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Mapex's birch offering comes with a surprisingly excellent kick drum and tom set ups but you may choose to replace the snare
The MusicRadar Team, Tue 23 Oct 2007, 12:12 pm UTC
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As michael56 says, a wicked all round kit.
As for the negative points on the snare in the article: get one of Mapex's Back Panthers! Best drumI ve ever heard and so versatile.
Mapex rock! (or jazz, or funk, or metal...)
I agree with michael56 - this kit does rock!
I brought mine from a friend who was moving to Australia and didn't have the space for it. I think he changed the heads but they sound great. I'm a beginner and this kit has really helped my confidence - highly recommended!
I have used an M Birch rock kit for the last two years for both gigging and recording. Ireplaced the hoops on the snare drum with die-cast hoops and upgraded the snare wires.I then replaced the supplied Remo heads with Powerstroke 3's on the toms, a Coated Ambassador on the snare and a Remo Powersonic head on the kick drum with a Falam Slam patch in the centre. This kit really rocks! Coupled with Sabian AAX cymbals I rate this kit higher than any I have owned in the past including Ludwig 60's kit, Premier 70's kit etc. I would recommend this kit to anyone on a budget who is looking for an all round kit that looks and sounds amazing for not much outlay.
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M Birch Kit
tentacle
Wed 16 Jan 2008, 5:23 pm UTC
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