$2800 .... for a 4 piece kit. No. Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo.My Luddies (26, 13, 16, 18) were $1100. My Yamaha Recording Customs (22, 12, 13, 14 ... and snare) were $995. So that's $2095.Now, I just scored some RMV's (10, 12, 14), for $400. My total, $2495. That leaves me a balance of $305, which, I'm sure I can pick up an RMV kick drum for.So I've got 3 kits for the cost of your 1.If you want blue acrylic, get a used Ludwig. Blue and clear vistalite were the most common colors, so they're the most affordable now. A clean kick, rack and floor, will cost you less than a grand. Same with a nice wood kit.
Where do I find one?!?!
If I went Vista, I would get an old 60's, or 70's. They aren't easy to find. What do you recommend?
I'm not totally sold though. The acrylic sounds good, but I will agree its overpriced. But it will be the kit that I want.
Bam.
Bam.
I just went on eBay. I lost count after 15 sets. Watch this auction. See where it goes. http://cgi.ebay.com/1976-Ludwig-Vis...Percussion&hash=item3cb4723440#ht_2132wt_1118
I played Ludwig Vistalite for 25+ years. Yes, great sounding drums. And excellent stage drums. Because they look cool under stage lights.But those sizes you're looking at, brand new.....$2800.....when you try to sell that kit, you'll get maybe half that. But a vintage Ludwig kit, you sell it, in 5 or 10 years, you'll get all your money back out of it.And with the money saved, from not blowing "everything" on a new $2800 vistalite kit, go out and get a second kit (wood) to record with. Or just plain, to have....
You just scared the crap out of me with the college remark.
Do you realize that I'm not going to be able to play my drums there?!?! I can't go home any play on weekends either!?!?!
I better get an E-kit!
If it scares the crap out of you rather than makes you excited, then you need to look into it further. Start looking at colleges now...trust. me. on. this.
If you truly want to, you'll find a way. But, if you plan on living in a dorm, you can't play your kit there, obviously. That's all the more reason to NOT buy another kit that you're just not going to be able to play in a few years. My suggestion: When you go to college, pack up your kit and take it with you, and hook up with other musicians. Chances are, SOMEONE will have a practice space where you'll be able to set them up and rehearse with the band (be sure to take them down and back to the dorm each time...you can't trust college kids). When you get OUT of college, and then get a job/career, and then get a house, THEN you can start looking at what kits are out there.
Here's a tip: take some drum lessons through the faculty for college credit at the college/university you go to. You *should* get a key to the practice rooms, and you could practice regularly that way.
Okay, c'mon! Now that's just silly...
I'll probably befriend someone who has their own house, and I'll set up there!
Sounds better than packing up the set and have it sit in my parents house.
There's nothing worse than agreeing to a gig, and then finding out that you can't get to your kit because the person that has the keys to the house it's in won't answer their phone...
Wouldn't want an Acrylic kit in the winter in there either, unless you are going to be in a year-round warm climate.
And that WILL happen.
Remedy: 24 hr access, secure rental storage units.
A 10x10 is all you need, bigger is nicer, but it's cheap and better than nothing. A LOT better than relying on someone else as well.
I once had a whole band rehearsing in a 10x20. It was cold in winter, and hot in the summer, but we made it work. Carpet on the walls and floors and you're good to go.
Heaters, fans, and don't leave your cymbals.
Wouldn't want an Acrylic kit in the winter in there either, unless you are going to be in a year-round warm climate.
Re-read my post. Where did I say ... that you were gonna sell your kit in 3 months. I said "when you try to sell that kit, you'll get maybe half that."OK! When I do try and sell the kit, it will be in a LONG time. If I got a custom set, I wouldn't try and sell it 3 months later.
I'm in south Florida, and the coldest it gets is around 50 degrees.