this kit is class for the money. I stopped playing nearly 10 years ago and having rediscovered my passion I got this after careful research and I wasn't disappointed. I was surprised at the volume of the bass drum. perhaps naively I was expecting a quiet little drum especially as the last size I played was 22x22 but the 16" is a little cannon. Even after purchasing for home use I'll be getting some silencer pads for it.
@@hf7228 I own a cherry glitter one, I got it around the time when it was released and I still have it and I love it :). I did some mods to it, of course but overall it's the best kit for the money. Totally recommended!
Easy to carry, smaller kits are becoming more popular with smaller stages and venues. Good sound , certainly worth having for gigs these days. Pearl usually has good warranties as well.
Yes MUCH better. I never liked Pearl drums, I am Tama and Gretsch guy, but Tama’s little kit was only available by order and as far as I know Gretsch doesn’t have a 16” bass drum drum set. When I saw the Midtown I was like “Hmm nah it’s a Pearl” but when I heard it I really couldn’t believe it. And it had the original Chinese drum heads with no muffling on the bass drum or any other drum. Every part of this kit is made like a top kit: the hoops, hardware etc looks and feel solid and strong. The breakbeat disappointed me in terms of details, it really looks like a kids drum set.
Our guy Scot does the tuning, We tune it to the room it is in but we do tune them mid tuning so they have that punchy sound on the floor tom we have it as slack as we can get it as it is the factory heads that they come with which are single ply factory heads.You can also tune them up for more of a jazz vibe as well, these kits are very versatile.
To be fair the heads are single ply factory heads which we film as the kit comes, if you were to put a double ply head this will beef up the tone. We did this recently using the Evans EC2S Clear and it really sounded great
The price would build up the more kits they make and most good heads are made in the USA which is far away from Japan where the lower end pearl kits are made so there'd be the shipping cost as well. It's a shame they come with bad heads but it is a cheap kit
soundattak any chance of a video with these heads? I have this very kit and would like to know how it sounds mic'd up with some good heads. I'm yet to use it at a gig yet. Great work with this video too btw
this kit is class for the money. I stopped playing nearly 10 years ago and having rediscovered my passion I got this after careful research and I wasn't disappointed.
I was surprised at the volume of the bass drum. perhaps naively I was expecting a quiet little drum especially as the last size I played was 22x22 but the 16" is a little cannon. Even after purchasing for home use I'll be getting some silencer pads for it.
hi Patrick, 2 years later, do you still recomend it? im thinking in buying one for home practice.
@@hf7228 I own a cherry glitter one, I got it around the time when it was released and I still have it and I love it :). I did some mods to it, of course but overall it's the best kit for the money. Totally recommended!
For me....is greatfull sound....for her size....amazing...very good..
Easy to carry, smaller kits are becoming more popular with smaller stages and venues.
Good sound , certainly worth having for gigs these days.
Pearl usually has good warranties as well.
how big do you think a 13" floor tom is going to be? i think the kit is killer for its size
How have you got the kit mic'd up? I'm looking for something more portable. Sounds amazing.
Hi, We use a couple of overheads and a room mic at the front, its a great kit for the money !
Nice drum, could you tell which crash cymbal are you using? cheers
People have complained about their pedal scratching the hoop. What pedal do you use ?
great demo Scott, would you have this over the Sakae Pac-D?
earned a sub. + like!
great video! in what tensions do you tune this drumset?
Pearl Midtown or Pearl Roadshow for jazz?pls help it would be very helpful!
Absolutely, Pearl Midtown.
Midtown
Def Midtown. Roadshow sounds good but Midtown is manufactured better
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Better than Ludwig Breakbeats ?
have had this kit for 3 months, previously owned breakbeats, and IMO yes Midtown is better in every way
Yes MUCH better. I never liked Pearl drums, I am Tama and Gretsch guy, but Tama’s little kit was only available by order and as far as I know Gretsch doesn’t have a 16” bass drum drum set. When I saw the Midtown I was like “Hmm nah it’s a Pearl” but when I heard it I really couldn’t believe it. And it had the original Chinese drum heads with no muffling on the bass drum or any other drum. Every part of this kit is made like a top kit: the hoops, hardware etc looks and feel solid and strong. The breakbeat disappointed me in terms of details, it really looks like a kids drum set.
how is it tuned ?
Our guy Scot does the tuning, We tune it to the room it is in but we do tune them mid tuning so they have that punchy sound on the floor tom we have it as slack as we can get it as it is the factory heads that they come with which are single ply factory heads.You can also tune them up for more of a jazz vibe as well, these kits are very versatile.
what wood are the shells made from?
I'd imagine birch!
poplar
+Oh Yeah!!! Ah cool, sounds huge! Thanks man
6 ply poplar
The whole kit is made of poplar
The floor Tom ruins it for me, seems so lacking even for a small kit
To be fair the heads are single ply factory heads which we film as the kit comes, if you were to put a double ply head this will beef up the tone. We did this recently using the Evans EC2S Clear and it really sounded great
+soundattak okay cheers
Shame a big company like Pearl can't do that in the first place.Surely it wouldn't cost that much more.
The price would build up the more kits they make and most good heads are made in the USA which is far away from Japan where the lower end pearl kits are made so there'd be the shipping cost as well. It's a shame they come with bad heads but it is a cheap kit
soundattak any chance of a video with these heads? I have this very kit and would like to know how it sounds mic'd up with some good heads. I'm yet to use it at a gig yet. Great work with this video too btw