Possibly buying a new drumset (looking at pdp x-7)

peter · Not So Newbie Joined: 15 Feb 2008 Posts: 7

Hey everyone who i have not met because i just joined this forum... Wink

I am thinking about updating my drumset (which is currently an old mapex, bottom line or just above bottom line i don't remember).

I have a budget of around $1000 before cymbals and heads (I.E. i'd like to get hardware with the $1000 but i will go over for new cymbals + heads)

i have been looking at the 7-piece pdp x-7, and i haven't read anything but good reviews about it. The Yamaha tour custom also looks nice, though it is $1000 without hardware (also i am assuming it is better than the Yamaha Stage Custom Nouveau).

I'm open to other brands of course, but those are the two sets i like the best so far.

is the pdp x-7 a good kit for that price range?

thanks for your time,
--Peter

[edit] I also like the gretsch catalina birch but several reviews i've seen say that the lugs loosen easily :-/

[edit2] I'm not set on a 7 piece set, 5 is fine. 7 would be kind of cool also but i would probably not use that smallest tom. I'm also kind of worried that if i am getting 7 pieces for $850 then they are going to be lower quality than 5 pieces for $800 to $1000

shoebag · Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2008 7:05 am Post subject:

Yeh i had an X7 for a while, its a very good kit Smile

didn't really find any problems with it
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peter · Not So Newbie Joined: 15 Feb 2008 Posts: 7

Well, i really like the white color, but i'm not sure i want 7 drums. I might get the LX instead.

kuniggety · Tiger Joined: 09 Oct 2006 Posts: 869 Location: Okinawa

For a $1000, why don't you look at the Mapex Pro-Ms instead of the X7s? The Pro-Ms are all maple shells and are pretty *Holy Censor, Batman* nice - they're what I have. They're intermediate/semi-pro level drums. 5-piece fusion kit is $1050. If you like big drums, then maybe get an M-Birch and you can get the larger sizes for around that $1000 price since the M-Birch are a little cheaper than the Pro-Ms.
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peter · Not So Newbie Joined: 15 Feb 2008 Posts: 7

Actually i didn't see that Pro M for $1050 with hardware... though i would probably get the fusionease or standard for $100 more because i prefer a floor tom to a cymbal mounted one.

thanks for pointing that out! I might go for those.

tylerdrummer · Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2008 8:02 pm Post subject:

just my personal oppinion, they usually sell like a 5 piece of the pdp version your looking at, but 2 more drums never hurt, and like i said my opinion, i love the way those pdps sound, probably one of the best drum makers ever, and id take it over the mapex, just because i love the sound of the dw's

kuniggety · Tiger Joined: 09 Oct 2006 Posts: 869 Location: Okinawa

PDP is not the same as DW. You might love DWs and DW might own and run PDP, but the drums are not the same. It's like saying an Epiphone is the same as a Gibson. Epiphones might be nice instruments (they tend to be really nice, really) but it's not the same as a Gibson.

It's really whatever your cup of tea for the Fusionease versus Fusion or whatever. I have the studio, which has hanging toms for both the 14" and 16" toms and while I think floor toms look nicer, I don't think there's much difference in playability.
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peter · Not So Newbie Joined: 15 Feb 2008 Posts: 7

well, the worst thing about the x-7 in my mind is that it's pdp.

i would take mapex over pdp if i can.

styles2281 · Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2008 4:43 pm Post subject:

I've had nothing but good luck with PDP.

I think they're oustanding drums.
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peter · Not So Newbie Joined: 15 Feb 2008 Posts: 7

anyone know if "interstatemusic *DOT* com" is a reputable dealer? (sorry that i can't post urls yet)

they have some colors that musiciansfriend doesn't (red wood fade namely)

[edit] @styles2281 have you owned one in that price range before? if you have, how was it?

[edit2] also i am looking for a longer bass drum sound (think the opposite of death metal's *smack*smack*smacka*smacka*... more like you'd hear in a techno beat, but not that short) but that is probably more a matter of tuning/head choice right?

i know it's superficial, but i really like the way the x-7 looks... Confused

styles2281 · Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2008 4:29 am Post subject:

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Rasta · Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2008 6:36 am Post subject:

I own a Pacific LX kit. It is nice. I am not a huge fan of the hardware though. I recently replaced my snare with a Mapex Pro M. The hardware is a lot more sturdy.

I kept my old snare fairly tight, and I would have to replace the male and female parts of the lugs often, as they would strip easily.

I have not had any trouble with the lugs on my toms or kick. (probably because they have less tension)

I am considering switching out my drums for Mapex Pro M's alltogether, however.
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tylerdrummer · Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2008 3:24 pm Post subject:

umm not trying to sound like an *Horse's Patoot*, but dude exept for the pickups and stuff, epiphone and gibson are close, alot in ways, sounds a little different , but my brother has a sg ep and a les paul gib., just like how the esp and the lsp companys are close too,
and i do know what your getting at but a high priced pdp is as good as a dw in some ways, personally like ive seen people go up from pdp to dw and i liked the pdp personally better,
but thats up to you, but for me, itd be the pdps

peter · Not So Newbie Joined: 15 Feb 2008 Posts: 7

I've pretty much settled on the pro m in saphire fade.

only problem is i have to wait to buy them for possibly as long as 3 months when i'll have space to put them in #Mad