Item Reviews for: Mapex Mars Crossover 5 Piece Birch Shell Kit Drum Set  -  MAP MA528SF LIST
Mapex Mars Crossover 5 Piece Birch Shell Kit Drum Set
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Definitely a looker

By: Jonathon      Submitted: 4/5/2023

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Product Rating Product Review Getting back into playing these are a great set for the price. I replaced the snare drum and head’s immediately. Nothing wrong with the snare for it’s price tag but upgrading to the Mapex black panther was always my plan. This drum set sounds and feels like a high end drumset with the right tuning and heads. I would recommend this to anyone who doesn’t have DW money
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Best intermediate kit for rock drumers

By: Cal      Submitted: 11/5/2022

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Product Review I normally play a one up one down kit in a punk or fuze setting but this thing combined with some A customs are killer. This is my go to study kit now and I love it, the batting edge is unique and gives this kit a full resonate sound. It’s a just a beast to play and jam with. 10/10
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Best Bang For Your Buck

By: Scott Hill      Submitted: 6/28/2022

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Product Review I recently picked this kit up because it was on sale for the specific finish I ordered and I couldn’t be happier. Even with the regular kit price it’s pretty hard to beat for what you get. The virgin bass drum really sales the point of me as well. This would be a great beginning kit that you would never need to upgrade or just a great kit in general
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Nice drums.

By: Corey      Submitted: 4/4/2022

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1 person found this review helpful.
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Product Review These do indeed come with CHROME hardware. Not black. I had to verify before buying and that is the way they came. There are some nice little features that are fun to discover when opening the box, such as a nice Tom mount which seems nicer than other suspension mounts I’ve had. Seems to be a nice budget kit.
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Great kit, but buy new heads with it.

By: Matt      Submitted: 12/27/2021

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1 person found this review helpful.
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Product Review The fit and finish on this kit is great, and it sounds great, with only two issues being the heads and the cheap snare drum.
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Love this drum set

By: Tony      Submitted: 12/9/2021

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4 people found this review helpful.
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Product Review This is my first new drum set and I love it. Definitely will be buying from American musical again
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Well thought out design.

By: Jambundy      Submitted: 11/7/2021

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Product Review This Mapex kit is a birch shell kit, but....If you close your eyes you wouldn't be able to tell between this or a maple shell. The small details that Mapex put into this kit are well thought out, obviously by other actual drummers. This is a great gigging kit. Sounds killer and not so expensive that you are constantly worrying about something happening to your expensive investment. I could not be happier with this kit.
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More than what you’d expect

By: Eric      Submitted: 6/28/2021

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2 people found this review helpful.
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Product Review This kit is absolutely PHENOMENAL!!! I bought them as a stage kit because I didn’t want to play out with my DW kit and risk it getting messed up and holy crap the sound of these drums is unreal! Before I played them I ditched the factory heads and put a new set of Reno’s pinstripes all the way around and to be honest I’d put this kit up against my DW in the studio ANY DAY! I couldn’t be happier with this kit!!
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Premium drums at a bargain price.

By: Gene G      Submitted: 4/30/2021

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Product Review This kits sounds as good as it looks. Well worth the buy. The Soniclear edges are awesome. Provides hassle free tuning for a beginner to an experienced player. Kit is road worthy for the gigging musician and a great kit for the first time player. The rubber insulated bass drum claws are a plus. Will keep the hoops looking great. The 100% 6-ply birch shells pack a serious punch. Comes with a matching snare drum which is a huge plus. This drum set will exceed expectations of any player who is looking for a great drum set for a beginner, gigging, studio work or just a back up kit for the practice room. You won't be disappointed.
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Depth

By: Garza      Submitted: 1/26/2021

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1 person found this review helpful.
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Product Review I love this kit! On stage it sounds beefy and has a lot of tonality! Mapex is a great brand to choose from you can’t go wrong with the price, the quality and construction and just an all around great drum set to own! Thank you AMS for making this drum set available to your consumers!
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That Nightwood!

By: Danielle Banks      Submitted: 12/30/2020

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Product Review The black Nightwood on this shell pack looks fantastic! And I’ve already had many compliments from friends. These drums have a good intermediate feel when it comes to quality but I bet even some professionals would enjoy these as well. I’ve used these drums in studio and they sounded great. Quality Mapex birch drums!
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Excellent Service, Fast Shipping

By: Juan Garcia      Submitted: 9/26/2020

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6 people found this review helpful.
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Product Review Best experience in ordering items online. Fast, easy
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Ive had my mars crossover kit for a couple months now and I'm way more than satisfied with the prod...

By: TommyGun      Submitted: 7/4/2020

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4 people found this review helpful.
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Product Review Ive had my mars crossover kit for a couple months now and I'm way more than satisfied with the product. Exceeded my expectations to the fullest.
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Quality kit priced for those on a budget!

