i got this when i was 8 and played it until i was 15. now i have a pdp x7 with ziljian zbt's and zht's. a big upgrade but anyways the cb held up until i was about 13. the sound isnt good at all. in fact its horrible with the stock heads. the cymbals are the cheapest peaces of crud ever. the hardware is extremely cheap and the look isnt great either, but its a good starting kit. it makes noise and is great if your 5 or 6 or maybe 7. u can definitely learn on this but it wont sound crisp or good. good first set for a little kid. i have it now and everyone calls it my ghetto drum set.

horrible hardware. worst 8 dollar no name cymbals. base kick broke in a week. prepare to spend an additional 300$ on the items above.

easy to assemble and stuff but there is only one sound on it. you either have to tune it so there is no sound coming off the drum or so the sound is extremely high pitched.

it will hold up if your anywhere from 5 to 9 but it will break once you start to get older.

good for a little kid. u get what u pay for.

never had to deal with them no problems that i didnt fix myself.

not a real eye catcher. plain black plastic with stock heads and no name cymbals.

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the skins were awful and they died fast i had it when i was 13 i think i played almost everyday so the skins didnt last long.. cept the bass and the cymbals are as cheap as foil and have a nasty sound

i broke the seat the hi-hat fell apart.. but i did enjoy beating the hell outta it and not worrying lol

it was easy to use and it was easy to break lol

very cheap construction go pearl if u want a primo set

if u want a cheap set this one is what ur looking for.. and if u want to be in a band.. buy a pearl set

when it broke i didnt bother to fix it i planned to upgrade

looks simple

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I had the original head on here the sounded absolute S*** except for the bass shove enough pillows in and it sounds pretty tight got remo pinstripes for the tom batter heads and an emperor X for the snare sounds pretty sweet if you can tune them Dropped the review level cuz of the cymbals - YUCH!! TOTAL CRAP! all Sabian B8s now though

Its simple but everything needs quite a bit of tweaking especially the kick pedal

Hi hat stand broke after a week PDP to the rescue Cymbals Bent after the first crash everything is pretty sturdy though

Never needed it DIY all the way!!!

for a first kit

I agree with the other reviews! We got this for our 5 year old, and it is just perfect for him. I agree that the sound quality of the drums are great, and too that the cymbals are okay but not impressive. But, hey, for a 5 year old, it rocks! And, yes, much better than a toy set. The high hat and peddle for the bass drum seem to need a lot of adjustment. That is the one down fallfor us.

First off, I have to say that there are a LOT of MORONS giving ridiculous comments about this brand. "The best"??! Maybe if you don't know what the heck you're talking about -- OR NO HOW TO SPEEK, DooD! For Heaven's sake, try looking into what the PROS PLAY. you will never EVER see them sitting behind a set of CB Drums! As a PROFESSIONAL COMPOSER FOR FIFTEEN YEARS and pro musician for twenty-two years, I can say that these drums are an excellent and affordable starter kit for the YOUNG (child) aspiring drummer. The snare and toms sound surprisingly decent. The kick is quite usable. The heads are tunable and use REAL drum skins. The severe downfall of this kit lies with the cymbal and hi-hats. If you buy this kit for your child, and they stick with it beyond the few months of novelty "newness" of banging around on them, then retire the cymbal and hats when you start lessons, perhaps adding the very affordable (and MILES AHEAD in quality) Sabian

It's a great, no-brainer starter kit for the lay-parent to provide fortheir child; including everything right down to sticks, drum stool (or "throne") and even a drum key to tune the heads.

The quality is decent, considering what you pay for it. I suppose that, given the effort to keep costs down, CB was wise to short-change the cymbals rather than the drums.

An excellent value. A reletively low cost experiment in drumming for the parent to venture on. If you're unsure of your child's ambition, you're better off with this kit versus some junky toy drum kit from Wal Mart. Such crap will be broken inside of a week.

The "wow factor" when the kid first sees them is satisfying :)

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