View Poll Results: What's your favorite brand?

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  • Pearl

    8 25.00%
  • Tama

    9 28.13%
  • Ludwig

    1 3.13%
  • Gretsch

    0 0%
  • DW

    11 34.38%
  • Mapex

    3 9.38%
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Thread: Another poll: Who makes the best kits?

  1. #1

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    Default Another poll: Who makes the best kits?

    What is everyones favorite drum manufacturer?
    Last edited by 1DrumBum; 10-04-2006 at 12:12 AM.
    Da' Bum
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    DW Performance 5 pc. in White Marine Pearl
    1972 Pearl Deluxe Custom 5 pc. in blue sparkle
    KAT KT-3
    Paiste cymbals
    Gibraltar hardware
    Axis pedals
    Vic Firth sticks
    Evans heads

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    i voted pearl
    -Leslie (aka Lezzle..)

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    me..too three votes for pearl and nada for anything eles
    PRACTICE SAFE BANGING!!! play drums! My Pearl Session Kit

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    ...dw

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    well now wait a min....this sin't fair, u have to specify what erra....if we're talking now days then pearl, but if we're talking older then Ludwig for sure, before they craped out....

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    don't forget about Yamaha!!
    Regal Tip Quantum 3000 nylon tip - my weapons of mass destruction

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    Quote Originally Posted by METAL DRUMMER
    don't forget about Yamaha!!
    Our church is thinking about replacing our old beater kit with real drums. Myself and a few others are pushing for Yamaha. I think they are one of the better values out there. They make nice stuff, but you don't pay extra for the name.

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    YAMAHA!?!?!?!?!? ARE YOU KIDDING?!?!?!?!?!? I WOULD RATHER HAVE WALMART BRAND!!!!!! they should stick to keyboards...j/k

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    My first kit was Slingerland...then I got turned onto Pearl, and have played that brand for over 20 years. Always gloss black...love 'em !
    BOOOOOO!!!

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    Went to a drum clinic tought by Jeff Campitelli this weekend. He's Joe Satrianni's drummer and a spokes-drummer for DW. After going over some of the stuff that makes DW a really trick drum he said that while they cost 5 times as much as other drums, they're not necessarily 5 times better. That last 5% of quality you get with this type of brand cost a ton of dough.

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    Although I really love Pearl, the poll didn't say "FOR THE MONEY" or best value. I believe the ultimate drumset is made by DW... Though they are a fortune!!! No question about it. If I had it paid for, I would definitely select a custom DW kit. You can have what you want, the way you want it with the finish you want.. You can have the shell type you want, cut the way you want it, plyed the way you want it.. With all that versatility, how can that be beat.. You just have to pay for it and pay alot !!! They have various hardware strengths including the new heavy, heavy duty stuff !!!! Think about it..


    If I had to pay for it, it would be Pearl all the way.

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    Those arent real choices.

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    Tama.
    ^^^ SGD's Evans Empire ^^^

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    Quote Originally Posted by rglassma View Post
    Although I really love Pearl, the poll didn't say "FOR THE MONEY" or best value. I believe the ultimate drumset is made by DW... Though they are a fortune!!! No question about it. If I had it paid for, I would definitely select a custom DW kit. You can have what you want, the way you want it with the finish you want.. You can have the shell type you want, cut the way you want it, plyed the way you want it.. With all that versatility, how can that be beat.. You just have to pay for it and pay alot !!! They have various hardware strengths including the new heavy, heavy duty stuff !!!! Think about it..


    If I had to pay for it, it would be Pearl all the way.
    Aren't Pearl Masterworks also like that?

    IMO DW drums are overpriced* for the sound you get... The best kits I've ever heard were Mapex Saturns and Tama Starclassic B/Bs. I definitely prefer the sound of Tama and Mapex. Either a Saturn or Starclassic B/B with Paiste Signature and/or Meinl Byzance Traditionals... OOOOOOOH YEAH!



    * IN MY OPINION
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    Me stuck in a Slingerland world.
    “I did not trip and fall. I attacked the floor and I believe I am winning.”

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    Quote Originally Posted by xweasel View Post
    IMO DW drums are overpriced* for the sound you get...
    I am of the same opinion. DW is quality stuff but the prices are insane. If I could have a free DW then I'd sure take one (who wouldn't?) but I'll never shell out the cash for one.
    ^^^ SGD's Evans Empire ^^^

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    I gotta go Premier , English classics
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    voted TAMA since i have never had anything else... always TAMA drums and Sambian cymbals..
    Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results - Albert Einstein
    Does this mean that drummers are insane ?

