Mooch4056
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Mapex m birch 7 piece drum kit
May purchase this drum kit for other drummers to use when hiring me as their engineer .....thoughts on this for Mooch's recording studio? After reading up on it ..the set is actually made of birch and oak .... Anyway .... Thoughts on it . Drummers please educate mooch Link below http://chicago.craigslist.org/sox/msg/3182428363.html
post edited by Mooch4056 - 2012/08/29 01:50:08
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Re:Mapex m birch 7 piece drum kit
2012/08/29 03:25:39
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Probably 8 ply shells with 7 birch inner layers and an outer layer of maple (makes it less expensive to finish).
In general, Mapex has a reputation for good quality shells and hardware. Birch has a reputation for a bright sound. With careful tuning it should make a reasonable and cost effective recording kit.
I have not heard good things about the snare drum that come with the M-Birch series (but this is not through personal experience).
With respect to the Sabian B8 cymbals … this is strictly my opinion … they are not really professional cymbals.
So, after negotiating the price down a bit …
on the positive side you will be getting a nice shell pack and solid hardware
on the negative side you will be getting a set of practice cymbals and a wimpy snare drum
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Re:Mapex m birch 7 piece drum kit
2012/08/29 05:11:56
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Get it! Dave's right about it's shortcomings but for that price it is a no brainer. Those Tom sizes are perfect for the studio. The snare might work well in the context of the rest of the kit, so may the cymbals even if they are 'pressed' rather than 'cast', when you are recording that may even be a good thing as the cymbals are less likely to overpower the overhead mics anyway. For the price and the starting point if will give you in the studio you can't go wrong.
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Re:Mapex m birch 7 piece drum kit
2012/08/29 06:57:58
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If it sounds like crap there's always drum replacement software..
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Re:Mapex m birch 7 piece drum kit
2012/08/29 08:23:28
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Has the purchased been approved by your new boss? 
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Re:Mapex m birch 7 piece drum kit
2012/08/29 09:58:07
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Has the purchased been approved by your new boss?
Oh yeah ...from our wedding gift mony...1000 has been approved for my fun by the chose one Thanks Jon and quantum .....maybe I'll look at getting a different snare and slowly adding better hardware Going to drive to the guys house and test this Mapex out on Thursday or Saturday ....waiting for his phone call back.....excited too
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Re:Mapex m birch 7 piece drum kit
2012/08/29 10:02:53
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Good to see you've been trained correctly. Otherwise, 20 years down the road (possibly long after the drumset is gone) you'll STILL be hen-pecked for buying it without consultation! 
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Re:Mapex m birch 7 piece drum kit
2012/08/29 10:59:43
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Oh yeah ...from our wedding gift mony...1000 has been approved for my fun by the chose one
Were you able to convince "The Chosen One" that the $1000 fund was her idea? This is very important!
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Re:Mapex m birch 7 piece drum kit
2012/08/29 11:20:06
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Oh yeah ...from our wedding gift mony...1000 has been approved for my fun by the chose one
Were you able to convince "The Chosen One" that the $1000 fund was her idea? This is very important!
Trust me ...she got the deal.....we got $6000 all togethern in cash gifts ..... I got 1000 ....she got 5000.... Most going to pay off HER credit cards Who got the bargain ..... I got 1/6.......she got 5/6.... All I get is a used drum set and. I am not even a drummer
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Re:Mapex m birch 7 piece drum kit
2012/08/29 11:22:57
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Now she just yelled at me cuz I told the forum how much in gifts we got and I am "tacky"
(shrugs)
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Re:Mapex m birch 7 piece drum kit
2012/08/29 11:25:37
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Now she just yelled at me cuz I told the forum how much in gifts we got and I am "tacky"
(shrugs)
Who told her that you told us? 
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Re:Mapex m birch 7 piece drum kit
2012/08/29 11:45:03
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There are two kinds of money:
1) "her money"
2) "our money"
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Re:Mapex m birch 7 piece drum kit
2012/08/29 12:04:47
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Were the trees legally killed and sold? That's important these days.
Make sure he has papers. The FBI is watching...
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Re:Mapex m birch 7 piece drum kit
2012/08/29 12:31:57
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Mooch4056
Now she just yelled at me cuz I told the forum how much in gifts we got and I am "tacky"
(shrugs)
Who told her that you told us?
Bapu
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Re:Mapex m birch 7 piece drum kit
2012/08/29 12:36:49
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Mooch4056
Karyn
Mooch4056
Now she just yelled at me cuz I told the forum how much in gifts we got and I am "tacky"
(shrugs)
Who told her that you told us?
Bapu
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Re:Mapex m birch 7 piece drum kit
2012/08/29 12:37:49
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.....excited too That I won't be tagging along?
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Re:Mapex m birch 7 piece drum kit
2012/08/29 15:10:16
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The most important aspect of this purchase, if it happens, is that they will feel at home since they are being moved from one garage studio to another.
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Re:Mapex m birch 7 piece drum kit
2012/08/29 15:28:47
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No it will be moved to a studio .....
Stupid face
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Re:Mapex m birch 7 piece drum kit
2012/08/29 15:39:11
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No it will be moved to a studio .....
Stupid face
I know, that's what I said.
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Re:Mapex m birch 7 piece drum kit
2012/08/29 15:45:55
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Mooch4056
No it will be moved to a studio .....
Stupid face
I know, that's what I said.
You had a strike through in garage so it's not really what you meant ... So don't be all political on me
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Re:Mapex m birch 7 piece drum kit
2012/08/29 15:50:42
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No it will be moved to a studio .....
Stupid face
I know, that's what I said.
You had a strike through in garage so it's not really what you meant ...
So don't be all political on me
Oh, I'm such a dodo head. I thought strike though erased the word.
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Re:Mapex m birch 7 piece drum kit
2012/08/29 16:58:52
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Solid buy, set aside some money for replacement heads. Then in the future some nice cymbals. There is no sample replacing cymbals.
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Re:Mapex m birch 7 piece drum kit
2012/08/29 21:04:20
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Thanks Jon quantum and IK ...for your help and advice ...Bapu ... Not so much
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Re:Mapex m birch 7 piece drum kit
2012/08/29 21:36:59
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Thanks Jon quantum and IK ...for your help and advice ...Bapu ... Not so much
You are welcome Mooch.
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Re:Mapex m birch 7 piece drum kit
2012/08/30 11:47:10
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1/6th. They're so cute at this stage. That 1/6th portion will cost him in ways he cannot yet fathom.
Let's not spoil the surprise...
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Re:Mapex m birch 7 piece drum kit
2012/08/30 21:22:49
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Yep, my friend got a set of those and once we got some proper heads and tuned them up they sang awful purdy like.
Get'em
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Re:Mapex m birch 7 piece drum kit
2012/08/30 22:30:13
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UbiquitousBubba
1/6th. They're so cute at this stage. That 1/6th portion will cost him in ways he cannot yet fathom.
Let's not spoil the surprise...
What do you mean come one...help a bro out ....explain ?
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Re:Mapex m birch 7 piece drum kit
2012/08/31 17:06:08
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So it's a Saturday drive then?
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Re:Mapex m birch 7 piece drum kit
2012/09/01 00:33:49
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bapu
So it's a Saturday drive then?
Ya ...stupid face
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