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    I currently have a Tama Swingstar drumkit with 2 extra Westbury toms. I want to sell my kit, and get a Zildjian Custom A cymbal pack. I've been looking for new drumkits, and the 2 that stick out in my mind so far are the Mapex M Birch 6 Piece(Free tom) and the Pacific FS Series.

    Mapex - http://img3.musiciansfriend.com/dbas...8/2/387082.jpg

    Pacific - http://img3.musiciansfriend.com/dbas...3/3/471233.jpg

    Does anyone have any of the kits and can anyone provide any reviews on either?

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    Both are nice kits.
    I play Mapex and i' m very satisfied
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    Both kits are really well made for the money, so I guess it boils down to color. Which ever one you choose you can't go wrong.

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    The Mapex has an extra tom but the finish on the Pacific is beautiful in my eyes.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mikeey View Post
    The Mapex has an extra tom but the finish on the Pacific is beautiful in my eyes.
    If it helps you I have a PDP LX Kit that I love. The difference is my shells are maple, where as the shells you are looking at are poplar. But I have been extremely satisfied with my kit and have gigged it steadily for the better part of the last five years and haven't had a single problem with it. The Mapex's are fine drums as well, but I am not sure what their shells on that kit are made of, but either way you should have a great kit.
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    The Mapex drumkit is made out of Birch wood.

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    Birch is punchier than the poplar and is a more desired shell wood for recording because it is a little brighter (more attack). If I could only have those two kits, and I could not have maple, I would choose the birch over the poplar.

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    Any other great kits for $1000?

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    Im sure if you look at used kits, you can find something droolishly delicious for under a thousand that probably cost more than three. I did.

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    PDP CX's Maple shells, I think you could get an MX for around that price too!

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    Sonor Force 3007 Maple shell pack for $999.00. A step or two above what you have been pricing. Oh yea, at MF

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    beautiful drums but they are just a shell pack. No hardware, I think he needs hardware too.

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    Wheres the best place to look for drums, my mom won't trust eBay :(

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mikeey View Post
    Wheres the best place to look for drums, my mom won't trust eBay :(
    Mikeey, look in your own hometown. Check the local traders posts.

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    OK, I can't stand it, I've got to put in a plug for the Gretsch Catalina Maple kit. You can get this kit for $699 as a shell pack, and that gives plenty of room in your $1,000 budget to get hardware. BTW, the Catalina Maple plays like a dream, and still comes as a 6 piece set (2 up and 2 down) with the free 16X16 floor tom. The Catalina series also comes with ash shells for about $100 less. The ash kit replaces the discontinued birch kit, and it sounds similar to the birch to me.

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    I'm with Pastor Bob the Gretsch Maple would be a great option for new in that price range (shells are about $700). There is a gibraltor hardware pack available for about $260.00.

    You can find some real gems used, I would see what you can find used locally, that you can try out and inspect very carefully, and if you don't find anything you like used, I would check out the Gretsch. I have a the Catalina set in Birch and think it's great.
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    Quote Originally Posted by pastor_bob View Post
    OK, I can't stand it, I've got to put in a plug for the Gretsch Catalina Maple kit. You can get this kit for $699 as a shell pack, and that gives plenty of room in your $1,000 budget to get hardware. BTW, the Catalina Maple plays like a dream, and still comes as a 6 piece set (2 up and 2 down) with the free 16X16 floor tom. The Catalina series also comes with ash shells for about $100 less. The ash kit replaces the discontinued birch kit, and it sounds similar to the birch to me.

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    Can’t argue with that. The Catalina Maple kit has received great reviews and at a great price. If the Sonor kit I mentioned is more than you can afford take a good look at the Gretsch kit.
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    The Sonor kit is really nice, I've been looking around for used kits around my area, but I think I'd rather go to music stores and try many kits out until I find one I want.

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    i brought a sonor cymbal stand... very durable and heavy..... so i would say good hardwear. Dunno about the kits though
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    Mikey, any kit you choose on the mid to pro lines will be fine instruments. You can't go wrong with anybody's stuff really.

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    the catalina maples do indeed sound great. i think the sonor 3007 is the best "built" kit under a grand. but i still think the catalina nudges it out in the sound catagory.

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