Very thorough. Oh, and you're a bloody good drummer.
Hey, thanks for saying that, I'm glad you enjoyed , chat again Brendan
Nice playing. Very rythmic and not over complicated. Kit sounds great 👍
Hey Jon, thanks for saying so, chat soon
The TAMA club jam mini has been out for yeaaaarszzz but it seems it has only gotten popular in the past week
Yo splats, yeah I got this in 2018 its a great kit for the money 💰
@@BrendrumJones my reaction when I hear somebody say "its great for the money: 😂😂😂. Jkjk cool drum kit tho, cheers
this with silent heads and l80s would be perfect for an apartment
yeah would defiantly work
If I may...I have that set up myself. I have the club kit, and the L80's. I tried both the RTOM black hole heads as well as the Remo Silent Strokes. In my opinion, they heads were too expensive for not really helping much at all, the heads were still the loudest part of my kit. Not to mention I felt that with the amount of time I will be practicing on this kit, the rebound of the mesh head are too wierd and may be a detriment to my technique when I actually get to play on normal head. Instead what I found to be PERFECTION (for me at least) is to leave a solid, thin practice pad on my snare, and to use the "mouse-pad" type pads for the toms. Along with a blanket in my kick, and a thick blanket hanging over a chair in front of my kit, and my wife can only just hear the physical hit of my kick drum. Shes really sensitive and says the cant hear it with the tv on at a normal everyday level.
I apologize for the novel but please hear me out as I am in love with this set up for quiet practicing. I still hear my snares clear as day when I hit the hard pad, and the softer pads still allow me to hear the tone of the heads. I've recorded myself just for the sake of playback to myself with nothing fancy and I still hear my kit clean.
@@anthonynunyabizness9989 Hi. Have you consider Roland PowerPly mesh heads. Mine was 12" dual-ply bundled with TD17KVX snare drum, never used them on acoustic drum though. Anyway, It has lesser rebound than single-ply but still not the same as an actual head for acoustic drums. There's also 3-ply mesh head but I believed they only bundled with Roland high-end digital snare drum.
@@rhythmcaster2018 I haven't but I may look into those. I'm getting pretty tired of the practice pad on my snare. I've come to the conclusion, sound dampening the room is the better bet. Though I still stand by the Zildian l80s, thems stills the shit.
Sometimes if you change the heads it could make a huge difference in the sound of the drum set overall! Thanks for sharing this video!
I sure does, i've just re skinned it with vintage ambassadors, sounds great
i am impressed with this little kit but it is no surprised, tama makes great drums at a reasonable price.
It's true, they make good stuff
I might purchase this kit in the future!
Yeah its nice
great review man! Subbed.
hey thanks for saying so mean a lot chat soon brendan
Love the review. Do you need a kick riser?
Hey, no , well i don't use one anyway
@@BrendrumJones Thanks. I've added on as I feel it helps hit the center for a better and punchier sound
Just got one for Xmas, what heads would be best for it? I've heard generally evans are best suited for tama but aquarian are worth a look.
Personal preference Drew , Ive only used remo, I found the vintage emperors very good
@@BrendrumJones thanks! I went with some code dna and a remo Cs dot for snare. Great kit, solid build from Tama.
@@drew78ism cool, what are the code 🧬 like ? I've heard of them
@@drew78ism Remo doesn't sound so good on the Tama drums. Evans fits better. Same like Remo and Yamaha goes together.
@@BrendrumJones I've tried the codes out at a gig they sound pretty good. Haven't changed the kick batter head yet but we use a trigger on it anyway.
Very honest review
Cheers Neal, that what i try to do. chat soon Brendan
Thanks for the great review. Could you please describe the cymbal filter? Is it gearless? Thanks.
Hey Thanks for saying so i appreciate it. It good, strong, hasnt let me down yet. You are limited when it comes to the tilter, it has teeth but maybe 2-3 possible angles, as i mentioned in the video i would like a bit more hight. But all in all its good, i still use it.
Thank you!
Great vid just wondering what be like with a bass drum riser as see its not hitting the middle
Hey, thanks for saying so. It's not that far from the center as is, so I don't know would there be much of a difference
thanks for this, how did you make the hole (and which ring is that) in the front bass drum head?
what alternate kit would you suggest if not this?? easy to carry and also good sound is must!!
Hey Preyas, I haven't played but the Tama Neo Mod looks good and has good sizes. The catalina jazz from Gretsch, Ludwig have a good one im told quest love shows it off , but ludwig sound is not for everyone. What were you thinking?
I'm doubting between this and the Gretsch Catalina (18 inch bassdrum 4 piece kit, walnut). I mainly play funk. What would you recommend? thanks!
I think this one will be more compact, but the Gretsch will sound better that would be my initial thoughts , but ive never played the Gretsch walnut
Hey man, that was a beautiful review. I'm looking for some compact kit, due to extreme lack of space in my garage. Could you please tell me, how big/wide is that carpet on 5:00 in foot prints? Or, how many foot prints does the whole kit takes including the throne?
I'll have to buy kit online, so I don't have any chance of seeing it alive.
