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Last Login: 3/22/2005 6:21 PM
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| | Hey again. Well, I am saving up my money, and I am thinking about getting a new set. I really like the Mapex Saturn Pro, very nice kit, very strong and the sound is amazing. However, does anyone not like it, and if so why? I want to make sure im getting a good kit. This is a set that i may want to just keep for the rest of my life, and maybe not buy a new one ever again, or for a long time. So am i looking at a good kit? |
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Supreme Being
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| | You'll never stop buying kits. Judging by your name, you're something like 17 years old. You'll be changing your mind, no matter what kit you buy. Eventually, you'll keep buying kits without selling the old ones. Then it's all downhill from there. Might as well just start buying evrything you like right now. |
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Supreme Being
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| The question should be, do YOU like the kit? I don't know of any issues with Mapex in terms of quality control, I had one of their low end kits before I switched to Yamaha, it sounded good and looked good.(for a low end kit) The best advice is to set an amount of money you want to spend, and shop, look and listen to a variety of manufacturers in that price range. E-Bay is a great place to get a deal. |
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| Saturn Pros are good sounding drums IMHO. They are nice and punchy sounding and the first time I heard them I assumed it was some kind of birch kit- I forget what they are made of but I know its not birch. They are practically giving them away just now and they do seem to represent excellent 'bang for buck'- 2 of the guys in my local drum shop own SP kits and are adamant that there is nothing around to touch them for value for money. For me though, they just don't appeal visually to me as much as some others. Nothing I can put my finger on, they just didn't have that 'wow' factor (and yes I know that this is pretty unimportant in the grand scheme of things)
http://www.drumpix.com/showgallery.php?cat=500&ppuser=103
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| Saturn Pros have more bass-end and less sustain than drums with solid maple shells. I recently heard a set miced up and they sounded awesome. They would not be my first choice for playing acoustic. I wish I had poopypants' discipline. I keep selling kits when I buy new ones. Shell sizes and finishes have had the most to do with my changes. Don't pick a set just because it is calling out to you from the local drum shop; custom-order it. I'm sure everyone here will have a different opinion on the shell sizes depending on the type of music you play, but I don't think you can go wrong if you pick a natural finish over a wrap. It won't fade, and it will never go out of style. |
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Last Login: 3/23/2008 6:49 PM
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| I play a Saturn Pro kit at church, and I have one too. IMHO they are very good drums, and I have been playing drum set for a LONG time. Peace.
Mark Wellman Mapex/Evans/Sabian/Vater |
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