For a 5 piece kit to and sorry for asking all this using up your time but I’m a beginner and just want my set to last me around 5 years...Also what are good 4 pack or 3 pack Zildjian symbols under 700?tysm if you respond!!!
Not a problem! I'm happy to help. If you're just starting out, I would check your area Craigslist, eBay, and pawn shops first. A lot of the times, you'll see really old and beat up drums and cymbals, but on more than one occasion, I've come across barely used drum kits, snare drums, cymbals, and hardware, for a fraction of the price. I see a lot of Pearl Exports floating around, and most online listings and pawn shop finds I have found have everything bundled together. There's a bit of luck involved, but you should be able to get yourself a 5-piece kit with all the hardware and cymbals you need to get started for under $600. Then you can start upgrading as you go along. If you're going to make that kind of initial investment, spend more on the cymbals than the drums. You can tune drums. You can't tune cymbals. For your cymbals. What sound are you going for? Bright and shimmery? Check out the Zildjian A Series. Dark and dry? Zildjian K Series. Not sure? Go to a music store and hear the cymbals for yourself. Not only can you hear the cymbals, but sometimes music stores will have floor models, or demo items. They're lightly used but can be significantly cheaper. My favorite cymbals are the Zildjian A Customs. A pack consisting of 14" hi-hats, 16" crash, 18" crash, and a 20" medium ride is $800 new. Buying those cymbals, new, individually, costs over $1,200. Whatever you get, as long as you take care of it, it should last well over 5 years. I've had my Pearl Vision drum kit (used to be my gig kit, now is my studio kit) and my A Custom cymbals for almost a decade, and they're in excellent shape.
For a snare drum review, it sounds like the top head is tuned too high. Also, I wouldn't really put an O-ring around the drum for a sound sample. Also, don't forget that we need to hear the rim shot sound. It's the mark of a mature snare drummer. Ultimately, this video helped me choose to not purchase this drum.
I didn't tune the batter head nearly as high as it could go. It's tight enough to give me nice response for my ghost notes, but it could higher. I start off my demonstrations with no muffling, then various types of muffling. Since I start off with no muffling, why not also show what it sounds like with muffling? My favorite studio snare uses 3 pieces of Moongel. My live performance snare drum uses 1 piece of Moongel. After I made these videos, I did note to add rim shots for future snare drum demonstrations. I didn't think to add them because I never use them. I disagree it's the mark of a mature drummer. There are styles of music where the rim shot is rarely (or not at all) used. In my case, I just choose not to play it. That's part of my style. Good luck on your snare drum shopping.
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For a 5 piece kit to and sorry for asking all this using up your time but I’m a beginner and just want my set to last me around 5 years...Also what are good 4 pack or 3 pack Zildjian symbols under 700?tysm if you respond!!!
Not a problem! I'm happy to help.
If you're just starting out, I would check your area Craigslist, eBay, and pawn shops first. A lot of the times, you'll see really old and beat up drums and cymbals, but on more than one occasion, I've come across barely used drum kits, snare drums, cymbals, and hardware, for a fraction of the price. I see a lot of Pearl Exports floating around, and most online listings and pawn shop finds I have found have everything bundled together. There's a bit of luck involved, but you should be able to get yourself a 5-piece kit with all the hardware and cymbals you need to get started for under $600. Then you can start upgrading as you go along.
If you're going to make that kind of initial investment, spend more on the cymbals than the drums. You can tune drums. You can't tune cymbals.
For your cymbals. What sound are you going for? Bright and shimmery? Check out the Zildjian A Series. Dark and dry? Zildjian K Series. Not sure? Go to a music store and hear the cymbals for yourself. Not only can you hear the cymbals, but sometimes music stores will have floor models, or demo items. They're lightly used but can be significantly cheaper.
My favorite cymbals are the Zildjian A Customs. A pack consisting of 14" hi-hats, 16" crash, 18" crash, and a 20" medium ride is $800 new. Buying those cymbals, new, individually, costs over $1,200.
Whatever you get, as long as you take care of it, it should last well over 5 years. I've had my Pearl Vision drum kit (used to be my gig kit, now is my studio kit) and my A Custom cymbals for almost a decade, and they're in excellent shape.
For a snare drum review, it sounds like the top head is tuned too high. Also, I wouldn't really put an O-ring around the drum for a sound sample. Also, don't forget that we need to hear the rim shot sound. It's the mark of a mature snare drummer.
Ultimately, this video helped me choose to not purchase this drum.
I didn't tune the batter head nearly as high as it could go. It's tight enough to give me nice response for my ghost notes, but it could higher.
I start off my demonstrations with no muffling, then various types of muffling. Since I start off with no muffling, why not also show what it sounds like with muffling? My favorite studio snare uses 3 pieces of Moongel. My live performance snare drum uses 1 piece of Moongel.
After I made these videos, I did note to add rim shots for future snare drum demonstrations. I didn't think to add them because I never use them. I disagree it's the mark of a mature drummer. There are styles of music where the rim shot is rarely (or not at all) used. In my case, I just choose not to play it. That's part of my style.
Good luck on your snare drum shopping.