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    Where do you buy Sambian cymbals?
    Pearl Vision VX - Red Wine w/ Black Hardware
    Kick: 22x18 - Stock Skins
    Toms: 8x7, 10x8, 12x9, 16x16 - Stock Skins
    Snare: 14x5.5 SensiTone - Stock Skins

    Cymbals:
    Paiste PST5 14" Medium Hats
    Paiste PST5 16" Medium Crash
    Paiste PST5 20" Medium Ride


    Hardware:
    DW5000 HiHat Stand
    PDP E400 Bass Pedal
    PDP 700 Boom Stand
    Random no-name Single Brace Cymbal Stand
    Pearl Heavy Duty Snare Stand

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    OK all you DW haters.

    Price price price...that's all I ever hear. For what I paid NEW for my DWs, I could BARELY get a Pearl Reference shell pack 3 piece. So, you think that the Pearl Masterworks line would be any cheaper???

    And they don't even offer satin HW anymore. Point being, there is no way I could get my kit through Pearl for even close to the same amount of money that I paid for the Dubbs.
    DW - PEARL - PDP - ZILDJIAN - EVANS - VIC FIRTH


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    DW Collector's Series - Blue Glass - 10, 12, 14, 16, 23
    Pearl Session Custom - Green Burst - 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 22
    PDP CX Maple - Red Glass - 12, 14, 16, 24


    Quote Originally Posted by LudwigLifer View Post
    If we had centerfolds for drums,that kit would be in one of them!

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    Well, I think the problem is, DW doesn't make budget kits like all the other manufactures, short of a completely different line/brand (PDP).

    Besides, DW is on top right now, and thats where my vote went as well
    Pearl Vision VX - Red Wine w/ Black Hardware
    Kick: 22x18 - Stock Skins
    Toms: 8x7, 10x8, 12x9, 16x16 - Stock Skins
    Snare: 14x5.5 SensiTone - Stock Skins

    Cymbals:
    Paiste PST5 14" Medium Hats
    Paiste PST5 16" Medium Crash
    Paiste PST5 20" Medium Ride


    Hardware:
    DW5000 HiHat Stand
    PDP E400 Bass Pedal
    PDP 700 Boom Stand
    Random no-name Single Brace Cymbal Stand
    Pearl Heavy Duty Snare Stand

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    Quote Originally Posted by drnez View Post
    Well, I think the problem is, DW doesn't make budget kits like all the other manufactures, short of a completely different line/brand (PDP).

    Besides, DW is on top right now, and thats where my vote went as well
    Brother, all I'm saying is that I am growing tired of the DW haters around here.
    DW - PEARL - PDP - ZILDJIAN - EVANS - VIC FIRTH


    Click for Gear Pics!

    DW Collector's Series - Blue Glass - 10, 12, 14, 16, 23
    Pearl Session Custom - Green Burst - 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 22
    PDP CX Maple - Red Glass - 12, 14, 16, 24


    Quote Originally Posted by LudwigLifer View Post
    If we had centerfolds for drums,that kit would be in one of them!

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    Quote Originally Posted by drnez View Post
    Where do you buy Sambian cymbals?
    okay okay you got me... i am a bit tired right now and i accidently hit the M key.... things aint that simple for me... english IS my third laungwhatever...
    Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results - Albert Einstein
    Does this mean that drummers are insane ?

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    pearl!!!!!!!!
    Pearl Vision VX jet black
    Aquarian heads (Focus-X, Performance IIs, Super Kick II)
    Pearl Free Floating Maple Snare
    Vic-Firth 5B
    Pearl Eliminators
    Roc N Soc throne

    14" Paiste Signature sound edge hi-hats
    16" Paiste Signature full crash
    18" Paiste Signature full crash
    20" Zildjian K custom dark ride
    20" Paiste RUDE china

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    ive looked at this thread a bunch of times, but i never voted in the poll until now. I think if money was no option, my dream kit would be a set of DWs. Ive liked every one ive ever hit, looked at or heard played live. They make some of my favorite finishes, and i even like the shape of the lugs... haha. There are a lot of awesome drums out there, but DW is my favorite.

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