Re: Crush Chameleon Birch VS PDP Concept Birch?
I just picked up a Crush Chameleon Birch kit at the beginning of the year. I've never been a big fan of birch kits--I prefer maple--but I really liked the white-on-white, and the price was pretty good. I got it as a second kit, and initially got a 4pc, but added a rack & a floor tom to make it 10-12-14-16, with a 20x22" kick. I have an old Yamaha double tom stand that I used to mount the toms to the left of the kick. Before I got the second tom I mounted the 12" off a stand and it worked just fine. I just gigged with it for the first time last week and got some good comments on it, even from the sound man. Normally I don't muffle my kick much at all--usually just an EMAD--but I had to put a couple sweatshirts in this one to get a sound I liked when I set up at the show. The toms took quite a bit of tweaking to get tuned good, but that probably had a lot to do with having different heads on them (more about that in a minute...) The tuning issues still disappointed me, though; my maple kit (OCDP Avalon) sounded great the first time I set them up, without even needing to tune them, and they're much easier to tune when I change heads.
Now the bad...I got the 4pc kit in late December & ordered the 10" & 14" toms at the same time...and finally got them in April. They're made in China, and there was a looooooong wait to get them in. During that time, the tom mounts were redesigned from a two-point to a 4-point X-mount, so I ended up with one of each. I emailed the company I bought them from--All-Pro Percussion in FL--and they contacted Crush. They sent a new one out right away, so that problem was solved. We'll ultimately chalk that up as a positive. They also changed the heads they ship on them, so I have two toms with pinstripes & two with Emperors. None of this should matter to you, though...for the most part, it just speaks to Crush's service--pretty good, as long as they have it. Just order your stuff from a store that has it in stock...
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