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(More customer reviews)Although compact and primarily designed as a paractice set, this drum kit has a big sound and is not only an excellent practice kit, but can be used on stage.
SOUND: the tom toms (10"x5", 12"x5" and 14"x5") put out a lot of sound. Because they are designed to transport stacked within each other they do not have bottom heads, which does cause some ringing. A stip of heavy tape across the bottom of the heads can cut down on the ring, but not completely eliminate it. The snare (13"x5") is resonant and warm, making it ideal for rock, but it lacks the crispness for jazz. The bass (20"x8") has a nice thump and virtually no ring.
HARDWARE: Comes with solid hardware for which Pearl is known, including the following standard Pearl components - C70W cymbal stand, S70W snare stand, H70W hi hat stand, and P70 bass drum pedal. It also comes with a mount for the 14"x5" tom tom that attaches to the C70W cymbal stand.
EXTRAS: The mesh drum heads have a realistic feel when you have the kit configured for practice. In addition to the mesh heads there are two "silent" cymbal pads. It takes little effort to switch from practice mode with the mesh heads to play mode with the "live heads", and the live heads are of sufficient quality that you need not change them out for a set of Remo or Evans heads to use this set for real gigs.
PERFORMANCE: Good stick response on the practice and live heads. The tom toms have smaller than usual head diameters, so you may find it a bit difficult to get used to the layout of the kit at first. Also, if you are using this as a practice set you will find that moving from this smaller sized kit to a regular kit (and back) will require a bit of warm-up. It's easy to get used to the small reach required to roll from snare through the tom toms on this kit, which will make a regular kit seem like hard work when you switch back if you are getting this set for practice only.
ADDITIONAL INFO: This set puts out a lot of sound. Solve the ringing problem with the tom toms with tape or your favorite technique and you can use this kit with confidence on real gigs. The hi hat and bass pedals are high quality (as you would expect from Pearl), and the other hardware is first rate. The tom toms stack within each other for easy transport, and this kit sets up fast. It also takes up very little space at home or in your practice area.
The only short coming is the cymbals, which are not of the same overall quality as the rest of this set. I recommend getting the Zildjian ZBT Basic I Cymbal Set (ASIN B0002ZO3L0), which will transform this kit into a professional quality set of drums that will sound much larger than they look. My kit is configured with Avedis Zildjian 20" sizzle and 22" ride, and the ZBT Basic I Cymbal Set mentioned above. This kit is used at home for practice and on small gigs, and is a dream to play and transport.
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