How much does a quality drum set cost?
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M$4 Answers
The basic set from a brand that I have seen professionals use (not necessarily the same set) costs $800 (about half list price) from Musiciansfriend.com (my favorite music stuff supplier).
http://drums-percussion.musiciansfriend.com/product/Pearl-Sound-Check-5Piece-Drum-Set-with-Sabian-Cymbals-Regular?sku=587191
Their cheapest drum set is $250 and their most expensive is $2,200.
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M$
45 years of drumming for local bands. Teaching on the side.
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M$
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"New Drum Set Black 5 Piece Complete Full Size with Cymbals Stands Stool Sticks
Price: $229.95
Most Helpful Reviews
Everything I could ask for and more, January 6, 2010
By Chris "Chris" (MI United States) -
This drum set exceeded my expectations in every way. It came complete with cymbals, drum sticks, all stands/hardware, and a drum stool. Was pretty easy to put together with the supplied web site and video (took approx. 1 hour from start to finish)...."
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M$
Thanks for the great advice @mrnemo, I'll look into those, sounds like a drum set is a little more expensive than I thought! I need to make more money on Mahalo :)
@albanian was nice enough to pass along this article http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/2159035/the_gammon_percussion_kit_is_it_for.html?cat=33
Apparently this Gammon Drum Kit is really cheap quality.
I would suggest finding a used Mapex Pro M or Premier XPK (later Cabria). I have been playing for 15 years and these still stand out as kits that make me go "wow" for their price. I worked in music retail for many years (embarrassingly enough) and I always had a lot more luck throwing heads on the Premier kits (mid-late 90s, early 2000s) and Mapex M Pro (2000s) and having them stay in tune than the Pearl Export or Tama Rockstar kits. The Pearl Export and Export Select sound fine if you throw heavy heads on them (like Remo Pinstripes) but I have never liked the way they sound with thinner heads (unlike the Premier or Mapex kits).
If you want a quality drumset, I assume you mean one that you can actually use to perform that won't fall apart and will sound good. Most of these will cost around $800-900 new and $400-500 used (like the ones I mentioned) and will not come with a throne or any cymbals. Quality cymbals are expensive, but you can get buy with a pair of 14" hi-hats, a 20" ride cymbal, and a 16" crash that usually come in a beginners kit, but make sure they are from Zildjian or Sabian, not made out of junk that you can literally bend with your hands (you will know because REALLY cheap cymbals sound like a trash can lid and cheap "actual" cymbals usually look coppery (and have belly overtones, which a beginner won't care about).
