The Rupejko Experiment
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So I'm new here and I'm not sure if this has been asked before but, has anyone played or own SJC drums. Just wondering if they are all hype or quality stuff.
So I'm new here and I'm not sure if this has been asked before but, has anyone played or own SJC drums. Just wondering if they are all hype or quality stuff.
Short answer: Yes.
Yes they are "high quality", but that has to be qualified with the fact that they're using Keller shells, which is where that high quality is coming from.
However, there are a TON of other drum builders that also use Keller, both large and small, so they're not doing anything really unique, and the real rub is that they charge a FORTUNE for their kits.
Yeah, they put on some pretty finishes and will cut your wraps into fashionable stripes then throw on a Fiberskyn reso to make it look all classy, but yeah ... highway robbery, if you ask me. Buyer beware.
I'd never throw them any business to be perfectly honest. Too many other options just as good for a fraction of the price.
So I'm new here and I'm not sure if this has been asked before but, has anyone played or own SJC drums. Just wondering if they are all hype or quality stuff.
I should add that I play what might be considered a boutique Keller kit, but done by a local guy (Jerry Garcia) that didn't try any hype tricks or making it sound like an endorsement. The cost was just over half what a DW equivalent would have been.
Nothing wrong with Keller. This is my 2nd Garcia and I've been playing it for 15 years now.
Yeah, that's probably him. He's done a lot of work with drum & bugle corps and is himself a really great drummer.I think I know which Jerry Garcia you're talking about. I met him when we did the Kingsmen Drum & Bugle Alumni Corps back in '07 - he was making sets and although I noted that they were very generic, they were good solid, working drums. Kinda' like Pearl's from the 80s. Good shells, solid hardware, something that works.
Do we wanna take bets on it he comes back to this thread?
You really don't think he'll come back ,just because we didn't give SJC a glowing review.....I'm shocked.:
Steve B
I was expecting to get a reply that read something like:
"So I'm thinking of getting a 20x20 bass drum with 12x6 and 16x12 toms. What do you think of that. Also what finish do you think I should get? Also my friend told me that the doublewide hoop adds more bass to the bass drum."
Also my friend told me that the doublewide hoop adds more bass to the bass drum.
Hmmmmm .But the extended hoops do channel and focus the sound for extra punch and presence out front. You can mic the kick from 8 feet away and it sounds like it's inside the drum!
Bermuda
The OP hasn't even signed on for two days.I guess he got the answer he wanted at the Pearl forum.
Steve B