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tplyons	Date: June 27, 2004 @ 3:30 PM First of all, let me introduce myself. I'm Tim, another bassist turned drummer. While I'm looking to begin playing drums, my primary focus is still on electric and double bass, just tossing drums in for that added advantage being the "other part" of the rhythm section. I'm looking to spend around $500 on a complete 5 piece set, with hardware and cymbals. New or used doesn't matter as long as they sound good and don't look like trash. My primary influences are Guns N' Roses, Metallica, Megadeth, Velvet Revolver, Stone Temple Pilots and Godsmack. Just a little idea of the setup I'm looking for. I'm looking at the Pearl Soundcheck set, for $450 new with all the hardware, 22x16 kick, 12x10 and 13x11 rack toms, 16x16 floor tom and a 14x5.5 wood snare. Probably gonna toss on some cheapy cymbals I'm gonna buy off of a friend. Are these any good? What would you recommend? I'm not going to be very serious, but I'd like it to be good enough to jam in my basement with other people, and acceptable for other drummers (I'm gonna end up playing mostly bass when we jam). Any recommendations / advice?
pog	Date: June 29, 2004 @ 5:04 AM You can't really go wrong with a pearl kit... it's sorta like having a fender guitar. If tuned right, you can get away with playing live with it .... cymbals on the other hand... it's good to buy some half decent ones, maybe one at a time. Hope this helps
DaveHall	Date: July 2, 2004 @ 7:26 PM I've been playing Pearl for 27 years... I have an all maple set now, but My 6 year old son has my original 5 piece from 1977. It was cheap wood, but with good heads, good tuning, they still kick ass. As for Cymbals, I agree with Pog, get some decent ones. Try the local pawn shop or somewhere that sells used cymbals, they only get better with age. Make sure you check for hairline cracks along the ridges from the lathe, sometimes they are hard to see. Trust your ears.
aricana	Date: July 13, 2004 @ 9:28 AM Yeah - as for second hand cymbals - old Paistes are pretty cheap second hand, and still sound great - as do Super Zyn cymbals...
tinusch	Date: August 8, 2004 @ 3:46 PM i have to agree. pearl and paiste is the best setup u can choose. i still count on my old pearl blx and i dont wanna change it.

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