Another honest unbiased and balanced review. On the strength of the playing I would buy a set of pots and pans if you told me they were good. It's just as well that your reviews are not sales driven and sponsored, unlike some of the review sites. Keep the reviews coming you couple of gems!
Thanks Terence. We do aim to provide a free and impartial guide for drummers, so glad you appreciate our efforts. Best wishes and thanks for watching, DR
@@j1990CRO I disagree, and my bass drum also disagree... and every person who has listened to or played my bass drum also disagrees (some dw collectors, pearl masterworks, sonor sq2 and yamaha recording owners among then, by the way). I don't know wich Mapex you have listened to, or how was it tunned, or wich heads did it uses, or simply it's just a matter of preferences, but I can tell you that my Mapex bass drum sounds amazing.
@@isihernandez9752 I'm with you. Every person that has heard my Mapex bass drum has said it was the best sounding bass drum they've ever heard, especially my bass player!
@@j1990CROyeah all the bass drums on the half dozen mapex kits reviewed on this channel sounded terrible. Get your ears checked, make sure they are still there.
I have a 2003 Mapex Pro M kit that I got when I was 15. Been through many bands, house shows, grimy bars, recorded with them, toured with them. They still tune right up with a set of aquarian 2 ply heads. I get compliments all the time on my bass drum tone (it's literally just the flattest pillow i could find at my parents house taped in place against the batter head.) Mapex drums are the shit and have always been super underrated in my opinion. Their hardware is heavy duty and just as good as anything from DW or Tama or Pearl.
I do love the sound of these floor toms. The kit sounds huge! I would change a couple of drumheads there but not much. What a great pack! Once the buyer is available to pick the shell pack, I wonder how much the prices will rise. But I’d loved to hear a 20” Bass Drum from this model, as it would be my choice with 10, 12 & 14 Toms. Thanks for your hard work!
I would love to hear what the rack tom shell sounds like, with their standard rack tom mount, instead of the giant magnetic mount. Just an absolutely beautiful sounding kit from soup to nuts.
I would have loved for you to experiment with different settings of their new floor tom legs, since you mentioned and showed them in the beginning of the video.
I get the reluctance to swap heads on budget kits, but anyone with the funds to buy this kit would certainly experiment, so I think it would enhance the (already excellent) review if you were to do this. As for the kit, at £2k it would be expensive for a mapex when the excellent Saturn is such good value and defines them as a brand. At well over £3k, they are flirting with disaster as they are more expensive than the Tama Star Walnut \ Yamaha Hybrids etc. Lose a floor tom and even the Sonor SQ2 is in range. Thank goodness they've included a super sexy, sleek and stylish tom mount to save the day!
Those Mapex sound great! I'm sure it would add more time & effort but wanted to throw this out there: Have y'all considered showcasing the head swap result that you guy's recommend during these reviews? Hopefully that made sense.
They never swap out the heads for the sake of equal fairness across all of their reviews, which really is, unfortunately, the only legitimate way to review a kit at its raw out-of-box value.
@@cbaum64 I definitely hear ya; I'd prefer most of the review be with what comes out of the box. Would be cool to see/hear the ideal swapped heads that they propose towards the end of the video, imo.
That's the beauty of this channels reviews. It's a raw, out of the box review. Aside from I think 1 room mike it is what it is. It be like walking into a drum shop and sitting down to the set your self.
I think it would be more fair to review all kits with the same heads. Heads play a huge role in the sound and the only way to hear the differences between shells is to control all other variables as best as possible. The heads and mics would be ideal, but my guess is that spending $100-$150 on new heads for each kit would get expensive.
@@lentzintl That's my other thought as well. How much does it cost to put a new set of top heads on every review kit right out of the box. For this reason I keep a few old decent drum heads. I bought a brand new acrylic snare a week ago. The stock top head was not to my liking. So I put a brand new remo calf tone head on it. Tuned it up and played it at church. Then my brother used it for a rehearsal. I still didn't like the sound. So I put a heavily used remo controlled sound, reverse dot on it and tuned it up. I'm in love!! It has the attack I like, it's loud!!!! And if the head breaks, I won't cry about it. Lol. It is old and used already.
