| Captain D from Deer Park, TX |
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| Subject: | Nice drum set |
| Quality:
| High quality hardware and stands.. |
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| Complete set. Everything included to set up and play. |
| Sound:
| Sounds good. |
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| Bought this set for my son. He is a begining drummer. He loves it. |
| Value:
| Nice starter drum set for the price. |
| Appearance:
| Looks really nice in black. |
| Do you own this product?:
| yes |
| Date submitted:
| 12/18/2008 |
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| MG from Apple Valley, CA USA |
| guerrero.miguel@rocketmail.com |
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| Subject: | Ludwig Pinnacle Set |
| Quality:
| Good quality product for the relatively low price. |
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| The snare sounds solid most of the time, I'm still noticing just a bit too much rattle than I would prefer. I added some muffling
material to the bass drum to get some extra warmth. I wish it came with better cymbals. But hey, It's a starter kit. But it wouldn't hurt to improve the cymbals to better match the rest of
the set. |
| Sound:
| Tone is open and has long sustain. Tuning the heads was stress free, they react quickly. I recommend buying the Aquarian studio rings with this set if you are not going to replace the heads right away. You'll be happy that you did. Sounds really good. |
| Overall:
| Very happy with the purchase, Excellent starter kit |
| Value:
| Overall, Good quality product for a relatively low price. |
| Appearance:
| Looks great! I got mine in Wine Red Metallic. |
| Do you own this product?:
| Yes |
| Date submitted:
| Owned since Jan 09' Still jamming! |
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| Victor from Independence, MO, USA |
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| Subject: | A decent beginner set |
| Quality:
| I'll preface my comments by saying that I'm a keyboardist, not a drummer. My only other drum set is an electronic set, so I'm not sure if this review will be helpful . Quality seems decent for the price. The insides of the shells are a bit rough in places, but everything looks as if it will hold together a long time. I'm not sure I'd take it out on the road much, but for home use it should be fine. |
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| It's an attractive, "all-in-one" kit that should get a beginner started. There really should be some printed instructions for us non-drummers. There's a link to a web site on the box where you can view tiny videos of a different, but similar drum set being assembled, so I did manage to get it set up. |
| Sound:
| To be honest, I'm not totally sure. I filled the bass drum about 1/3 full with bubble wrap and it's the best sounding part of the kit. I'm fighting some snare rattle and I have to tune the toms pretty low to get a good sound, but I think that's due to my poor tuning abilities and the cheap heads. The flimsy pieces of metal included shouldn't be called cymbals. To call them "trash can sounding" would be generous. |
| Overall:
| A good starter kit. Add some decent cymbals and heads and it should be ready to rock. |
| Value:
| I knew the cymbals were trash and the heads weren't great, so I got what I expected. I don't know enough about drum sets to know if it's a great value, but I'm happy enough. |
| Appearance:
| I got it in wine and it looks very nice. It actually looks better than it does in the picture. |
| Do you own this product?:
| Yes |
| Date submitted:
| 03/11/09 |
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| Raul from Ocala, Florida, USA |
| raul@att.net |
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| Subject: | A good beginner set |
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| Quality is good but not great. After all this is a very inexpensive set. Don't get me wrong, there is nothing wrong with the quality but the materials are not top notch and you you will want to replace a few things over time if you get into it more seriously. |
| Features:
| It does have everything you need to get going. The only things you'll want to get is your own good sticks (the one's included are horrible) and a good setup video like "Getting Started on Drums Featuring Tommy Igoe". This DVD will show you how to unpack your drum set and how to set it up, step by step. Very helpful. |
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| The quality of the sound is good, not great. The drum heads are not "Remo" quality but they get the job done and the sound of the entire set after some tuning adjustments is solid. |
| Overall:
| A good biginner set that with the 3 payment plan is very attainable and a better choise than a Walmart "toy" set. |
| Value:
| A good value, especially considering the 3 payment option. |
| Appearance:
| This set looks very sharp and I've uploaded a picture of my set which you can pull up with the other stock pictures. |
| Do you own this product?:
| Yes |
| Date submitted:
| 1/10/2009 |
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| James Cook from Ridgecrest California |
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| Subject: | Good Value For A Starter Kit |
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| I bought this drum set after being away from playing drums for about 15 years. It is has fairly well constructed shells but the heads, hardware and most importantly leave a lot to be desired, but I digress. It is once again like I said a good starter kit for someone who doesn't play or someone just getting back in to playing again. With an investment of better heads and cymbals it would be quite a nice little drum set. |
| Features:
| Most definately the shells. |
| Sound:
| Not bad other than the heads and cymbals. Yuck!!! |
| Overall:
| It is a very good starter kit from Ludwig |
| Value:
| Excellent |
| Appearance:
| Very attractive kit, especially in the Wine color. |
| Do you own this product?:
| Yes |
| Date submitted:
| 11/20/2008 |