sejuba wrote:Matus wrote:That's no news at all, it can be seen in past catalogs that some low end series are produced in China.
As for moving to Mapex... Boy they'd have to offer something REALLY good for me to play that specific brand. Talk about low quality standards...
Juan, I honestly don't know that much about Mapex but thought that their Meridian line was quite good (I'm talking about the toms and bass drum). They
were really easy to tune and sounded great in the low tuning range. The hardware is shit though.
So I was just wondering if you were talking about sound or how the entire package is not worth the deal because of the hardware they include.
It's all part of the same playing experience. Any brand nowadays sounds at least decent, but having a good playing experience means everything works for you right away.
Years ago, I used to gig and tour with a Pearl Forum kit, bass and toms only. Sounded great with proper heads, the hardware held in place and didn't break and the finish was what you paid for
The bass drum was particularly good.
At that time, I worked a lot with Mapex drums and hardware, as it was part of a contest prize. All 900 series hardware. Heavy for the stability you got, thrones that tiltes due to soft wood in the seat (even got pictures somewhere), rattling qing nuts and what's best: the hihat stand with plastic pieces and lots of space between clutch, rod and hole.
I don't know about now, but merely ten years ago that's what you got if you bought an Orion Classic kit, plus drums that sound good, but not as much as you would expect from a high end maple kit.
When I got mi MCAs, I was shocked by the attention to detail in finish, drum construction, sound and hardware. All durable and user friendly. You just can't separate the drums from the hardware wen considering a brand. I don't like the sound of DW toms or BDs, but the experience is quite good.