Your answer would help a bunch! :) Thanks 🙂
Hey thanks for saying so, I just measured it there, 70" X 44.5". Its a industry mat like you would see walking into a shop or hotel. Chat soon
@@BrendrumJones Well, what can I say mate. Your reply just bought me a club jam kit :) Thanks a bunch, bro! Keep up the good work!
Love this kit. Just got one. Man what do you think of the cymbal mount on the kick tho? I can find a good cymbal to put there… too low for my ride
I agree , its a small bit to low for me too, but I just got used to it. Other than that I've had no problems
@@BrendrumJones agreed man 👊🏼
This inspired me to create my own version. The fusion-sized toms are great, but the kick is worthless as most that size.
So I cut a 22x14 to a 22x8 & it makes up for the loss of punch and boom of this 18x12 joke of a kick.
Great review. I noticed you didn’t hit that crash/ride very hard. Does the kick mounted clamp have a torque limit?
Yeah cool idea, no you can go to town on the ride, it very strong, i suppose i was keeping it to keep the focus on the kit. chat soon Ross
4:07 sounds like Over the Mountain.
It does a bit, yes. Well spotted Mark. Chat soon
Could you do a review of the bass pedals you use?
Why doesnt mine sound as good especially the toms they ring too much, I changed all the heads and everything
Hey maybe your over tightening the skins, mine a lose enough
What heads?? Get a double ply maybe and some moongel???
0.27 🤣 love that face
Ahh yes, the " I'm teetering on the edge of messing up face " 😂😂😂
Sir, what kind of bass drum heads r u using on it? *so sorry if my english bad, i'm from indonesia🙏
I think its remo emperor
Did you find tuning holds any better with Remo skins on it or is that always going to be an issue with these regardless? I’m between these and Pearl Midtown just now...!
no it's stayed with that issue but remember its only the rack tom, but its defo an issue no matter what skin you put on it
@@BrendrumJones thanks for taking the time to get back to me. De-tuning seems to be an issue on all these compacts, but they look so much fun and ideal for my house.
@@andyinglis416 yeah dont let it put you off buying them, its just one of those things to know, also im a heavy hitter at times so that my have something to do with it
I went back and forth between the Tama and the Midtown...played both at Sam Ash and tuned them up......went with the Midtown hands down. A little more money but worth it based on sound. Better build quality too!
@@Drummerpocket thanks Marc. I’ve arranged a shot on both at my local drum shop. Look forward to finding out. Pearl seems a more serious kit. Maybe just now it looks or something. Tama looks like a lot of fun.
I've been thinking about buying this kit as my practice kit and if we're playing with another band and they have to loan my kit, I'd pack this with me. Does the floor tom fit inside the bass drum and rack tom into the floor tom? Trying to save some space when packing our car. I've been playing with Tama Cocktail Kit for a couple years, far more expensive and experimental than this, but fun to mess around. It can really sound like a real kit when tuned and mic'd right. I'm not a fan of reso heads so it compliments my playing style. Have you played that kit? I mostly play country/folk stuff so small kits are my loved ones. Loved this review, gotta watch more your stuff, man!
Hey, Joakium yeah i played that kit its very nice. With tama club jam you can get the floor tom in the bass drum but you wont get the tom in the floor tom. But what i do is have a bigger bass drum bag and put the tom in the bag with the bass drum. And then a bigger floor tom bag, so the floor tom and up to a 6" deep snare can go in the same bag. so the drums only have two bags. It works well. Are you going to pick this up?
@@BrendrumJones Thanks! That's pretty close to the packing system of cocktail kit but with two bags, not a bad idea at all! Probably some day, I have a Pearl Vision kit, I sold the 22" bass drum and used the jungle kit adapter to convert the 16" floor tom into a bass drum, no regrets. I really like that jazzy look of this club jam kit and I prefer 18" over 16", the price and sizes of all the drums are really likable. I also thought about Pearl Midtown and Sonor AQX Jazz kits but Tama's rideholder looks way too cool.
they have bottom heads…how are you gonna pack them inside each other without removing the heads before and after every gig? silly question
do you use any bass drum lifter? if you don't use it how can you manage the pedal lenght ? thank you.
Hey, no lifter it works perfect, what do you mean about pedal length? There has been not issue with connecting it and it stays solid
@@BrendrumJones Thank you for answering. I got a club jam myself and i noticed that the beater beats above than the center of the head, this causes a decrease in sound. I tried to make it lower by his bar but it still doesen't work so well. Then i bought a lifter, but the bass drum remains perpendicular, or a little tilted forward. So I tried to find out some tricks with the bass drum legs, but it doesn't work neither. Do you have any suggestion? Thanks
Did you get a chance to try/compare the Tama Neo Mod before picking up the Club Jam?
No I havent but If i were you i would go with the TAMA Superstar Classic NEO-MOD kit, I just looked at it there online and i like it. Its maple and good sizes, thats assuming that you dont mind not having tha snare and the ride holder? If you can get it under 600, youre on to a winner
Sorry, I meant the cymbal tilter.
How much of an issue is the de'tuning over short time scale please thanks
Yo, I'm not going to lie, it's bad, it will detune with in 45mins. But you could always put it on a snare stand
@@BrendrumJones thanks a lot 👍🏼 think im going to opt for the sonor Aqx jungle...im glad you pointed out the glitches.
Hey, what ride is this? A Sabian AA raw bell 21“? Love it!
Hey Nic, yeah thats 21'' AA raw bell dry ride. Think thats over 10 years old now. Chat again Brendan
@@BrendrumJones thx, sounds perfect
@@nicwehrli9903 no prob , I recorded it in the video if you want to hear more of what it sounds like th-cam.com/video/lTFFfCkrdyw/w-d-xo.html
come with drum heads?
Yeah, tama heads, i bought remos with it so i changed them immediately but that was because i do it full time.
@@BrendrumJones thanks!
How do you think is would do if it was converted into an electric kit ?
hey, It would work well
What Do you recommend me: Yamaha Stage Custom Hip or this kit?
I had both and if you want a loader sound go with the Yamaha. But they are very similar
@@BrendrumJones thanks so much! I have the feeling that both kits are great choices, but the Yamaha looks like something really special!
@BrendrumJones late comment here, I'm really wondering about this Tama Club Jam (I have the mini one but I'm missing a bigger kick drum) or going up for the Yamaha Stage Custom Hip. You've played both, is the volume the only difference (Yamaha louder)? My main concern is the kick drum not keeping up with the rest of the kit, which one did you prefer? Thanks!
@lucasperegrin8569 I would take the club jam over the Yamaha any day, remember the Yamaha is birch so it’s going to have a loud bark so for me that somthing I don’t like
@@BrendrumJones thank you!! I do like the punchiness of the Yamaha custom stages though, but I agree it's up to personal taste
Love these
Yeah theyre great little kits
How does it sound when its miked for live ?
Good Aalam , the bass drum improves alot as I mentioned in the video toms can come across a little shallow
Thanks @@BrendrumJones
Great! An Irish drummer on YT!
hey hey, yeah theres only a few of us. Chat soon. Brendan
The snare wasn't that great.... I changed mine to a pdp DW Maple 13" 7"....sounds great. And evans g2 coated on toms.... I also have paiste pst7 and 2002 cymbals... Great sounding kit! Thanks for a great review!!
No prob thanks for letting us know what you did, chat soon
Awesome! Thanks for this. Looking for a compact or bop kit, and this seems to be the best value for the $. The Yamaha Hip Kit is more than twice the price.
No problem John, im glad it helped, chat soon
Ddrum AND Pearl have some awesome mini kits. Oh, and PDP's New Yorker kit is also fantastic and not too much $$.
What us everyone using for a bass drum pedal on this? Anyone using a riser and if so which one? Legs on the bass drum seem very short to me.
Im using the regular iron cobra
when you get this drum kit go over the drums and tighten every bolt in the drums so nothing breaks
Good advice
@@BrendrumJones the drums come new but the builders do not tighten the screws down
What cymbals?
21"aa raw bell dry ride
And the 14" Zildjian New Beat Hi Hats
wow that is why on my drum kit I use tape and paging this drum kit screams muffling all the time the toms would sound better with muffling like moon jell and or tape these sound bad because their is no muffling on the heads
Disagree
@@BrendrumJones you should check out my TH-cam page and you will find my drums their just a suggestion
the kick drum sounds like paper. trying to find a mini kit whose kick doesn't sound like paper feels... impossible
if you hear the kit live through a PA i think you would feel different.
@@BrendrumJones i'll only be playing in my living room. i think i just need to size up in the kits i'm considering
@@rosivo3142 cool, if you haven't already definitely try it out. I know what you mean tho there is a sacrifice. Maybe go for a deeper 18" , its is only 12" deep
worth noting that the paper-y sound happens if you’re burying the beater, need to work on constant relase technique to make the most of a smaller kick
@@nameloss riight right, cuz the bass gets muffled if you don't release. no resonance. i haven't had a set since i was 12 and was doing a lot of online research before buying one again 17 years later. went with the yamaha stage custom hip. it has a 8"x20" kick. excited to play around again, need it so bad these days 😰
Damn man, I understand your point about the sound of the drums but it doesn’t seem you have the best tuning technique (especially based on that 14”) imo
yeah Chuck maybe , ive never been crazy into tuning and this kits range goes from low to very high in one turn, remember its a 14X7. In truth if you think youre going to get an amazing sounding kit for under 400, its not going to happen.
@@BrendrumJones Correction: if you think you're going to get an amazing sounding "NEW" kit for under 400, its not going to happen.
@@EarthtonesCymbals True
I hate theese unprotected bass drum claws 😢
I don't mind them John, but I hadn't noticed them before 😉
Bro maybe it doesn't sound good cause it's a BOP kit and you have it tuned so low... don't buy a buy kit if you want a saggy head big rock sound. This is for high tuning
@@SamRowan-v1m who says it doesn’t sound good?
First
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What a moment.
He was really gracious with this review. The kit sounds like shit
Saying it sound like shit is a little untrue, think you're being a bit harsh
I think it’s all tuned pretty low in this vid, the kit definitely shines at a higher tuning.