RichFaulk
Active Member
By "screw up" I mean, did they make a kit that is too good for the money? Three months ago I sprung for an AQ2 Studio. Loved it immediately and bought a Martini to go with it so I could have lots of flexibility in terms of kit size and config. Also added the 16" floor tom from the Stage set. All in price: $2500. If I wanted this kit (8/10/12/13/14/16/14s/12s/20b/(14b, not using currently) in an SQ2 it would cost probably 8-9 grand (edit: I checked, it would be 10k+). Sure, Maple is not Birch or Beech. Sure, it was made mostly in China. But the sound! I put Emperors on everything and every tom sings beautifully. I use a tiny bit of muffling because I play in a confined space, but otherwise its totally unnecessary. The 14" snare is tuned low and has a great barking crack with ZERO unwanted ring. The 12" is tuned high almost like a popcorn and I use it as an effect snare. Every drum holds its tuning until you decide the change it. At this point, I feel like the SQs are purely prestige drums, unless you're dead set on having a Sonor in some other wood/finish.
How much longer until Sonor figures this out and discontinues the AQ2 line?
How much longer until Sonor figures this out and discontinues the AQ2 line?
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