I got my PDP 805 Rev Signature kit last November. Now I realise that it would have been a much better choice to get a Ddrum Defiant kit. I won't list the reasons why I should have gotten the Ddrum's, but I feel like shit right now. ugh......And I also feel kinda bad because my dad bought me my PDP kit.

I guess I could get the Ddrum's as my next kit, but that won't be for a long time. I guess I could just get the shell pack though, and the two kits could share hardware and cymbals.

Whatever. I'm pissed...








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"It's a funky ball of tits from outer space."

Me- www.myspace.com/one8891
My Band- www.myspace.com/arson4tots

PDP drums
Remo/Evans
Zildjian/Agazarian/Wuhan
Vic-Firth/Pro-Mark/Ahead/Silverfox
PDP/DW/Pearl Hardware

That sucks bro! I know you said you didn't want to list the reasons, but I have to ask why?








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I PROUDLY ENDORSE MEDICINE MAN DRUMS AND SALUDA CYMBALS, and Bud light.

Bong wrote:

That sucks bro! I know you said you didn't want to list the reasons, but I have to ask why?

You read about my drums turning yellow right? Black drums can't do that.
I thought I wanted a bigger kit than those. Now I am down to the same size kit.
Plus with the ddrum's, I could get the add-ons and have the same sizes as the PDP kit.
There is a 13" tom avaiable for the ddrum kit, not for mine.
The ddrum's didn't cost as much.
The ddrum's actually had a better feel and sound to them.

UGH!!!








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"It's a funky ball of tits from outer space."

Me- www.myspace.com/one8891
My Band- www.myspace.com/arson4tots

PDP drums
Remo/Evans
Zildjian/Agazarian/Wuhan
Vic-Firth/Pro-Mark/Ahead/Silverfox
PDP/DW/Pearl Hardware

Uh, thats too bad bro.








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I PROUDLY ENDORSE MEDICINE MAN DRUMS AND SALUDA CYMBALS, and Bud light.

I plan on getting it though. I am 13 so cash is scarce, but I can work with my dad over the summer, and help around the house and stuff like that. I want those drums sooo bad now. But I'll get'em. haha








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"It's a funky ball of tits from outer space."

Me- www.myspace.com/one8891
My Band- www.myspace.com/arson4tots

PDP drums
Remo/Evans
Zildjian/Agazarian/Wuhan
Vic-Firth/Pro-Mark/Ahead/Silverfox
PDP/DW/Pearl Hardware

Your PDP should be under warranty. If the wrap has yellowed excessively, contact your dealer for a warranty replacement........ or refund.








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ThePloughman

ThePloughman wrote:

Duct Tape, Moongells, and Remos...... with pinstripes

Rogers Drums USA

Check this out
http://www.pearldrummersforum.com/showthread.php?t=196158

ThePloughman wrote:

Your PDP should be under warranty. If the wrap has yellowed excessively, contact your dealer for a warranty replacement........ or refund.

Unfortunately, he has varnished shells. Kinda sucks, because this is a brand new kit, and he's now lost even more resale by the fade. Sripping and or painting them would be costly and risky.








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I PROUDLY ENDORSE MEDICINE MAN DRUMS AND SALUDA CYMBALS, and Bud light.

I had the sme thing happen to me too. damn you buyer's remorse








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And on the pedestal these words appear: "My name is Drumosaurus, king of drummers, listen to my grooves ye Mighty and despair! Nothing beside remains."

"that's a big crock of condensed owl crap"-Eva

ACDC-30 years, one drumbeat.

Buyer's remorse sucks ass. Sorry man, but remember, you can always work toward the kit you want.

G'luck!








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_...:::/ Jimbob2020 agrees \:::..._

if i'm not mistaken, the defiant's are cheaper made, and are made of basswood. i have played them and they do sound nice, but i like the 805 series too. they are solid birch, and "upgrading" to the ddrum defiant will be more of a "downgrade" for you. when i started out i had a 12 piece kit, sometimes added on to 15 piece. now i'm down to a 5 piece.








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PDP, Tama, and Pearl Drums
DW, Pearl, and Gibraltar Hardware
Sabian, Zildjian, and Saluda Cymbals

www.myspace.com/EOTEband

Buying a name badge sucks. Forget the badge and buy what you want.

If nothing else, at some point you'll find yourself wishing you had a stage kit and a practice kit. Well, now you have the practice kit covered. If you can't change your circumstances, try to change your outlook.








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Dr. Rodney McKay wrote:

Well, I only know one thing and that is that flying darkness that eats energy can only be very, very bad.

http://www.MySpace.com/PageFive

I'm 25 and just got my first "decent kit". Til now all my kits were second hand and faded and frankly quite low quality. You're only 13 so you have loads of time to land that baby of a drum set!








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RobCrisp.co.uk

Are you gigging with this kit?








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www.myspace.com/xthelonegunmanx == friend me and say hi

My Gear:
Yamaha
Sabian
Remo
Vic Firth

TheLoneGunman wrote:

Are you gigging with this kit?

