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Teltic
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 which drum set for metal/hardrock?
intermediate drummer, looking for a set (shell set) to buy... Just wondering what brand and all that I should buy. Have zildjian cymbals, double bass pedal, just need some shells... budget is probably around 1000... more or less.
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Fri Apr 04, 2008 7:47 am |
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Timekeep69
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There's no brand that is specific to metal or hard rock. Mapex, Pearl, Tama, PDP, all of them will work.
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Fri Apr 04, 2008 7:56 am |
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xdoseonex
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Dont forget about gretsch
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Fri Apr 04, 2008 10:14 am |
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Alan_
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ludwig, yamaha, ayotte, sonor
take my sarcasm constructively. the heads and size of the drum affect the sound MUCH more than what brand they are.
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Fri Apr 04, 2008 10:28 am |
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nydubber
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you could play death metal on a fisher price kit.....as long as you know how to play death metal. 
don't try and give a brand a genre.....pick one that you like the looks of, the quality vs. price, and worry more about being able to play the genre you are interested in more than the name on your kit.
most metal/rock players seem to like Tama, Mapex, Pearl, and that sort of thing though - to actually be as "on-topic" as possible 
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Fri Apr 04, 2008 10:34 am |
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iatemygoat
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my mapex m birch sounds great and im a deathmetal drummer. but like everyone has said so far there is no drum for any genre.
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Fri Apr 04, 2008 11:42 am |
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SGarrett
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Buy the brand that makes you feel all warm fuzzy inside and will inspire you when you sit down behind the kit.
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Fri Apr 04, 2008 1:23 pm |
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Teltic
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thank you guys, another question... so for the shells... What type of wood are the best? like theres tons of types.. is one better than the other? and sizes... and the hardware how do i know if its good?
Sorry for all the questions... its just I want to learn as much as i can!
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Fri Apr 04, 2008 2:12 pm |
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Alan_
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depends on what kind of sound you're looking for. there's quite a few threads on here about this subject. I'm personally fond of the thin shell with reinforcing ring setup in terms of shell construction. I like the shells on my old ludwigs, and they're poplar sandwiched in between plies of maple.
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Fri Apr 04, 2008 2:20 pm |
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k0staZ
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Teltic wrote:Sorry for all the questions... its just I want to learn as much as i can!
I asked more quesrtions in the past in different topics:P
Hey, for your question about the shells my opinion is to get a maple or a birch set...
They are very good. .
I hope i helped
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Wed Apr 09, 2008 10:19 am |
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Teltic
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thanks k0staz ill make sure my new set will have either birch or maple.
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Wed Apr 09, 2008 2:15 pm |
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Lancelot Frosty
session drummer
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Birch or maple is a good way to go, yeah...
Go with bigger dimensions if you'll be playing metal and hard rock and such.
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