The rack tom mount is way over engineered and although works perfectly well, I can’t see it fairing well in a gigging drummer’s hardware case. Lovely sounding kit 👍
in this particular demonstration i feel that the toms .all of them sustain for too long . I wonder if the floor tom legs need to be adjusted to shorten the sudtainand maybe the cymbal arm back on to the Racktom "M" system ?!
I’m not sure I am liking the direction Mapex is taking their products. It seems to me they are trying a little too hard. I’ve owned a Pro-M set and then a SATURN set and I’m not sure I would continue upgrading. I’m a huge fan of their sets from the 2000-2010 era. So I will probably consider a used set but I don’t know about this new direction. The Tom mount... I mean really?? With modern recording technology is that really necessary? It wouldn’t be for me. I’ve heard low end drum sets sound amazing with great heads and amazing tuning (which is one of the most important skills for having good sounding drums). I’m not trying to hate on these... I just would go for a high end Tama or Pearl over Mapex from what I’m seeing lately. Sorry Mapex.
I know this comment was made 3 years ago, but what actually is wrong with the way Mapex drums are now? This all seems very vague, aside from the mention of the hardware (the tom mount).
I think that has to do more with either tuning or muffling. or maybe how the mic it. Kick in this vid doesn't realistic. way too dead I think. could easily have it sound more lively
@@ivanbajovic3476 e bas ga pretera Bajovicu , nece biti da su bash tako loshi . meni zvuce dobro , svirao sam par puta na Mapex Saturnu , odlican bas bubanj .
@@ohrid59mk76 Sve zavisi ko šta voli. I Saturn i Armory bass bunjevi imaju taj "tačkast" zvuk ili kao da je trigerovan. Pogodan je za moderniju muziku, ali ko više voli klasičan zvuk nema šta da traži sa Mapexom. Sve je to Ok ali samo kad bi taj punch bio bar malo masniji da se zna zašto se to zove bass. Sve mi je to nekako "kruto". Ali kažem još jednom, mnogi to vole i to im treba. Ja ne volim
@@ivanbajovic3476 sve je to OK prijatelju , svako ima svoj ukus i kako zeli da mu bubanj zvu4i , ali bas je ovaj model Mapexa pravljen da bi se do4arao taj klasican , vintage zvuk , sto znaci da je verovatno ovde u pitanju shtimanje ili odabir plastike . lep pozdrav iz MK !
Great review, but I've got to say, that tom mount thingamabob is ridiculous. People have been gigging and recording for decades without this bulky, complicated apparatus. Totally unnecessary.
You guys have quickly become my favorite drum review channel. Unbiased, honest and always on the point. Keep up the good work!
I don't know what it is about Mapex, but I just love their kits.
Plus you don't have to spend a fortune to buy some nice kit from Mapex
@Spectacular Spectacular plenty, but Mapex is doing a great job too.
Another honest unbiased and balanced review. On the strength of the playing I would buy a set of pots and pans if you told me they were good. It's just as well that your reviews are not sales driven and sponsored, unlike some of the review sites. Keep the reviews coming you couple of gems!
Thanks Terence. We do aim to provide a free and impartial guide for drummers, so glad you appreciate our efforts. Best wishes and thanks for watching, DR
There's something about Mapex's bass drums...they all sound great, I love them!
Worst part of each Mapex. Toms sound great, bass drum like crap.
@@j1990CRO I disagree, and my bass drum also disagree... and every person who has listened to or played my bass drum also disagrees (some dw collectors, pearl masterworks, sonor sq2 and yamaha recording owners among then, by the way).
I don't know wich Mapex you have listened to, or how was it tunned, or wich heads did it uses, or simply it's just a matter of preferences, but I can tell you that my Mapex bass drum sounds amazing.
@@isihernandez9752 I'm with you. Every person that has heard my Mapex bass drum has said it was the best sounding bass drum they've ever heard, especially my bass player!
