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First gig in the books. Played the Pour House in Nashville. Set was originals and classic country covers. Thoughts so far, the toms sound fantastic. You wouldn’t know they were smallish, or that the 14 is only 7” deep.Bass drum, while it has a really good tone and punch (I ported the front head as I don’t care for a lot of tone in a bass drum) is noticeably lower volume than a standard bass size. Well duh, I know, but in many situations this is going to mean micing the bass where I didn’t have to before. Not an issue for tiny venues, but mid-size and larger, even when a full kit might not need mics, bring along a Beta-52.The stock snare (for me, my opinion only) is best left at home. I’m hanging onto it in case I sell the kit one day, but after only a minute playing it I swapped it out for my Pearl Omar Hakim 13”. It has a much richer body and wider tuning range, and also really fits in with the look of the kit with the wood grain hoops.The kit didn’t come with a bass drum platform. So I discovered that all of my pedals had too great a reach to get anywhere near the center of the bass drum. Even lowering the beater meant the bottom of the beater shaft hit the batter head.So I had to buy a Gibraltar platform to make my pedal compatible, adding $35 to the cost of the kit.Additionally I immediately replaced all the Tom heads with Evans G1-G2 as the stock heads are thin and obviously cost savers.The final alteration I plan to make is to replace the bass batter with an EMAD before the next gig.I’ve never heard a bass drum that wasn’t improved with an EMAD.With all this said, absolutely love the kit so far. Got constant praise just from the color alone, so also glad I went with the aqua blue despite initially wanting either the black or the natural. The best thing about the kit, and why anyone might buy it in the first place, is the compactness to sound ratio.Overall it truly sounds like you expect a drum kit to sound, but with a smaller footprint and far easier load in/out.This must be how guitarists feel!3 trips from the car to the stage, that’s it!1 for the shells (in bags)1 for the snare/hardware/cymbal bag1 for the throne/fanAnd none of them a heavy lift! Heck I even leave the bass drum legs and pedal platform on and in position and it fits neatly into the 22” drum bag I already own, so..

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Absolutely excellent kit. I paid the extra $100 for the satin finish. Well worth it as opposed to a wrap of the shells in other colors. The sound is great with gel dampeners from zZounds. A lot of sound here ... no need to pillow the kick, it sounds fine but would need mic'd in a live setting. The snare was a surprise ... excellent and tight once tuned.The footprint is small but in no way looks like a child's kit. It sits in a room with guitars on the wall and pianos in the corners ... the result is a drum kit that looks classy, plays well, and is amazing to use.It is plenty loud but will not bring cops in house situation. Once again, the snare cracks loud but is toned down via moon gel dampeners. I have only used stock heads as of this writing. They are fine, but there is better.

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So I’ve been gigging in San Antonio for years now. Playing all sorts of genres and also different type of bars and venues. I would use a Yamaha rock tour custom for my main kit. But when I got this kit, I thought I would only use this for the small clubs and small bars where it’s tight on stage….. nope….. I’ve used this kit pretty much every gig now. Toms sound absolutely great, kick is nice and punchy while still giving that beefy low end and attack. I haven’t used my “big kit” in a good while. This just does it all and it’s light and compact so playing 3-5 nights a week makes it not so bad to pack up. Overall I love this kit. It does everything. Do not hesitate. Get this one! Lol

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Amazing little kit !!! fast set up and break down, surprising thump to the kick especially when miked...

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