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sticks4drums
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He's back. Boy I missed you.
yeah, pdp is great, they hit the market as the first economy drums with maple and birch shells. i only saw a few negative statements at first, but nothing like ply separation and the like (that's pretty damn bad too!). the only thing i don't like about them are the lugs...they look like eyeballs!! if i were going to buy another mid range kit, though, i'd go with the gretsch catalinas hands down (i already have the early catalina club jazz, such versatility in that little thing, i named her "catalina caliente"). you get more drums (free rack/floor tom offers on a regular basis) a greater diversity of shell sizes more than anything in the price range (18x14 to 24x18 kicks, 8" to 16" toms) more wood selection like mahogany (the club jazz and club rock variants only), birch, maple, and ash, and they have the best looking finishes and shell hardware of them all!! pdp is awesome still, but the catalinas....oh man, classy drums with a sexy name. they brought high class to the mid-price range.
As long as people will listen to all the marketing hype then I guess that is true.
As long as people will listen to all the marketing hype then I guess that is true.
Guess I do. That is why I don't have a set.There are a lot of people out their who bought these drums, love what they bought and genuinely feel that they got their money's worth... but, of course, you know better.
Ironically, I play Gretsch Catalinas during practices at our guitarist's house. It is only a 4-piece, and there are ongoing issues with trying to tune them to sound good. They are very muted sounding drums, and the bass is more like a pop sound than a good thud.