Drumset - to make the right choice

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Bad Disciple

2004-10-05 17:21:03 UTC

Hello back,

Thaks for the feedback to my previous posting !
Being in struggle to take the best decision for our studio's
(polyvalent) drumset, I would need an opinion on which
of these two models should I prefer:

Yamaha Maple Custom Absolute AYN-OT-4
or
Pearl MMX

Thnx
--
Bad Disciple
"Y o u a r e w h a t y o u k n o w"
"O n e t h i n g I k n o w i t' s t h a t I k n o w n o t h i n g"

Hello all cool drumres,
Not being a drumer, I have a question.
I and a friend build a high quality home studio.
We need to put good drums in it for polyvalent use.
(Drums only, not cymbals - drummers bring their own.)
A shop made us a proposition ...

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Warm thnx,

tony kujawa

2004-10-05 18:15:06 UTC

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Yamaha hands down over Pearl. Pearl quality is not even close to Yamaha.
I've owned a few Pearl drums and have had issues with all of them. Their
pedals are very good, but I can't comment on their durability since I have
only limited gigging on them.

Post by Bad Disciple
Hello back,
Thaks for the feedback to my previous posting !
Being in struggle to take the best decision for our studio's
(polyvalent) drumset, I would need an opinion on which
Yamaha Maple Custom Absolute AYN-OT-4
or
Pearl MMX
Thnx
--
Bad Disciple
"Y o u a r e w h a t y o u k n o w"
"O n e t h i n g I k n o w i t' s t h a t I k n o w n o t h i n g"

...
...

Warm thnx,

Sam Savoca

2004-10-05 18:29:00 UTC

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Post by tony kujawa
Yamaha hands down over Pearl. Pearl quality is not even close to Yamaha.
I've owned a few Pearl drums and have had issues with all of them. Their
pedals are very good, but I can't comment on their durability since I have
only limited gigging on them.

Tony, I got a Pearl Masters Studio in 2001. The Masters would be comparable
to the Absolute. On the Pearls I really saw (and still see) no place where
the quality could have been improved. The 5 drums were flawless, inside and
out. Exterior finish, edges, interior finish ,shell construction,
roundness, chroming, and hardware mounting were all perfect. However, I've
never owned a Yamaha drum to compare. I don't know, maybe I got lucky.

Now if we're talking sound that's whole other personal opinion issue.

Sam S.

tony kujawa

2004-10-05 18:47:14 UTC

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Post by Sam Savoca

Post by tony kujawa
Yamaha hands down over Pearl. Pearl quality is not even close to Yamaha.
I've owned a few Pearl drums and have had issues with all of them.

Their

Post by Sam Savoca

Post by tony kujawa
pedals are very good, but I can't comment on their durability since I have
only limited gigging on them.

Tony, I got a Pearl Masters Studio in 2001. The Masters would be comparable
to the Absolute. On the Pearls I really saw (and still see) no place where
the quality could have been improved. The 5 drums were flawless, inside and
out. Exterior finish, edges, interior finish ,shell construction,
roundness, chroming, and hardware mounting were all perfect. However, I've
never owned a Yamaha drum to compare. I don't know, maybe I got lucky.
Now if we're talking sound that's whole other personal opinion issue.
Sam S.

I've owned 2 Ferrone snares and they were shit for quality. Both snare
butts stripped out, and 3-4 tension rods were bent on both drums. And the
latter was a drum hand picked by Gene O straight from the factory! Now, I
loved the sound and look of the drum, but from that experience I will never
own a Pearl drum again. Every Yamaha drum I have owned has been flawless
also and the hardware design on them is second to none, Sonor included.

Sam Savoca

2004-10-06 13:09:53 UTC

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Post by tony kujawa

Post by Sam Savoca

Post by tony kujawa
Yamaha hands down over Pearl. Pearl quality is not even close to

Yamaha.

Post by Sam Savoca

Post by tony kujawa
I've owned a few Pearl drums and have had issues with all of them.

Their

Post by Sam Savoca

Post by tony kujawa
pedals are very good, but I can't comment on their durability since I

have

Post by Sam Savoca

Post by tony kujawa
only limited gigging on them.

Tony, I got a Pearl Masters Studio in 2001. The Masters would be

comparable

Post by Sam Savoca
to the Absolute. On the Pearls I really saw (and still see) no place

where

Post by Sam Savoca
the quality could have been improved. The 5 drums were flawless, inside

and

Post by Sam Savoca
out. Exterior finish, edges, interior finish ,shell construction,
roundness, chroming, and hardware mounting were all perfect. However,

I've

Post by Sam Savoca
never owned a Yamaha drum to compare. I don't know, maybe I got lucky.
Now if we're talking sound that's whole other personal opinion issue.
Sam S.

I wouldn't have tolerated that for a second either. I don't blame you at
all. I knew from other people that it happens.

Sam S.

Frisco

2004-10-06 01:47:20 UTC

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Post by Sam Savoca

Tony, I got a Pearl Masters Studio in 2001. The Masters would be comparable
to the Absolute. On the Pearls I really saw (and still see) no place where
the quality could have been improved. The 5 drums were flawless, inside and
out. Exterior finish, edges, interior finish ,shell construction,
roundness, chroming, and hardware mounting were all perfect. However, I've
never owned a Yamaha drum to compare. I don't know, maybe I got lucky.
Now if we're talking sound that's whole other personal opinion issue.
Sam S.

I'm on the other side of the fence - I have a set of MCA's and the
only Pearls I've ever owned were Exports. I love my MCA's - better
sounding than my DW's and just as fine a fit'n'finish as my Sonors.
I'd choose the MCA's... but I've heard from other drummers that the
Pearls sound like "drums are supposed to sound".

Paul

JaKe

2004-10-05 18:53:43 UTC

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