Ddrum drums discussion

[SnareTan]

Stupid question:

Where are Ddrum kits made? I believe it is in Tampa along with their Dean Guitar line, though I'm no 100% sure on that. I'm about an hour south of there and am thinking about maybe doing a tour.

Thanks,

Tan

[Bizarro55]

I GOT Ddrum defiant 7pc 3 up two down and I love these drums. I hve been playing for many years and have had only two drum sets in those years. Slingerland 8pc that I bought new in 1972, and premier 60's kit I bought used from a music store I worked in that were trade ins. Slingerland are maple, and the premier are mahogany, but not sure what these defiant drums are? the snare sound live like a cannon warm but cutting like the bass drum. the toms are very cutting not quite as warm. the snare I use often, some times changing with a ludwig supra metal that i use with my premiers. I also have a radio king 6.5X14 wood, tama starclassic 13x5, slingerland 5X14 chrome buddy rich model, a gretch brass 5.5X14, but most jobs I use this Ddrum snare. I work in bars so Ive quit using the slingerlands they are lavender satin and the smokeis hard to clean off,but when i'm outside i use them. but these ddrums sound totally different and ilove the sound, not as rich and complex and the other sets but very nice all the same. great drums would buy them again if i needed another set, great price too. i think they are made by Aotte drums the same people who make Taye, but I could be wrong about this

[VIbes]

It is wild how I got in to this set. I saw a add on CL and some guy had a silver sparkle ddrum set, or part of a set he wanted to sell. I was looking for a silver sparkle snare to go with my silver sparkle sets. So I went and checked them out and they were new in the box in the bubble wrap. It was a 5 1/2x14 snare,8x12 tom and 18x22 bass drum. The color was actually grey sparkle but nice. He had ordered a double bass set and only recieved the one box and never got the other so he bought another set. They never even charged him for it I don't think. I figured the snare would look ok with my sets so I haggled a little with him and gave him $25 for the snare. He wanted $75 for the other 2 drums but I passed. I came home and emailed ddrum about a matching floor tom and they said the Defiant series had been discontinued but gave me the name of a guy in the mid west who had a lot of there old stock. I contacted the guy and he had the 15x16 floor tom for $90 so I decided to buy the other drums and have a set I could play or sell if I wanted to. Come to find out the bass drum claws and tension rods were not in the box so he gave me the tom and kick for $50. The tom had a suspension mount on it that I removed. I called the guy back in the mid west and he had the claws and tension rods for $30 so I ordered those and the floor tom. So for a total of $195 I have this brand new nice little rockin ddrum set. It sounds good too. The bass drum hoops are georgous and made really well. The tom has 2 badges on it??. and the bass drum has Drumfest 2008 on the badge instead of Defiant. I looked that up and those were made especially to be sold at Drumfest in England that year. Must have been overstock or something. I am going to play them at my upcoming gig this Wed night.
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[marko138]

That's a really nice kit...and an INSANELY nice kit at that price. What are they made out of?

[Russ]

As far as I know, defiant's were the step up from diablo's, but I never could tell what exactly they changed about them from line to line. That is a really nice sparkle, ddrum definitely has their cosmetic appeal down, I always respected them for that. Are those 2.3mm rims? I wish they would have tried those out on the dominion line, for some reason they just had to stick cast on all the models in the series(I can almost guarantee they were trying to compete with Tama here). I would probably change the stocks if you plan on gigging them. How are you liking the kit so far?

[VIbes]

I am not sure what size rimms those are. I do know the drums are more heavy literally, than they look hardware wise. The heads on the snare and toms sound fine to me. I had to work with the Bass drum a little but it sounds good now. The heads have those re-ring type heads on them and I don't have any muffleing in it. I have been playing them this afternoon.
I am going to stay with those stock heads for now. Toms sound nice. I kept A-B ing them with my Camco 8x12 and Gretsh 16x16 and they sound very similar. Nice ringing tone.
The kick is nice and deep, loud if you kick it hard. This is the first 18x22 Bass drum I have ever played. I think they are Basswood. All the drums a virgin. They sound good to me. I like them. I had bags and cases for everything except the Bass drum but the guy also sold me a nice Gator Bag for $40 including shipping. So I have a gig bag for my 22" bass drums if I dont use the hard case.

