What to upgrade first?

Radialprofan · Grizzly Bear Joined: 29 Mar 2004 Posts: 728

Don't buy new cymbals if that's out of your price range! Heck I played for years on used gear! Cymbals included! Look in tha pawn shops and in the musician trade mags. You can go to the retail stores to to see if thay have any trade ins. I got $350 (msrp) Zildjian A model 20" ride for $90 bucks! It sounded great in the store and even better when I cleaned it! Just shop around and pick them up one at a time if you have to. They're out there bro!
Drum Heads! Drum Heads Drum Heads! If you're still playing on the factory heads that came with your kit, man are you going to be shocked at what you're missing out on in tonality! Fresh heads (good one properly tuned) can make a entry level kit sound fantastic! That's where you should spend your money first! .....uh in my humble opinion. It's your dough! Wink

paintballer687 · Posted: Tue Jul 20, 2004 10:19 am Post subject:

^ya exactly, listen to him, hes been a drummer since 7th grade and now hes 42 Exclamation

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pearlplayer · Ferret Joined: 03 Mar 2004 Posts: 120

I don't know if they could be or not, but they went in. Anyhoo, I would save up and buy one item at a time. Took me like 7 years for my kit to be what it is today, but I'm glad I did it that way.

Radialprofan · Grizzly Bear Joined: 29 Mar 2004 Posts: 728

pearlplayer · Ferret Joined: 03 Mar 2004 Posts: 120

Oh ya, I forgot Pawn shops !! man you can really get some good stuff there.

random white person · Posted: Tue Jul 20, 2004 10:25 pm Post subject:

just do some research and find the stuff you REALLY want. whatever floats your boat in terms of sound, looks, the whole package. then just save up and buy one thing at a time. get new heads, then wait a few months and buy one cymbal. keep going until youve got everything.