No, I don't have a band right now. I'm trying to get one together though.








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"It's a funky ball of tits from outer space."

Me- www.myspace.com/one8891
My Band- www.myspace.com/arson4tots

PDP drums
Remo/Evans
Zildjian/Agazarian/Wuhan
Vic-Firth/Pro-Mark/Ahead/Silverfox
PDP/DW/Pearl Hardware

You aren't going to get much sympathy from me. The set I had when I was 13 was a cheap Japanese knock-off mismatched set with duct tape hold the toms in place and hardware that a good breeze could knock over, but it was all my parents could afford and I cherished it. Stop complaining about what you don't have, there is someone who would love to have a set as nice as the PDPs. Enjoy them.

Airborne Ranger wrote:

You aren't going to get much sympathy from me. The set I had when I was 13 was a cheap Japanese knock-off mismatched set with duct tape hold the toms in place and hardware that a good breeze could knock over, but it was all my parents could afford and I cherished it. Stop complaining about what you don't have, there is someone who would love to have a set as nice as the PDPs. Enjoy them.

Dude, fully. My first kit was a cheap Taiwanese kit that I paid for by mowing lawns. Kids are really spoiled these days.








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Dr. Rodney McKay wrote:

Well, I only know one thing and that is that flying darkness that eats energy can only be very, very bad.

http://www.MySpace.com/PageFive

not TOTALLY 100% true


all my drum equipment ($4000 (£2000) ) came outta my pocket
working your ass off helps

plus i dont like moochin off my parents








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Mapex/Pearl/Meinl/Remo/Pro-Mark/Axis used and abused!! \m/

I paid for my first kit with money I saved in the first year I worked after high school. I didnt buy the kit, but I paid for it. My parents only knew one name in drums, and when the ad came out in the paper, they emptied my bank account, and bought them. A thousand dollars was a lot of money in 1979, even for a used kit. I still have those Rogers.








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ThePloughman

ThePloughman wrote:

Duct Tape, Moongells, and Remos...... with pinstripes

Rogers Drums USA

Check this out
http://www.pearldrummersforum.com/showthread.php?t=196158

drummerduba wrote:

not TOTALLY 100% true


all my drum equipment ($4000 (£2000) ) came outta my pocket
working your ass off helps

plus i dont like moochin off my parents

This is true. However, when I was growing up very few kids had $2k+ kits as their first or second kits. It's how my generation views parenting. There seems to be this predominant feeling that kids should get whatever they want with the least amount of work. Which is why your generation is so screwed up. I know a lady who doesn't buy enough medication for her diabetes because she doesn't have enough money. But her kids have a 360, several games, iphones, etc. because she just wants them to be happy. Know what? Those kids still complain.








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Dr. Rodney McKay wrote:

Well, I only know one thing and that is that flying darkness that eats energy can only be very, very bad.

http://www.MySpace.com/PageFive

SGarrett wrote:

drummerduba wrote:

not TOTALLY 100% true


all my drum equipment ($4000 (£2000) ) came outta my pocket
working your ass off helps

plus i dont like moochin off my parents

This is true. However, when I was growing up very few kids had $2k+ kits as their first or second kits. It's how my generation views parenting. There seems to be this predominant feeling that kids should get whatever they want with the least amount of work. Which is why your generation is so screwed up. I know a lady who doesn't buy enough medication for her diabetes because she doesn't have enough money. But her kids have a 360, several games, iphones, etc. because she just wants them to be happy. Know what? Those kids still complain.

+1 What he said. Its weird. 300 dollar tennis shoes and live in the projects. I dont get it. I was in the third grade before I understood that Value Village was not a department store.








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ThePloughman

ThePloughman wrote:

Duct Tape, Moongells, and Remos...... with pinstripes

Rogers Drums USA

Check this out
http://www.pearldrummersforum.com/showthread.php?t=196158

You got plenty of life to get the kit you want! Just think in a few years there will be something bigger and better out there you will want....I've bought lots of stuff in my 28 years, and always found out it didn't matter what I bought, I could always find something "different" I wanted instead....Not any more....








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Aleks wrote:

You got plenty of life to get the kit you want! Just think in a few years there will be something bigger and better out there you will want....I've bought lots of stuff in my 28 years, and always found out it didn't matter what I bought, I could always find something "different" I wanted instead....Not any more....

Does your hi-hat actually cover your snare that much?
Not being a pain, just wondering.








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I PROUDLY ENDORSE MEDICINE MAN DRUMS AND SALUDA CYMBALS, and Bud light.

When I was a kid, I had to scrounge parts from every second hand store I could find just to get my 70's import kit to look and sound half decent... I got metal dowels from the hardware store to use as bass spurs, I hit up other drummers for their old stuff, I sat with wd-40 and and an old t-shirt for hours trying to clean all the metal..

The process of reviving an old kit that had spent years in a beach shed rusting and corroding was easily one of the most rewarding experiences of my youth, I remember the day I got the chrome to shine again, not only had I brought a kit back from the dead, but it didn't cost much money and it gave me a sense of pride in that kit...