Tama or Pearl

[Blake]

I'm stuck between 2 drumsets that i like and would like some help.I'm stuck between choosing the Tama superstar custom SL72SB or the Pearl ELX 6 piece.Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

[Chiko]

HEY!! welcome to the forum...you came to the right place!!
im biased since i prefer pearl over tama...but one of my buds uses a tama superstar as apposed to my pearl kit ( its not ELX tho) i find the tama is a very nice kit for the cash it all come down to shell materials and the sound you want...the the thinner the shell,the more over-tones and the longer the note rings
maple is a very loud wood with all around good highs mids and lows
where as brich is loud and pirceing ive heard it decsribed as bouncy to...
where as mohanany ( which is what i think the superstar is made outof)...is really low end with nice mids and highs

BTW if any of this is wrong feel; free to correct me cause i leared thtis a long time ago and then knda forgot about it

[Blake]

Well i play christian music in a small church,so i don't need the set to be overpowering.I do plan on mic'n the kit.The Tama kit is Birch with Basswood inner ply.The bass drum shell is 7 ply and the toms are 6 ply.The Pearl uses poplar shells

[Roaddebris]

The size of each drum and the type of head will have a lot to do with volume.

[Blake]

Here's a link of the pearl kit http://www.drumcentral.com/drumsetpics268.htm

[Blake]

The tama kit comes with
18x22 bassdrum
7x8 tom
8x10 tom
9x12 tom
11x14 tom
13x16 tom
5.5x14 wooden snare
here's the link http://www.drumcentral.com/drumsetpics203.htm

[Chiko]

personaly i would slide with the pearl... it sounds less likely to blow out the old folks section...my pearl set is birch and its a pain to play in an open room i had to use wads of muffleing to play in a gym....i dunno how the basswood would counter act the birchs pingy-ness...but i dunno what popular does...ive never played a poplar kit before...

[Chiko]

well i posted before i saw the pics both are nicea and about equal in playabity...how long have you been playing?? cause those are some pretty advanced kits

[Blake]

Been playing since i was five.I started on one of those el cheapo kits from toys'r'us.My mom figured she needed to get me involved in something so that i wouldn't grow up to be a hoodlum.From there i played all thru grade school and high school.Now i'm in the military and can afford a real nice kit as a present to myself..

[Chiko]

Now i'm in the military

ill soon be there too...ive got my ASVAB this friday
but yea like i said i would go with the pearl kit...but if you have the cash go higher up the food-chain the a ELX set...session or master ish what id reccomend if you wanted a REALLY nice kit

[Lezzledrummer]

Pearl! Pearl! Go With The Pearl!

[Blake]

I really like this one http://www.drumcentral.com/drumsetpics268.htm

[Blake]

And this one http://www.drumcentral.com/drumsetpics118.htm

[Blake]

The next question is maple or birch?

[Chiko]

maple ish what most drummers use as a rock wood cause its so loud
and birch cuts through the music really well at least in the garage i play in it does....

[Blake]

I still wonder how that poplar sounds..

[Chiko]

all i can say ish go to a local drum shop..or go to the company web page and check out what they say it sounds like

[Blake]

So what branch you plan on going into?

[Chiko]

i dunno im thinking the Air Force or the Army

[amputechture]

does the pearl kit come with everything shown in the pic (besides the cymbals)

[Blake]

Yes it does..Everything except the cymbals

[Blake]

Army aviation here.

[Chiko]

nice... regardless of the branch im shooting for their percussion section...

[Blake]

Oh okay the band side of things..I know the army has "The army rock band",and then there's the normal band.

[Chiko]

yea... they have a rock band a jazz band a marching band and a ocrestra band...those are the olny ones i know of tho..