Hello, I just registered and I salute thus, gods of drumming, wherever u are ! Could I get your help for new drum set purchase , based on the followings :
-I play all styles as intermediate ,since 10 years ago, but my first love remains rock with heavy /blues rock/classic influences ; second is funk ; little interest for jazz;
-I own since 4 years ago a 5 piece set fusion Yamaha Stage Custom Advantage Nouveau ,20/10/12/14 , with added 8 tom and 16 floor tom ; it proved to be exceptional ,especially since I added a Recording 9000 snare second hand - awesome piece of art !- as you know , Yamaha mid range snares just SUCKS !
-however, I came to the conclusion that for my actual rock band , this set is not suitable enough, so ,either I want to sell it or to add a new bigger set ;
-second hand kit is not an option, usually you don't know what you get;
-price range that I could afford is 800-1200 Eur
-local drumshop in my area ( Eastern Europe) has limited offers, but still is better than order on Internet , so here is what I saw today :
-Yamah Stage Custom 22/12/13/16, 14 snare -suits with old one, snare sucks as usual -850 Eur
- Gretsch Catalina Maple -22/10/12/14/16 .14 snare- no hardware -this is awesome in finish but I don't know much about it -special offer 650 Eur ,plus Stagg rack -280 Eur
-Sonor 3007 Force 22/12/13/16, -maple ,but catastrphic colour - some pink , 1000 Eur
I don't like the hardware of this one, although I heart good things about quality
What do you recommend , sorry for the long post ?
-I play all styles as intermediate ,since 10 years ago, but my first love remains rock with heavy /blues rock/classic influences ; second is funk ; little interest for jazz;
-I own since 4 years ago a 5 piece set fusion Yamaha Stage Custom Advantage Nouveau ,20/10/12/14 , with added 8 tom and 16 floor tom ; it proved to be exceptional ,especially since I added a Recording 9000 snare second hand - awesome piece of art !- as you know , Yamaha mid range snares just SUCKS !
-however, I came to the conclusion that for my actual rock band , this set is not suitable enough, so ,either I want to sell it or to add a new bigger set ;
-second hand kit is not an option, usually you don't know what you get;
-price range that I could afford is 800-1200 Eur
-local drumshop in my area ( Eastern Europe) has limited offers, but still is better than order on Internet , so here is what I saw today :
-Yamah Stage Custom 22/12/13/16, 14 snare -suits with old one, snare sucks as usual -850 Eur
- Gretsch Catalina Maple -22/10/12/14/16 .14 snare- no hardware -this is awesome in finish but I don't know much about it -special offer 650 Eur ,plus Stagg rack -280 Eur
-Sonor 3007 Force 22/12/13/16, -maple ,but catastrphic colour - some pink , 1000 Eur
I don't like the hardware of this one, although I heart good things about quality
What do you recommend , sorry for the long post ?