My Mapex Mars Series 5-peice

RedRandanoRocket · Posted: Sat Sep 11, 2004 1:49 pm Post subject:

Wow, yours is DEF older then mine, you have the older style tom holder set up. Yours is proably from the early 90s, probably one of Mapex's 1st run of Mars series. Mine has a more tama like tom suspension system, but not as *Poop*(i dont like the tama tom suspension mounts on their older kits.)

Im a vintage guy my self.. I owned a 40 Yr old set and beat on it for years. Then I bought used. I would still love to have this black and blue(with black lugs/rims DW at the local guitarcenter, but 3k is way to much)
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mapexdrums87 · Posted: Mon Sep 13, 2004 12:29 pm Post subject:

Well i think its cool that i have an almost vintage drum set, im gonna restore it and keep it going, cuz its my first and ive had it for at least 2 years now, where could i find mapex tom hoops? or can i use any kind?
And what heads do i use on the bottom? like the playing heads?
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random white person · Posted: Mon Sep 13, 2004 4:20 pm Post subject:

well, you could just look at a drum part supply store/website and find a set of hoops for the toms. make sure you know how many holes they have, and maybe if they are triple flanged or die-cast, if you really want to make it look the same top and bottom. youll also have to buy some tension rods, so just take one out of the top and see how long it is and buy some more of that length. as for the heads to put on the bottom, its standard practice to use a medium weight single ply head such as the Remo Ambassador Clear, Aquarian Classic Clear, or Evans Genera G1. anything thicker will kill the resonance, and super-thin heads may sound a bit too bright.
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mapexdrums87 · Posted: Tue Sep 14, 2004 12:00 pm Post subject:

What about if i use Remo Ebony?
Thats what i use right now bt im getting new ones here pretty soon, can i use those on the bottom oe the toms?
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random white person · Posted: Tue Sep 14, 2004 1:08 pm Post subject:

are you planning on taking the ebonies off of the top of the drum and using them as resonant heads? if they have any deep sticks indentations, i wouldnt do it. you can do it, but if the head is really beaten up it wont sound very good. and are these just standard Ebony Ambassadors or Ebony Pinstripes? if theyre pinstripes, then you definitely shouldnt use them as a resonant head. theyre just too thick and too muffled.
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mapexdrums87 · Posted: Wed Sep 15, 2004 6:17 am Post subject:

no there just regular ebonys.
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random white person · Posted: Wed Sep 15, 2004 10:53 am Post subject:

yah, then that would be fine. it would definitely look cool with black heads facing the audience on a white kit.
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Twitch · Posted: Sun Sep 19, 2004 7:00 am Post subject: