Yes. If they're in good shape. my new Concept maple 5pc was $599 on clearance from $729. You can't do much better for $300. Are they Maple or Birch?
Yes. If they're in good shape. my new Concept maple 5pc was $599 on clearance from $729. You can't do much better for $300. Are they Maple or Birch?
-Brian
"Too many crappy used drum stuff to list"
Play the SONG......not the DRUMS!!!
"I think that feeling is a lot more important than technique. It's all very well doing a triple paradiddle - but who's going to know you've done it? If you play technically you sound like everybody else. It's being original that counts." ~ John Bonham
They are maple
Dave
Frank "Fiacovaz" Iacovazzi
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That looks very fair unless there's any type of concealed damage.
You know what to look for.
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for $300 pretty good deal.
The only criticism I've heard about those drums is the stock heads aren't too good and the snare strainer can be a little fiddly. As the snare isn't included and they are unlikely to be on the original heads I doubt this is relevant....
Apparently these are essentially the same drums as the CX line but stained instead of wrapped. At $300 I would check them out - I think, if they are undamaged, they will sell pretty quickly.
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If in good shape......jump on it.
$300 sounds like a great deal.
All day - do it!
Looks like a 10 lug BD?
The 22" Concepts are only 8 lug....Did the 22" CX/MX have 10 lugs, or might it be a 24"BD?
-Brian
"Too many crappy used drum stuff to list"
Play the SONG......not the DRUMS!!!
"I think that feeling is a lot more important than technique. It's all very well doing a triple paradiddle - but who's going to know you've done it? If you play technically you sound like everybody else. It's being original that counts." ~ John Bonham
My CX is a 10-lugger.
That's a good deal regardless of the heads that are on them. As cdeleone pointed out, everybody figures new heads, at least batters, into any drum purchase. Just becomes a non-issue. I'd jump on it, personally.
GeeDeeEmm
Going to look at them early next week. The snare is a DE collector series. I can grab that for 250. I may get both if they are in good shape. I will change the heads regardless. Been saving to build a PA but have since nixed that idea so I have the cash in hand. Thanks for the input folks.
Dave
Frank "Fiacovaz" Iacovazzi
RIP my friend
Proud member of "PHROGGES AQUARIAN ARMY"
If these are the same drums as the CX as said above then they are pretty nice and it is a good deal. I've heard a few CX kits being played up close and they sounded really good, except the snare, but that won't be an issue.
I hear a lot of folks say the snare on the PDP's are garbage...and I'd agree the quality isn't all that great. But, I will say I bust mine out every once in a while and I really like the sounds. Takes some adjustment but I've heard way worse snares that cost way more money. Just my take
Yeah. I've never heard one that sounds good. I've also never tuned one and don't know if the heads that are on there work with that particular drum. I would think that if the toms and bass can sound good, the snare should be able to as well. It probably just takes more time.
The PDP CX, MX and LX kits all were made with North American Rock maple and were made to a better standard than the X7, M5 kits and whatnot. That's a good price.
-Tama Granstar II (12x11, 16x16, 22x16)
-Yamaha 7000 Series (12x8, 13x9, 16x16 22x18)
-Crush Sublime E3 (12x8, 16x14, 24x17)
-Pearl Mixed Series kit (8x7, 10x8, 15x13, 20x14)
-Brady Jarrah Ply 8x14
-HHG Purpleheart/Cherry Stave 7x14
-HHG Red Birch Stave 7x14
-Pearl Masters MCX 5.5x14
-Pearl Steel (Pre-Sensitone) 6.5x14
-Pearl Vintage Professional Series 6.5x14
-Tama Imperialstar Seamless Steel 6.5x14
-Tama Soundworks Maple 6.5x14
-Premier (African Mahogany with Beech Re-rings) 8x14
-Remo Bravo II 5.5x14
-OCDP Maple 6x14
-Crush Aluminum 5.5x14
-Crush 10 ply Maple 6x14
-Trixon Birch 5.5x14
-Wuhan Traditional Cymbals
-Paiste 2002, 602,
The talk about the CX snare not sounding good is just nonsense. It sounds like a simple maple snare because that's what it is. No frills, no tricks, and very plain and boring looking. I don't use mine simply because I like metal snares, but I've found the CX easy to tune and on par with any other maple snare of the genre and price range. (And yes, I've had others to compare it to, specifically a Yamaha Anton Fig and a DW Collectors Maple. And yes, they sounded better than the little CX!) In short, the basic PDP maple snares will do exactly what they were designed to do, and they sound good doing it. Just not exciting. No way.
GeeDeeEmm
Well I picked these up last week. Have them set up but have yet to play them. I will be changing the bass drum batter to an Aquarian SK2 shortly. The batter heads on the toms are relatively new Evans Level 360 heads with Remo Ambassador reso's. Gonna do a little tuning before I change the heads however I would like to do a EC2's on top and G1's on the bottom. I didn't buy the snare which was a 12" DW collector series. Nice drum but just wasn't interested.
Dave
Frank "Fiacovaz" Iacovazzi
RIP my friend
Proud member of "PHROGGES AQUARIAN ARMY"
Mapex Saturn Red Sparkle 10, 12, 14, 22
Mapex Black Panther Steel Snare 14 x 6,
Mapex Armory Photon Blue 10, 12, 14, 16, 22
Tomahawk 14x5.5 Snare
Meinl 20" Dark Raw Bell Ride, 20" Traditional Extra Thin Hand Hammered Crash, 18" Sand Thin Crash, 14" Byzance Dark Hats
Samsun 22" Design series Ride, 13" Design Series Hats, 16" FX Loop Effects Crash + 12" Raw Earth Splash (stacker)
Tama Speed Cobra (single pedal), Tama Iron Cobra (double pedal)
Glad to hear you went for it!
Great score!
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