By: MadMetalMax      Submitted: 3/30/2020

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1 person found this review helpful.
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Product Review I didn’t have high expectations for this kit until I got it home, the soniclear edges are amazing and make it super quick to tune and keep it tuned. The range on this kit is endless, and it’s built extremely well. You can tell this is one of those kits that will withstand life on the road. I am very impressed with this drum kit and I plan on using it as my gig kit And hopefully I can order the armory series next and give that a try as my studio Kit. But I will see that I am very impressed with AMS And they’re shipping speed, customer service, and all around he’s of use on their site. They pretty much have everything you could need and they will get it to you pretty quick. Way to go AMS thanks again!!
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I love the Mapex Mars set.

By: Kinnie B      Submitted: 12/11/2019

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2 people found this review helpful.
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Product Review I love the Mapex Mars set. Great quality product and a decent price. What I enjoyed most of your company is the easy and convenient payment plan. I also love the fast delivery you provide. I'll definitely recommend this company to anyone. You guys are one of a kind!!!
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Awesome Set!

By: Nick R.      Submitted: 12/11/2019

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2 people found this review helpful.
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Product Review This set has brought back the happiness to my life. I would recommend this set to anyone who is interested in getting back into playing, is playing now and of any level. Thank you American Musical for making this possible and bring happiness to this U.S. Marine!
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Unbelievable set for the price

By: Clay Sharman      Submitted: 12/10/2019

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1 person found this review helpful.
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Product Review I bought the Nightwood set and love the look. It plays great, feels super durable and the new Evans Hydraulic heads (I replaced the stock ones) are awesome! Love this set.
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Sounds amazing

By: Eric piper      Submitted: 11/6/2019

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Product Review The birch shells sound amazing. The wood look wrap looks very good. The black hardware blends in good
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Amazing quality, amazing website and amazing delivery times

By: Matthew      Submitted: 10/6/2019

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Product Review This is by far the greatest thing I have ever purchased online!! I’ve never had my own drum kit, just a collection of hand me downs.. but thanks to American musical I now have one! Happy beyond words... thanks guys!
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Great for beginners!

By: Omar      Submitted: 10/6/2019

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Product Review This drum set is great for beginners, they only thing needed would be the hardware but if you are trying to complete your drum set little by little this would be the one for you, sound is awesome, the shipping was fast and secure, everything was in top shape. For being a Mapex brand the price is decent and the payment plans are fair if you decide to go that way.
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How to tune and put together.

By: Isaiah Allums      Submitted: 9/29/2019

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4 people found this review helpful.

Product Review This drum set is amazing. Would recommend to all drumming.
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This kit is a trooper

By: Phrosty      Submitted: 9/5/2019

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Product Review Purchased this kit for gigging locally, in the humidity air of Pensacola beach FL. It has lived up to the heat and sweat of many gigs in the last three weeks. So far I have to say is for the price point this is a great kit to have. Sounds great and stays in tune. Looks good under lights as well. Mapex has my vote on this kit.
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Man I love this drum set!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By: Richard C      Submitted: 8/5/2019

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Product Review I bought this set thinking its intermediate not so expansive might be ok. But after setting this bad boy up and adding the same hardware black mapex mars hardware and the more pro mars hi hat stand black as well. This set is studio ready the remo skins that came out of the box are kill and dont have that stock skin sound but are very light skins which is a super pluses if you like lighter skin sounds. This is one of the best drum sets I have ever owned no B.S. killer feel all around bad ass set. Cant wait to but the smaller tom to add more roll feels. AMS music is the $#!t!!!!!!!!!!!
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Creativity Renewed!!

By: Jarhead Nick      Submitted: 7/27/2019

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Product Review I’ve been out of the U.S. Marine Corps for 8 years now after serving 9 years and it’s been a struggle to say the least. I won’t go into that but I wanted to preface this post with my quick background. Losing interest in hobbies you’ve had for 20 years or 20 days is common so I jumped in not sure if it would be worth it. STOP RIGHT NOW if your worried about quality and sound. Don’t hesitate. Go get you a Mapex set and let American Music Supply take care of the rest. Simple ordering, very fast delivery. Accurate equipment delivered and simple setup. Whatever happiness I had lost is slowly coming back into my life because of getting back into the game. Thank you AMS for giving me the platform (literally) to start enjoying life again. Keep up the great work. Finally, the sales and customer service staff was every bit as professional and helpful.
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American Music Supply delivers yet again!

