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IDEAS on BUYING an ACOUSTIC or ELECTRIC DRUM KIT

Yamaha Electric Drumkit

Have a look at these articles on buying drum kits;

1. Six steps to choosing the perfect drum kit.

2. Should I buy an electric or acoustic drum kit.

3. Which drum kit should I buy for a beginner?

4. Beginners guide to buying a drum kit.

5. Acoustic versus Electric Drum kits.

6. Buying Acoustic Drum kits.

 


DRUM STORES

Brisbane

JP Percussion - Brisbane - CLICK HERE

Riff and Licks Music - Newstead - CLICK HERE

Gold Coast

Gold Coast Music - Southport - CLICK HERE

Palm Beach Music - Palm Beach - CLICK HERE

Guitar World - Nerang - CLICK HERE

Riff and Licks Music - Bundall - CLICK HERE

RENTAL DRUMKIT WEBSITES

If you're interested in renting first, to see if your child will continue playing before you commit to buying a set, have a look at these 2 websites for rental drumkits.

1. Yamaha drum kit hire page. -  CLICK HERE

2. Music Corp. Rentals - CLICK HERE

For around $500-$1000 (or lower, depending on brand and series) you can get a fairly decent second-hand kit with everything. New for $500-$700 will be a much cheaper quality drumkit mostly without cymbals and stool, which is more likely to have various components break easily.

It’ll also be worthwhile going to a couple of drum shops and having a chat to the salesmen there. They can also guide you with what is worth getting with in your budget. 

SECOND HAND DRUMKITS

It's worth checking on online for second-hand drumkits. Often you get everything you need, including a seat, spare drumsticks and drum books.

Gumtree.com,

ebay.com.au

CASH CONVERTERS

Facebook group - Drum Gear Buy, Sell and Swap Australia.

Marketplace on Facebook.

Drum Palace - In Melbourne, they can ship

ACOUSTIC/LIVE DRUMKITS

In regards to to buying Acoustic drum kits, good brands and series which aren't too expensive (or to look for secondhand) are; 

Pearl - Forum

Pearl - Target
Pearl - Vision

Pearl - Decade Maple - video review - Click Here
Pearl - Export - video review - Click Here
Pearl - Session (a little more expensive)

Yamaha - Gigmaker
Yamaha - Stage Custom 
Yamaha - Stage Custom standard

Yamaha - Tour Custom Maple - video review - Click Here

Yamaha - Live Custom - video Review - Click Here 
Yamaha - YD

Mapex - Pro
Mapex - Pro M
Mapex - Voyager

TAMA - Imperialstar

TAMA - Superstar

TAMA - Silverstar

TAMA - Stagestar

Pacific Drums - PDP

Pacific Drums - Mainstage

These are just a basic list. There are many more brands and series to choose from.

ELECTRIC DRUMKITS

Yamaha, Roland and now Pearl are the ones to look for. Each company is updating and adding new kits to their range all the time, so there might be more kits than I have on this list;

Roland TD6
Roland TD8
Roland TD11

Roland TD11V

Roland TD-K1

Roland TD-17

Roland TD-25

Pearl Mimic

Pearl E-PRO live. 

Yamaha DTXpress
Yamaha DTXpress II
Yamaha DTXpress III
Yamaha DTxpress IV
Yamaha TDKplorer.

Kat Percussion

Alesis Surge Mesh

Alesis Nitro

HOW TO REDUCE NOISE ON A DRUMKIT

Read Article - Here

A couple of videos on how to reduce the volume on a drumkit 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HOW TO TUNE DRUMS - BASICS

CLICK HERE

Please watch the below video explaining everything you need to know about electric drum-kits. They go into great detail.

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