@@j1990CROyeah all the bass drums on the half dozen mapex kits reviewed on this channel sounded terrible. Get your ears checked, make sure they are still there.
These reviews are seriously the best online. GREAT JOB GUYS!
I thought they sounded incredible. Brought me right back to the 80's
Straight away one of the best sounding kits you're reviewed.
They sound fabulous. Another great review!
I love these kits, especially the tom mount. Its beautiful, sounds amazing. But they are super expensive.
I have a 2003 Mapex Pro M kit that I got when I was 15. Been through many bands, house shows, grimy bars, recorded with them, toured with them. They still tune right up with a set of aquarian 2 ply heads. I get compliments all the time on my bass drum tone (it's literally just the flattest pillow i could find at my parents house taped in place against the batter head.) Mapex drums are the shit and have always been super underrated in my opinion. Their hardware is heavy duty and just as good as anything from DW or Tama or Pearl.
You've really dialed in these drums nicely.
I do love the sound of these floor toms. The kit sounds huge! I would change a couple of drumheads there but not much. What a great pack! Once the buyer is available to pick the shell pack, I wonder how much the prices will rise. But I’d loved to hear a 20” Bass Drum from this model, as it would be my choice with 10, 12 & 14 Toms. Thanks for your hard work!
The low end and punch the drums had was awesome.. Keep up the objective reviews, guys, cheers!
My kind of sound! Great looking and sounding Mapex kit!!!
I wonder why most black panther kit owners go for the coated... when I hear Chris Adlers kit I absolutely love the sound his EC’2 give
Another great unbiased revue.great job guys.
Wow what a beautiful sound
Like the honest review, it's so important. Thanks for that
Now these are good stock heads that can show the kits sound . Really nice and vintage
I would love to hear what the rack tom shell sounds like, with their standard rack tom mount, instead of the giant magnetic mount. Just an absolutely beautiful sounding kit from soup to nuts.
Ok now those really sound a lot bigger than they are!
I would have loved for you to experiment with different settings of their new floor tom legs, since you mentioned and showed them in the beginning of the video.
They experimented with floor tom legs in the other BP kit review.
I get the reluctance to swap heads on budget kits, but anyone with the funds to buy this kit would certainly experiment, so I think it would enhance the (already excellent) review if you were to do this. As for the kit, at £2k it would be expensive for a mapex when the excellent Saturn is such good value and defines them as a brand. At well over £3k, they are flirting with disaster as they are more expensive than the Tama Star Walnut \ Yamaha Hybrids etc. Lose a floor tom and even the Sonor SQ2 is in range. Thank goodness they've included a super sexy, sleek and stylish tom mount to save the day!
How does this compare to DW Collector's Series?
Could you do a Mapex Mars review . I know it's not a new series but I would like to have your opinion on those
No Beta 57/Granelli on these reviews Nolly?
What’s the black kit in the background?
Does that tom mount come with a remote control? It's over the top!!
It should ! Ikr. Mapex is on another level.
Those Mapex sound great! I'm sure it would add more time & effort but wanted to throw this out there: Have y'all considered showcasing the head swap result that you guy's recommend during these reviews? Hopefully that made sense.
They never swap out the heads for the sake of equal fairness across all of their reviews, which really is, unfortunately, the only legitimate way to review a kit at its raw out-of-box value.
@@cbaum64 I definitely hear ya; I'd prefer most of the review be with what comes out of the box. Would be cool to see/hear the ideal swapped heads that they propose towards the end of the video, imo.
That's the beauty of this channels reviews. It's a raw, out of the box review. Aside from I think 1 room mike it is what it is. It be like walking into a drum shop and sitting down to the set your self.
I think it would be more fair to review all kits with the same heads. Heads play a huge role in the sound and the only way to hear the differences between shells is to control all other variables as best as possible. The heads and mics would be ideal, but my guess is that spending $100-$150 on new heads for each kit would get expensive.