By: Aaron Blevins      Submitted: 4/7/2019

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Product Review I for one am always hesitate on starter kits for kids but Mapex has pulled through once again. I ordered this kit back in December for my son. American Music Supply come through once again with their amazing customer service and their shipping right on point. My son loves his kit and I was quite pleased with the structure with many features as the armory or saturn line. Thanks again A.M.S!!
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Well wort the money

By: Take ll entertainment      Submitted: 4/6/2019

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Product Review Love my set easy and set ups are quick the sound and quality is endless
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More bang for the buck then you could ever imagine.

By: Brian      Submitted: 3/13/2019

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Product Review If your looking for quality drums with an amazing price tag backed with a store like Ams which always puts the customer first then you can stop right her.6ply birch shells,easy to tune right out of the box and beautiful black hardware make this drum kit complete eye candy.An absolute amazing sounding drum set.
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Not bad

By: Carl      Submitted: 2/3/2019

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4 people found this review helpful.
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Product Review Floor Tom leg mount loosens up while playing
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My son really loves this drum set!!!

By: John J      Submitted: 1/6/2019

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Product Review My son started off we a garbage set. So when he would have a show it had looked tacky cause he was the only one that had something crappy to show. Not now...cause after purchasing this new Mapex set from American Musical, it has lifted his spirits and sound. He is 18 and graduating this year from High School. What better gift to give him for the job well done he has accomplished. He is going to college to major in music.Thebattention and confidence that has built up for him cause of this new drum set is at an all time high. Thank you American Musical for having this plan cause I don't really have it to just go out and straight up buy or finance something like this. It not only made my son happy...it made me proud as a father as well to get what I thought was the impossible for my son. So I thank you for having such a great way to purchase Items without financing. Truly will be purchasing more in the future from y'all. Y'all simply rock!!!
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This is awesome.

By: Mathew Earl      Submitted: 1/5/2019

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Product Review Sweet kit and awesome price. Love how I can do a payment plan!
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Well worth the money!!!!

By: David Sheriff      Submitted: 2/4/2018

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1 person found this review helpful.
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Product Review After a lot of research, I decided to go with Mapex Mars series for quality in it's price point. I bought these in June of 2017, and I don't have any complaints whatsoever. I am sold on Mapex, and American Musical Supply is so easy to deal with.
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Good for the price

By: Dave Decker      Submitted: 2/21/2017

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1 person found this review helpful.
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Product Review Good drums for the price, only thing is if you are a heavy hitter, the tension rods back out, could use better lugs.
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Great price for a great kit

By: WoodChip Studios      Submitted: 6/15/2015

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4 people found this review helpful.
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Product Review Would recommend to anyone. Great sound, great value, and the hardware is awesome. Mapex has upped their game!
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I LOVE IT

By: SONNY FAGATIAI      Submitted: 5/27/2015

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1 person found this review helpful.
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Product Review I LOVE THE KIT.. FROM THE WAY IT LOOKS TO THE WAY IT SOUNDS.. EVERYTHING IS PERFECT!! ??????
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Excellent kit.

By: Allen Marler      Submitted: 4/28/2015

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1 person found this review helpful.
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Product Review Awesome sound and feel. High end sound for mid-range price
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fantastic sound

By: Tim Burnett      Submitted: 11/18/2014

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4 people found this review helpful.
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Product Review The SONICLEAR bearing edges on this drum kit make it very easy to tune easier and faster than on my other drum kits.I started hearing the tone of these drums come up immediately after only a few turns with the drum key on the tightening rods. The Chinese Remo heads sound great and of course head selection is of a personal taste but I'm sticking with the factory heads. The drums were packed excellently. Mapex has really done a great job with these drums and a wonderful inexpensive price point.Wonderful customer service with American Music and fast shipping. these will be my number one go to drums for gigs and personal use at home.
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Best kit for the money!

By: Logan E. Stringer      Submitted: 10/6/2014

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3 people found this review helpful.
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Product Review Offers a tight setup and a solid sound. I would put this kit with any genre, but does quite well for metal.
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Exemplary acoustic live sound

By: Michael from Colorado      Submitted: 8/26/2014

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9 people found this review helpful.
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Product Review I play at a very contemporary church. Our music is rockin! Just got this set a month ago and it has already improved the overall live sound drastically of the entire band. The bearing edge innovation is simply genius. I play a wide variety of music that changes weekly and I can tune my drums to match any theme of tone the band is trying to achieve that week. For the mid-range price, this is the best set of skins I've ever played on. However if I made more money, I would have gone with an upper level mapex. This company is true to the high standard drummer and will not let anyone with a good ear for pure tone down. If I were a parent looking to invest in my child's future in percussion I would spend the extra 100-200$ on this set. Just as well, if I were just a simple drummer making a living and pursuing his or hers musical career as a passion on the side, I would certainly pick this set as a new investment. Very happy with the product. Thanks Mapex.