Pearl Vision Drumset for studio kit

[biggator6]

The vision birch kits are quite nice for the money.

If you can - I'd look at used. Equivalent level kits used would be PDP, Gretsch Catalina, etc. Another option is to go much older - they still sound fantastic if you get a good kit.

Remember.. you'll want GOOD cymbals. You can sand/wax a bearing edge and put good heads on a mediocre drum and make it sound plenty good. There's nothing you can do about a crappy cymbal.

[chrisso]

I largely agree with the above.
The UK is not great value for drums, but buying older and used will give you better bang for buck.... basically topline professional quality.
For example:
*2nd Hand* Pearl Masters Custom Drum Kit 12,13,16,22 - Black Mist | Buy at Drumshack

[Gamelan]

I would suggest going with more standard tom sizes. These are more shallow than usual and will lack a certain tone that comes with deeper shells. Standard sizes for these diameters are 10x8 (or 10x9), 12x10, 14x14, 16x16.

[Jon Con]

thanks for taking the time to reply guys. From speaking to friends, the general consensus was to look at a 2nd hand pearl masters and speak to a couple of small drum companies based in the UK and take it from there. Also the tom depth wasn't something I would have picked up on. Cheers Gamelan!

[chrisso]

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