@@lentzintl That's my other thought as well. How much does it cost to put a new set of top heads on every review kit right out of the box. For this reason I keep a few old decent drum heads. I bought a brand new acrylic snare a week ago. The stock top head was not to my liking. So I put a brand new remo calf tone head on it. Tuned it up and played it at church. Then my brother used it for a rehearsal. I still didn't like the sound. So I put a heavily used remo controlled sound, reverse dot on it and tuned it up. I'm in love!! It has the attack I like, it's loud!!!! And if the head breaks, I won't cry about it. Lol. It is old and used already.
Those Toms really sing,,
The rack tom mount is way over engineered and although works perfectly well, I can’t see it fairing well in a gigging drummer’s hardware case.
Lovely sounding kit 👍
Good Review
in this particular demonstration i feel that the toms .all of them sustain for too long . I wonder if the floor tom legs need to be adjusted to shorten the sudtainand maybe the cymbal arm back on to the Racktom "M" system ?!
Tightening bottom heads a bit will kull sustain, can’t understand why you’d want to unless in studio.
Vou comprar uma...
what mics are those you use for the toms?
Juan Miguel Joesephson e22s mics. These are expensive small diaphragm condensers that are awesome
These tom mounts are getting ridiculous.
My live setup has girls in Princess Leia metal bikinis holding up the toms.
dropbearattack Where do I buy those..?!!!
GIBS ME DAT
Dw levels of overpriced for what you are getting sound/feature wise.
Yet another kit reviewed on this site that hardly anyone can afford.
Blame congress and greedy companies for that. Costs go up, wages stay the same. Buy used man, the only way.
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Nice tom sound, but the snare is a bit bland.
I’m not sure I am liking the direction Mapex is taking their products. It seems to me they are trying a little too hard. I’ve owned a Pro-M set and then a SATURN set and I’m not sure I would continue upgrading. I’m a huge fan of their sets from the 2000-2010 era. So I will probably consider a used set but I don’t know about this new direction. The Tom mount... I mean really?? With modern recording technology is that really necessary? It wouldn’t be for me. I’ve heard low end drum sets sound amazing with great heads and amazing tuning (which is one of the most important skills for having good sounding drums). I’m not trying to hate on these... I just would go for a high end Tama or Pearl over Mapex from what I’m seeing lately. Sorry Mapex.
I know this comment was made 3 years ago, but what actually is wrong with the way Mapex drums are now? This all seems very vague, aside from the mention of the hardware (the tom mount).
I don't like bass drum sound. Lacking of depth. Floor toms are awesome
I think that has to do more with either tuning or muffling. or maybe how the mic it. Kick in this vid doesn't realistic. way too dead I think. could easily have it sound more lively
@@Fr3sHxiFn4TiC I think that Mapex have general failure with bass drums. Most of them I heard (live) have dead bass drum. Even without muffling
@@ivanbajovic3476 e bas ga pretera Bajovicu , nece biti da su bash tako loshi . meni zvuce dobro , svirao sam par puta na Mapex Saturnu , odlican bas bubanj .
@@ohrid59mk76 Sve zavisi ko šta voli. I Saturn i Armory bass bunjevi imaju taj "tačkast" zvuk ili kao da je trigerovan. Pogodan je za moderniju muziku, ali ko više voli klasičan zvuk nema šta da traži sa Mapexom. Sve je to Ok ali samo kad bi taj punch bio bar malo masniji da se zna zašto se to zove bass. Sve mi je to nekako "kruto". Ali kažem još jednom, mnogi to vole i to im treba. Ja ne volim
@@ivanbajovic3476 sve je to OK prijatelju , svako ima svoj ukus i kako zeli da mu bubanj zvu4i , ali bas je ovaj model Mapexa pravljen da bi se do4arao taj klasican , vintage zvuk , sto znaci da je verovatno ovde u pitanju shtimanje ili odabir plastike . lep pozdrav iz MK !
Great review, but I've got to say, that tom mount thingamabob is ridiculous. People have been gigging and recording for decades without this bulky, complicated apparatus. Totally unnecessary.
The drummer is not hitting the bass drum hard enough. The beater is lightly tapping the bass drum.
Let’s see your killer video, you can bash a hole in the bass drum!