Ddrum Diablo. My Experience.

gdawson44 · Posted: Sun Dec 31, 2006 9:10 am Post subject: Ddrum Diablo. My Experience.

I played ddrum electrics in the 90s when they were the top of the line item in the field. I expected a high standard of quality from a name once associated with top notch products.

This kit suffers from cheap hardware-itis. Not only are the stands and mounts of low quality, but the lugs and floor tom legs are the worst I've seen on any kit in this price range.

This kit was purchased, re-headed and taken to record. Several of the toms had a buzz. It was discovered that the screws holding the lug mounts to the drum were loose and had to be retightened. The RIMS-style mount for the 12" tom arrived with the rubber gaskets missing from two of the lugs. The snare has a lower-end strainer on it: appears to be plastic. The floor tom legs insert through plastic mounts. The kick drum mount for the 12" tom is limited in tom placement.

The floor toms and kick sound huge, the snare sound is iffy.

I hate to have to say it, but my CB Drums kit has a significantly higher quality than anything I've seen from this kit. It really should be priced in competition with the beginner's line of kits. I am sorely disappointed. Fortunately, it wasn't me who bought the kit.

ddrummer · Not So Newbie Joined: 02 Jan 2007 Posts: 7

The lower end ddrum kits suck and are butt ugly. The higher end ddrum kits on the other hand are great.

n2oah · Goldfish Joined: 02 Jan 2007 Posts: 56

It looks like that set is being marketed to 12-year-old wannabe punks, instead of people who actually know how to play the drums.

Mr.Clam · Posted: Tue Jan 01, 2008 3:58 am Post subject:

Is the Diatribe Maple one of their higher-end kits? or is that just the same as the Diablo?
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shoebag · Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2008 10:08 am Post subject:

are the dominion kits any good? anyone have any experience with these?
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Bish · King of the Jungle Joined: 19 Oct 2005 Posts: 1855

I have this kit.

It's the Dominion Pocket Kit and it's awesome. I tried EC2 coateds but they were dead. I put on Remo Pinstripes and now they are gig quality.
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Bish

"I play live as playing dead is harder than it sounds."

shoebag · Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2008 12:16 am Post subject:

nice one, is that ash? i really like the sizes in that kit except the 20" kick, hows that hold out?
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Bish · King of the Jungle Joined: 19 Oct 2005 Posts: 1855