[marko138]

They are really nice looking, thats for sure. Good score.

[TygerPax]

anyone tried the reflex

[Jerzey Street Band (JSB)]

Great, great score man, and they look really cool too. I can't believe the price you put that together for, it is just insane. Congrats man.

[Deedubs!]

My dios maple kit.

[ohfirefighter]

My Ddrum D2:

[Deedubs!]

What kid if wood is in the d2 shells?

[ohfirefighter]

What kid if wood is in the d2 shells?

They are Basswood shells

[Deedubs!]

They are Basswood shells

Thanks!

[Deedubs!]

Does anyone have a steel diode snare? If so, how many lugs?

[drumstix]

One I found on ebay..



Would very happily own this

[marko138]

One I found on ebay..



Would very happily own this

What a beauty!

[Deedubs!]

What a beauty!

+1
Hells yeah!

[livewire80]

Just bought a golf ball ddrum snare. 13*6.5 inch. This thing sounds sweet and for the price. I paid 235 AU. Put a power centre batter head and 300 reso and with pure sound wires. Im struggling with getting all lugs tuned identically never had a snare with these dimensions but it does sound sweet so far. Still working on it. Anyone had any experience with this snare?

[Dustin]

It is wild how I got in to this set. I saw a add on CL and some guy had a silver sparkle ddrum set, or part of a set he wanted to sell. I was looking for a silver sparkle snare to go with my silver sparkle sets. So I went and checked them out and they were new in the box in the bubble wrap. It was a 5 1/2x14 snare,8x12 tom and 18x22 bass drum. The color was actually grey sparkle but nice. He had ordered a double bass set and only recieved the one box and never got the other so he bought another set. They never even charged him for it I don't think. I figured the snare would look ok with my sets so I haggled a little with him and gave him $25 for the snare. He wanted $75 for the other 2 drums but I passed. I came home and emailed ddrum about a matching floor tom and they said the Defiant series had been discontinued but gave me the name of a guy in the mid west who had a lot of there old stock. I contacted the guy and he had the 15x16 floor tom for $90 so I decided to buy the other drums and have a set I could play or sell if I wanted to. Come to find out the bass drum claws and tension rods were not in the box so he gave me the tom and kick for $50. The tom had a suspension mount on it that I removed. I called the guy back in the mid west and he had the claws and tension rods for $30 so I ordered those and the floor tom. So for a total of $195 I have this brand new nice little rockin ddrum set. It sounds good too. The bass drum hoops are georgous and made really well. The tom has 2 badges on it??. and the bass drum has Drumfest 2008 on the badge instead of Defiant. I looked that up and those were made especially to be sold at Drumfest in England that year. Must have been overstock or something. I am going to play them at my upcoming gig this Wed night.
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Love that colour - matches my car!

[Deedubs!]

My old dios maple kit cut down to fit my 3 year old son! (my one year old son plays it just as much, but can't reach the pedals )

[NPYYZ]

That's a really nice kit...and an INSANELY nice kit at that price. What are they made out of?

According to the Ddrum web site the Defiant series is made of Basswood Shells.

[Russ]

My old dios maple kit cut down to fit my 3 year old son! (my one year old son plays it just as much, but can't reach the pedals )

Looks awesome, love the tube lugs! The toms and snare seem low and easy to reach, it actually kinda makes the kick look massive.

[imnotverygood9]

Hey guys, what are you opinions on the Dios kits? are they pro? I see deals for 2 up 1 down for 850.

[Ddrum88]

Hey guys! Nice ddrum's! The AMX is a blend of different woods, correct JDOG?I love that silver sparkle, that's sharp looking bish. Here's an aerial view of my ddrum's from a recording session that I had last month.