Originally Posted by
Roger
As some of you know I did sell my 'good' kit my beautiful PDP X7, with poor mans Maple...also known as Poplar shells. I got it for 2 Grand Australian and my friend decided that he wanted them and offered a price almost for as much as I bought them for, and considering after six months or wear and tear the kit was completely worth the price he gave me, and as I am saving up for my dream kit I am looking for money. So here are the pictures, none of them at my home, the cymbals aren't mine (Though I wish they were).
Hey, Roger, those were some cool outdoor shots, mate...would make a nice album cover (especially if you were play'n them)...
Originally Posted by
Roger
They sounded not so nice. There was a major thing I couldn't get them to do though, and that was get them to sound as deep a my Mahogany drums, though it's not to be expected considering one is put in drums just for their lower tone. But if I tuned the drums high they would choke quite easily, and if I put them to low they would either give a dead sound or ring to much.
I think you answered the unwritten question about the way the X7 sounds when you described poplar as "the poor man's maple." With all due respect, it may be better to wait, pay a bit more and get the kit with the sound you want rather than be disappointed by something less...
Originally Posted by
VegasDrummer69
I hate to sound like some kind of an elitist... but we drummers have the most visually intoxicating instument. Dont get me wrong... I can appreciate the beauty of a fine guitar or a hand crafted piano... but to me, drums are just some much more visually apprealing. I suppose Im a bit bias. :-)
Nice kit, my friend.
Matt
Amen, Matt! That's why many rock bands put their drumkits on a riser...or indeed, put the spots on the drummer or the percussonist!
keep the beat goin' ... Don't keep it to yourself!
Charlie
"If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away." --Henry David Thoreau, "Walden," 1854
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"Maybe your drums can be beat, but you can't."--Jack Keck
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