I've been thinking about getting a birch kit for a long time. I love the way the toms sound so clean and crisp, and how the kick has so much low end attack. Thing is, the snare is usually bad because it sounds ringy when tuned high (I tune high). I'll solve that problem with a Tama Spartan Warlord, once I can afford it.

Here's my drum set up now:







I'm thinking about getting a Mapex M-Birch 6 piece. The price is right, and I really like how they are stained with lacquer and not wrapped with a finish-ply. Any thoughts or suggestions on this?

Hey hey hey!

Where's the fellow drummer input?!

I want some advice about this. Everyone tells me maple>birch but I like the way birch sounds better. So unless I hear some objective thoughts on why maple>birch, I'll choose birch. I've heard maple sounds nicer in the studio though.

Birch

Steel drums or no drums.

lol

if u live with parents/have other people in the house

id recommend an electronic kit

im trying to get my parents to look into a set for me as hey hate how louad it is around the house :S


how much are u looking to spend?
new cymbals aswell or just the shells?

I love the setup, nice rack. xD

You got a pretty warped cymbal above your hi-hat haha.

Crap,

My Neightbours Would Hate Me If I Had One Like Yours,

That Prob. Why I'm Getting One! xD

Lmao

Why New Kit?

This One Seems More Than Fine

Yeah, I rock my little splash too hard sometimes. Got the rack for 240$ on eebay, lists for like 480 or something.



The kit is fine, and does it's job. I'm looking for an upgrade from poplar to either maple or birch.

This post was edited by Ghost_Smoke on Apr 9 2009 06:01pm

i like the iron cobra. nice set up too

when u buy a rack, do u have to buy anything else?
like boom arms for cymbals?
tom arms
or does it just all come with it?