STEWART COPELAND

"10 best drum kits money can buy: From budget edrums to custom pro sets"
by Tom Porter and Rhythm Magazine

http://www.musicradar.com/tuition/drums ... 20#content

(re: #7 -- Is there any advantage to having an acrylic kit?)

Audience's view of drummer.

Damn right. It'd be a bummer for those of you who wanted to wear skirts while you play, tho.

[quote="Divemistress of the Dark"]Damn right. It'd be a bummer for those of you who wanted to wear skirts while you play, tho. [/quote]

Nah. Just wear culottes or suitably demure undergarments. Or - frankly - flash the audience. I'm sure it's the same problem that edwardian ladies had with bicycles.....

I'm slightly frightened by the 'budget' electronic kit being a few notes shy of £1000. Yikes! At less than £300, I guess that puts mine in the 'piece of shit' category

Yeah! A drum geek thread! We haven't had one for awhile. Thanks DM.

[quote="Divemistress of the Dark"]Damn right. It'd be a bummer for those of you who wanted to wear skirts while you play, tho. [/quote]

Good thing mine's maple, otherwise I'd have to stop wearing my kilt!

[quote="DirtyMartini"](re: #7 -- Is there any advantage to having an acrylic kit?)[/quote]

To my limited knowledge, not many. Durability might be one. Plastic would hold up to rigor better than wood, especially bearing edges and sensitive-ish places like that. It would be almost impervious to moisture compared to wood, which could be a good thing if you submit your kit to gigs where the humidity fluctuates a lot. If I had a flood, my Police Blue Sparkle would be fucked. Acrylics could be salvaged maybe. (That's why I take out house insurance.) I think they weigh more than wood, too. Although I've also heard that the Bubinga drums are pretty heavy too.

Sound wise, I've heard they respond and attack faster than wood and that they are louder. Not sure if either of those assessments are accurate.

I have a Limited Black Ice acrylic snare that's been sitting in a box for a year. I think because of this thread, it's time to pull it out and do an official comparison against the SC snare!

I think actually people buy acrylic kits only because they look cool; BTW John Bonham had one.

Divemistress of the Dark wrote:Damn right. It'd be a bummer for those of you who wanted to wear skirts while you play, tho.

Haha. If you're playing drums in a skirt, you're already trying to crotch the audience.

Tamadude wrote:To my limited knowledge, not many. Durability might be one. Plastic would hold up to rigor better than wood, especially bearing edges and sensitive-ish places like that. It would be almost impervious to moisture compared to wood, which could be a good thing if you submit your kit to gigs where the humidity fluctuates a lot. If I had a flood, my Police Blue Sparkle would be fucked. Acrylics could be salvaged maybe. (That's why I take out house insurance.) I think they weigh more than wood, too. Although I've also heard that the Bubinga drums are pretty heavy too.

Thanks, Tamadude. Best I could come up with was the ability to set the drumkit up in the pool.

Is that Black Ice the snare that came as a bonus due to a chariot delivery malfunction?

[quote="DirtyMartini"]Is that Black Ice the snare that came as a bonus due to a chariot delivery malfunction?[/quote]

Ya that's the one. In the avi to your left.

You remember that detail, DM? Your memory retention is frightening.

Having heard an acrylic kit recently that was made by an Aussie company (World something) I can attest to the lovely sound they make. The snare this guy had was about 3/4 inch thick, and the thickness gave it fantastic projection. The rest of the kit sounded much warmer than I expected for plastic.

I have a Pacific acrylic snare and even though it's cool, I would not use it as my primary snare. Very crisp, but lacking in warmth. Plenty loud, though.

I also have a couple of purple Starclassic Bubinga toms. Someday, I'll get the kick and floor tom to complete the kit. They are indeed sweet, but the 10"x8" has this weird "buzz" that I can't seem to get rid of no matter how I tune it.

I'm amazed that there was no mention of Sonor. I'd put their German-made stuff up against anyone's, especially the now-extinct Designer series (from which I have two kits). Their Chinese stuff? Now that's a different story - bleah!