Yamaha Stage Custom Series vs. Perl Export?? advice?
Joos
Benjamin Freidlin wrote:
>
> hi,
>
> i just read an article in MD about the Yamaha stage custom drumset, their
> entry level kit, and i was wondering how it compared in sound quality and
> construction with the Perl export series? the article gave it an overall good
> review and even noted it was very well constructed, and with proper heads
> sounded excellent. it suggests price for about 1,000$, but i'm sure in stores
> its closer to perl.. any advice, has anyone tried either one of these sets?
>
> benjamin
> benj...@jobworks.com
I have an Export kit, and it's pretty good. It's probably gonna cost
from $700-$800 in a store, and, in my experience, there are better ways
to spend your cash. If you have $1000 for a kit, look in the classifieds
in the paper for drums. A friend of mine got a 6 Piece Pearl Masters Kit
used w/ a China Boy for about what i payed for my 5 piece exports new
with no cymbals. Go used if you can, you'll get more for your money.
Just make sure you see the goods before buying. I have no experience
with Yamaha drums, but i have been eyeing theirs, DW's, and Pearl's
kits....when it comes time to replace mine. I've also been looking at
Sonors because of glowing endorsements in this group.
Just my petty cash,
joos
Cliff Hyslop
> i just read an article in MD about the Yamaha stage custom drumset, their
> entry level kit, and i was wondering how it compared in sound quality and
> construction with the Perl export series? the article gave it an overall good
> review and even noted it was very well constructed, and with proper heads
> sounded excellent. it suggests price for about 1,000$, but i'm sure in stores
> its closer to perl.. any advice, has anyone tried either one of these sets?
Benjamin,
My first drumkit was one of the first Stage series, and it had a nice,
woody tone if no projection. They would choke on anything above
lower-mid volume, but sounded pretty darn nice when played moderately.
It's a good little kit (or was, not sure about the new ones), but (here
come the flames) please do yourself a favor and stay away from the Export
kits. You can get so much better for the same money. My personal
favorite is the Premier XPK/APK kits; the only difference being lacquer
vs. covered finishes. They sound so sweet and resonant it's ridiculous,
and at the same price you can get an Export for. I always have thought
the Export kits sounded like crap and they had no longevity to boot.
Which is good, because it gets them out of the 'music'place and into the
garbage heap, where they belong. However, if you could get some of the
older BLX or MLX kits, they don't sound half bad at all, which further
confuses me about why the Exports are so awful.
For you or anyone else, this is my opinion; I'm sure several people
absolutely love the sound of the Exports etc etc etc. But I don't, and
to my experience, you can do much better for the same $$$.
Whatever you do, good luck and have fun. For a nobrainer-great kit;
Recording Custom, baby!
Cliff
Jeffrey Kirby
Joos (jo...@huskynet.com) wrote:
: I have an Export kit, and it's pretty good. It's probably gonna cost
: from $700-$800 in a store, and, in my experience, there are better ways
: to spend your cash. If you have $1000 for a kit, look in the classifieds
: kits....when it comes time to replace mine. I've also been looking at
: Sonors because of glowing endorsements in this group.
If you are interested in Sonor but don't have the money for Designer or
Force series (or the older, no-longer made series), you may be interested
in the Sonic Plus series. They are birch shells and incorporate the
features of the Designers except cheaper (I've seen five and six piece
kits for $700-$1000).
Incidentally, the reason I chose Sonors was because of the albums I've
listened to - I'd think "I really like those drums" and then read the
liner notes and see that they are Sonors (when you keep hearing different
drummers playing one brand and you like how all of them sound, it starts
to say something to you). Likewise, I listened to albums with other drum
brands and found that, although they don't suck, I wasn't interested in
the sounds of the other drums.
-j
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Jeffrey A. Kirby jak...@ucdavis.edu
Erik Smith
Either way...let your personality and your taste make the choice!!
Erik Smith
Ian Anderson
ez04...@dale.ucdavis.edu (Jeffrey Kirby) wrote:
>Incidentally, the reason I chose Sonors was because of the albums I've
>listened to - I'd think "I really like those drums" and then read the
>liner notes and see that they are Sonors (when you keep hearing different
>drummers playing one brand and you like how all of them sound, it starts
>to say something to you). Likewise, I listened to albums with other drum
>brands and found that, although they don't suck, I wasn't interested in
>the sounds of the other drums.
>-j
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> Jeffrey A. Kirby jak...@ucdavis.edu
Jeeze this cat can tell what drums are being used on an album
Ah mean what with all those studio effects n all added Ah can,t tell
if their Westburys or DW', Way to go Jeff
Chris 'Coz' Costello
Jeffrey Kirby wrote:
> Incidentally, the reason I chose Sonors was because of the albums I've
> listened to - I'd think "I really like those drums" and then read the
> liner notes and see that they are Sonors (when you keep hearing different
> drummers playing one brand and you like how all of them sound, it starts
> to say something to you). Likewise, I listened to albums with other drum
> brands and found that, although they don't suck, I wasn't interested in
> the sounds of the other drums.
Well, if you're happy with the Sonors as a result, more power to you,
but you'd be amazed at how twiddling a couple of knobs can change the
sound of a set of drums. I wouldn't recommend recordings as your sole
basis for evaluating drums. Especially rock recordings. As for the
Pearl vs. Yamaha, I've had an Export kit for 12 years, and it's served
me quite nicely. I haven't heard the Stage Customs, though. Try to
find somewhere that you can actually *play* the drums and see what you
think. The used route is also good advice.
Later,
COZ
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