I want to buy drums o.o' (1 Viewer)

[puglover]

I dont really know all that much about drums but have been inspired by the great [SIZE=-1]Led Zeppelin and many bands at pubs/clubs/bars. I have been watching them play trying to learn how they do it and such.
But seriously what type of drum set do I want?
How much is it going to cost me?
How long should I be playing until I can get a band together?
How difficult is it to play the drums?
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[Meads]

The brand of drums you get does not really matter, as long as you are purchasing a reputable brand from a specialist drum shop you are going to be getting what you are paying for. I personally play a Pearl, and its awesome. What I suggest will be the deciding factor in what drums you get is the colour they come in. Some brand have groovier drums than others. For example Pearl and DW.

If you are serious do not spend any less than $700 on your first drum kit. Cymbals will cost you at least another $400 extra. I spent $1400 on my first kit. Trust me that is nothing compared to how much my second one is.

Its hard to say how long it will be before your a decent drummer, it comes natural to some people. Lessons are certainly I good idea. I am self taught and I regret it, I could be a million times better if I had learnt the right technique.

Drums require co-ordination, some people find this difficult at first. But like anything else hard, it requires practice.

 

[EightySixMafia]

Tips I can give you.

First off don;t buy a fucken $600 kit that is a no name brand, I did that and the kit was a peice of shit and made me stop playing for a while.

Got a new kit and some nice cymbals around the 2k mark - Sonor Kit with zijidan cymbals. Goes pretty nice.

Also make sure your drums are tuned nicely otherwise no matter how good you are it will sound shit.

Next up I would suggest lessons for your, even just to get the basics down, cause learning drums by yourself whole doable, will take longer. And drumming is really about keeping time in your head while you play. That way you get off beats etc easier.

Anyways - if you know someone who has a drum kitt, I would suggest going round theirs and trying it out, and getting them to show you the very basics before you shell out the money for a full kit.

 

[Newmy]

I'd go with a pearl forum kit, they're prolly the cheapest and best quality entry level drumkit, and don't get a cheap shithouse kit cos you'll only get angry at the sounds you make it... And try to get lessons before you get a kit so you can actually play when you get it.

 

[goony]

if you have any friends in hong kong, ask them to buy some china crash/ride cymbals, they sell really cheap there apparently. (in fact alot of music stuff is cheap there, but the quality is still pretty good afaik)

 

[puglover]

damn, this is an expensive hobby.
yeah the boy three doors down whom i have a crush on plays the drums... lol but im to nervous to go down and ask if i can play.
so damn around $2k.
i better get saving...
Hrmm

 

[Legham]

I think $2k is going a bit over the top for your first set. My second set was only around $1000, and it was plenty good enough quality. The reason i stopped playing drums a few years ago was because, i just wasn't interested enough playing the stuff i was learning in my lessons, because i didnt like the type of music. So, i recommend if you really wanna stay interested request to learn some of your favourite songs etc.. Hopefully for you you listen to a genre that isn't too complicated in the drum department Death metals not the easiest genre to play when you've just started learning

 

[adamsaclown]

Check out the Billy Hyde summer catalogue here:
http://www.billyhydemusic.com.au/catalogues/bigcat06/part7.pdf
http://www.billyhydemusic.com.au/catalogues/bigcat06/part8.pdf

The Pearl Forum (>$1000), Ludwig Accent (from $600) and the Yamaha Rydeen (>$900) are all decent entry level kits from respected manufacturers.

Billy Hyde have their own beginners kits starting from I think $500, and I'm not sure what they're like, but I'm sure they can't be as bad as what some people around here are saying.

But yes, you won't need to spend $2000 on your first kit if you've never played before.